Archive for the ‘drug delivery systems’ Category

German Engineering Puts Mumbai-Based Maker of Inhaler Systems on Fast Track

Monday, December 10th, 2012

Just nine months after placing the order, Jay Precision Products India Pvt Ltd, a manufacturer of medical products based in Mumbai, is running an inhaler assembly system developed and built by German company Pfuderer Maschinenbau GmbH (Ludwigsburg, Germany). The devices are fitted with a built-in dose counter, which made the ...

India’s Diabetes Device Market Set to Surge

Monday, August 6th, 2012

Manufacturers of devices for diabetes treatment increasingly are turning their attention to emerging economies such as India and China to maintain growth. Huge patient pools combined with comparatively low disease awareness are leading firms such as Roche, Sanofi, Novo Nordisk and Lilly to boost their sales and marketing focus in ...

Aptar Pharma Sets Up Production Near Mumbai

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

From the wire: Aptar Pharma, which develops and manufactures nasal and pulmonary drug-delivery devices, has announced the opening of a new facility near Mumbai, India. Located at Rabale, Navi Mumbai, the new site includes an ISO Class 7 cleanroom, which will be used primarily to produce the DF30 metering valve platform for ...

Biocon Launches Haselmeier’s Insulin Pen in India

Monday, December 19th, 2011

One of Asia’s premier biotechnology companies, Biocon recently announced the launch of Haselmeier's INSUPen in India. The INSUPen is a reusable insulin pen based on Haselmeier’s popular i-pen technology.

Stanford India Biodesign Leads Way to Development of Affordable Medical Devices

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Funded primarily by the Indian government's Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, and Stanford University, the Stanford-India Biodesign (SIB) Fellowship Program is centered in New Delhi and administered as a collaboration between Stanford University, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and the All India Institute of Medical ...

Gerresheimer Makes Targeted Investments in Emerging Markets

Friday, May 20th, 2011

[caption id="attachment_497" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Plastic part for medical device manufactured by Gerresheimer."][/caption] Headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, Gerresheimer AG is making targeted investments in emerging markets to sustain growth in its pharmaceutical plastic and glass packaging business. “Building our business in emerging markets is a core element of our growth strategy. We ...

Eurocor Introduces “Magical” Combination Product in India

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Eurocor GmbH, the wholly‐owned subsidiary of Opto Circuits (India) Ltd, has launched a bare metal cobalt chromium stent premounted on a drug-eluting balloon in India. The technology has already been registered with the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). Live workshops were conducted at Desun Hospital and Heart Institute and ...

Cambridge Consultants and Sun Pharma Develop New Dry Powder Inhaler

Monday, December 20th, 2010

UK-based product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants has developed a new high-efficiency, easy-to-use dry powder inhaler in collaboration with Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Ltd (SPARC), one of India’s leading pharmaceutical research companies. The new device integrates the following user-friendly design features:

Rexam Showcases Precision Metering Valve Platform

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Getting an early jump on the competition, Rexam Healthcare has announced that it will display its Inhalia precision metering valve platform for inhalation treatments at the CPHI India event in Mumbai. The largest pharmaceutical show in South Asia, CPHI will be held from 30 November to 2 December 2011. The Inhalia ...