Contract manufacturing news in brief
DSM, Althea, Laureate Pharma, Albemarle and Patheon have all recently announced new contract manufacturing news.
Archives for February 13, 2008
Smart pillbox takes on TB
In the fight against tuberculosis in Africa a group from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has invented a smart electromechanical pill box designed to help patients comply with their treatment.
Pfizer expands in inhaled drugs as Nektar cuts back
Pfizer's announcement of plans to create a new €130m inhaled medicines unit at its facility in Amboise, France suggests that the firm is still intent on investing in inhalation technology, despite its disappointment with Exubera.
SfN outlines strategies to counter animal extremists
The threat of intimidation, harrassment and violence by animal extremist goups has prompted new recommendations detailing measures scientific institutions can take to protect laboratory researchers.