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	Company Profile DPT - The Industry Source for Semi-solids and Liquids. DPT is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in semi-solid and liquid dosage forms providing solutions from concept to commercialization. Click here to learn more about our services... Click Here Access Full Stories Pfizer abandons ship as Exubera sinks Pfizer revealed today that it is abandoning its once-touted blockbuster Exubera, ending months of speculation as to whether the fledging world-first inhalable insulin would sink or swim in the fierce waters of... Read Novartis suffers from generics, cuts jobs Novartis has turned in its results for the first nine months of the year, with income gnawed at by generic competition and product suspensions, but still claiming record earnings helped along by divestment gains... Read Industry bodies call for EU clinical trials directive changes Two major bioscience industry trade associations have called for changes to be made to the European clinical trials directive in order to bring about "harmonisation, transparency and consistency" in this area across... Read Big players boosting 3PL clout Three big industry names have been busily bolstering their pharma logistics clout: Thermo Fisher Scientific, UPS and Kuehne+Nagel... Read Online drug discovery services database to be launched A US start-up firm is gearing up to launch an online database where researchers can access a variety of drug discovery service providers across the globe... Read
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	Related Industry News Fingerprinting the structure of pharmaceuticals A new solid-state proton NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) technique has been developed that can quickly determine polymorphism of active pharmaceuticals within tablet formulations... Read Wyeth ups the ante with new proteomics method Researchers from Wyeth Research's Biological Technologies division have described how the use of a titania-affinity enrichment step can aid in the discovery of post-translational protein modifications... Read Tracking HIV evolution from birth to death A group of US researchers have tracked how HIV evolves over the course of a person's lifetime and the findings could pave the way for new drugs that combat the disease before it can kill... Read Billionaire 'raider' circles as Biogen put up for sale Biogen Idec has announced it is seeking a buyer for the company and has already received several expressions of interest - including a reputed $23bn (€16.2bn) bid from billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn... Read Weekly Comment Pharmaceuticals is top R&D spender As an increasingly desperate pharma industry strives to fill drug pipelines, the sector has, for the first time, topped a poll of which industries spend the most on research and development. Read Previous Headlines Preclinical presence in Asia continues to gain momentum The activity of local and international firms establishing preclinical testing services to good laboratory practice (GLP) standards in Asia continues to gain momentum... Read Meldex moves in Germany, inks new deal Growing demand has prompted tableting specialist Meldex International, formerly BioProgress, to launch a new sales and distribution hub in Germany, with the UK firm also announcing a new manufacturing contract... Read Foot-tapping boosts laboratory efficiency A new foot-controlled PC mouse aims to increase researchers' efficiency by removing the need for repetitive glove removal and hand washing before using laboratory computers... Read Contract manufacturing news in brief Microbix Biosystems, PacificGMP and Insulet have all recently announced new contract manufacturing news... Read INC Research bags lucrative development grant INC has bagged local development funding that could be worth nearly $15m (€10.5m) for the firm over a number of years... Read Product Innovation Alerts - Free of Charge Indicate your research interests and receive alerts on relevant products and market innovations Analytical testing, QC Bulk ingredients Contract sales & marketing Data management Drug delivery, formulation Fill & finish, packaging Phase I-II Phase III-IV Preclinical Product & Supplier News - Contract Manufacturing Regulatory affairs Supply chain, logistics Validation services

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