Honeywell and Equate Petrochemical Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop new technologies to reduce downtime and increase the profitability of petrochemical production plants in Kuwait and elsewhere. The new technology will support operations at Equate’s industrial complexes. At present, the company owns and operates numerous fully integrated petrochemical complexes in […]
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International investor influx in South East Asia
Geopolitical stability, gradually rising living standards and the introduction of universal healthcare systems is fuelling investor interest across South East Asia – particularly for Indonesia, which is home to the largest and fastest growing market. The recent rule changes to foreign ownership in Indonesia – increasing from 75% to 100% – have meant that […]
ProJect invests informulation and lyophilization process development
ProJect Pharmaceutics (PJP), specialized in formulation and process development for parenteral drug products, announces that it has extended its safety facilities by laboratories dedicated to handle GMO S2 and BSL-2 based biological products such as live virus vaccines, protective and therapeutic vaccines, as well as gene and cell therapy products. The GMO S2 and BSL-2 […]
AstraZeneca spins out new firm Viela Bio
AstraZeneca’s biologics research and development arm MedImmune has spun out six molecules from its early-stage inflammation and autoimmunity programmes into new independent biotech company called Viela Bio. The new company will focus on the development of medicines for severe autoimmune diseases by targeting the underlying causes of each disease, starting with three preclinical and three […]
Almac Group expands with opening of £20 million cold chain facility
Almac Group, the global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced the completion of a £20 million investment in its cold chain management capabilities with the opening of a 95,000sq ft custom built cold store facility at its global headquarters in Northern Ireland. With over 30 years’ experience in the field of global […]
Canada bans certain uses of tetramethrin
The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has decided to cancel certain uses of the pyrethroid insecticide, tetramethrin, to address potential risks of concern to human health. Tetramethrin is registered for use on a broad spectrum of insect pests on a variety of sites including: structural sites (indoors and outdoors), indoor house plants, outdoor […]
PCI site in Ireland operational with new flexible serialization suite
Leading international pharmaceutical outsourcing services provider PCI Pharma Services has completed the installation and validation of a new serialization suite at its recently acquired site in Ireland, EU. The announcement demonstrates PCI’s continued investment in and expansion of its market-leading serialization capability. This latest installation increases PCI’s serialization capability to support clients in advance […]
BASF crop protection pipeline with projected peak sales potential of €3.5 billion
BASF is on track to launch innovations from its crop protection pipeline with projected peak sales of €3.5 billion by 2027. Product candidates from all indications have reached advanced development phases. Global registration is proceeding for key technologies such as Revysol fungicide and Inscalis insecticide. In 2017, BASF spent €507 million on research and development […]
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals expands offering of Kromasil products for drug development
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals is extending its offering of Kromasil silica products. The new Kromasil line targets supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), which has emerged as a favoured drug development technology. It enables the separation of a wide variety of compounds, while lowering costs, shortening time to market, and reducing waste since CO2 is used instead of […]
Pertinax expands into woundcare markets with new Business Development Manager
Pertinax Pharma announces that Paul Williams has been appointed to the role of Business Development Manager. The new position, which will bolster the company’s commercial team, forms an integral part of the business strategy to secure expansion primarily by growing revenues from the international woundcare sector. “Paul’s appointment comes as we ramp up our presence […]