Archives for June 21, 2006

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Plethora shops around for drug delivery platforms

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Looking for an edge in both proprietary and off-patent products, Plethora Solutions has licensed two drug delivery platforms from Maelor Pharmaceuticals and Metris Therapeutics in the UK.

Iomai registers needle-free vaccination patent

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Vaccine developer Iomai has solidified its position in transcutaneous immunisation (TCI) by receiving a new US patent which outlines methods for inducing an immune response to Iomai's novel skin-patch-based vaccines.

Millipore ups the speed of TTF processing

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Millipore has unveiled new disposable Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF) assemblies that reduce validation efforts, increase process speed and mitigate risks.

Chinese production of Tamiflu cleared

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has authorised Shanghai Sunve Pharmaceutical and Yichang Changjiang Pharmaceutical to produce a licensed version of Roche's Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate), the first such approval in China.

Acquisition adds Eastern Europe LabConnect presence

By  Wai Lang Chu

Laboratory service provider, LabConnect has announced its intentions to expand into Central and Eastern Europe by adding Synevo Medicover Laboratory Services to its LabConnect network, becoming the first US-based central laboratory to do so.

Synexus builds up presence in Eastern Europe

By  Kirsty Barnes

The world's largest patient recruitment firm, Synexus Clinical Research has bagged its first Hungarian company in a bid to exploit the growing clinical trial opportunities in the emerging Eastern European market.