Cannabis Packaging Global Market Outlook Report 2023-2027 Featuring Major Players - Cannaline Cannabis Packaging Solutions, Diamond Packaging, Drug Plastics Group, Dymapak and KushCo - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Cannabis Packaging: Global Market Outlook” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of cannabis packaging based on three categories: material, cannabis form, and region. The materials are segmented into major types: plastic, paper and paperboard, glass, metal, and others. A detailed estimateContinue Reading

Using fungi, researchers convert ocean plastic into ingredients for drug industry

LAWRENCE — Research on fungi underway at the University of Kansas has helped transform tough-to-recycle plastic waste from the Pacific Ocean into key components for making pharmaceuticals. The chemical–biological approach for converting polyethylene uses an everyday soil fungus called Aspergillus nidulans that has been genetically altered. The results were reportedContinue Reading

Speeding drug development a ‘win-win’ for all concerned

Headquartered in Philadelphia, TransCelerate has 30+ initiatives focused on improving the patient and site experience, enhancing sponsor efficiencies and drug safety and, as appropriate, harmonizing process and sharing information. Outsourcing-Pharma caught up with Dalvir Gill, CEO at TransCelerate, to learn about the organization’s impact to date, its most notable achievements,Continue Reading

Why drug stores lock up their products behind plastic cases

Most of the products on the drug store shelf are behind lock and key, even everyday items such as deodorant, toothpaste, candy, dish detergent, soap and aluminum foil. Manufacturers that supply lock cases and devices to chain stores have seen their businesses boom. Locking up their shelves is a lastContinue Reading

Impact of micro-environmental factors on survival, reproduction and distribution of Oncomelania hupensis snails | Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Webster JP, Molyneux DH, Hotez PJ, Fenwick A. The contribution of mass drug administration to global health: past, present and future. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2014;369:20130434. PubMed  PubMed Central  Article  Google Scholar  Hotez PJ, Fenwick A, Savioli L, Molyneux DH. Rescuing the bottom billion through controlContinue Reading

What would it take to set up an African drug discovery ecosystem?

A factor holding back African research is the lack of strong collaborative networks between African laboratories and institutions. Credit: Shutterstock Africa has great potential for drug discovery. The continent has natural resources, indigenous knowledge and human capacity. And it has the need: it bears more than 20% of the globalContinue Reading

What it would take to set up an African drug discovery ecosystem

Africa has great potential for drug discovery. The continent has natural resources, indigenous knowledge and human capacity. And it has the need: it bears more than 20% of the global disease burden. There are many internationally recognised African scientists undertaking cutting edge research. But a lack of resources makes itContinue Reading