Symetix launches compact eagle-eyed tablet QC system
Symetix has launched a compact high-volume optical inspection system that is capable of verifying the colour, size and shape of capsules and tablets and removing defective products.
Archives for March 2, 2009
ISO 15378:2006 award is competitive advantage for French plants, says Alcan
Three plants owned by contract packaging maker Alcan have been cleared to produce containers for pharmaceutical products under the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 15378:2006 guidelines.
“Untrue data” from Ranbaxy plant news to Daiichi
Daiichi Sankyo, the Japanese drug firm that bought a controlling stake in India’s Ranbaxy last year, says it had no knowledge of FDA concerns that led to a block on ANDA reviews for drugs made at the latter’s Paonta Sahib facility.
Partnership aims for complete toxicology model
Genstruct and Gene Logic are partnering to improve their service offerings, with the collaboration hoping to produce network models that fully capture the toxicity potential of any compound.
Elan cuts jobs, shelves biofacility
Faced with a tougher operating environment, Irish drugmaker Elan has decided to slash staff numbers by 230 – or around 14 per cent of its total workforce – shelve the construction of a new biologics manufacturing facility and shutter fill-and-finish...
ChanTest buys GPCR specialist
Contract research company ChanTest has acquired fellow US firm Applied Clinical Sciences, a specialist in the development of drugs that affect G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR), one of the most fertile areas of drug discovery.