The Challenge of Change - Managing Excipients Control
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07-Jun-2011 - US generics maker Impax Laboratories says it has started addressing cGMP deviations observed by regulators at California manufacturing plant.
06-Jun-2011 - Pfizer says it is considering a manufacturing-focused partnership with China’s Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical as part of its generic drug business.
01-Jun-2011 - UK drug major GSK has entered into a ‘strategic partnership’ with MaRS Innovation, a Canadian group focused on harnessing the commercial potential of the discovery pipelines of 16 top Toronto academic institutions in its network.
31-May-2011 - Watson Pharmaceuticals has bought Greek generics firm Specifar Pharmaceuticals, bringing to an end a busy month of deal making in the non-branded drug sector.
31-May-2011 - US healthcare giant Baxter has commissioned logistics specialists Gazeley to begin construction on a new distribution warehouse just outside Lyon, France.
30-May-2011 - Irish pharma giant Elan is investing $20m (€14m) in US drug developer Proteostasis Therapeutics to speed the research and development of disease modifying, small molecule drugs and diagnostics for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.
26-May-2011 - US drugmaker Pfizer has teamed up with Parexel and Icon in the latest Big Pharma CRO strategic partnerships.
25-May-2011 - Pharma needs to learn from other sectors and abandon the multistage development paradigm in favour of a two-stage design and manufacturing model to cut attrition rates.
25-May-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at Sanofi Pasteur, Klöckner Pentaplast and Geron.
18-May-2011 - UK-based drugmaker Shire has unveiled plans to buy Advanced BioHealing (ABH) citing the lack of generic competition in the regenerative medicines sector as a factor.
18-May-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at Aphena, Acino and blue inspection body.
18-May-2011 - The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has introduced a new mechanism to help drugmakers maintain evidence of GMP compliance at manufacturing facilities outside the country.
11-May-2011 - Pharma industry wishful thinking and the fact too many developers have been chasing too few targets are behind an increase in Phase II failures in recent years according to a new study.
11-May-2011 - A new direct flight between London Heathrow and San Diego from 1st June 2011 will benefit the international biotech sector according to UK-based Biotec Services International.
10-May-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at Sproxil, Intercell and Evolva Holding.
04-May-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at Savient, Avantor Performance Materials and CorePharma.
28-Apr-2011 - Royal DSM NV says its pharmaceutical contract manufacturing business model is ‘out of step with market needs’ after the unit’s Q1 performance blots an otherwise positive set of financials.
28-Apr-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at DSM, Mersana and Diamyd Medical.
26-Apr-2011 - US-based vaccine specialist, Caliber Biotherapeutics, has opened the world’s largest modular, plant-made pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at its headquarters in Bryan, Texas.
20-Apr-2011 - Ireland-based Warner Chilcott is to axe 500 European jobs as it deals with the fallout from the patent expiry of its osteoporosis drug, Actonel.
20-Apr-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at Raptor, Regulus, Novavax and Symphogen.
19-Apr-2011 - China-based Jiangbo Pharmaceutical is to acquire Shandog Xinkangqi Medical Company, a regional wholesale drug distributor in the Shandog Province.
18-Apr-2011 - Indian pharma companies are being encouraged to set up manufacturing facilities in Kazakhstan through joint ventures.
13-Apr-2011 - New powers and a budget increase, despite cuts to government spending, have been proposed to help the FDA monitor the global supply chain.
13-Apr-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including a new role for former Genzyme CEO and a leadership change at Astellas Europe.