> Radiopharmaceuticals maker Pharmalucence is replacing and modernizing its manufacturing infrastructure by building a 70,000 square foot production facility in Billerica, MA. Release
> The first phase is underway of an mPedigree system in Ghana, reported earlier, in which consumers text scratch codes via cell phone to verify drug authenticity: A test has demonstrated connectivity with the Hewlett-Packard data center. Article
> Third-party logistics provider DRS Group of Hyderabad has launched the DRS Labs contract manufacturing division by unveiling a 40,000-square-foot facility for the production of tablets, capsules, liquids and ointments. Article
> Virtify, maker of the Enterprise Content Compliance software, has been named to Gartner's list of "Cool Vendors in Life Sciences." Release
> KV Pharmaceutical has finally closed on the sale of its raw-material and drug-making subsidiary Particle Dynamics to an investor group, five years after a fire delayed the transaction. Article