Archives for March 25, 2007

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Kyowa Hakko to raise European amino acid prices

By  Jess Halliday

Kyowa Hakko Europe is to increase prices across its range of L-amino acids by ten per cent as of April 1, in an effort to stave off margin deterioration and ensure long-term availability of the ingredients.

DMF for ScinoPharm's docetaxel

By  Anna Lewcock

Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) specialist ScinoPharm has been assigned a drug master file (DMF) number for its anti-cancer ingredient docetaxel, the first such designation for the API in the US.

Biocon to boost contract research biz

By  Emilie Reymond

Indian biotech firm Biocon is planning to boost its contract research business as global pharma companies are increasingly looking to outsource R&D to India, according to media reports.

Brazil to benefit from $19m biopharma deal

By  Anna Lewcock

A Brazilian firm has signed a licensing deal to take advantage of a biopharmaceutical manufacturing technology which will allow the company to locally manufacture complex biopharmaceuticals destined for the South American market.

Medical House autoinjector project into next phase

By  Peter Mansell

UK drug delivery and orthopaedic devices company The Medical House (TMH) is entering the second phase of a development project for a European defence agency involving its AutoSafety Injector (ASI) disposable autoinjector technology for the...