26-May-2011 - US drugmaker Pfizer has teamed up with Parexel and Icon in the latest Big Pharma CRO strategic partnerships.
26-May-2011 - Florida-based contract manufacturing organisation (CMO), Goodwin Biotechnology (GBI), has entered into an agreement with protein and monoclonal antibody drug developer, Rafagen, to provide cell line engineering and biological contract manufacturing services.
23-May-2011 - SAFC, the custom manufacturing and business services wing of Sigma Aldritch, has announced a licensing agreement with biotech company, Agilent Technologies, for the sale of its nucleic acids synthesis products and technologies.
23-May-2011 - Struggling drug delivery systems developer Vyteris wants to sell its transdermal technology business and go on a CRO buying spree.
23-May-2011 - Neuland Laboratories doubled its operating profit in the fourth quarter, continuing the full year trend, as API sales improved.
19-May-2011 - Alkermes saw losses increase in fiscal 2011 but has issued an upbeat outlook on higher revenues, portfolio expansion and impending acquisition of Elan Drug Technologies (EDT).
18-May-2011 - Californian biotech tool manufacturer Life Technologies has teamed with German contract research organisation (CRO) ProBiogen to release a range of royalty-free Gibco Freedom Cell Line Development Kits.
17-May-2011 - MWV is offering packaging machinery modifications to support pharmaceutical clients switching to preservative-free pumps.
12-May-2011 - EMD Millipore has opened a training facility in China as an education resource for the country’s rapidly expanding biopharmaceutical manufacturing and development sector.
11-May-2011 - A new direct flight between London Heathrow and San Diego from 1st June 2011 will benefit the international biotech sector according to UK-based Biotec Services International.
11-May-2011 - Jubilant Life Sciences is to build an intermediate plant and expand production to continue double-digit growth seen in the fourth quarter.
11-May-2011 - Aurobindo Pharma is considering demerging its API and formulation businesses to unlock value and better serve clients.
09-May-2011 - Cambrex recorded double-digit sales growth in the first quarter as the API producer overcame problems it faced a year ago.
05-May-2011 - Albany Molecular Research (AMRI) posted a modest net loss on costs and restructuring charges, but saw revenue grow considerably in the first quarter thanks to contracting business and royalties.
05-May-2011 - Aptuit is manufacturing Phase III materials for Iroko using a nanoformulation technology that produces fast-dissolving particles.
03-May-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents a round up of biopharm manufacturing expansions, including details of new plants for OmniLytics and Morphotek.
28-Apr-2011 - Royal DSM NV says its pharmaceutical contract manufacturing business model is ‘out of step with market needs’ after the unit’s Q1 performance blots an otherwise positive set of financials.
18-Apr-2011 - MENA-focused drug manufacturer, Hikma, has entered into a strategic partnership with Indian API and intermediates business, Unimark Remedies.
14-Apr-2011 - Pharma industry demand for outsourced manufacturing is growing and will favour larger contracting players according to Elan Drug Technologies (EDT).
14-Apr-2011 - FDA Commissioner Hamburg has asked for more supply chain security and quality control regulatory powers.
13-Apr-2011 - Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has moved its UK subsidiary, Chirotech, to a new purpose built lab facility at the Cambridge Science Park.
12-Apr-2011 - Nano Terra, a surface engineering and nanotechnology company based in Brighton Massachusetts, US, has struck a deal to acquire neighbouring drug developer, Surface Logix.
12-Apr-2011 - Microbiology media maker Cherwell Laboratories has announced plans to expand its manufacturing capacity in response to growing industry demand for environmental monitoring products.
28-Mar-2011 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents a round up of recent clinical trial packaging services partnerships.
24-Mar-2011 - Kerry Logistics has opened two distribution centres in China to serve pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals and other industries.