No go for Novo's potential stroke therapy
A drug already used to stem bleeding in haemophiliacs cannot be used to the same effect to treat brain haemorrhages that can cause strokes, according to its developer Novo Nordisk.
Archives for February 28, 2007
Space-saving ceiling-mounted robot
Adept Technology has introduced a ceiling-mounted version of its s800 series Cobra robot. The inverted robot offers high-speed packaging and assembly with a wider reach, while leaving a much clearer working area.
UK firms join forces for spray device testing
UK firms Melbourn Scientific and Copley Scientific have agreed to collaborate on developing novel methods of testing the force of nasal sprays and metered-dose inhalers (MDIs).
Pharma sector growth to boost 3PL in Japan
The burgeoning Japanese pharmaceutical market is set to boost the third party logistics (3PL) sector as drug makers are expected to increase their reliance on outsourcing for this type of services in the future, a new report said.
Baxter given the go-ahead for banned infusion pump
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Baxter Healthcare the go ahead for a modified version of the company's Colleague volumetric infusion pump that was the subject of FDA recalls and seizures in 2005 following patient deaths and injuries.
Clinical trials in India just got cheaper
India's budget finance minister has today announced a tax exemption on all services carried out by its contract research and clinical trials industry – a saving of 12.24 per cent.