Spirax Sarco has introduced a stainless steel steam trap station -
used to remove condensate and air or other incondensable gases from
a production pipeline - that is suitable for use in pharmaceutical
applications. The all-in-one...
French company Kalix has launched a new system called the Universal
Feeder which increases the production capacity of its machines for
filling and cartoning pharmaceuticals and cosmetics in tubes.
Aerosol delivery specialist Inyx has entered into an agreement with
a European partner that will see the company sign a partner for its
dry powder inhaler (DPI) technologies for the first time.
US packaging specialist Advantek has sold its Vaculok range of
vacuum-insulated panels to MOCON, an instrumentation company
serving the medical, pharmaceutical and food industries.
A new low-calorie sweetener which tastes just like table sugar and
is suitable for use in pharmaceuticals and other health care
products is now available from Biospherix, a subsidiary of US firm
Spherix Incorporated.
Over the last few years, researchers involved in high-throughput
screening have been seeking out the use of their expensive reagents
by developing assays that use smaller and smaller volumes, helped
by sophisticated automation technologies.
A lactose product developed by DMV International of the
Netherlands, Pharmatose DCL14, has properties that give it
performance advantages over rival excipients used as
filler/binders, according to the company.
The high cost of some of the compounds kept in pharmaceutical
company libraries has driven a move towards the use of smaller and
smaller quantities of samples in both in storage and
high-throughput screening.
Applied Biosystems has introduced a system for rapidly identifying
and characterising potential antibody, diagnostic and therapeutic
candidates. The 8500 Affinity Chip Analyser can detect and measure
up to 400 antibody binding interactions...
A new ligand for use in the production of chiral pharmaceutical
intermediates, developed by France's Synkem, promises improved
performance over rival products.
A UK firm has developed a technology for creating sustained-release
versions of generic peptide and protein drugs, without the need to
conduct extensive registration trials.
New software promises to integrate data from the quality control
laboratory with systems monitoring production processes to allow
operators to respond swiftly to any problems encountered.
Radleys has introduced a new controlled laboratory reactor (CLR)
system that, it claims, has a modular system that offers
capabilities normally associated with higher-priced CLRs.
Voridian, the world's largest supplier of PET resins for packaging,
has launched a new line that provides ultraviolet (UV) light
protection for products in the pharmaceutical, food and personal
care industries.
A partnership has been formed between Krauss-Maffei Process
Technology UK and Buss-SMS, an international supplier of thermal
separation solutions for difficult to handle mixtures.
BioProgress has signed a formal contract with Harro Hoefliger to
make the latter the exclusive builder, supplier and service
provider for its non-gelatine encapsulation machines.
Millipore yesterday launched a range of accessories designed to
improve the monitoring of the purity and quality of water generated
with its Elix and RiOs systems.
Merck's Life Sciences division launches a new double-PE sack for
cleanroom use at the CPhI meeting, as well as a new calcium salt
with, it claims, unrivalled bioavailability.
West Pharmaceutical Services has launched an advanced barrier film
technology - West Fluro Tec - to help maintain seal integrity in
pharmaceutical closures.
Envirotainer unveiled its latest thermostat-controlled freight
container for pharmaceuticals and other temperature-sensitive goods
at the CPhI conference. The product is still awaiting airworthiness
approval but should be available...
The recently-formed Advanced Biosciences unit of Rohm and Haas has
introduced the first product in a new line of functionalised resin
systems for the immobilisation of biocatalytic enzymes at the CphI
meeting in Frankfurt, Germany.
BioProgress has started legal proceedings against Stanelco Fibre
Optics claiming ownership of several patents related to processes
used in gelatine-free encapsulation. Stanelco recently unveiled its
own ambitions in this area after...
Meridica has licensed its newly-designed Xcelovair dry powder
inhaler (DPI) to Pfizer in what amounts to something of a coup for
the small UK start-up.
UK-based BioProgress has elected to sell the rights to one of its
NROBE non-gelatine film technologies to FMC BioPolymer after
deciding that the program would benefit from being in the hands of
a bigger partner.
Advanced Labelling Systems (ALS) has launched the T-series tube
labeller, which is claimed to offer a cost effective alternative to
direct tube printing for pharmaceutical applications.
Packaging is one of the last remaining unclaimed frontiers for
manufacturing companies and improving this function could save
millions of dollars a year, says 3M
A new product in BASF's Lµtrol range of poloxamer excipients,
designed to improve the solubility of poorly-soluble actives, will
be introduced at the CPhI exhibition.
Germany's Merck has introduced a new process media for the capture
of viruses, proteins, antibodies and DNA that has significant
advantages over other sorbents.
Natoli launches a new software package designed to make designing
tablets easier, quicker and more accurate; also unveils an
automatic tablet punch polisher.
Erweka has redesigned its Multicheck system for measuring tablets'
sample weight, thickness, diameter and hardness. The machine can
cope with irregular-shaped and coated tablets.
Ytron-Quadro officially launched its new Quadro Comil model U5, a
scaleable laboratory model conical screen mill, at last week's PPMA
2003 show in Brimingham, UK.
Bayer Biological Products will start shrink-banding its liquid
drugs produced in vials, starting with its Gamunex IGIV product, to
make them more tamper-evident and improve their safety. The move
follows an FDA initiative on counterfeiting.
The future of Medisys' Futura safety syringe looked to be in doubt
again yesterday after the company conceded that its timetable for
launch of the safety syringe, originally due for launch in 2001,
had been put back yet again.
Tekni-Plex has said that its Argentinian subsidiary will begin
production of precision tubing for aerosols and other dip-tube
applications at its Buenos Aires facility.
