19-Jul-2010 - Penn Pharma and Xcelience have formed an Xcelodose-focused joint venture to meet client demand in Europe and Asia for powder-in-capsule (PIC) services.
12-Jul-2010 - Merck & Co is to close or sell eight manufacturing plants and a further eight R&D laboratories as part of efforts to cuts its workforce by 15 per cent.
08-Jul-2010 - Genzyme has entered into an expanded fill and finish manufacturing deal with Hospira as it works to move operations out of its Allston Landing plant.
07-Jul-2010 - Pharming has entered into a toll manufacturing agreement with Sanofi Chemie to boost capacity, secure supply and lower costs of Ruconest (conestat alfa).
07-Jul-2010 - The rapidly evolving Asian drug manufacturing sector represents both an opportunity and a challenge for the fine chemicals and molecules industry, according to SAFC president Gilles Cottier.
06-Jul-2010 - UK API maker Aesica has bought formulation firm R5 Pharmaceuticals, continuing the expansion strategy it has employed over the last few years.
06-Jul-2010 - Chemicals manufacturer BASF reorganises Swiss business to cut active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing site complexity and simplify process operations.
05-Jul-2010 - Aptuit is to acquire GSK’s Italian R&D centre, take on its 500 employees and become part of the big pharma’s CRO network.
29-Jun-2010 - Results from PAT humidity monitoring research will improve API granulation process, product yields and reduce variability during drug manufacture, says NextPharma.
28-Jun-2010 - New Gerresheimer CEO Uwe Roehrhoff wants the German firm to become the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry “first choice” partner for high-tech packaging.
24-Jun-2010 - Pfizer will use “virtual” patients to test the efficacy of candidate drugs though a new deal with Entelos.
17-Jun-2010 - Egypt-based Minapharm has acquired 95 per cent of CMO ProBioGen for a possible total of €30.4m ($37.6m).
16-Jun-2010 - AMRI has acquired Hyaluron for $27m (€22m) to enter the prefilled syringe market and expand the customer base for its existing operations.
10-Jun-2010 - Xcellerex is building a second cGMP FlexFactory biomanufacturing facility to support clients transitioning to their own plants and provide contract manufacturing services.
09-Jun-2010 - Lonza is to collaborate with France’s Cellectis SA for the development and commercialisation of a bioengineered cell line.
03-Jun-2010 - American chemicals maker Cambrex has announced its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility has completed a successful FDA inspection.
02-Jun-2010 - ISP Pharmaceuticals has expanded its extrusion spheronisation offering with the installation of new dedicated technology at its laboratory in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
02-Jun-2010 - India-based Surya Pharmaceuticals is planning to raise Rs 500 crore ($100m) to fund construction of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production plant, according to local media reports.
27-May-2010 - DPT Laboratories has added bulk production and packaging capacity at its liquid and semi-solids plant in San Antonio, Texas in a continuation of its recent manufacturing reorganisation.
26-May-2010 - AMRI is reducing its US workforce 10 per cent and halting operations in one R&D lab at its facility in Rensselaer, New York as “softness” in the domestic market continues beyond its expectations.
26-May-2010 - Adcock Ingram recorded an 11 per cent rise in profit in the first half of 2010 and is looking to continue this upwards trend through manufacturing expansions, plus local and overseas acquisitions.
24-May-2010 - Invida has acquired a stake in Indonesia-based MUGI, giving it the local manufacturing presence needed to offer partners access to “a vast untapped market”.
19-May-2010 - Indian CMO Kemwell says new manufacturing plant in Sweden will help meet customer demand for European production capacity.
19-May-2010 - Pfizer plans to close eight manufacturing sites and reduce operations at a further six by the end of 2015, leading to 6,000 job losses, as part of its reorganisation after acquiring Wyeth.
11-May-2010 - International demand for contract manufacturing helped India’s Jubilant Organosys finish fiscal 2010 with a quarter of growth.