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Welcome to Manufacturing Chemist, an information resource that has been used by the pharmaceutical industry for more than seven decades.

It covers the latest drug discovery and development technologies, formulation, processing and packaging, taking in clinical trials, data management, QA and QC, validation and contract services.

The website is updated on a daily basis, and registering for our weekly email newsletter will make sure you are kept fully informed of latest developments in this dynamic sector.

latest news

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Metrics to open potent and cytotoxic drug development facility

18 November, 2008

US-based contract manufacturer Metrics Inc is building a potent and cytotoxic drug development facility at its site in Greenville, North Carolina due to open early in 2009.

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Recipharm enters into partnership with AZ for Swedish biomanufacturing facility

17 November, 2008

AstraZeneca is selling the AstraZeneca Biotech Laboratory (ABL) in Södertälje, Sweden, to Recipharm, a leading Swedish contract development and manufacturing organisation.

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business news

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ICON acquires Prevalere Life Sciences

18 November, 2008

Ireland-based pharmaceutical development services provider ICON has acquired Prevalere Life Sciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of ORS Labs for an initial cash consideration of US$35m (€28m). If certain performance milestones are achieved,...

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Merck Serono expands flagship Biotech Centre in Vevey

17 November, 2008

Merck Serono, the division for innovative pharmaceuticals of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has begun a €300m (£245m) expansion of its plant at Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.

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drugs news

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Patheon and Senopsys in dose formulation alliance

17 November, 2008

Patheon, a global provider of drug development and manufacturing services, and speciality pharmaceutical services company Senopsys, have formed an alliance to develop dose formulations that enhance palatability for drugs that are in development.

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r&d news

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Source BioScience opens DNA facility at London’s UCL

19 November, 2008

Source BioScience has opened a new DNA sequencing and genotyping facility based at University College London (UCL).

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process news

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Elfab expands into Indian market

17 November, 2008

UK company Elfab, based in North Shields, is setting up a new venture with partners in India to market a range of its pressure relief devices.

technical articles

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Dosage forms

10 November, 2008

Traditional liquid and powder dosage forms require in-depth knowledge of the ingredient mix and its characteristics and behaviour in different environments. Through this knowledge improvements in both drug production and administration are...

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ID systems

6 October, 2008

Sophisticated coding and marking technologies are being used increasingly to aid traceability, reduce medication errors and fight counterfeiting

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Outsourcing

6 October, 2008

When it comes to contract services, finding the right partner is crucial

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Greener catalysis

November 2008

Researcher Ateeq Rahman discusses the reduction of nitroaromatics, azides and hydrodehalogentiaon of haloaromatics using an new environmentally friendly catalyst technology

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More than a cure for safe tubing

November 2008

Platinum-cured silicone tubing is an industry standard for handling ingredients, but Elaine Coles, research director at IMS Consulting argues the evidence for its safety is not so clear cut

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Faster sample prep could be run of the mill

November 2008

?A new benchtop system that uses novel milling technology aims to reduce drastically the time taken for routine pharmaceutical sample preparation. Technical sales manager Mike Pollard and business director Mark Fish, Drug Delivery Automation,...

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editor's comment

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Who do you think you are?

10 November, 2008

When it comes to negative coverage, the pharmaceutical industry seems to get more than its fair share of attention from the popular media in the UK.

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