Scientists in Europe have proposed a cost-effective way of monitoring chemicals in EU waters - including pharmaceuticals - using unmanned sampling devices.
Pollution caused by pharmaceuticals in wastewater is a major challenge facing the industry, but researchers in Greece may have come up with a solution.
Instrument supplier Mocon has taken its business to new heights, literally, by installing two testing units at a Government pharmaceutical laboratory in Lhasa, Tibet.
Virginia’s Waste Control Board has challenged Merck to create different ways of achieving compliance with 2011 environmental standards, according to the Rocktown Weekly that is based in the state.
US researchers have developed a method of treating waste water that
is effective in stripping out hormonal compounds thought to arise
from the use and manufacturing of contraceptives and other
pharmaceutical and industrial products.
Water purification company Meco, which was nearly destroyed in
Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, showed at Interphex it can bounce
back and showcased its latest products to
In-PharmaTechnologist.com.
The global market for microfiltration (MF) membranes used in liquid
separations is set to grow at an average annual rate of 9.4 per
cent to more than $1.2bn (€1bn) by 2010 from an estimated $792m in
2005 according to a new report,...
Ultrasonic Scientific has released an ultrasonic analyser,
described as the 'first of its kind' as the only ultrasonic
analyser of sedimentation stability. The product brings the
benefits of ultrasound to the pharmaceutical,...
GE Infrastructure, a business unit of General Electric, is to
acquire US water purification and wastewater treatment company
Ionics for around $1.1 billion (€813m), plus the assumption of
debt.
Germany's Christ Water Technology has developed a ready-to-connect
water filtration plant that is specifically designed for use in the
pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetics industries.
In an unusual move, Finnish science park Medipolis has set up a new
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) pilot plant to take advantage of
the growing demand for biopharmaceutical production capacity.
UK contract research company, Peakdale Molecular has invested in
two large-scale glass reaction systems from Radleys to upgrade the
capabilities of its kilo-scale laboratory.
A recently-formed UK company has developed a simple solution to
avoiding one of the most fundamental problems affecting
pharmaceutical products: contamination with water.
PURE Biosciences of the USA has opted to sell off its water
treatment business, which includes the Fillmaster line used in the
pharmaceutical industry, in order to focus on its
environmentally-friendly antimicrobial products.
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.