Drug excipient makers in India and those serving the market have a dedicated IPEC chapter after the delayed fifth branch of the industry group was finally formally incorporated at the end of January.
The market for “nano-enabled” pharmaceutical packaging is growing 16.5 per cent a year and will be worth $8.1bn (€6bn) by 2014 according to new research by iRAP.
The use of intelligent sorbents to improve product stability can save companies six to 12 months of development and boost revenues, according to Adrian Possumato, global director at Multisorb.
Researchers have developed a unique approach that predicts protein
separation behaviour. The approach may reduce the time it takes to
bring pharmaceuticals to market and may have significant
implications for drug discovery.
