15 July 2010
New Business Development Manager
Nick Geary has joined RSSL Pharma from Catalent Pharma Solutions, as Business Development Manager.
14 July 2010
New NMR capability at RSSL
Reading Scientific Services Ltd has commissioned a new nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer in its Berkshire laboratories. The new instrument enhances the analytical capability of RSSL, and is more sensitive and more flexible than the company's existing NMR instrument.
21 June 2010
Biotech expansion
RSSL Pharma has signalled its commitment to the biotech sector, especially in services relating to early phase development, with the installation of new storage capability.
23 April 2010
Supply Chain Issues
The airspace over Europe may have opened again, but the problems may just be beginning for the pharmaceutical supply chain. "The question is what has happened to materials while they have been waiting to be sent," notes Philip Payne, of RSSL Pharma.
25 February 2010
Key appointment for RSSL
RSSL has appointed Philip Payne as its new Investigative Partner, providing manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, APIs and excipients with support in addressing problems that have led to 'out of specification' test results. He will provide hands-on quality and process improvement support, addressing quality issues within the client's own site and across their supply chain. RSSL can also provide training in topics such as GMP, GDP and quality management, as well as auditing to lead assessor and internal corporate standards.
26 November 2009
Huge success for UK's first RP Training Course
Delegates who attended the UK's first training course for Responsible Persons (RP) have voted it a huge success, with delegates consistently giving the course top marks of 'outstanding' for both content and delivery.
22 September 2009
New Appointments
RSSL Pharma has made two senior appointments in its pharmaceutical laboratories.
29 July 2009
New course on writing reports
RSSL Pharma Training is launching a new course "Report Writing For Scientists", which will assist scientists in any discipline to write clearer and better reports, especially where these are for a non-scientific audience. It should be especially useful to researchers and technical staff needing to explain or illuminate their work to non-specialist managers or company directors, or perhaps to scientists working in contract laboratories who need to report back to customers who do not speak the same ‘scientific language’.
15 June 2009
Consumers confused by cosmetic claims
It appears that the majority of consumers have little or no understanding about the true meaning of pack claims made on cosmetic products. Only terms like 'dermatologically tested' and 'systemic' are understood by more than 50% of the general population. However, other common terms like 'non-comedogenic', 'opthalmologically approved' and 'skin friendly' are understood by less than 20%.
15 June 2009
New training for Responsible Persons
RSSL Pharma Training is to launch a new training course in the UK to develop the skills of Responsible Persons (RP), and those aiming for RP status, currently working in the wholesale distribution of pharmaceuticals. Article 79(b) of Directive 2001/83/EC requires licence holders to have a RP available to safeguard users against poor distribution practices. However, to date, there has been no formal training on offer to equip the RP to carry out these duties.
08 April 2009
'Herbal viagra' exposes risks
On 7 April 2009, the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) reported that a so-called 'herbal viagra' (Jia Yi Jian) that is sold in many traditional chinese medicine outlets, contains dangerous levels of the prescription drugs sibutramine and tadalafil.
06 April 2009
Antibiotic Identification
RSSL Pharma is using a new accurate mass liquid chromatography - mass spectrometer (Q-TOF LC-MS) to provide an antibiotic identification service for the pharmaceutical industry.
06 January 2009
Tops for Training
RSSL Pharma Training goes into 2009 with several new courses that promise to give delegates the inside track on the regulator's requirements and the key knowledge required for career progression in their role as auditors or Qualified Persons.