Ingredients & Contract Services

Successful FDA Inspection for UK Contract Laboratory Company

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:19:28 GMT

Wickham Laboratories — a specialist GMP contract analytical services provider, based in Hampshire, UK — has reported a successful conclusion to its recent FDA inspection at its Hoeford Point facility in Gosport.

High Pedigree Pathology Team Delivers Quality and Speed

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:29:43 GMT

Harlan Laboratories Contract Research Services (CRS) has further strengthened its service offering in histopathology with the creation of a new multi-discipline team that offers clients high levels of knowledge and support in tissue processing...

Tailored Outsourcing Solutions Deliver Better Outcomes

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:55:00 GMT

As the pharmaceutical industry continues its pursuit of successful outcomes at all stages of the pharmaceutical pipeline, greater value is coming from outsourcing strategies that provide more comprehensive, adaptable and tightly integrated...

CRO Reports Successful Start to Year

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:17:00 GMT

PAREXEL has had a positive year so far with several key announcements. In April, the company’s technology subsidiary, Perceptive Informatics, a leading eClinical solutions provider, released an enhanced version of its comprehensive IMPACT...

CDMO Supports Clinical Scale-Up for Varicose Veins Treatment

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:28:27 GMT

SCM Pharma will assist BTG in preparation for the commercial launch of Varisolve (polidocanol endovenous microfoam (PEM)), after providing clinical development consultancy for the product for several years.

cGMP Biopharma Manufacturing Operation Opens in Brisbane

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:23:00 GMT

DSM Pharmaceutical Products, the custom manufacturing and technology business of Royal DSM, has announced today that its new cGMP custom biopharmaceutical manufacturing ‘biologics plant of the future’ will open in June 2013.

Assisted Early Product Development Speeds Time to Market

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:26:00 GMT

Before any drug can go to market, factors such as chemical stability, solubility, dosing and the practicality of a proposed formulation must all be assessed. Early phase work can be extremely challenging and potentially demanding of time and...

Hot Melt Coating Enables Rapid and Cost-Effective Production of User-Friendly Dosage Forms

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:13:00 GMT

With over 40 years of experience, Hermes Pharma is an expert in developing and manufacturing user-friendly solid oral dosage forms such as effervescent tablets and orally disintegrating granules (ODG). Designed to start dissolving before ingestion...

Market Alerted to Explosive Properties of Reclassified Reagent

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:22:00 GMT

Novasep’s R&D team has discovered and characterised the explosive properties of the Togni reagent II and intermediates at the Novasep Leverkusen site in Germany. The findings have been published in the March edition of the journal Organic Process Res

Community Website to Analyse Pharma Industry in Monthly Reports

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:21:00 GMT

CPhI Worldwide, a division of UBM Live, and its sister brand Pharma Evolution will introduce annual and monthly reports covering key trends in the global pharmaceutical industry.

Drug Development Services Provider Announces Two Executive Leadership Team Members

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:12:26 GMT

Aptuit has appointed two new members to its Executive Leadership team. Kurt Dinkelacker has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Kevin Duffield has been promoted to Vice President, Sales and Business Development.

Granulated Culture Media for Increased Ease of Use and Safety

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:16:00 GMT

Merck Millipore's granulated culture media make media preparation fast, easy and safer. Unlike powdered media, granulated media compacts fine particles into small, uniform granules, thus reducing dust generation, dispersion and the risk of...

Drug Manufacturing Facility in Alabama Earns cGMP Certification

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:39:00 GMT

In March 2013, the Evonik Birmingham Laboratories site received cGMP certification from the MHRA. The MHRA, a competent UK authority, conducted the audit on behalf of the EMA in the course of registering a new product called SCENESSE for the...

Contract Logistics Provider Enhances EMEA Healthcare Coverage

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:54:28 GMT

Yusen Logistics is enhancing its coverage of the EMEA region in response to demand from pharmaceutical manufacturers. The company’s European Pharmaceutical Superhighway is already contracted to carry over one million pallets this year and this...

Commercial Filling Line Ready for cGMP Filling with First Customer Project Underway

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:06:00 GMT

Vetter’s new award-winning filling line at the company’s Ravensburg Vetter South facility is fully validated and ready for cGMP filling, after successful media-fill completion. One customer project is underway, with more in the wings.