Merck, a global healthcare company, has announced the opening of its new $120m pharma packaging facility in the Hangzhou Economic and Technology Area (HEDA) in China. According to Merck, the new 75,000m2 facility will pack the company's ...
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The European Commission has asked European Medicines Agency (EMA) to provide advice on the impact of antibiotic use in animals on public health and animal health. The request was made by the Commission as a part of it's 'Action Plan ...
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Biotec BetaGlucans, a subsidiary of Biotec Pharmacon, has obtained ISO accreditation for its soluble beta-glucans. The certification covers the development, production and sales of soluble beta-glucans for its advanced wound treatment ...
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Classification Liquor Chinese liquor, which is one of the six world-famous varieties of spirits (the other five being brandy, whisky, rum, vodka, and gin), has a more complicated production method and can be made from various staples - ...
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Ultrapure water is crucial for many functions in cell culture applications and having a reliable source available is essential. Filtration+Separation describes work undertaken at Sartorius to test the suitability of such an ultrapure water ...
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German pharma packaging company August Faller has announced the launch of new collapsible box with integrated compartments for handling liquid and semi-solid medicines during transportation. According to the company, the single-piece ...
The jobs will go over the next two years in a plan that will see BCM, the contract manufacturing arm of Alliance Boots, pull out of what it called "unprofitable areas of third-party manufacturing" and focus on Boots' own skincare and beauty ...
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In March, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.1 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.0 percent in cities and 2.2 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.7 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.8 ...
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The Indian Government has announced deferment in the date of effect for implementation of bar-coding on primary level packaging on export consignment of pharmaceuticals and drugs, till July 2014. According to the Directorate-General of ...
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Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Republic of (Free-Press-Release.com) April 3, 2013 -- One of the best accident insurance plans in India is IPA, Individual Personal Accident Insurance Policy. The plan is available in two variants to cater t the ...
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The levy on plastic carrier bags means that retailers must charge consumers and the proceeds of the tax will be forwarded to the Department of the Environment. The department is targeting an 80% reduction in the use of carrier bags as a ...
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has received the marketing authorization from Germany's Paul Ehrlich Institut (PEI) and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK for its quadrivalent (four-strain) influenza vaccine. ...
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Why WestHolland? With almost 500 million residents, and a purchasing power second to none, Europe is one of the world's most important business and consumer markets. Dutch know-how and expertise in international trade and commerce make ...
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Clinigen has acquired Cardioxane (dexrazoxane) from Novartis for $33m, which is payable in two tranches. As per the agreement, Clinigen will manufacture, register, distribute, and commercialize the product in countries where current ...
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The European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorization for Pfizer's Bosulif (bosutinib) anti-cancer drug in the European Union (EU). Bosulif is authorized in Europe for the treatment of adult patients with chronic ...
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