The legalisation of cannabis comes with great risk and responsibility. By implementing seed-to-sale tracking, regulators worldwide are working to secure the legal cannabis supply chain.
Sunscreen products are known to be challenging to preserve. Yet, the reasons are diverse and not fully addressed. Plusline demonstrates high solubility, with no need to use a solvent to carry it into the final product.
Medika SA trading as the Melcura brand, a trusted and well-established wound care brand that has been based in hospitals…
Medika SA trading as the Melcura brand, a trusted and well-established wound care brand that has been based in hospitals for over 15 years, has finally launched online and at select local pharmacies. Melcura products are a crucial component in one’s arsenal for fast, complete wound healing when an accident…
Environ Skin Care has won the award for Top Medical Skincare Line of the Decade. With a long list of…
Environ Skin Care has won the award for Top Medical Skincare Line of the Decade. With a long list of over 100 highly esteemed recognitions received for outstanding products worldwide, South African born, globally recognised professional brand Environ Skin Care has been on an international winning streak the past few…
The Adcock Ingram Group has achieved a 4% increase in turnover for the six month period to 31 December 2020.…
The Adcock Ingram Group has achieved a 4% increase in turnover for the six month period to 31 December 2020. The company achieved these results despite challenging trading conditions caused by COVID-19, a depressed economy and decline in demand for certain categories of medicine and products. Performance metrics include: • …
The Made in Africa Conference and Expo will be the largest ever virtual gathering of and showcase of African buyers…
The Made in Africa Conference and Expo will be the largest ever virtual gathering of and showcase of African buyers and sellers, taking place on 13 and 14 April 2021. With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing African nations to develop local solutions to the continent’s challenges, the time has come…
New from Biomedical Emporium, the Diamond Hyaluron Filler a low molecular weight serum that plumps and hydrates the skin. The…
New from Biomedical Emporium, the Diamond Hyaluron Filler a low molecular weight serum that plumps and hydrates the skin. The serum has been entered in the P&C Review / Symrise 2020/2021 New Product Competition. Only one gram of one of the active ingredients in the Diamond Hyaluron Filler can evidently…
Fix-a-Form informational booklet labels from Pyrotec PackMedia have major benefits for pharmaceutical packaging. Protecting against counterfeiting and warning of tampering…
Fix-a-Form informational booklet labels from Pyrotec PackMedia have major benefits for pharmaceutical packaging. Protecting against counterfeiting and warning of tampering or incorrect storage is essential for pharmaceutical products. Add to this increased legislation and consumer demand for information and pharmaceutical manufacturers have many packaging challenges to contend with. Fix-a-Form informational…
Stick-based skin care is one of the most popular trends emerging from the K Beauty movement. This trend has driven…
Stick-based skin care is one of the most popular trends emerging from the K Beauty movement. This trend has driven leading manufacturers like Sunjin Beauty Science to improve its formulations, including sunscreens. Sun protection products have evolved from basic creams and emulsions, to gels, sprays and more recently stick formats…
eSalon, the pioneer in custom at-home hair colour, has introduced a demi-permanent hair colour in Europe. The 0% ammonia formula…
eSalon, the pioneer in custom at-home hair colour, has introduced a demi-permanent hair colour in Europe. The 0% ammonia formula gradually fades in about 24 washes, limiting a line of demarcation, ultimately allowing clients to change their hair colour with ease and convenience. Unique colour combinations The demi-permanent formula, part…
SilverLeaf Investments, established by industry pioneers and investment experts, has the goal of bringing investors and cannabis-industry investment opportunities together.…
SilverLeaf Investments, established by industry pioneers and investment experts, has the goal of bringing investors and cannabis-industry investment opportunities together. The aim is to help steer this new industry towards its potential as it navigates its return to its former glory as a globally revered plant. In the process, it…
Dis-Chem Pharmacies has started offering COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at OR Tambo and Cape Town International airports to meet additional…
Dis-Chem Pharmacies has started offering COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at OR Tambo and Cape Town International airports to meet additional requirements for people flying abroad. International travellers are still required to have a PCR test seventy-two hours before flying but now, in addition, an antigen test before boarding a plane.…
