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Leading freeze-drying systems suppliers for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries widely use freeze-drying systems to protect vaccines, antibodies, antibiotics such as penicillin, blood plasma, proteins, enzymes, hormones, viruses, and bacteria from heat and minimise their biological activity.

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Intravacc gets NIAID contract for intranasal gonorrhoea vaccine development

Pharmaceutical Technology

The company will create a comprehensive manufacturing process for NGoXIM to generate batches of the vaccine that are Good Manufacturing Practices-compliant. Therapyx will develop and manufacture the IL-12-containing microspheres in the vaccine called GneX12.

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Likmez: First FDA-Approved Liquid Option of the Antibiotic Metronidazole

XTalks

Indicated for the treatment of trichomoniasis in adults, amebiasis in both adults and pediatric patients and anaerobic bacterial infections in adults, Likmez is available as an oral suspension, with each 5 mL containing 500 mg of metronidazole.

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Nestlé to Market Oral Microbiome Drug for C. Difficile + WHO Recommends IL-6 Blockers as Life-Saving COVID-19 Treatment

XTalks

CDIs typically develop after the use of antibiotics, which can wipe out the gut’s healthy bacteria. Seres’ microbiome drug SER-109 aims to restore the healthy bacteria via an oral capsule that contains a protective species of gut bacteria. Difficile infection (CDI). Read the full articles here: .

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BioIVT acquires Cypex to boost portfolio  

Drug Discovery World

Provider to the life sciences industry BioIVT has acquired enzymes manufacturer Cypex in a bid to enhance its product portfolio. . Based in Dundee, Cypex manufactures recombinant xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes with its product portfolio covering a wide range of proteins involved in drug metabolism. .

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More Dangerous Mouthwashes and Hand Sanitizers Recalled

The Pharma Data

30, 2020 — A hand sanitizer has been recalled because it may contain methanol, a toxic chemical known as wood alcohol, according to the U.S. In addition, a mouthwash is being recalled because it may be tainted with bacteria that are particularly dangerous for people with COVID-19. WEDNESDAY, Dec. Food and Drug Administration.

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AMR: Steps in the right direction

Drug Discovery World

Successful projects will gain access to UKHSA facilities where they can test clinical strains of bacteria and get support from experts in the field. The UK’s national action plan for AMR aims to see the problem effectively contained and controlled by 2040. He has a master’s degree in Journalism from Newcastle University.