Vetter expands secondary packaging capacity
18-Jun-2009 - German aseptic filling specialist Vetter has boosted packaging operations at its new facility in Ravensburg...
Large pharmas turning to 3PL to cut costs
17-Jun-2009 - Large pharma companies will increase the level of supply chain activities they outsource in...
Lonza’s GS system wins Elusys anthrax Ab contract
16-Jun-2009 - Swiss life sciences solutions firm Lonza has been contracted by US biotechnology group Elusys...
Sanofi uses SCM for radiolabelled production
15-Jun-2009 - Sanofi-Aventis is using SCM Pharma’s aseptic fill/finish service for radiolabelled compounds to manufacture an...
Syntagon “cuts out middlemen” with China office
09-Jun-2009 - Swedish CRO Syntagon has set up an office in Shanghai, China to forge stronger...
Kemwell & Boehringer collaborate on biologics
09-Jun-2009 - CMO Kemwell is receiving technical assistance from Boehringer Ingelheim for the construction of its...
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Patheon launches small-scale filling service
09-Jun-2009 - Canadian contractor Patheon has added small-scale aseptic vial filling capacity at its facility in...
Corden cuts manufacturing in Cork
08-Jun-2009 - Ireland’s API manufacturing sector suffered a blow on Friday with Corden Pharmachem’s announcement that...
GE unveils modular approach to facility validation
03-Jun-2009 - GE Healthcare hopes its new modular validation platform (MVP) will change the way drugmakers...
Hovione to invest €2m in nano drug R&D unit
22-May-2009 - Portuguese contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) Hovione plans to invest €2m ($3m) in a new...
Minakem adds EU API capacity to compete with Asia
20-May-2009 - Fine chemicals firm Minakem believes that manufacturing capacity added by its newly acquired API...
Overseas API vendor qualification under US FDA spotlight says H&H
14-May-2009 - US drug firms’ qualification of overseas API vendors will be subject to increased FDA...
PharmaTek OKed to make cytotoxics at San Diego plant
07-May-2009 - US chemistry firm PharmaTek Laboratories has a green light to start making high potency...
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CMED and Tessella team up on trials
07-May-2009 - CRO CMED and IT group Tessella are teaming up to offer adaptive trial data...
One-way, temp-controlled shipping will cut export costs, says Pharmafreight
05-May-2009 - Pharmafreight and Kryotrans have teamed up to offer a one-way, temperature-controlled shipping service that...
San Diego plant will help clients concentrate on R&D, says Althea
04-May-2009 - Althea Technologies’ biologics and injectables contract development, manufacturing and testing facility in San Diego,...
Optimising business key for pharma in downturn, says CourtSquareGroup
30-Apr-2009 - US strategic consultants CourtSquareGroup say that while optimisation of operations is key for the drug...
SAFC and Vivalis launch high yield EB66 media
28-Apr-2009 - SAFC and Vivalis have launched a new media designed to allow the latter’s commonly...
Sinobipharma claims manufacturing first with capsule perindopril
22-Apr-2009 - Sinobiopharma is seeking a Chinese patent covering the manufacture of capsule forms of the...
MWV expands blister pack range with Shellpak-170
16-Apr-2009 - US contractor MeadWestvaco (MWV) claims the latest addition to its Shellpack range, the Shellpak-170,...
Shire to close Owings Mills Adderall XR plant
08-Apr-2009 - Biopharmaceuticals firm Shire will cease manufacture at its plant in Owings Mills, Maryland, US...
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Winpak wins Reynolds’ Packaging license race
31-Mar-2009 - Canada’s Winpak has gained an exclusive license to use Reynolds Packaging’s manufacturing know-how in the...
SAFC’s Kansas culture site goes animal component-free
30-Mar-2009 - Operations at SAFC Biosciences’ facility in Kansas, US have been made animal component-free (ACF)...
Hospira’s “Project Fuel” will cut 1,400 jobs
25-Mar-2009 - US drug delivery specialist Hospira will reduce its workforce by around 10 per cent,...
Pharma mega mergers a boon for Patheon's restructuring service, says CEO
25-Mar-2009 - The global economic downturn, impending blockbuster patent expiries and the wave of consolidation sweeping...
