(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Catalent Pharma Solutions’ industry experts will deliver scientific poster presentations this month at the 2010 AAPS National Biotechnology Conference, May 16-19 in San Francisco, California. This week of educational programming is dedicated to advancing health through innovations in biotherapeutics. Catalent is a sustaining sponsor of the 2010 AAPS National Biotechnology Conference. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Richard Martin, CFO of Entegrion, joined forty-four distinguished professionals as Triangle Business Leader and BDO Seidman LLP’s 2009 Top CFO’s of the Triangle. The 2009 Top CFO winners were selected out of 140 nominations from the categories of Financial Services, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Tech & Telecom, Business Services, and Products & Services. The Triangle’s Top CFOs were recognized at the Briar Creek Country Club held on the evening of October 13th.  Many of the area’s top CFO’s were in attendance and the keynote speaker for the event was Frank G. Paci, Executive VP of Business Operations, CFO of The Pantry, Inc. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Catalent Pharma Solutions will host a free Webinar featuring Senior Manager, Wei Pan, Ph.D. RAC and Kathy Waddle, Director, Stability QC Biology.  The one-hour Webinar will cover stability studies as a critical part of the drug development process and the vital role they play for drug product marketing approval.  The Webinar, titled “Stability Studies in Pharmaceutical Development,” will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2009 at 2 p.m. (EST). To register for the Webinar please visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/280747146. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) NCTechNews, North Carolina’s technology news source, is accepting nominations from businesses and organizations for its “Biotech Story of the Year” top ten list for 2009. The list of stories will provide NCTechNews readers with detailed information about each top ten nominee and their newsworthy milestones contributing to the life sciences community in North Carolina. Every qualifying organization or business submitting a nomination will appear on the final list compilation to be published on NCTechNews, along with a hot link to their individual websites, with the top ten headlining a feature article and press release announcing the final list. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Laboratory equipment represents an elevated risk of product safety dangers. CertifiGroup has a special new program to help manufacturers, designers and equipment owners for this high-tech category. In many cases, non-certified laboratory equipment is never identified as a high risk category in the workplace. Scientists and facility owners assume the manufacturers have considered electrical and product safety merely because the equipment is often expensive. The CertifiGroup laboratory equipment evaluation team has been collecting data on the hazards for operators and facilities, and the results are startling. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Early phase drug development consulting firm ClinPharm Consulting and 20-year pharmaceutical industry veteran Eric Nelson, Ph.D. have announced a strategic partnership to expand upon their core offerings for emerging pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Entegrion, Inc., a privately owned life sciences product development company specializing in technologies for hemorrhage control, resuscitation, and tissue repair, was a winner in the 2009 New Product & Technology Awards. This national program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, is the first awards program of its kind to recognize the most innovative products and services for older adults and their families. (more…)

(Apex, N.C.) NCTechNews, North Carolina’s technology news source, is accepting submissions from business and organizations to be listed in the publication’s North Carolina Technology Resources Guide. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) The U.S. Navy has awarded two additional contracts to the life sciences company Entegrion, Inc., for implementation of the company’s proprietary technologies to improve the safety and availability of blood-derived products for treating combat injuries. Recent medical research has demonstrated that such blood component therapy is essential in responding to traumatic injury, especially on the battlefield. The base contracts total about $4 million, with an additional $2 million for expanded research. (more…)

(Apex, N.C.) Strategic messaging and online publishing firm Menzies Consulting, Inc. is providing free advice to early stage drug developers looking to grow their market share. The June 2009 issue of the company’s News You Can Use newsletter features an article with details on low-cost, high-return methods of getting in front of the biotechnology marketplace in a down economy. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Sequence, Inc. and Global Automation Partners, Inc. (GAP) today announced a strategic partnership designed to offer computer system integration and compliance solutions to the life sciences industry. The partnership will combine the proven automation and manufacturing IT engineering processes of GAP with the regulatory expertise of Sequence, Inc. to effectively design, implement and validate computer systems used in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. (more…)