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Malvern Spraytec Now Online And Interactive

7/8/2008 9:46:00 AM

Visitors to the Malvern Instruments website can now explore the unique capabilities of the company's Spraytec system interactively, in three dimensions, direct from their desktops

New Phenex™-RC Syringe Filters Improve Chromatography System Performance And Extend Column Life

7/5/2008 12:17:00 AM

Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, announces the addition of regenerated cellulose (RC) syringe filters to its popular Phenex line. By removing particulates from the sample, the filters prevent buildup and blockage of chromatography columns and frits while minimizing wear and tear on injection valves. Sample filtration can ultimately reduce system downtime and component replacement.

Thermo Fisher Scientific And Evonik Industries Cooperate To Advance Hot Melt Extrusion

7/3/2008 5:14:00 AM

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., and Evonik Industries, recently announced a cooperation designed to advance the hot melt extrusion process in the pharmaceutical industry.

Integration Of Seidenader's Outside DAR Vial Washing Machines Into Isolator Filling Lines

7/3/2008 4:40:00 AM

Seidenader Maschinenbau GmbH, the leading manufacturer of outside washing and decontamination systems for vials and ampules, have expanded their family of DAR machines: The new DAR concept allows integration into isolator filling lines.

A Recipe For Success At Barilla With Mettler-Toledo Hi-Speed

7/3/2008 4:35:00 AM

Barilla's plant engineering and design goals made it an ideal opportunity for Mettler-Toledo product inspection technology.

Schreiner MediPharm Introduces The Innovative Needle-Trap System

7/3/2008 4:28:40 AM

Schreiner MediPharm, a global provider of specialty pharmaceutical labeling solutions for many years, recently introduced the innovative Needle-Trap system to help prevent accidental needlestick injuries to healthcare providers from disposable syringes.

Product Brochure: Density And Concentration Meters — Generation M

7/3/2008 12:59:57 AM

The density meter generation M from Anton Paar combines the DMAs' excellent measuring capacities with strong new features.

Presentation: Expanding The Horizons Of High Speed Chromatographic Analysis Using Sub-2 Micron HPLC Packings

7/3/2008 12:51:00 AM

This presentation discusses the advantages of combining the right column format with a variety of unique sub-2�m phases in order to optimize separation abilities by managing selectivity. These advantages can be realized on the latest high-end systems as well as conventional HPLC systems. Submitted by Pittcon

Application Note: How Modern Analytical Chemistry Can Help To Increase Productivity For Unit Dose Level Particle Size Distribution Characterization

7/3/2008 12:26:00 AM

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that Andersen cascade impaction (ACI) particle size distribution experiments can be performed for combination drug products, to more than double productivity, when the accurate measurement of wash volume is completely eliminated by the automatic precise addition of an international standard. Submitted by Cirrus Pharmaceuticals

White Paper: Water Vapor Permeation Testing Of Ultra-Barriers: Limitations Of Current Methods And Advancements Resulting In Increased Sensitivity

7/3/2008 12:08:00 AM

Advancements in barrier quality of certain materials have pushed the sensitivity limits of commercially available water vapor permeation equipment. Submitted by MOCON

Company Brochure: Reed-Lane Contract Pharmaceutical Packaging

7/3/2008 1:20:00 AM

Reed-Lane has been packaging pharmaceutical OTC, nutraceutical, medical devices, supplements, ointments, and health and beauty for nearly 50 years. Reed-Lane offers the total turnkey package; we answer your packaging, design, and line management concerns with cutting edge technological developments.

Flash Demonstration: Darwin LIMS™

7/2/2008 9:38:00 AM

Darwin LIMS is designed to provide a purpose built, highly configurable solution created specifically for pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing QA/QC environments, requiring little or no customization to dramatically reduce implementation, training, validation, and maintenance costs for a lower total cost of ownership.

Flash Demonstration: Nautilus LIMS™

7/2/2008 9:33:00 AM

Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS is the world's most versatile and flexible Laboratory Information Management System for R&D, biotech, manufacturing, and high-throughput laboratories.

Flash Demonstration: SampleManager LIMS™

7/2/2008 9:07:00 AM

SampleManager is a full-featured, easy-to-use solution that minimizes your total cost of ownership and maximizes your return on investment. To ensure product quality and avoid production delays, SampleManager highlights trends and monitors quality with proven, dependable technology delivered through a highly-configurable, user friendly interface.