BY: Neil Birch, CEO at Novus Holdings Business agility is the capability of a business to respond quickly to a…
BY: Neil Birch, CEO at Novus Holdings Business agility is the capability of a business to respond quickly to a changing environment, whether it be internal or external. Qualities of agile businesses include being adaptive, flexible and creative in your response to change without losing momentum (remaining productive) or vision.…
Fibertex SA, part of the global Fibertex Nonwovens group, has developed versatile high-performance components for protective facemasks and respirators. “Fibertex,…
Fibertex SA, part of the global Fibertex Nonwovens group, has developed versatile high-performance components for protective facemasks and respirators. “Fibertex, which continuously invests in technological advancements to meet requirements in diverse industries – has increased production capacity of materials so desperately needed during the global COVID-19 pandemic,” explains Rosa Naidoo,…
Entries are now open for the Santam Women of the Future Awards 2020 in association with Fairlady and True Love.…
Entries are now open for the Santam Women of the Future Awards 2020 in association with Fairlady and True Love. Santam, Fairlady and, for the first time this year, Truelove Magazine, have partnered up in the search to find the best female entrepreneurs in the country. Best women entrepreneurs If…
Researchers at Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University in the US found a link between a relatively new form…
Researchers at Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University in the US found a link between a relatively new form of diabetes, known as “type 3” diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.
Cape Government MEC, David Maynier, has confirmed that Health Shops may operate in the Western Cape during the COVID-19 lockdown…
Cape Government MEC, David Maynier, has confirmed that Health Shops may operate in the Western Cape during the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa, subject to lockdown regulations. Following high level engagement with the Ministry of Health, Western Cape, and with the Western Cape Government, the HPA reports that in collaboration…
Due to the challenges facing SMEs as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the NSBC and its National Partners are…
Due to the challenges facing SMEs as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the NSBC and its National Partners are proud to offer 100 000 SMEs complimentary membership to the NSBC, each valued at R 1950 per annum. “The greatest challenge for Small Businesses during the lockdown because of COVID-19…
Healing Earth has launched an online store where patrons who find essential calm and comfort in its gentle and all-natural…
Healing Earth has launched an online store where patrons who find essential calm and comfort in its gentle and all-natural products can still get their fix during lockdown. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a nationwide lockdown to flatten the curve and stop the spread of the coronavirus has turned the…
Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) has partnered with American Thermal Instruments (ATI) in Dayton, Ohio, to donate free-of-charge new printable temperature,…
Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) has partnered with American Thermal Instruments (ATI) in Dayton, Ohio, to donate free-of-charge new printable temperature, tampering and authentication technology to protect all new COVID-19 drugs. As the world’s scientists rush to find vaccines and therapeutics to treat COVID-19, there’s another group of scientists who are…
Evonik is strengthening its strategic partnership with BioNTech in order to establish additional lipid production in Germany for use with…
Evonik is strengthening its strategic partnership with BioNTech in order to establish additional lipid production in Germany for use with mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. Commercial lipid quantities are to be produced at Evonik’s Hanau and Dossenheim sites in Germany as early as the second half of 2021 as part of a…
Continued research into the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines is imperative to prevent a worsening of the impact of COVID-19, says…
Continued research into the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines is imperative to prevent a worsening of the impact of COVID-19, says data and analytics company, GlobalData. Mohamed Abukar, MSc, clinical trials analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The fast-spreading new COVID-19 variants may reduce the protective effects offered by the leading vaccines.…
analytica Lab Africa is set to come your way, as part of a mega co-located trade show, in November 2021.…
analytica Lab Africa is set to come your way, as part of a mega co-located trade show, in November 2021. Messe Muenchen South Africa, presenters of analytica Lab Africa, IFAT Africa and food & drink technology (fdt) Africa, are gearing up to present the three events in a co-located trade…
