News tagged with pharmaceuticals company

Drug companies moving toward green goals

Many pharmaceutical companies in a new survey are making progress in embracing the guiding principles of green chemistry, which seek to minimize the use of potentially hazardous substances in producing medications, reduce ...

Chemistry / Other

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Invention could help pharmaceutical industry save money

Two Michigan State University researchers have invented a protein purifier that could help pharmaceutical companies save time and money.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Millennial Media shares nearly double in debut

(AP) -- Shares of Millennial Media nearly doubled in the mobile advertising company's market debut Thursday.

Technology / Business

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Consumers misunderstand 'cruelty-free' labeled products, researchers find

Based on a recent study, University of Missouri and Oregon researchers believe a legal definition for what constitutes "cruelty-free" labeled products should be determined and manufacturers should be required to abide by ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Continuous drug manufacturing offers speed, lower costs

Traditional drug manufacturing is a time-consuming process. Active pharmaceutical ingredients are synthesized in a chemical manufacturing plant and then shipped to another site, where they are converted into ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Commercial or communal: Why is outsourcing taboo for churches and pharmaceutical companies?

Consumers hold churches and pharmaceutical companies to different moral standards than other organizations, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Nature's medicine cabinet could yield hundreds of new drugs

There are probably at least 500 medically useful chemicals awaiting discovery in plant species whose chemical constituents have not yet been evaluated for their potential to cure or treat disease, according to a new analysis ...

Biology / Other

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Apple names Arthur Levinson non-exec chair

(AP) -- Apple Inc. has named Arthur Levinson as its non-executive chairman, a move that rewards the longtime Apple board member who chose it over Google Inc. when the technology giants began to compete with ...

Technology / Business

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New knowledge will boost fight against superbug

A breakthrough in the fight against drug-resistant infections is one step closer following the discovery of the structure of NDM-1: a vicious form of bacteria that is currently resistant to the most powerful antibiotics available.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sweet insight: New discovery could speed drug development

The surface of cells and many biologically active molecules are studded with sugar structures that are not used to store energy, but rather are involved in communication, immunity and inflammation. In a similar manner, sugars ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New chemo regimen helps children with neuroblastoma

A new high-dose chemotherapy regimen has been shown to improve survival of children with high-risk neuroblastoma, a common pediatric cancer, according to a European clinical trial published Sunday.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New organic catalyst should enhance drug research and development

A new "organocatalyst" developed at Oregon State University is now available for commercial use. Produced by an Albany, Ore., pharmaceutical company, it should make new drug development around the world less ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

HP speeds drug discovery research with inkjet technology

HP today announced an innovative drug research application for its inkjet technology that enables pharmaceutical companies to more efficiently develop better drugs through vastly more precise dispensing of dosages.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemist discovers shortcut for processing drugs

A prolific University of Missouri chemist has discovered a quicker and easier method for pharmaceutical companies to make certain drugs.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Americans and Canadians get different drug information online

Americans and Canadians are getting vastly different search results when they look up prescription drug information online, says a study by researchers at the University of British Columbia.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0