03-Feb-2011 - Californian bioproduction expansions could create jobs in 2011 but changes to education are needed to sustain growth, according to a survey.
01-Feb-2011 - Supply chain strategy implementations are more likely to succeed when they have the active support of the board and senior executives, according to research.
31-Jan-2011 - Crystal Pharmatech is to provide solid-state characterisation training in China to advance local API and drug development beyond its “infancy phase”.
26-Jan-2011 - GSK and Teva will invest in Russian drug manufacturing in response to PM Vladimir Putin’s warning that Pharmas will face restrictions if they fail to boost local production and transfer technology.
24-Jan-2011 - Amrutanjan and Austin Chemical are establishing a joint venture to market Indian-produced clinical trial materials.
18-Jan-2011 - ShangPharma has opened a multi-purpose pharmaceutical development cGMP manufacturing facility in Fengxian, China, and started operations on the initial phase of production.
17-Jan-2011 - Sigma has experienced minimal damage from Australian floods but road closures have impacted on deliveries to customers.
13-Jan-2011 - Genzyme has lowered 2011 financial projections after delaying the date it expects Fabrazyme production to return to normal.
12-Jan-2011 - NextPharma Technologies will be bought by Sun European Partners, the European adviser to US investment group Sun Capital Partners, in a deal announced late yesterday.
11-Jan-2011 - Aurobindo Pharma is to sell its Chinese unit to Sinopharm as part of a strategic shift from low-margin ingredients to more profitable formulations.
11-Jan-2011 - Dendreon is to build a Provenge production facility in Germany, due to be operational in 2013, and in the meantime is to outsource to a CMO.
04-Jan-2011 - Merck KGaA has opened a new centre in India to showcase its range of technology solutions to the country’s rapidly expanding pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.
23-Dec-2010 - Regulations and enforcement were big topics yet again in 2010. in-PharmaTechnologist presents five of our most read on the topics, covering starting material quality and overseas inspections.
22-Dec-2010 - Catalent has been fined after contact with olanzapine led to employees developing dermatitis, an incident the company “deeply regrets”.
21-Dec-2010 - Big pharma continued to cut in 2010, closing plants and laying off staff in an attempt to cut costs and adjust post-merger. in-PharmaTechnologist presents a round up of five of the most read in 2010.
20-Dec-2010 - Aesica has bought three manufacturing sites from UCB, making its first foray into continental Europe and more than doubling its production capacity.
16-Dec-2010 - DSM Pharmaceutical Products has expanded its portfolio of alcohol dehydrogenases in a licensing deal with German custom enzyme developer c-LEcta.
07-Dec-2010 - Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) and Sigma Pharmaceuticals shares’ have been hit by Pfizer’s decision to abandon wholesale distributors in favour of selling drugs direct to pharmacies.
01-Dec-2010 - India-headquartered pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer Bilcare has rolled out a new unit, Bilcare Research, which merges its existing films and foil businesses with those of recent acquisition Ineous Films.
01-Dec-2010 - Pfizer will lay off 186 employees at its Vonore, US plant, as it intends to hand over the unit to the third-party logistics service provider, Exel, and outsource it logistics and distribution operations.
30-Nov-2010 - Performing environmental testing early in a molecule’s development and including data in tech transfers to CMOs helps ensure there is little mass loading from pilot and commercial plants.
25-Nov-2010 - Genzyme met its first consent decree deadline by transferring all fill/finish of US products from its Allston plant to its site in Ireland and Hospira.
25-Nov-2010 - Lonza has formed a strategic alliance with California Peptide Research, (CPRI) for its peptide manufacturing and development services.
22-Nov-2010 - Last week everything from co-processed excipients to Viagra-stuffed teddies were discussed at AAPS 2010. Now, with the show having finished, we present our personal take on the event.
17-Nov-2010 - IMS Health predicts China will become the world’s second largest pharmaceutical market by 2015 due to robust economic growth and healthcare reforms that allow for increased spending on drugs.