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Analysis of 2008’s shifting employment patterns

18-Dec-2008 - To accompany the map detailing job losses, which can be viewed here , we have picked out the details and trends from the data, uncovering the state of US pharmaceutical employment in 2008.

Sartorius to bring Wave Biotech AG into the fold

03-Nov-2008 - Disposable bioreactor specialist Wave Biotech AG of Switzerland has been snapped up by its commercial and development partner Sartorius-Stedim for an undisclosed sum.

Group offers "pharma leadership on demand”

20-Oct-2008 - A UK company has been launched with the aim of providing high level management expertise to pharmaceutical companies on an “on-demand” basis.

Pfizer narrows research focus again

02-Oct-2008 - Pfizer is shifting its research focus to those diseases where its sees the potential for the biggest treatment improvements and profits, while dropping eight disease areas including cholesterol.

Manufacturing facilities: News in brief

16-Sep-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's latest round-up of developments in pharmaceutical manufacturing features news of the world’s “biggest pharmaceutical allergen production unit”, Lentigen’s relocation and a cytotoxic robot.

bioMerieux launches new clean room testing range

02-Sep-2008 - bioMerieux hopes that its new specially-packaged growth media products will help it “clean up” in the pharmaceutical industry’s lucrative sterility testing market

Manufacturing facility news in brief

18-Aug-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's round-up of developments in pharmaceutical manufacturing features news of SAFC’s new highly potent API plant, ISPE’s Facility of the Year Awards and Israel’s proposed entry into PIC/S.

Lonza opens Guangzhou engineering services unit

06-Aug-2008 - Lonza hopes that the new business it has set up in China will help cement its position as a leading provider of services to the country’s pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.

Bio-Rad takes the stress out of protein purification

31-Jul-2008 - Bio-Rad has published several application notes describing the use of its Profinity eXact protein expression system to obtain tag-free native proteins from a cell lysate in less than an hour.

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Roche faces obstacles in acquiring Genentech

28-Jul-2008 - Roche’s proposed $44bn acquisition of Genentech is facing some opposition with Wall Street saying the offer undervalues the company, disquiet among the biotech’s employees and shareholders suing the Swiss giant.

Manufacturing facility news in brief

28-Jul-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's round-up of developments in the pharmaceutical manufacturing space features news of a fire at MY Healthcare, Helsinn's FDA approval and a safety award for Wyeth.

Start-ups shot down as credit crunches

09-Jul-2008 - The credit crunch is putting the squeeze on start-ups and established companies alike, with numerous firms struggling to obtain the financing that is their lifeblood.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

01-Jul-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

23-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical sector.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

04-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

28-May-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

$80bn Indian mega-hub proposed

21-May-2008 - The Indian government is close to rubber-stamping an $80bn industrial hub near Vishakhapatnam (Vizag) which is expected to attract pharmaceutical companies to the region.

32,000 French pharmaceutical jobs at risk

20-May-2008 - A grim future awaits workers in the French pharmaceutical industry, with 32,000 jobs at risk between 2005 and 2015, according to a study commissioned by Leem, the French pharmaceutical industry body.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

15-May-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

Bioprocessing holds back Millipore in Q1

07-May-2008 - Continued weakness in the market for products used in the manufacture of biologic drugs was the main reason why Millipore experienced a 'challenging' quarter, according to CEO Martin Madaus.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

30-Apr-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

Pharmaceutical facility news in brief

28-Apr-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's periodic round-up of developments in the pharmaceutical manufacturing space includes news of two new production plants, one R&D facility and the closure of a manufacturing site.

Genzyme knockback has implications for biosimilars

23-Apr-2008 - The problems facing companies trying to bring 'biosimilar' versions of biologic drugs to market were thrown into stark relief yesterday when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to approve Genzyme's genetic disorder treatment Myozyme made at the firm's Allston facility.

Indian government assists expansion into Russia

14-Apr-2008 - The Indian Ministry of Commerce is planning to set up a warehouse in Russia for Indian pharmaceutical exporters to store their goods in.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

09-Apr-2008 - Stiefel Laboratories, Biopharm Services, Multisorb Technologies, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Catalent Pharma Solutions and Chromatide have all had people on the move in the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing.

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