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A nanoparticle capable of carrying a soluble and insoluble drug has been created for the delivery of combination therapies, according to research published in Nature.
Spirax Sarco Engineering, the UK-based group focused on systems for
the use and control of steam and industrial fluids, is boosting its
activities in the biopharmaceuticals sector through the acquisition
of Denmark's Flexicon...
US-based start-up company Medipacs is developing a miniaturised
digital pump, no bigger than a quarter, which could become the
first patch-like product to help diabetics manage their insulin
therapy.
Millipore has introduced a new disposable product - NovaSeal - that
ties in with a shift in the bioprocess manufacturing market to the
use of disposable assemblies to shorten production cycles for
drugs.
Emulsions are widely used in the formulation of pharmaceuticals,
cosmetics and foods, and researchers are continually striving to
increase the complexity of emulsions as a delivery vehicle.
The US subsidiary of Germany's Dr Hielscher has introduced a new
ultrasound device for the formation of aerosols that could have a
role in sample processing and quality control.
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.
UK-based laboratory instrumentation supplier Presearch has added a
new evaporator to its product range that is claimed to allow for
rapid evaporation of solvent from samples