PPD collaborates to strengthen vaccine testing business
PPD and Southern Research are collaborating to strengthen their pandemic and seasonal influenza development services by working together on client bids and projects.
Archives for March 18, 2010
Botswana seeks partners to start manufacturing drugs
The Botswanan government is seeking to initiate local pharma manufacturing, which would lower drug prices, by entering into public-private partnerships (PPP), according to a report by F&S.
Irish pharma sector must attract R&D to secure competitve edge, says PCI
Ireland must become an R&D hub as well as a drug manufacturing destination to prosper in the increasingly competitive global pharmaceutical market, says industry body PharmaChemical Ireland (PCI).
Atacama CEO on Excella deal and development of PDG for HPAPIs
CEO Steffen Mittwich updates in-PharmaTechnologist on Atacama Labs' pneumatic dry granulation (PDG) API processing tech, its deal with German CMO Excella and future development plans.
NexACT shows preclinical SR potential
CRO NexMed says new data from preclinical trials show that its NexACT delivery technology can act as a sustained release “depot” for drugs like insulin and taxol.
Outsourcing to Asia is a “strategic imperative”; Quintiles
Outsourcing to Asia is changing “from a tactical to a strategic imperative” as a result of the region gaining the capabilities needed to perform work high up the biopharma value chain, according to Quintiles.
Millipore launches Milliflex Quantum for rapid microbial detection
Millipore has expanded its microbial detection offering with Milliflex Quantum which, it says, enables manufacturers to respond to contamination issues earlier in the drug and vaccine production process.