Temperature Maintenance of Biopharmaceuticals USA 2013 - Boston, MA, 5 - 6 June

OPTIMA Pharma - Filling and Packaging Machines for Syringes, Vials, Bottles and Carpules

LEWA - Pharmaceutical Pumps and Systems

Baxter BioPharma Solutions - Sterile Parenteral Contract Manufacturing

BMG LABTECH - The Microplate Reader Company

Priorclave Celebrates 25 Years in Business
Top-loading laboratory autoclaves are the longest serving stalwarts of the Priorclave steam steriliser range, a 100l model being the first produced and to leave the company's factory in 1988 when it started trading, and through dedicated service and support many of these early models can still be found in use today, performing routine sterilisation processes some 25 years later.

New Peptides, Biochemicals, Amino Acid Derivatives and Immunology Products Added to Bachem’s Online Catalogue
Bachem is continuously expanding and updating its extensive range of biologically active peptides, amino acid derivatives, biochemicals and immunology products.

Bonfiglioli to Attend Envase/Alimentek 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Envase/Alimentek 2013 is the meeting place for the leading manufacturers and distributors of raw materials, equipment and machinery for bottling, packaging and packing of foods and drinks, allowing them to promote their latest products and services.

Bonfiglioli to Exhibit at Pack Expo, Las Vegas, US
Pack Expo Las Vegas 2013 will be the year's most comprehensive showcase of packaging, processing and integrated solutions. Explosive growth - with an unprecedented number of innovations - has marked every successive show.

Global Vision Selected by Pfizer for Worldwide Deployment of Automated Proofreading Solutions
Global Vision, the industry leader in the development of automated proofreading solutions, today announced that it has been selected by Pfizer for worldwide deployment as its proofreading technology solution provider.

Docu-Proof Enterprise™ Client-Server Text Inspector
Global Vision's automated proofreading inspection solutions reduce the risk of text, artwork and packaging errors throughout the pharmaceutical...

Docu-Proof™ Enterprise Text Inspection: Proofread This in Seconds
Are you still manually proofreading critical documents? How long does it take you to proofread inserts, labels, leaflets, manuals, contracts and other documents? Are you 100% condent that...

Scale Up and cGMP Manufacturing
You have taken your drug candidate as far as you can. It is time to scale up your process from the bench to clinical or commercial size batches. But is your process robust enough?...

Pulsed vs Continuous UV for In-Line Sterilization or Sanitation
For high-speed in-line sanitation of cups, lids etc. (max to 99.99%, 3,000 cups /h) the optimal UV equipment is U-shaped amalgam low-pressure Mercury vapor lamps. Sterilization (6 logs,...

Keeping Pace with Autoclave Technology
Keeping Pace with Autoclave...

Feeding the resistance – how animal antibiotics could affect your health
It's well known that overusing antibiotics can lead to resistance, but what of the altogether more surreptitious variety entering our bodies via the food we eat? Dr Nicola Davies reports on whether the antibiotics used on farms can affect our health and whether or not enough is being done to tackle this issue.

Prescribing placebos – why more UK doctors are turning to fake drugs
New research has revealed that an astonishing number of UK doctors prescribe placebos to their patients on a regular basis, but is this wise? In the wake of much speculation following the report, Dr Nicola Davies asks what makes a placebo, and should their use should be encouraged in the UK?

Sofrigam – cool packaging ensures pharmaceuticals save lives
Pharmaceutical products save and enhance the quality of patients' lives, but if they are stored or transported at the wrong temperature their effectiveness can rapidly diminish. French cold chain specialist Sofrigam develops, tests and retails insulated and cooling packaging that keeps its contents at the right temperature, from the laboratory to the patient.

April's top stories: Roche discloses Tamiflu data, Novartis patent rejected in India
Roche finally reveals its full Tamiflu data to researchers after a three year delay, Norvartis loses cancer patent bid in landmark ruling in India, and $100m brain research project launched in US. Pharmaceutical-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from April 2013.

Newcastle disease: the cancer-killing avian virus
Despite the fear surrounding animal-borne disease outbreaks, the study of animal viruses is yielding promising clinical results. The most recent breakthrough in this field has been made by Dr Elankumaran Subbiah and his research team in Virginia, who have harnessed the avian Newcastle disease virus as a potent cancer killer.

Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building, University of Minnesota
The Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building is being constructed at 23rd Avenue, south east of Minneapolis city in Minnesota, USA

South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide
The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) is being constructed at North Terrace in Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia. The facility is expected to be ready by the end of 2013. It will be a world class research facility for health and medical research in South Australia. The facility is being sponsored by the South Australia state government and the federal Australian government.

University of Washington (UW) Medicine Research Complex, Seattle
The new medical research complex at University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine in South Lake, Seattle was completed in March 2013.

Clinical and Translational Research Building, University of Florida
The University of Florida started construction of a new clinical and translation research building at its Mowry Road, Gainesville campus in Florida in May 2011. The construction of the new facility is expected to be completed by spring 2013.

The Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute
The Maurice Wohl Clinical Institute will be located within the Psychiatry institute at King's College London's Denmark Hill campus. Construction of the institution started in 2011.