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Preventing
the preventable
The problem of medication errors is not new, although recently
it has come under increasing scrutiny and public concern.
Aashruti Kak discusses the use of labelling and packaging
in Europe and the US in comparison with those in India
Packaging:
The art of dressing up a brand
Packaging is the dress code of any brand. If you get it right,
you are sure to impress all those who matter. Gauri Chaudhri
analyses some brands which got it right
'Our
core competency is people'
Dr G Ramakrishnan, President, Indian Analytical Instruments
Association (IAIA) discusses the evolution of the analytical
instrumentation industry, trends and competition from China,
in conversation with Arshiya Khan
'Indian
pharma machineries have a good price: performance ratio'
The Indian pharma machinery industry has come a long way from
being an import-dependent sector in the sixties and seventies,
to an industry with an annual growth rate of 14 percent to
17 percent. Barriers like foreign exchange shortages, heavy
import duties and restrictive import licensing policies turned
out to be a blessing in disguise, because these brought to
the fore India's own engineering minds, who soon started making
pharma machinery at cost effective rates. Bhavna Shah, President,
Indian Pharma Machinery Manufacturers Association (IPMMA)
spoke to Viveka Roychowdhury about the future challenges facing
this industry
'Laboratory
analysis is shifting online'
Dr Sudhir Kulkarni, Regional Manager, Pacific Rim region,
Ametek, tells Sachin Jagdale about the mass spectrometer,
a key product of Ametek, which plays a central role in analysing
purity of pharma products in process applications
Technology
Trends In Pharma
The Indian pharmaceutical industry has undergone a sea of
change in the last two decades. Government pressures and misleading
impressions of the industry making huge profits created a
negative image among people.
Millipore
launches re-branding initiative
Millipore recently unveiled its new brand initiative and visual
identity to underscore the company's transformation from a
high performance filtration systems provider to a Life Science
corporation, focused on delivering the pioneering technologies
and deep expertise necessary for customers to reach their
research and scientific goals.
Romaco
at P-Mec 2007
Leading global supplier of processing and packaging equipment,
Romaco, will be exhibiting equipment from three of its pharmaceutical
ranges at P-Mec 2007.
Kovai
to launch pre-programmed electronic reminding system
Kovai Pharma Machineries, manufacturers and exporters of pharmaceutical
and cosmetic machineries, will be launching 'P3', positioned
as the first and only pre-programmed electronic cosmetic package
(patent pending) at the P-MEC India 2007 show in Mumbai.
Cleaning
ampoules the ultrasonic way
In an injectable plant, sterile liquids are filled in vials,
ampoules and pre-filled syringes. Each one of the above has
certain advantages and disadvantages.
Mack
Pharmatech: leaders in temperature controlled chambers
Mack Equipments have established themselves as one of the
leading manufacturers in laboratory equipments of India by
incorporating technological changes and being trendsetters
in their product segments.
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