Investment in oral insulin firm could aid entry to lucrative China market
Oral insulin developer Oramed Pharmaceuticals is looking at China’s growing diabetes problem following a $5m investment from Guangxi Wuzhou Zhongheng.
Archives for December 4, 2014
Meda cuts Recipharm contract: Swedish plant and jobs under threat
Meda has terminated a manufacturing contract with Recipharm which says a facility in Sweden and up to 60 jobs could be at threat.
Veeva España: Cloud-data firm launches European doctor database
Veeva Systems has launched the European version of its database of doctors and healthcare organisations in Barcelona, Spain
Spoil sport: Pfizer teams up with WADA to combat drug cheats
Pfizer scientists wont have to run track, just share data to help catch sports cheats who use candidate drugs to enhance performance according to the World Anti-Doping Authority (WADA).
From CPHI India 2014
Do you manufacture these APIs? ‘We’re interested in you,’ says WHO
The World Health Organisation says its prequalification scheme gives free help to makers of selected APIs, drugs and vaccines who want to boost their standards and access international markets.
Axim to build Dutch facility for cannabinoid-based chewing gum drug
A company developing a pharmaceutical chewing gum containing cannabinoids extracted from marijuana has announced plans to build a manufacturing facility in the Netherlands.
CROs encouraged by new NIH policy calling for single IRB to speed trials
CRO industry group ACRO has welcomed a US NIH draft policy promoting use of a single IRB for site reviews per institute-backed multi-centre study, arguing that the approach would accelerate trials without compromising safety.