In Brief: Fuisz Technologies
Executive Summary
Fuisz Technologies: Chantilly, Va.-based company establishes sustained-release drug delivery operating division to be headed by former Elan Product Development chief Michael Myers, PhD. The company will use its multi-particulate technology to process pharmaceuticals into "uniformly crystalline microspheres" that have been shown to improve drug efficacy, reduce side effects and decrease manufacturing costs, Fuisz reports. In addition, the division will focus on Fuisz' nano-particle technology geared toward improving delivery of poorly soluble drugs...