Chiral Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daicel Chemical
Industries, of Japan, has licensed a chromatography column
technology that promises to be particularly useful for the
separation of chiral drugs.
Sud-Chemie Performance Packaging has started manufacturing a line
of scented packaging products for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical
and food industries.
US packaging specialist Chesapeake Corp has launched a design
studio and product development group in the UK, dedicated to
pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging, to strengthen its position
in paperboard packaging in Europe.
UK-headquartered Invensys has divested its stake in the Israeli
joint venture Foxboro NMR, which focuses the application of nuclear
magnetic resonance imaging technology in the process industries.
UK-based Stanelco has acquired Biotec, a company based in Germany
that makes starch-based polymer packaging for the pharmaceutical
and food industries.
Scientists in the UK have developed a way to harness magnetic
fields in a way that allows some of the heaviest solid materials to
be levitated, raising the prospect of a new way to separate and mix
particles in the pharmaceutical...
SupplyScape, a US company specialising in developing track and
trace technologies for the pharmaceutical industry, has teamed up
with IT consultancy UniSys to set up a pilot study of SupplyScape's
electronic pedigree for drugs,...
France's AES Laboratories has developed a system for the rapid
monitoring of air in the cleanroom or pharmaceutical production
facility for microbial contamination, without having to wait days
for culturing, reports Phil Taylor.
Marchesini has made its first foray into the market for stickpack
packaging with the launch of a complete automated line aimed at
manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries,
writes Phil Taylor.
The European Union is to part-finance the creation of a European
Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF) to advance collaboration
across the continent in the field of nanotechnology, reports
Phil Taylor.
Agilent Technologies is to acquire SSI in a move that will combine
the former's analytical instrumentation, data systems and services
with SSI's strong position in chromatographic data systems and
informatics.
Creo, a Canadian firm which makes imaging and printing
technologies, has teamed up with label company Accucote to develop
invisibly-tagged, traceable label stocks for the pharmaceutical,
medical and other industries, writes Phil Taylor.
Information technology giant IBM has developed a software
architecture that promises to modernise the pharmaceutical
industry's manufacturing processes, often accused of lagging behind
those of other industries such as chemicals...
The primary difficulty facing anyone given the task of designing a
state-of-the-art laboratory is that they generally don't have
access to a crystal ball to tell them exactly what will be at the
leading edge of technology in...
BioProgress has appointed Richard Trevillion as chief
executive, bolstering its executive management just over a month
after the dosage film specialist issued a trading statement that
sparked a 40 per cent slump in its UK-listed shares,...
Companies that want to develop systems that comply with the US Food
and Drug Administration's PAT (process analytical technology)
recommendations can tap into a new modular fluid handling and
measurement concept in development...
Mathis Instruments has introduced a wireless version of its
effusivity sensor - the ESP - that is suitable for use in
pharmaceutical production settings, reports Phil Taylor.
Packaging giant Alcan has reached an agreement to purchase
Interglass, a privately owned company that makes glass vials and
ampoules, in a move that expands Alcan Packaging's position in the
North American pharmaceutical packaging...
US nanotechnology company NanoInk has said it wants to forge
partnerships with packaging companies to develop a layered brand
protection solution for pharmaceutical customers.
Genevac has introduced new technology for its Model HT-4X
centrifugal evaporator whereby the system can be used to accelerate
lyophilisation of water and water mixtures by as much as three
hundred per cent.
Peakdale Molecular and Dynamic Extractions are to collaborate on
the development of a new separation technology with applications in
drug discovery, development and manufacture.
Germany's Sartorius will distribute a novel disposable mixing
system developed by LevTech of the US that makes use of a novel
mixing impellor that levitates on a magnetic field, reports Phil
Taylor.
A new way of ensuring that pharmaceutical production lines are free
of cleaning agents has been developed by Smiths Detection and Dober
Group, reports Phil Taylor.
BioGenex announces the launch of the Xmatrx, a walk-away system
that automates molecular diagnostics and drug target identification
and validation. The system is specifically designed to enable drug
discovery companies to customise...
Amcor Flexibles Healthcare has enlisted the aid of Montesino
Associates to market a blister pack simulation technology to the
global pharmaceutical industry.
The use of disposable and scalable technologies to purify large
molecule vectors can help manufacturers streamline processes and
overcome many of the unique challenges associated with vaccine
development, according to separations...
Scientists at US biotechnology firm Cell Genesys have developed a
gene expression technology that could improve the commercial
production of monoclonal antibodies and other complex therapeutic
proteins, reports Phil Taylor.
ESA will officially launch its universal detector for use with high
performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), based on a technology
called CAD (charged aserosol detector), in Europe at the HPLC 2005
exhibition in Stockholm in June.
Innov-X Systems has launched a range of handheld analysers, claimed
to be the smallest and lightest tube-based X-ray fluoroscopy
spectrometers available, reports Phil Taylor.
Malvern Instruments will introduce a new pharmaceutical
industry-specific version of its Insitec Voyager particle sizing
system at the Interphex show later this month.
Ticona has enhanced its Topas COC (cyclic olefin copolymer) to give
blown film producers greater processing flexibility and the ability
to make highly transparent films that are practically free of gels.
Pall has launched a new gas filter that should increase safety in
the production of biologic drugs that need to be made in an
oxygen-enriched environment, writes Phil Taylor.
UK firm Denny Bros has introduced a new booklet-style label to the
pharma sector that incorporates a secondary, 'pealable' label that
can be used for administration or other functions.
Chemineer has launched a new mixer, called the Clean Sweep, which
features a new type of mixing action claimed to prevent
contamination and eliminate particle shedding from mechanical seals
or magnetic drive in-tank bearings.
In response to industry and customer demand, Elsevier is to build
an electronic notebook (ELN) designed for the life sciences
industry and which will significantly reduce cycle time in
biopharmaceutical R&D, writes Wai Lang Chu.
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering has
launched a new technical publication to help pharmaceutical
companies comply with new regulatory requirements on keeping
electronic rather than paper-based records in the...
One of the most chemically benign separation processes could for
the first time be made available to manufacturers in the
pharmaceutical industry, thanks to pioneering work carried out by
researchers in the US.
GE Healthcare has expanded its AKTA range of chromatography amd
filtration systems with the launch of AKTAcrossflow for membrane
selection and process development at the research scale.
Commercial League, the largest and fastest-growing pharmaceutical
group in the Balkans, has opened a new primary and secondary
packaging plant in Bulgaria to serve the domestic and, potentially,
export markets.
GE Healthcare has launched two new products designed to meet
growing industry needs for the purification of monoclonal
antibodies, one of the fastest growing drug classes in the drug
industry.
The UK's Environment Agency has reminded all industrial operators
who want to continue to burn waste after the end of this month that
they must apply for a new permit before 31 March.
The International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) has
published a new guide detailing standardized methods for the
containment of powdered materials in the pharmaceutical
manufacturing environment.
Johnson & Johnson is planning to acquire TransForm
Pharmaceuticals, a privately held company that specialises in the
discovery of improved formulations and novel crystalline forms of
drug molecules, in a cash-for-stock deal valued...
Various options exist for freezing biopharmaceutical bulk material, but selecting the most effective and efficient approach for each cold chain can be...
Indena offers custom development by leveraging the expertise of a specialized team devoted to designing and developing processes and analytical methods....
