Faster, cheaper drug manufacturing with engineered catalysts

Dutch scientists say that catalysts that mimic enzymes could revolutionize pharmaceutical manufacturing

Oxea completes new plant in Nanjing, China

The new specialty esters plant is Oxea’s first production site in Asia.

Banned androgens found in sports supplements

Nutritional supplements marketed to athletes in Australia test positive for banned substances

Animal testing to be banned in Brazil

Internationally approved alternatives to animal testing will be accepted under Brazil’s new bill

What makes natural products sell

As a shift toward buying “natural” products continues, brands are more interested in what motivates these purchases.

Inaugural Gulfood Manufacturing sells out

Region’s biggest-ever trade show launch to highlight food logistics, processing, packaging and ingredients sectors; food specialists and industry leaders to address Middle East food safety

AUTOMATICA 2014 shows production of tomorrow

Organizers of AUTOMATICA 2014 in Messe Munchen released its final report.

AkzoNobel to move personal care activities

Personal Care activities to be relocated from Switzerland to its regional headquarters in Stenungsund, Sweden

NZ, Singapore to invest USD3 mn in F&N research

Five food and nutrition (F&N) research projects awarded joint grant in areas such as consumer insights, and infant and maternal nutrition

Government fuels Indonesian infectious disease IVD market

With the Indonesian government ramping up investments in primary and public healthcare, the infectious disease IVD market could grow to nearly $60 million in 2017

DuPont has new technical centre in Kiev

Eastern European market gains support for successful yoghurt, cheese and fresh fermented portfolio development

Tomra Sorting Food moves to bigger site

The US Food division of Tomra Sorting Solutions moves to Embarcadero Drive, California. New site will focus on nut processing industry