'One-pot' formula creates bio-adhesive gel for drug delivery
Researchers studying chemical reactions in urine have created an adhesive gel for drug delivery applications that they say is cheaper and easier to make than hydrogel-based carriers.
Archives for March 14, 2016
Wall Street-style financial engineering could help increase drug availability
Wall Street-style financing may help make drug and curative therapies more widely available according to new research.
Tufts examines $2.87bn product lifecycle cost per approved drug
Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development has released an assessment of the cost to develop and win marketing approval for a new drug.
Plant-based vaccines poised to challenge $4bn seasonal flu shot market
An influenza vaccine produced in tobacco plants could make a big impact in the market if it reaches the market in the US in time for the 2018-19 flu season, says a market analyst.
Eurofins expands into Asia-Pacific through QC services firm acquisition
Eurofins has bought Australian QC firm ams Laboratories in a push to expand its biopharma testing services into the Asia-Pacific region.
AAI/CML claims clinical material production time reductions of 65%
AAIPharma and Cambridge Major Labs (CML) under a merged entity have driven efficiencies in end-to-end drug manufacturing, the firm says, dramatically reducing material delivery time.
Pollution from antibiotic plants a hot topic at DCAT week
Society paying for ‘cheap’ antibiotics from suppliers that pollute says DSM-Sinochem
API makers that don’t treat wastewater to cut costs and keep prices low are spreading antibiotic resistance says DSM-Sinochem, which wants drug companies to stop buying from firms that “distort” the market.
SENDing data to meet new FDA standards
PDS Life Sciences has announced the launch of SEND Express to help CROs convert data in order to meet new FDA guidelines.