Field Technologies News

31. Encap Agrees Colonic Drug Delivery Licensing Deal 9/3/2009
    Encap Drug Delivery, the leading provider of development and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with The School of Pharmacy, University of London for the use of their drug delivery system, PHLORALTM. This unique coating technology is designed to target the release of drugs to the colon and will form part of a range of colonic delivery systems promoted by Encap under the name ENCODETM (Encap Colonic Delivery).
32. Ranbaxy Launches Authorized Generic Version Of Rocaltrol® 9/3/2009
    Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (RPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL), Gurgaon, India, announced an agreement with Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC (Validus) to market and distribute an authorized generic version of Rocaltrol® (calcitriol) in both softgel capsules and an oral liquid formulation.
33. XSpray Launches GMP Production Facility 9/1/2009
    XSpray Microparticles AB, the Swedish life science technology company, today announced the launch of its new GMP production facility in Malmö, Sweden.
34. Silence Therapeutics Signs siRNA Delivery Collaboration With Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma 8/27/2009
    Silence Therapeutics plc (AIM: SLN), the leading European biopharmaceutical company focused on RNA interference (RNAi), today announced that it has entered into a delivery collaboration with Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. of Japan to demonstrate the functional delivery of Silence’s proprietary siRNA molecules to specific targets.
35. Painless 'Microneedle' Patch May Take The Sting Out Of Shots 8/25/2009
    Good news for people fearful of needles and squeamish of shots: Scientists at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society report the design of a painless patch that may someday render hypodermic needles — as well as annual flu shots — a thing of the past.
36. Database Provides Comprehensive Up-To-Date Chemical Sourcing Information 8/20/2009
    Symyx Technologies, Inc. has announced that Symyx Available Chemicals Directory (ACD) has moved from quarterly to monthly updates of supplier catalogs
37. Barr Laboratories, Inc. Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine 20mg Tablets, Lot Number 311756 8/18/2009
    Barr Laboratories, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, Amphetamine Aspartate, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate and Amphetamine Sulfate (Mixed Salts of a Single Entity Amphetamine Product) 20mg Tablets, 100 count bottles, lot number 311756.
38. Dual Devices By Pitt Researchers Harness Carbon Nanomaterials For Enhanced Drug Delivery Systems, Oxygen Sensors 8/18/2009
    Two nanoscale devices recently reported by University of Pittsburgh researchers in two separate journals harness the potential of carbon nanomaterials to enhance technologies for drug or imaging agent delivery and energy storage systems, in one case, and, in the other, bolster the sensitivity of oxygen sensors essential in confined settings, from mines to spacecrafts.
39. Meissner Expands Portfolio Of 2D End-Ported TepoFlex Biocontainers 8/18/2009
    Meissner Filtration Products, Inc. announces the expansion of its line of 2D end-ported TepoFlex biocontainers, within its One-Touch portfolio of single-use systems. Manufactured with our premier biopharmaceutical grade TepoFlex film, end-ported biocontainers are now available in sizes ranging from 250 mL to 20 L.
40. Track & Trace Solutions From The IMA Group 8/6/2009
    As you know, there has been a high increase in the falsification or counterfeiting of pharmaceutical products that represents an important economic problem, not to speak of risks linked to our health.