Berkley Life Sciences has rolled out a new insurance product, which attempts to hold pharmaceutical and medical device companies liable due to shortage in supply of their drugs, devices or other life science products or components. The ...
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Cargill Beef,a business unit of Wichita-based Cargill Meat Solutions,is recalling 29,339 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis,according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety ...
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Gyrotron Technology, a Pennsylvania-based industrial technologies developer, has filed a provisional patent application for its technology for the decontamination of beef carcasses and other food products. The company claimed that the new ...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency(CFIA)has asked pig producers to take appropriate biosecurity measures to safeguard the health of their animals and people who may come into contact with them. This move comes in response to the ...
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ICF International has received a new task order under the multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CDC Information Management Services (CIMS) contract from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for ...
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Researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara, have devised methods to detect and discriminate more harmful forms of Salmonella bacteria, a development which may help prevent food poisoning outbreaks. According to researchers, ...
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Mylan Specialty, a subsidiary of Mylan, and Pfizer have signed a licensing contract for EpiPen Injection 0.3/0.15mg in Japan. Under the license agreement, Pfizer will have the exclusive rights to market and sell EpiPen Injection ...
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Novartis has commenced shipment of Fluvirin influenza vaccine for the 2012-2013 influenza season, in the US. Novartis plans to ship more than 30 million doses of the Fluvirin vaccine which has been reformulated to include two new ...
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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals's Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone) sublingual film 4 mg and 12 mg doses. Suboxone is an office-based treatment used to treat opioid dependence, ...
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The markets for heated garments and clothing which offers protection against insects are set to grow, according to Issue No 42 of Performance Apparel Markets from the business information company Textiles Intelligence. Heated garments are ...
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Battelle, an independent research and development organization, has developed a low-cost urine test to identify potential early biomarker for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The company in collaboration with the University of Washington's ...
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DHL operates support organization for healthcare - NHS Supply Chain GBP 1 billion/Euro 1.4 billion savings targeted to the NHS over 10 years around 1,000 new jobs to be created. DHL Logistics has won a 10-year deal totaling GBP 1.6 ...
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TI Pharma, Merck KGaA, Astellas Pharma and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) have entered into an international public-private partnership (PPP) to develop new pediatric formulation of praziquantel for the treatment ...
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The Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has supported the clinical benefit of GlaxoSmithKline's raxibacumab to treat inhalational anthrax. In addition, the committee also favoured the ...
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The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has enhanced its food screening system by employing the High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) Technology. This technology will enable the detection of contaminants that are not ...
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