Archives for August 13, 2006

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Guava simplifies Ab screening with new kits

By  Wai Lang Chu

Guava Technologies aim to simplify antibody screening with its new range of quantitative bead-based kits designed to quantify either mouse or human IgG antibody (Immunoglobulin G) during hybridoma screening.

FDA cracks down on the unauthorised production of inhalation drugs

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has censured three American national pharmacies for using the traditional practice of compounding as a ruse in order to operate as drug manufacturers, producing thousands of unapproved copies of commercially...

IBM pushes RFID for pharma

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

IBM has unveiled a radio frequency identification (RFID) system for the tracking and tracing of pharmaceuticals, confident it will accelerate the adoption of the technology by the drug industry.

Defence peptide forms basis for new HIV drug

By  Wai Lang Chu

Researchers have theorised that a peptide found in primates could halt the HIV-1 virus from infecting blood cells. The discovery could form the crux of an effective drug therapy, which may overcome resistance exhibited by current treatment use.

AM-Pharma receives patent for antimicrobial peptide

By  Wai Lang Chu

AM Pharma has been awarded a US and EU patent for its antimicrobial peptide to be used in the development of a novel class of drugs with high efficacy against a broad spectrum of bacterial, fungal and viral infections.

Millipore launches new tangential flow filtration device

By  Staff Reporter

Millipore launch its version of a tangential flow filtration (TFF) device for the filtration of monoclonal antibodies and other therapeutic proteins that form an integral part of the drug discovery process and development cycle.