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Wacker opens €18m expansion of biologics site

Wacker Chemie AG has expanded its biologics production facility, adding GMP manufacturing capacity and a process development building in response to customer demand.

Mettler-Toledo develops new inspection system for bottles

Mettler-Toledo CI-Vision has developed a new 360 degree bottle inspection system to spot packaging and labelling defects.

Isis receives $3m investment

Isis Biopolymer, a start up developing a wireless drug delivery patch, has received funding of $3m (€2.2m), according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

People on the move: pharma jobs

in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at Agilent Technologies, iBio, Sanofi Aventis and Q Chip.

Payne buys BP Labels secure pharma packaging biz

Payne Security has acquired BP Secure Solutions, adding the UK firm's roster of adhesive security labelling technologies to its drug industry offering.

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Wuxi income up in ’09, plans investments this year from Outsourcing-Pharma.com

WuXi PharmaTech posted an operating profit of $52m (€38m) in 2009 and is optimistic about 2010, when it will make investments in laboratory services and large-scale manufacturing to drive growth in coming years.

Electronic submission offers benefits for pharma, says ISI from Outsourcing-Pharma.com

Drug firms continue to make basic errors in their electronic submissions according to French regulatory group the AFSSAPS, which said recently that it returns half the NeeS dossiers it receives as they do not meet basic validation standards.

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NextPharma invests €2.4m to expand sterile vial area from Outsourcing-Pharma.com

NextPharma has invested €2.4m ($3.3m) to add capacity for solution and lyophilised vials of non-cytotoxic products at the sterile area of its facility in Braine-l’Alleud, near Brussels in Belgium.

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