Global excipient company Colorcon has completed a major expansion of capacity at its South Asia production facility in Verna, Goa, India. The company provides film coatings, modified release technologies, functional excipients and tablet design...
In today’s dynamically changing environment, innovation and cost efficiency in drug development is crucial; costs of R&D are growing aggressively with an average investment of $1.3 billion required to successfully initiate a new drug to market...
Suitable for all Sanofi insulin types, the new and reusable half-unit insulin pen JuniorSTAR is now available in Germany. It provides individual dosage, which can be corrected easily. Furthermore, it has a large display to ensure the correct...
AdvantaPure, the sanitary products division of NewAge Industries, Inc., has introduced patent pending, AdvantaPass wall pass-through technology for transferring critical fluids during pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical production.
Biochrom has launched its EZ Nin Reagent, a ready-to-use ninhydrin formulation for use in ion exchange chromatography systems with post-column derivatisation for improved amino acid analysis.
At interpack, Bosch Packaging Technology will introduce numerous developments for the pharmaceutical industry. Thanks to their modular design, all machines can be flexibly adapted to current and future market requirements and integrated into line con
The XStraw, a new product from the company Dose Sipping Technology (DS Technology), makes taking medicine much more pleasant for children and the elderly. Many children pull a disgusted face when they have to take bitter-tasting medicine and...
Ecolab has changed the name of its Shield Medicare division to Ecolab Contamination Control. Andy Newsome, VP Global Contamination Control, said: “We have been making a steady transition to the new name since we acquired Shield Medicare in 2006...
Phillips-Medisize has signed a supply agreement for insulin pen components with Sanofi, a leader for diabetes treatment. As a result, injection pen component production at the plant in Kontiolahti, Finland, has been expanded with an automated...
Haydn Evans is vice president of intellectual property solutions at CPA Global, one of the world’s leading providers of IP management software and services. He works with a range of clients in sectors such as technology, telecommunications...
The Biopharmaceutical Classification System (BCS), introduced in 1995, provides a framework for classifying the drug substance based on its aqueous solubility and intestinal permeability. It allows for the prediction of in-vivo pharmacokinetics of...
