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Haselmeier establishes Haselmeier Inc. in the United States

Haselmeier announced today that it has established a new company in the United States, Haselmeier Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Haselmeier GmbH. The US is a logical step in our global expansion, say Haselmeier officials, the United States is the largest healthcare market and home to many leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

Watson-Marlow OEM Pumps Help Push the Boundaries of Automated Cell Culture

Following impressive results using OEM pumps from Watson-Marlow Pumps Group on an automated batch cell culture system, a Hertfordshire-based company specialising in automated life science applications has now adopted the pumps on additional products - with equal success.

New Generation Pumps Purpose-Designed for Medical Applications

Watson-Marlow Pumps Group is unveiling a new range of 400RXMD panel-mount pumps designed specifically to meet the demands from medical device specialists serving the surgical ablation market.

Peristaltic Pump Specialist Launches Fully Integrated Drive for OEM Pumps

Watson-Marlow Pumps Group introduces DriveSure™ its new panel-mount OEM brushless DC gear motor with fully integrated speed controller. DriveSure is highly adaptable, offering 24V and 48V dc options, a 51:1 control ratio between 408-8 rpm, and directly accepts market-standard analogue control signals. With DriveSure, OEM engineers can bring products to market faster and with less engineering cost by eliminating the time, design uncertainty and risks associated with the separate specification of pump motor, gearbox and drive.

Medelpharm will present the new “Press Coating Device” for its STYL’One R&D Tablet Press

 Press Coating, also known as Dry Coating or Tab-in-Tab, is a technology that opens up new possibilities to achieve unexplored dissolution profiles.

COPA-DATA begins research project on intelligent user interfaces

With the rise in the use of modern hardware technology in the industrial environment, such as Smartphones and tablets, there is also an increasing demand for new operating, interaction and visualization concepts. Within the framework of the research project "zenon Smart Interfaces" COPA-DATA is addressing these new market requirements and thereby extending its range of automation solutions for mobile devices.

Drug Discovery Unit (DDU), University of Dundee Licenses GVK BIO Online SAR Database (GOSTAR)

GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) today announced that it has licensed its online SAR database – GOSTAR to the drug discovery unit (DDU) at the University of Dundee.

India Regulatory Update

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), the national regulatory body governing pharmaceuticals and medical devices in India, issued draft guidelines earlier this year designed to ensure the quality and identity of pharmaceutical products throughout the distribution process.

New EU GDP Guideline

After almost two years of review, an updated GDP guideline for EU distribution of medicinal products for human use was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on March 7, 2013. This new guideline replaces existing directives (94/C 63/03) that have been in effect since 1994. Compliance with the 2013 EU Guideline (2013/C 68/01) becomes mandatory six months after date of publication, or on September 7, 2013.