GSK advocates greater supply chain security for trial drugs ahead of 2012 Olympics
Securing supply chains and limiting access to manufacturing data can help stop clinical-stage drugs being abused in sport according to UK drug major GSK.
Archives for October 17, 2011
Lundbeck cuts back on outsourcing in China with new Shanghai R&D centre
Danish neurodrug developer H Lundbeck is cutting back its Chinese outsourcing after establishing an R&D centre in Shanghai.
CMO Angel & Russian pharma plan drug production JV
Angel Biotechnology is negotiating a joint-venture with a Russian firm that would see it add dedicated production space at a UK site.
Patient recruitment hindered by mistrust of clinical trials
Mistrust of clinical trials and poor patient engagement is limiting recruitment into US studies, an IOM forum heard.
Drug delivery devices could be powered by the body, say researchers
A device developed at the Joseph Fourier University could be used to power drug delivery technologies and medical implants using energy created in vivo within the next decade, say researchers.
API and intermediates drive Granules India’s Q2 growth
Granules India says higher demand for APIs and pharmaceutical intermediates combined with manufacturing productivity gains helped drive quarterly growth.
Rusnano and Nearmedic team on nanomedicine manufacturing plant
Rusnano and Nearmedic Plus will build a ‘nanomedicine’ production facility in Russia in a collaboration that fits with Government efforts to boost local drug manufacturing.
Honeywell adds high barrier film for hot & humid climates
Honeywell has introduced a high moisture barrier film to protect sensitive pharmaceuticals in hot and humid climates.
Quintiles sets up new clinical research centre in South West England
Quintiles has established a new clinical research centre in the South West of England as part of an expansion of its Prime Site programme.