BASF to showcase Biopharmaceutic and Pharmaceutical Technology in Malta
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by admin in Events, News-Pharmaceutical
BASF is to showcase its wide product range of innovative excipients at the 7th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutic and Pharmaceutical Technology from March 8 -11, 2010, in La Valetta, Malta. With two new products, Soluplus® and Kollicoat® IR Coating Systems, BASF has broadened its extensive portfolio for customers of the pharma industry again.
SA businesses shine for Aspen
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by admin in Business-Financial Results, News-Pharmaceutical
JSE listed Aspen (Apn), Africa’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, has recorded strong returns for the six months ended 31 December 2009. The excellent performance from the South Africa business underpinned the results.
CSIR brings once-a-week treatment of TB one step closer
Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by admin in News-Pharmaceutical
Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are one step closer to providing Tuberculosis (TB) sufferers with a once-a-week medicinal regime rather than their current daily doses.
New pharma packaging product from BASF
Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by admin in News-Pharmaceutical
A new plastic film, for which a patent has been applied, will protect BASF’s pharmaceutical excipient polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in future even better against the penetration of atmospheric oxygen and thus against oxidation. “With this, BASF will be able to offer its customers in the pharmaceutical industry an even higher product quality and, as a result, [...]
Process development provider appointed for CSIR’s anti-rabies antibody
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by admin in News-Pharmaceutical
Kentucky BioProcessing has signed an agreement with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to develop a commercially efficient process for RabiVirTM, the CSIR’s award-winning anti-rabies antibody developed in a start-up venture with GreenPharmTM.
Aspen CEO re-assures on quality of S26 baby product
Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by admin in News-Pharmaceutical, Uncategorized
A message from Aspen Group Chief Executive, Stephen Saad, to the mothers of South Africa’s babies:
Quality of S-26 in South Africa Guaranteed
Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by admin in News-Pharmaceutical, Uncategorized
Aspen Nutritionals, manufacturer of S-26 and other infant milk formulations (IMFs), confirms that all IMFs manufactured and marketed by Aspen Nutritionals are safe for infant consumption.
SPICE4LIFE and Cipla announce partnership
Posted on 25. Aug, 2009 by admin in News-Pharmaceutical
SPICE4LIFE serves as an information portal which gives ‘inspiration, resources and tools for women to thrive in all areas of their lives’. The site amalgamates a large resource of content that offers product, service and value to women across a broad range of topics.
Get serious in natural medicines
Posted on 15. Aug, 2009 by admin in News-Pharmaceutical
Manufacturers and distributors of “Natural medicines” are going to need to work hard to establish themselves as “serious brands” if they want to make inroads into the South African consumers’ pockets. In 2008 we at ManufacturingHub.co.za predicted that one of the areas where we saw growth in the local pharmaceutical market was in and around [...]
Financing interest in SA pharma sector
Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by admin in News-Pharmaceutical
Earlier this week, Grindrod Bank hosted the South African media to a “meet and greet” and one of the interesting developments to come out of the presentation was that they are seeing interest in the South African pharmaceutical sector.