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Tech Innovations Drive Growth in $60 Billion Drug Delivery Market

The next generation of advanced pharmaceutical technologies could be poised to fuel remarkable growth in the $60 billion global drug delivery market, and Rainbow Biosciences—the biotech subsidiary of Rainbow Coral Corp. (OTCBB: RBCC)—plans...
Xyntek-Antares and ESS Technologies To Unveil Robotic Case Erector/ Loader with Track & Trace Solution
ESS Technologies, Inc. and Xyntek-Antares have partnered to develop a track & trace case packing solution that allows pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to automate the case packing process, as well as...
NACDS Seeks Expanded Medication Therapy Management Services

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) reports that it is endorsing H.R. 1024, the Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2013, which would expand access to MTM services for senior citizens enrolled in the Medicare...
Clondalkin Pharma and Healthcare North America Installs New Press in Charlotte, NC

Clondalkin Pharma and Healthcare North America's pharmaceutical packaging production facility in Charlotte, NC, has increased capacity and color capability thanks to the installation of an eight-color Man Roland 708 perfecting press with in-line...
Supreme Court Case Pits Generic Drug Makers Against Stores, Insurers

Generic drugs have dramatically changed the pharmaceutical and health-care landscape in the last 25 years and now account for about 80 percent of prescriptions in the United States, with lower prices for consumers and insurers.

But a U.S....
Thermoformed Medical Packaging Lands WorldStar Honors

Prent Corp. has won a WorldStar Award for a custom thermoformed medical package, which is helping one global device manufacturer cut the time needed to deliver life-saving procedures to a hemorrhaging patient.
HUYA Bioscience, Shanghai Zhangjiang Biotech Partner on Drug Development

HUYA Bioscience International announced today a collaborative partnership with Shanghai Zhangjiang Biotech and Pharmaceutical Base Development Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Pharma Engine Co. Ltd. (collectively, "Zhangjiang Biotech Pharmaceutical Base...
Cylene Pharmaceuticals Calls on TetraGene to Advance Anti-Cancer Technologies

Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive, worldwide Option and License Agreement that will allow TetraGene LLC to advance the development of Quarfloxin and Cylene's associated anticancer quadruplex-targeting...
Array Biopharma, Global Blood Therapeutics to Work on Hematological Drug Discovery

Array BioPharma Inc. and Global Blood Therapeutics today announced a multi-target drug discovery collaboration agreement to identify small molecule lead compounds targeting chronic blood-based diseases.  Array will develop assays and screen its...
AMAG Pharmaceuticals Attains FDA Acceptance on Supplemental Drug Application for Anemia Treatment

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review the company’s supplemental new drug application for Feraheme Injection for Intravenous (IV) use, which was submitted to the...