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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
01-Jul-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
23-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical sector.
04-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
28-May-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
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.
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.
15-May-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
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.
30-Apr-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
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.
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.
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.
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.