SAHPRA has released a statement addressing it decision to allow controlled compassionate use of Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19.…
SAHPRA has released a statement addressing it decision to allow controlled compassionate use of Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19. According to the statement, there is an erroneous notion that SAHPRA “buckled under pressure” as a consequence of the court action brought by, amongst others the Afriforum regarding access to…
Sew-Eurodrive has joined a nationwide campaign to use 3D printing technology to produce much-needed face masks and shields for healthcare…
Sew-Eurodrive has joined a nationwide campaign to use 3D printing technology to produce much-needed face masks and shields for healthcare workers and first responders. Since the announcement of a national lockdown to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, there has been a global shortage of such…
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) has released its latest Guide, ISPE Good Practice Guide: Maintenance, 2nd Edition. The…
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) has released its latest Guide, ISPE Good Practice Guide: Maintenance, 2nd Edition. The Guide describes current established good practices and seeks to provide a practical and consistent interpretation of the required elements of a pharmaceutical Maintenance Programme, while offering maximum flexibility to enable…
Three of BASF’s leaders recently tuned for the launch of one of its divisions, Isobionics’, new distillation plant in the…
Three of BASF’s leaders recently tuned for the launch of one of its divisions, Isobionics’, new distillation plant in the Netherlands. Toine Janssen, CEO of Isobionics formally opened the new Isobionics distillation plant at Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen, Netherlands. Steffen Götz, head of BASF’s Aroma Ingredients business, Jurgen Hoekstra,…
Our latest P&C Review/Symrise 2020/21 New Product Competition entry is Skin Creamery’s Wildflower Water-Cream. This South African slow beauty brand…
Our latest P&C Review/Symrise 2020/21 New Product Competition entry is Skin Creamery’s Wildflower Water-Cream. This South African slow beauty brand exists to simplify skin care. The Wildflower Water-Cream is a lightweight emulsion that will leave skin feeling soothed and refreshed. This multipurpose beauty elixir deeply hydrates the skin, while botanical…
Mentholatum SA, a health and wellness company and the makers of Happy Event, recently invited a selection of South African…
Mentholatum SA, a health and wellness company and the makers of Happy Event, recently invited a selection of South African female consumers to take part in a 14-day trial. With so much body negativity and pressure on women the world over, Happy Event decided to take a slightly different approach…
The Cannabis Research Institute (CRI) of South Africa has certified a total of 43 CBD consumer products to date. These…
The Cannabis Research Institute (CRI) of South Africa has certified a total of 43 CBD consumer products to date. These products include capsules, oils, teas, shots and functional topicals, as well as a range of pet oils. Auditing process Before certification can be awarded, a brand and their CBD-containing products…
Symrise’s new blog is expanding the company’s range of communication with fascinating articles about scent, taste, care and nutrition. The…
Symrise’s new blog is expanding the company’s range of communication with fascinating articles about scent, taste, care and nutrition. The company will take readers on an inspiring and entertaining journey. They will learn from a variety of perspectives about how Symrise products contribute to the well-being and health of people…
Governments need to place more focus on South Africa’s COVID-19 variant, 501.V2, says data and analytics company, GlobalData. It is…
Governments need to place more focus on South Africa’s COVID-19 variant, 501.V2, says data and analytics company, GlobalData. It is now considered more infectious than the UK variant based on its dominance compared with other strains of SARS-CoV-2. Highly infectious Bishal Bhandari, Senior Epidemiologist at GlobalData, comments: “This new strain…
World-leading probiotic skin care brand, Esse launched its Resurrect Serum in September and it recently entered the serum in the…
World-leading probiotic skin care brand, Esse launched its Resurrect Serum in September and it recently entered the serum in the P&C Review / Symrise 2021 New Product Competition. Created for sensitive and sensitised skin, the Resurrect Serum harnesses the power of probiotics and biotechnology to provide high-level hydration and anti-wrinkle…
Skoon’s Wow-Wow Wonder Hydrating Serum is the first product to be entered in the 2020 Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review/Symrise New…
Skoon’s Wow-Wow Wonder Hydrating Serum is the first product to be entered in the 2020 Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review/Symrise New Product Competition. The Wow-Wow Wonder Hydrating Serum is formulated with three different sizes of Hyaluronic Acid molecules to tackle immediate and long-term skin hydration. It is also enriched with a…