Bioniche Pharma Acquires Baxter's ENLON® And ENLON-PLUS®

7/2/2008 6:52:00 AM

Bioniche Pharma, a leading developer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceuticals, announced recently the acquisition of Baxter Healthcare Corporation's ENLON product line.

Patheon Reaches Agreement With BSP Pharmaceuticals For Development And Manufacture Of Cytotoxics

7/2/2008 4:59:00 AM

Patheon has completed a shareholders agreement and a sales and marketing agreement with Italy's BSP Pharmaceuticals.

ClinPhone And Cytel Develop Partnership To Deliver Complete Solutions For Adaptive Clinical Trials

7/2/2008 4:09:00 AM

ClinPhone and Cytel Inc., announced recently a unique partnership that unites Cytel's validated adaptive trial statistical and computational expertise with ClinPhone's robust suite of clinical technologies and operational know-how.

High-Intensity Magnetic Filters

7/15/2004 3:36:00 PM

The magnetic collection of fine particles requires a high-intensity, high-gradient magnetic field. An electromagnetic matrix-type separator, referred to as a magnet filter, has proven to be the most effective method of separation...

Quality Management Solution For Life Sciences Companies

7/1/2008 8:36:00 AM

Open TextT Corporation, a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), recently announced a new solution that helps pharmaceutical and medical device companies manage quality and quality compliance issues in the development and manufacture of new products.

Pfizer And Fermentation, A History Of Manufacturing Innovation

7/1/2008 7:34:00 AM

Pfizer CentreSource (PCS)recently offers large-scale GMP fermentation capabilities that draw on Pfizer's long standing experience with advanced fermentation processes.

Case Study: Paperless Calibration System — The Choice Of An Environmentally Conscious Pharmaceutical Company

7/1/2008 6:21:00 AM

The task of the calibration department lies in calibration of the instruments and equipment used at the production facilities, compilation of the necessary certificates, and archiving these certificates. The production facilities are an integrated location in the true sense of the word, where incoming raw materials are converted into end products ready for use. Submitted by Beamex

U.S. Demand For Pharmaceutical Packaging To Reach $16B In 2012

7/1/2008 2:07:00 AM

Demand for pharmaceutical packaging in the US (including Puerto Rico) will increase 5.5 percent annually to $16B in 2012. Regulations and standards that address such issues as barrier protection, infection control, patient drug compliance, drug dispensing errors and drug counterfeiting will lead gains.

Germany's Schreiner MediPharm Opens Its First U.S. Facility In Blauvelt, New York

7/1/2008 12:57:00 AM

Schreiner MediPharm, a Germany-based global provider of specialty pharmaceutical labeling solutions for over 50 years, recently opened its first U.S. production facility, Schreiner MediPharm, L.P., 30 miles from New York City, in Blauvelt, New York.

Biological Waste Inactivation System

6/6/2008 11:39:00 AM

The waste system is capable of treating biological waste transferred from a waste hold tank. The waste is heat inactivated by direct mixing of steam by a steam injector. After the waste is heated, it enters a retention/hold tube to satisfy the time/temperature requirements for heat inactivation.

Product Brochure: Echotel® Sanitary Model 960/961: Ultrasonic Level Switches

6/30/2008 6:21:00 AM

The Echotel Model 960/961 switches are designed for the stringent requirements of hygienic applications. These switches are offered with a deep-drawn 304 stainless steel housing that is desireable for CIP and SIP procedures.

Product Brochure: Eclipse® Sanitary Model 705: Guided Wave Radar Transmitter

6/30/2008 5:40:00 AM

The Enhanced Eclipse Model 705 is now available with a 304 stainless steel housing designed specifically for use in sanitary/hygienic applications.

Sparta Systems Selected By Genzyme To Optimize Quality Assurance Processes With TrackWise

6/30/2008 5:18:00 AM

Sparta Systems, Inc. (Sparta), the maker of TrackWise and the market leader in enterprise quality and compliance management software, recently announced that Genzyme, a world-leading biotechnology company, has selected Sparta Systems to enhance its quality management program.

A New Citeline Analysis Provides Valuable Clues To Health Of Drug Companies

6/30/2008 5:11:00 AM

In a new Expert Analysis article published in the July issue of GCPj, Tracy DeGregorio and Christine Blazynski examine the robustness of the leading pharma and biotech pipelines with respect to ongoing clinical trials activity, and find that trial density is a particularly good indicator of the depth of companies' pipelines and focus of development efforts.

