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Into Africa - Roche expands HIV tech transfer

09-Jan-2008 - Roche today announced a handful of new charitable technology transfer agreements with manufacturers in Africa and Asia, allowing local production of generic HIV drugs.

Fine Foods extends within pharma

02-Jan-2008 - Italy's Fine Foods has purchased a domestic contract manufacturer operating in the pharmaceutical arena, extending its presence in this industry.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: news in brief

21-Dec-2007 - In-PharmaTechnologist.com brings you a selection of recent headlines from around the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

Keata buys Pfizer's Canadian facility

20-Dec-2007 - PharmEng's subsidiary Keata Pharma is the new owner of Pfizer's manufacturing facility in Arnprior, Canada, which the drug giant has been trying to pass on for over a year.

William Ransom & Son's future profitability questionable

19-Dec-2007 - UK-based William Ransom & Son has a shaky future ahead following a disappointing and unacceptable six-month financial report, compounded by a suspension of the companys manufacturing license.

Biopartners ends supply agreement with TMH

19-Dec-2007 - Biopartners has terminated its supply agreement with The Medical House because of a go-slow in receiving functional drug delivery devices.

Japan says Tamiflu/psychiatric link unclear

17-Dec-2007 - Any link between the antiviral Tamiflu and neuropsychiatric problems is inconclusive, according to the Japanese Government.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: news in brief

14-Dec-2007 - In-PharmaTechnologist.com brings you a selection of recent headlines from around the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

NNE wins Pronova contract

12-Dec-2007 - NNE Pharmaplan has won a contract with Pronova BioPharma to build the company's new pharma production facility in Kalundborg, Denmark.

Two early-phase CROs merge

10-Dec-2007 - Two US players in the early-phase contract research organisation (CRO) space have announced their intentions to merge.

Transport wins for elecrokinetic drug delivery

10-Dec-2007 - Transport Pharmaceuticals has been named the 2007 North American Technology Innovation of the Year Award winner in electrokinesis-enabled drug delivery.

Contract manufacturing news in brief

10-Dec-2007 - Vetter, New England Peptide, Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Servac, and Patheon have all recently announced contract manufacturing news.

William Ransom & Son recall false contaminated products

07-Dec-2007 - UK-based William Ransom & Son has been advised to voluntarily recall certain products following a false contamination scare at its Witham, Essex, facility.

BMS reveals plans to trim the fat

06-Dec-2007 - Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has finally detailed its plans to trim the fat and save cash, months after first revealing that big changes would be on the cards.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

05-Dec-2007 - Pharmaceutical Profiles, H.D. Smith, Consort Medical, Questcor Pharmaceuticals, and Sunesis Pharmaceuticals have all had people on the move in the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Pfizer plans more off-shoring and outsourcing

03-Dec-2007 - Pfizer is looking to Asia for both R&D and manufacturing outsourcing and to help it cut costs in a bid to mitigate the effects of patent expiries and competition from generic drugs.

OctoPlus feels the market pressure

30-Nov-2007 - Dutch drug delivery and development company OctoPlus is withdrawing its follow-on financing on its five-strong product portfolio in response to the US mortgage crisis and the struggling stock market.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: news in brief

30-Nov-2007 - In-PharmaTechnologist.com brings you a selection of recent headlines from around the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

Jubilant Organosys eyeing up European acquisitions

30-Nov-2007 - Indian pharma services provider Jubilant Organosys is looking to buy up European contract research organisations (CRO) and contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) and it has got $100m to spend, according to a report in The Economic Times.

Contract manufacturing news in brief

27-Nov-2007 - Dr Reddy's, China Aoxing Pharmaceutical, Cook Pharmica and Alpha Biologics have all recently announced contract manufacturing news.

Private equity firm puts crores into Indian CRO

27-Nov-2007 - GVK Bio has reinforced its claim to be India's top contract research organisation with a 100-crore ($25m) push from a private investment company. The funds will be used to expand its drug discovery services and push further into preclinical and clinical development.

Singapore's pharma output continues to slow

26-Nov-2007 - Singapore's biomedical manufacturing output was down again over October, stunting growth for the region's entire manufacturing sector.

Pharma should keep outsourcing in mind

23-Nov-2007 - The pharmaceutical industry is backward when it comes to outsourcing, industry experts said at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) conference in San Diego last week.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: news in brief

23-Nov-2007 - In-PharmaTechnologist.com brings you a selection of recent headlines from around the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

New research offers CRO market snapshot

22-Nov-2007 - New research from Frost & Sullivan provides a snapshot of biopharma spending trends on contract research organisations (CROs), along with forecasts for industry growth.

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