Archives for June 27, 2006

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US generic drug manufacturer pleads guilty to felony

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Vintage Pharmaceuticals, a generic drugmaker with plants in North Carolina and Alabama, has pleaded guilty to 19 felony counts of producing adulterated drugs and introducing them into interstate commerce.

Pfizer wins Microsoft accolade in drug manufacturing

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Microsoft has awarded Pfizer with its Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Award for its manufacturing management system which revolutionalises the scaling up and monitoring of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production, saving time and...

New technology being used to make first hep E vaccine

By  Kirsty Barnes

Lipoxen have developed a new vaccine technology that it claims will pave the way for more effective and safer vaccines and greater manufacturing flexibility. They are now using the technology to make the world's first hepatitis E vaccine.

Innovata's insulin device moves forward

By  Kirsty Barnes

Innovata is moving forward with its dry powder pulmonary insulin inhaler, which it claims has a formulation superior to Exubera, gearing up for Phase II clinical trials and anticipating a new partnership deal by the end of the year.

Roche provides update on Oncology pipline

By  Wai Lang Chu

Roche took the opportunity to reassure investors and analysts as it outlined its plans to deal with the impending threat to Avastin and Herceptin. Roche's new indications for cancer treatments suggest that its oncology portfolio will show strong...

Hyclone flaunts new single-use bioreactor

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Hyclone has unveiled a new single-use bioreactor at the BioLOGIC exhibition in Amsterdam which promises the same performance with traditional stainless steel bioreactors but with the benefits of single use in which all the contact parts are discarded...