GlaxoSmithKline Responds To FDA On CERVARIX® And Plans To Submit Final Study Data For Approval

6/30/2008 3:30:00 AM

GlaxoSmithKline recently provided the following update regarding its application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of CERVARIX, its vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.

New Facilities For PANalytical's Expert Engineers

6/30/2008 2:14:00 AM

With a service network spanning more countries than any other manufacturer of analytical X-ray equipment, PANalytical is able to provide unrivalled levels of customer support. An extensive program of courses for its engineers lies at the heart of the company's expertise in this area.

Technical Brochure: Liquid Level Sensing With Pulsar™ Pulse Burst Radar

6/30/2008 12:00:00 AM

Radar level sensing devices detect the position of process liquids by measuring the interval between the emission and return of high frequency radio waves. Guided Wave Radar, used by Magnetrol's Eclipse and Horizon transmitters, is a contact technology that launches its signal along a waveguide which runs directly into the process media. Pulsar's Pulse Burst Radar is a non-contact technology that launches its signal into open air along a trajectory directed toward the process media.

Product Brochure: Thermatel® Sanitary Model TD2: Flow And Level Switch

6/30/2008 12:00:00 AM

The TD2 Thermal Dispersion Flow/Level switch provides continuous diagnostics, temperature compensation, narrow hysteresis, and fast response time for superior performance.

Product Brochure: Pulsar™ Pulse Burst Radar Level Transmitter

6/30/2008 12:00:00 AM

The Pulsar Pulse Burst Radar level transmitter is the latest generation of loop-powered, 24 VDC, liquid level transmitters. It has lower power consumption, faster response time and is easier to use than most loop-powered radar transmitters.

BioMarck Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II Clinical Study

6/30/2008 1:33:00 AM

BioMarck Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. announced recently that it has initiated the Phase 2 clinical development program of BIO-11006 Inhalation Solution, a novel treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Technical Brochure: A Guide To Level Instrumentation For Sanitary Industries

6/30/2008 1:09:00 AM

The profitability and product quality of all sanitary industries is dependent upon sustaining the highest standards in sterility. Magnetrol products are designed to help our customers optimize their sanitary processes with controls that are engineered to meet the highest standards in performance and hygiene.

SGX Pharmaceuticals Submits Investigational New Drug Application For SGX393

6/30/2008 1:05:00 AM

SGX Pharmaceuticals recently announced that it has submitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for SGX393. This compound is an internally developed, selective, orally-bioavailable small molecule for the treatment of relapsed and refractory chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

Tablet Coating Manifold

6/28/2007 4:27:00 PM

New tablet coating manifold equipped with anti-bearding nozzles decreases labor and materials costs by minimizing build-up on the nozzle air cap and eliminating fittings and tubing.

Filamatic - liquid filling and integrated packaging machinery systems

6/27/2008 8:25:00 AM

Filamatic is a leader in the liquid filling and integrated packaging machinery systems industry. Since 1950 we have been serving the pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, cosmetic, chemical specialty and food industries.

Phenomenex Announces New Line Of Chiral HPLC/SFC Columns

6/27/2008 7:53:00 AM

Phenomenex Inc., introduces Lux - a new line of polysaccharide-based columns for the identification and resolution of enantiomers.

Product Sheet: Synchromat Filling Machine

6/27/2008 4:57:00 AM

Modular economical designs allows you to automate your Filamatic Semi-Automatic Bench-Top Filling Machine with building block simplicity. The number of filling stations can be added as required for increased production.

Product Sheet: MRV Filling Machine

6/27/2008 2:09:00 AM

Simplified filler design provides smooth set-up operation, changeover and clean functionality. Basic 2 nozzle machine can accommodate packaging growth to maximum of 8 nozzles in unit. Economically priced to allow for increases in filling requirements.

Product Sheet: Text Verification Tool

6/27/2008 11:36:00 AM

Anybody who professionally deals with printed texts knows that the road from the original text to the final printed version can be a rocky one. Good intentions and seemingly unending proofreading phases cost time, money, nerves — and do not guarantee success. The Text Verification Tool is the software solution for digital proof reading manuscript against artwork.

Product Sheet: DFS Dockable Piston Filling Machine

6/27/2008 1:49:00 AM

Accommodates a wide variety of liquid filling applications and fluid types. Easy to read touch screen with electronic volume adjustment controls for speed and ease of set-up. Piston pumps fill low, medium and high viscous product of 1 liter or less.

Product Sheet: Pharma-PrintControl

6/27/2008 1:05:00 PM

Pharma-PrintControl is an automated quality control system for the printing process and consists besides the software of the following hardware components: computer, software, and scanner. According to the requirements of the printing industry, we offer the system in the following formats: A3, A2, and A0.

