Archives for August 28, 2006

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Patheon breaks into drug delivery

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Canadian contract manufacturer Patheon has teamed up with specialty pharmaceutical firm Depomed to offer its clients a controlled release formulation which can grant their drugs increased bioavailability and less frequent dosing.

Novozymes quenches biopharma thirst down under

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Industrial enzyme maker Novozymes is seeking to strengthen its presence in the biopharmaceutical market by offering to acquire Australian biotechnology firm Gropep for AUD83.6m (€49.6m), eager to become a supplier of recombinant ingredients for the...

Jacobs inks Boehringer Ingelheim contract

By  Kirsty Barnes

Jacobs Engineering Group has inked a new contract with Boehringer Ingelheim to provide technical and construction services for its new bulk active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facility being built in Petersburg, Virginia, US.

Altus and Althea pair up

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Biopharmaceutical firm Altus has asked contract manufacturer Althea to produce Phase III quantities of a crystallised formulation of human growth hormone (hGH) which can be administered subcutaneously weekly instead of daily.