Archives for October 1, 2006

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Glaxo splashes out €500m on French vaccine plant

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

With sales of its vaccines expected to triple in the next ten years, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has decided to invest more than €500m in a new manufacturing facility in St-Amand-Les-Eaux in order to increase production capacity for paediatric and adult...

TTP Labtech launches triple laser cytometer

By  Wai Lang Chu

TTP Labtech has launched a microplate cytometer, which accelerates transfer from development to screening, combining data collection from whole well scanning with fast read times making it suitable for industry and academia.

New discovery could be key in Malaria treatment

By  Wai Lang Chu

Researchers believe that they have discovered a new treatment for the severest form of Malaria, which may be able to help in preventing the two million lives the disease claims each year.

New FDA guidance on cGMP

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Drug manufacturers can better understand how they can achieve regulatory compliance and avoid production stoppages and recalls by following new guidance issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Generic drug firm boss charged with ID fraud

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

The founder of start-up pharmaceutical company has been charged in a US federal court with assuming the identity of an employee of Nabi Biopharmaceuticals in order to obtain information useful in the generic production of a kidney drug.

Novel search engine speeds up drug research

By  Wai Lang Chu

Scientists have come up with an innovative tool that may accelerate the drug development process, which has slowed down considerably despite the investment in new technologies and analytical techniques.

Aptuit spreads its wings with EaglePicher API deal

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Drug developing services provider Aptuit has acquired the pharmaceutical services division of technology firm EaglePicher, enriching its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and drug substance manufacturing offerings.

Top pharmaceutical RFID vendors put their heads together

By  Kirsty Barnes

The pharma industry's leading radio frequency identification (RFID) vendors recently gathered to share expertise and evaluate the potential of their RFID technologies in a living laboratory, in their quest to produce a market viable solution to drug...