Clere now caters for the needs of active men with the new Clere For Men Active range. The healthy lifestyle…
Clere now caters for the needs of active men with the new Clere For Men Active range. The healthy lifestyle movement is on the rise and getting fit has never been more accessible. With free gifts on gym sign ups, walking and running clubs, outdoor communal gyms, group exercise classes…
On 10 October, Environ was crowned the winner of the 2019 Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review/Symrise New Product Competition. This trusted…
On 10 October, Environ was crowned the winner of the 2019 Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review/Symrise New Product Competition. This trusted local skin care brand with a strong history of innovation, won the overall winner award for its Focus Care Radiance+ Range. The New Product Competition judges said Environ’s Focus Care…
Environ is a globally recognised skin care brand built on science, beauty and care. Its products are all based in…
Environ is a globally recognised skin care brand built on science, beauty and care. Its products are all based in vitamin A, which the brand believes is the ‘oxygen’ skin needs to look healthy and radiant for life. Focus Care Radiance+ Range and Focus Care Youth+ Avance Elixir are among…
Nimue is renowned for its expert understanding of the skin and the effective treatment of various skin conditions. As a…
Nimue is renowned for its expert understanding of the skin and the effective treatment of various skin conditions. As a leader in scientific skin care, Nimue Skin Technology (Nimue) promises to deliver transformative results for a variety of skin types. After an extended period of intense R&D, Nimue has launched…
Optiphi, the winner of the 2018 P&C Review/Symrise New Product Competition, is back to defend its title with three entries…
Optiphi, the winner of the 2018 P&C Review/Symrise New Product Competition, is back to defend its title with three entries in the 2019 competition. The South African professional skin care brand has entered two individual products and one range. Formulated with a multi-faceted approach, the Body Curve Sculpting Repair targets…
GR8 Skincare was founded by Dr Janine Ellenberger, a South African medical doctor with more than 15 years’ experience in…
GR8 Skincare was founded by Dr Janine Ellenberger, a South African medical doctor with more than 15 years’ experience in skin care and cosmetics. She launched the brand for her own teenagers, to give them gentle yet effective skin care products that would address their acne and keep their skin…
Two of Hoffmann Neopac’s ground-breaking tube solutions have won WorldStar Awards from the World Packaging Organization. For Neopac, both recognitions…
Two of Hoffmann Neopac’s ground-breaking tube solutions have won WorldStar Awards from the World Packaging Organization. For Neopac, both recognitions came in the Health & Personal Care category and exemplify the company’s commitment to sustainable packaging solutions. Recycled Plastic Tube Neopac’s Recycled Plastic Tube, which is utilised by Farfalla for…
Syntegon has donated EURO 5000 to CARE to help combat COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe. People in…
Syntegon has donated EURO 5000 to CARE to help combat COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe. People in places that lack medical facilities are particularly vulnerable to the virus, especially those in war zones and crisis regions. The aid organisation CARE has made a mission of providing emergency…
Based in KwaZulu-Natal, Teqal is a specialist producer of biodegradable injection moulded rigid plastic packaging for cosmetics and industrial products.…
Based in KwaZulu-Natal, Teqal is a specialist producer of biodegradable injection moulded rigid plastic packaging for cosmetics and industrial products. In December, the company was awarded a R50mn financing facility by the IDC to expand its factory. Globally plastic waste accounted for 6.3bn metric tons in 2015. This amount of…
BASF is a founding member of a new global network dedicated to building a circular economy in the self-adhesive labelling…
BASF is a founding member of a new global network dedicated to building a circular economy in the self-adhesive labelling industry. CELAB (Toward a Circular Economy for Labels) is a cross-industry coalition open to all companies in the self-adhesive label supply chain, promoting sustainability through encouraging collaboration, kick- starting regional…
To help label converters try to understand how they can take the first step into their digital journey, HP is…
To help label converters try to understand how they can take the first step into their digital journey, HP is releasing a new eBook: Outrun the Future. The Time is Now. How to thrive as the label industry goes digital. 2020 has brought about significant changes in the way we…
Leading companies in the plastics and recycling industry have banded together to form a cross-industry coalition to improve the quality…