DSV Automated Relative Viscometer System

6/20/2008 12:51:00 AM

ARV is a powerful Dilute Solution Viscosity (DSV) software package designed to acquire and process data from Viscotek's Relative Viscometer. ARV helps maximize the information from your DSV experiments.

Tank Insulation Blanket

6/1/2006 10:46:00 AM

Tote Systems International insulation blankets are available in a variety of materials of construction and can include steam or electric heat with thermostatic control

PAC CHECK� 333 Triple Gas Analyzer (CO,CO2, & O2)

5/3/2006 4:36:34 PM

The PAC CHECK Model 333 is a cordless single-handed Triple Gas Analyzer for checking modified atmospheres inside packages. It is the ideal instrument for portable, fast and accurate headspace tests on the packaging line, in warehouses or in laboratories.

Loading And Unloading Systems: LyoGistics

5/26/2008 6:14:00 AM

The LyoGistics range of freeze-dryer loading and unloading system is designed to cover a broad range of applications; whether production is in bulk, vials, or other types of containers. The range extends from manual systems, through semiautomatic systems to fully automatic solutions.

Evolution 4300 Programmable Syringe Pump Dissolution Sampler

5/26/2008 11:58:00 PM

The Evolution 4300 is the most technologically advanced, feature rich dissolution sampler currently on the market. Combining an intuitive user interface with state-of-the-art electronics used to control the proprietary syringe pumps, the Evolution 4300 offers unmatched functionality and flexibility.

Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)/Bin Handling Systems

5/22/2008 12:56:00 AM

Enhance quality control and streamline your process with Servolfit bins and related systems. Servolift offers total flexibility by employing both round and square geometries. Servolift offers a whole host of configurations to suit every product and process such as: blending baffles, removable bin frames, casters, purge ports, and high containment valves and systems.

Custom Injection Molding and Insert Molding

4/20/2000 2:56:00 PM

The company offers Custom Injection Molding and Insert Molding aimed at delivering quality parts requiring intricate detail and close tolerance.

Niro Pilot Plant Testing Unit: Model R

3/29/2000 1:04:00 PM

The Model R pilot plant can perform pilot studies on the full range of membrane filtration technologies (MF, UF, NF, and RO) under a wide range of operating conditions.

DSM Pharmaceuticals- Contract manufacturing services

3/15/2005 12:00:00 AM

DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a business unit of DSM Pharmaceutical Products, a global provider of custom manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries

ILC Dover - DoverPac� Flexible Containment Systems and Solutions

2/27/2007 11:16:00 AM

Since 1947, ILC has been designing and developing products for government and industry — producing products that are flexible by nature and resulting in innovative solutions to pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical concerns.

Model 530: Vane Operated Air Flow Switch

2/1/2008 12:08:00 AM

The Model 530 air flow switch provides excellent sensitivity and reliability at a very reasonable price. Quality features include a rugged die cast body, stainless steel vane and SPDT snap switch. Unit is field adjustable from 400-1600 FPM.

Quality Management: InfoStrength Smart Enterprise Suite

12/27/2007 12:12:00 AM

InfoStrength Smart Enterprise Suite is an out-of-the-box quality management and compliance solution for life science companies. The solution is delivered through a unique combination of Web-based processes and the critical functionality you need, each completely validated to assure compliance.

SmartCAPA - Global Deviation and Nonconformance Management

12/27/2005 3:37:00 PM

Pilgrim's CAPA Management is a closed-loop CAPA management system that allows users in any department to initiate a corrective and preventive action to address and resolve an issue

Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. - Sterile Biopharmaceutical Outsourcing Services

12/23/2006 2:21:00 PM

Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. Melville, NY facility (formerly Precision Pharma Services) is an experienced outsourcing partner providing parenteral contract manufacturing, servicing the pharmaceutical and biologics industries.

Pure Steam Generators

12/21/2007 12:39:00 AM

MECO Pure Steam generators are designed in accordance with the U.S. Pharmacopoeia, and meet or exceed cGMP/USP industry standards. This includes sanitary construction features such as double tubesheet evaporators, sloped piping and low point drains, minimum deadlegs and sanitary connections.

Vial Powder Filling

10/5/2006 8:50:29 AM

Excellent suitability for use with isolator technique, RABS (Re-stricted Access Barrier System) or cRABS (closed Restricted Ac-cess Barrier System) applications