USP effort to raise global standards reaches Russia
The USP and Roszdravnadzor, a Russian public health body, are collaborating in an attempt to improve the standards of ingredients and finished products and reduce the availability of counterfeits.
Archives for April 7, 2009
FDA issues final guidance on ICH Q10
The FDA has provided a model for implementing the ICH Q10 quality control system in its final guidance, which is intended help manufacturers adapt processes throughout a product’s lifecycle.
BioDuro to work with Roche on discovery chemistry
Just weeks after expanding its relationship with AstraZeneca, Chinese CRO BioDuro has been asked by Swiss drug major Roche to help with its discovery phase R&D programme.
Compliance initiatives increase despite economy; survey
Companies are maintaining their spending on quality control measures despite the challenging operating environment, according to Matthew Kopecky, product manager at Sparta Systems.
Shire to close Owings Mills Adderall XR plant
Biopharmaceuticals firm Shire will cease manufacture at its plant in Owings Mills, Maryland, US with the loss of 260 jobs in the latest stage of its plan to wind up the in-house production of small molecule drugs.
US cos apply imaging to nasal spray development
Two US firms have joined forces to develop what they hope will be a faster and more accurate method of sizing drug particles in nasal sprays.
CardioNet breaks into CRO sector with Biotel buy
US company CardioNet, which specialises in mobile cardiac monitoring devices, has made a foray into the contract research sector with a $14m offer to acquire cardiovascular research firm Biotel.