02/15/2006 February 13, 2006 -- /MEDICAL INDUSTRY E-MAIL NEWS SERVICES(TM)/ -- BETHESDA Md. -- The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) and Learnwright, Inc. today announced a joint agreement to use Learnwright's PharmaTrain Training Management System technology to deliver online training services to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical professionals worldwide.
02/15/2006 February 13, 2006 -- /FDA/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today delivered a letter to Cytosol Laboratories, Inc., of Braintree, Mass., to request a recall of all brands and sizes of Balanced Salt Solution (BSS) that the firm manufactures.
02/15/2006 February 14, 2006 -- /MasterControl/ -- Validation of manufacturing processes, handling of deviations, and laboratory operations are the top three areas that FDA investigators scrutinize during GMP inspections, according to a senior regulatory operations officer with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).
02/15/2006 February 13, 2006 -- /MARKET WIRE/ -- LENEXA, KS -- EaglePicher Pharmaceutical Services LLC ("EPPS") has welcomed the New Year with an exciting contract and the completion of the qualification of additional isolated radiolabeling capacity.
02/15/2006 February 14, 2006 -- /ISPE/ -- TAMPA, Fla. -- ISPE, a global not-for-profit Society of pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals, today announced the appointment of Balwant Grewal as Vice President of Asia Pacific Operations, effective immediately.
02/15/2006 February 14, 2006 -- /MARKET WIRE/ -- PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Produce Safety & Security International Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Global Inspection Service to provide third party inspection and remediation services.
02/15/2006 February 15, 2006 - Taiwan foundry United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) said 4Q05 net profit reached roughly $93 million (a 40% sequential increase), on 16.5% better sales of $837 million.
02/15/2006 February 15, 2006 - Researchers at SEMATECH North in Albany, NY, claim to have achieved total removal of particles as small as 43nm from quartz substrates, nearly the 40nm benchmark necessary required for pilot lines using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography techniques.
02/15/2006 San Jose, CA — Global silicon wafer area shipments increased 6% in 2005 when compared to 2004 area shipments, claims the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry. Revenues also grew 8% in 2005 compared to 2004.
02/15/2006 Private funding works a certain way. Entrepreneurs bootstrap their moonlight tinkerings into small startups. They raise early financing from friends, family and angel investors. They go to venture capitalists. But a couple of companies actively funding nanotech are not so certain that's the best way after all.
02/14/2006 February 14, 2006 - Group4 Labs LLC has developed a gallium nitride (GaN)-on-diamond semiconductor wafer, targeting high-power, high-frequency applications such as solid-state white lighting.
02/14/2006 February 14, 2006 - SEMI has published 14 new technical standards as part of its 3x/year schedule. The group includes several applicable to the emerging growth area of compound semiconductors.
02/13/2006 February 13, 2006 - The US International Trade Commission has changed its mind and will investigate a complaint by SanDisk Corp. against STMicroelectronics alleging patent infringement of NOR and NAND flash memory technologies.
02/13/2006 February 13, 2006 - Nichia Corp. has agreed to a 600 million yen (US $5.1 million) settlement with former employee Shuji Nakamura, effectively ending litigation concerning royalties over patented blue LED technology
