High quality excipients-the need of the hour
The necessity of high quality excipients cannot be stressed more in today’s time of quality medicines.

Tahira unwraps small volume parenterals manufacturing facility
In 2000 when APShah, Director of Tahira Industries along with V S Dhakaras, a stalwart in the pharmaceutical industry, started designing and creating a Small Volume Parenterals manufacturing facility in Mumbai.

Codexis and Arch Pharmalabs strike manufacturing and supply deal
Codexis, a privately-held biotechnology company, announced the signing of a manufacturing and supply agreement with Arch Pharmalabs, a leading Indian generics pharmaceutical company, for a generic pharmaceutical intermediate.

Coating training programme-Art to Science
A training programme was conducted on Oct 4 and Oct 5, 2005 by Ideal Institute of Coating Technology at Mumbai.

New Met One 3400 Series Portable Airborne Particle Counters
Hach Ultra, USA announces the introduction of the Met One 3400 Series Portable Airborne Particle Counters for faster sampling, ease of use and reduced technician time.

Lutein and zeaxanthin supplementation improves visual performance
A report on DSM R&D Colloquium by Wolfgang Schalch, Research Department, DSM Nutritional Products, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland.

All about fume hoods
Hoods used in conjunction with a heating or air conditioning system as room exhaust, should generally be located on the opposite side of the room from the inlet registers, discusses Salil Sansare, Head of Marketinng Division, Labguard.

Solvent or Aqueous Film Coating
Tablet coating, which is known to pharmaceutical industry for more than 200 years has undergone several changes during last 25 years owing to the rapid development in pharmaceutical technology.

Sieves – Importance of Calibration & Certification
The determination of particle size distribution is an essential aspect of the characterisation of drug substances and pharmaceutical excipients.

New Age Instrumentation