The Challenge of Change - Managing Excipients Control
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11-Apr-2011 - US drugmaker Amgen has acquired Brazilian manufacturer Bergamo in a bid to improve its access to ‘one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical markets in the world.”
05-Apr-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at the MHRA, Daiichi, Eisai and Takeda.
04-Apr-2011 - The pharmaceutical manufacturing sector in Puerto Rico will thrive because of and not in spite of changes to the country’s tax and incentive laws according to the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO).
04-Apr-2011 - Double-digit growth in the Chinese pharmaceutical sector will increasingly make the nation a lucrative place for Western companies to do business, delegates heard at the InterPhex trade event in New York.
31-Mar-2011 - A new, tougher approvals policy for pharmaceutical products in China will bring opportunities for Western contract companies able to help domestic firms meet the strict new rules, according to a seminar at InterPhex in New York.
31-Mar-2011 - Planning the commercial production and delivery of effective cell therapies will be key if the sector is to achieve forecast growth of $6bn within nine years, according to a seminar at the InterPhex trade event in New York City.
29-Mar-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Baxter and Achaogen.
28-Mar-2011 - Novartis has acquired a majority stake in vaccine maker Zhejiang Tianyuan Bio-Pharmaceutical, continuing its efforts to accelerate revenue growth in China.
28-Mar-2011 - Mississippi, US has passed anti-counterfeiting legislation to give law enforcement the tools needed to tackle fake products.
28-Mar-2011 - Sigma Pharmaceuticals posted a A$235.4m (€172.0m) loss in 2010 but its share value soared on payment of a special dividend.
24-Mar-2011 - The UK has drafted a budget to attract and keep business but there are still significant barriers to investment, warns the CIA.
22-Mar-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at PharmStar, Cephalon, Covidien and Catalent.
21-Mar-2011 - Next month the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will organise a meeting to discuss ways of encouraging the production of pharmaceutical in Africa.
21-Mar-2011 - Novartis, the Basel, Switzerland-based pharma giant, has announced a raft of job cuts at its research and development site in Horsham, UK.
17-Mar-2011 - The EMA and the US FDA will conduct parallel assessment of QbD development and manufacturing data for new drug submissions under a new pilot scheme announced this week.
17-Mar-2011 - World Street Fundamentals (WSF), the financial research specialist, has released two industry reports highlighting the mixed fortunes of biotech firms Biodel and MannKind, but claims a “brighter decade” lies ahead for the biotech sector.
17-Mar-2011 - Don’t think of the global regulatory information clampdown as a burden. It’s an opportunity to put your house in order, says Adam Sherlock, MD of ISI Europe.
16-Mar-2011 - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has partnered with Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) to provide a patient SMS verification service for its antibiotic, Ampiclox. .
15-Mar-2011 - SOCMA and the EFCG want the US FDA to make inspection of overseas API manufacturing sites mandatory, with the facilities paying for the costs themselves.
15-Mar-2011 - US drug giant Pfizer may sell its generics, consumer health and Capsugel units in an effort to slim down and refocus on its core pharmaceutical business according to a number of reports.
14-Mar-2011 - The Japanese drug sector seems to have survived the earthquake and tsunami that struck the country largely unscathed, with early reports suggesting that most manufacturing sites have escaped damage.
14-Mar-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round-up of movements in the pharma sector including appointments at Sanofi, GSK, Eli Lilly and Watson Pharmaceuticals.
14-Mar-2011 - Amgen will buy a manufacturing facility in Ireland from US drug giant Pfizer, securing the site’s workforce.
10-Mar-2011 - Regional production hubs created by technology transfer can improve public health and drive economic development in low- to mid-income countries, says Eli Lilly
09-Mar-2011 - GSK has invested in a new manufacturing plant in Sri Lanka for the production of its over-the-counter (OTC) painkiller Panadol.