Leading companies in the plastics and recycling industry have banded together to form a cross-industry coalition to improve the quality of recovered packaging film. The partner companies involved – Maag (packaging production), Taghleef Industries (PP film), Henkel (laminating adhesives), and Huber Group (printing ink) – have succeeded in designing a…
Global manufacturer of plastic packaging and recycling specialist, the Alpla Group is unveiling the world’s first carbon-neutral recycled PET. Alpla…
Global manufacturer of plastic packaging and recycling specialist, the Alpla Group is unveiling the world’s first carbon-neutral recycled PET. Alpla switched its PET recycling team plants in Wöllersdorf, Austria, and Radomsko, Poland, to a mix of electricity from renewable sources in order to produce carbon-neutral rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate). “This…
Traceability and sustainability are two major factors impacting packaging in the pharma industry. We talk to Jessica Busa, project head…
Traceability and sustainability are two major factors impacting packaging in the pharma industry. We talk to Jessica Busa, project head at Siyakha Imperial Printing Co., about some of the latest developments within these two areas. Counterfeit products represent many dangers. Other than the risk to the patient, fake medication also…
Pharma, biotech and cell and gene companies who use Werum PAS-X MES are invited to Connext 2021 – the new…
Pharma, biotech and cell and gene companies who use Werum PAS-X MES are invited to Connext 2021 – the new virtual Pharma Software Summit by Werum Solutions. This four-day-conference from 2-5 March 2021 will take place for the first time and as a virtual online event. Accommodations have been made…
The 13th edition of the Asia Pharma Expo 2021 / Asia Lab Expo 2021 – an international exhibition on complete…
The 13th edition of the Asia Pharma Expo 2021 / Asia Lab Expo 2021 – an international exhibition on complete pharma manufacturing provided an OnLine Exhibition applying the next generation technologies. Pharmaceutical manufacturing has always remained as the extreme priorities, and during the global pandemic phase, it has attracted continuous…
At CPhl China 2020, from 16 to 18 December, DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences will use its insights to help manufacturers…
At CPhl China 2020, from 16 to 18 December, DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences will use its insights to help manufacturers evolve with the biggest trends in the Asian pharma industry. Attendees who visit DuPont booth E3D26 will get an exclusive look at solutions to many of the industry’s most pressing…
Africa’s leading knowledge sharing and networking event for the supply chain profession, the annual SAPICS Conference, kicks off soon. While…
Africa’s leading knowledge sharing and networking event for the supply chain profession, the annual SAPICS Conference, kicks off soon. While this year’s event is online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers have announced it will still feature the same powerful mix of presentations and host of acclaimed international and…
AECI Water has confirmed its diamond sponsorship of the co-located trade fairs – IFAT Africa, analytica Lab Africa and food…
AECI Water has confirmed its diamond sponsorship of the co-located trade fairs – IFAT Africa, analytica Lab Africa and food & drink technology Africa, taking place from 13 – 15 July 2021 at Gallagher Convention Centre. Dean Mulqueeny, group executive – Water for AECI Water, says: “Being a business with…
Reed Exhibitions, the organiser of the leading global event for the personal care industry, has announced the new dates for…
Reed Exhibitions, the organiser of the leading global event for the personal care industry, has announced the new dates for the 2021 event. In-cosmetics Global will now take place in Fira Barcelona, from 5 to 7 October 2021, moving the show from the original April dates. This early announcement will hopefully…
The in-cosmetics Group provided a unique opportunity for the personal care industry to continue learning and discussing new approaches to…
The in-cosmetics Group provided a unique opportunity for the personal care industry to continue learning and discussing new approaches to product development, despite the inability to meet face to face. Over three days in the first week of October, the first-ever in-cosmetics Virtual event brought together 3 062 personal care…
The renowned in-cosmetics Formulation Summit will return in a new virtual format from 17-19 November 2020 to offer unparalleled, up-to-date…
The renowned in-cosmetics Formulation Summit will return in a new virtual format from 17-19 November 2020 to offer unparalleled, up-to-date intelligence into the biggest trends influencing the beauty industry. This year’s online event will delve into the various aspects of formulating in the climate change age. Small, in-depth roundtables Taking…
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