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.
New products unveiled at the BIOPHEX/INTERPHEX meeting include a
cell culture centrifuge, new cleanroom equipment, a fluidised bed
processor and an isolator for aseptic testing.
Viscotek has launched a new module for its OmniSEC software for
multiple detection analysis in size separation experiments aimed at
the measurement of copolymers.
A new product from Emerson Process Management is enabling steam in
place (SIP) cycle time reductions of typically 20 per cent on fully
monitored plant installations.
DeltaTrak has launched a new Pen-Type Thermo-Hygrometer with
several improvements such as a broader temperature range and
improved sensor design for faster response.
Genevac of the UK has introduced a high performance Model HT-4X
centrifugal evaporator for scientists in the drug discovery and
medicinal chemistry sectors.
The Intraject needle-free injector technology originated by
now-defunct UK company Weston Medical has passed a new series of
feasibility testing at new owner Aradigm.
Packaging is fast becoming an integral part of pharmaceutical
medications and this is leading to more collaborations between the
drug and packaging industries, says Gerresheimer.
