10-Dec-2009 - Sanofi-Aventis will manufacture and supply recombinant human insulin crystals to Generex Biotechnology for use in Oral-lyn commercial production and clinical trials.
07-Dec-2009 - Watson Pharmaceuticals gained US rights to market a generic version of Lipitor (atorvastatin) in 2011 with the acquisition of non-branded drugmaker Arrow Group late last week.
07-Dec-2009 - Alexion Pharmaceuticals’ manufacturing facility in Rhode Island, US has received a positive opinion from the CHMP, furthering its efforts to gain in-house capacity to supplement a deal with Lonza.
02-Dec-2009 - Indian API maker Avon Organics’ share price rocketed 10 per cent on the Bombay exchange yesterday after the US launch of a generic herpes treatment by Ranbaxy Laboratories.
02-Dec-2009 - Cell culture solutions provider Vivalis will be listed on the French stock exchange’s CAC Small 90 and SBF 250 indices from December 21.
01-Dec-2009 - Leeds University in the UK has unveiled a new £4m (€4.4m) laboratory designed to make small-scale process development “greener, cheaper and more effective.”
25-Nov-2009 - Lonza will produce trial supplies of Micromet’s candidate blood cancer treatment blinatumomab under a contract announced today.
24-Nov-2009 - UK contract services firm Quotient Bioresearch says its "Synthesis-to-clinic" service for 14 C labelled compounds can simplify early drug development.
24-Nov-2009 - Millipore has acquired the remaining 60 per cent of its Indian joint venture (JV) to drive growth in the country which it views, along with the other BRICS nations, as a critical part of its strategy.
12-Nov-2009 - French drug delivery specialist Galenix has named DSM’s pharmaceutical products unit as its manufacturing and co-marketing partner as it continues to efforts build its global presence.
05-Nov-2009 - US contract services firm Catalent has launched a new test service capable of detecting trace amounts of the toxic chemical melamine in pharmaceuticals.
05-Nov-2009 - Medidata Solutions has won a multi-year extension to its benchmarking and analysis contract with drugmaker Shire.
04-Nov-2009 - NextPharma’s sterile product development centre (SPDC) is set to become operational after clearance by Belgian regulators.
04-Nov-2009 - West Pharmaceutical Services is laying off 100 staff as part of restructuring efforts after its third quarter results fell short of expectations, despite operating profit increasing by 45 per cent.
03-Nov-2009 - Welsh contract services firm Penn Pharmaceuticals has reorganised its transport and delivery infrastructure in the first phase of a £12m (€13.3m) expansion at its facility in Tredegar.
02-Nov-2009 - Lonza cuts 2009 earning guidance and may reduce its workforce under “Project Bond” cost cutting plan after a Q3 characterized by an “accumulation of unexpected events”
29-Oct-2009 - How successful was the BioPh conference in Madrid? in-PharmaTechnologist asked key players attending the inaugural event.
28-Oct-2009 - US headquartered Unilife is targeting pharmaceutical companies with its new Unifill RTF safety syringe and product range and has begun seeking international trademarks.
26-Oct-2009 - Sample management group BioStorage Technologies plans to expand its operations in Frankfurt, Germany with addition of 1,499sqm of biorepository storage space.
26-Oct-2009 - Micromeritics says its new European headquarters in Germany is better positioned to serve its expanding client base in the region.
26-Oct-2009 - Novavax has entered into a deal with Xcellerex to boost production of its H1N1 vaccine, which is entering clinical trials in Mexico, using the CMO’s FlexFactory disposable biomanufacturing platform.
22-Oct-2009 - IMS Health has confirmed it is “exploring strategic alternatives” after speculation this week suggested that the market analysis group had received a number of takeover bids.
22-Oct-2009 - GEA Niro has begun offering contract spray-drying services for drug candidates and clinical trial supplies from its “Test Center” in Copenhagen, Denmark and wants the drug industry to know about the technique’s advantages.
22-Oct-2009 - Indian pharmaceutical firm Wanbury predicts that its CRAMS business will leap in value year-on-year.
21-Oct-2009 - The American Peptide Company (APC) plans to set up an R&D unit at its facility in Sunnydale, California to better serve growing demand for innovative technologies.