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Pharmaceutical packaging news in brief

14-Aug-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com’s latest round up of developments in the field of pharmaceutical packaging includes 3S’ counterfeit solution and new machines for Xcelience and Medica.

Pharma manufacturing products: news in brief

13-Aug-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com’s latest round up of products launched in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector includes new offerings from Millipore, Sensor Products and Aspex.

Pharmaceutical packaging news in brief

07-Aug-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of developments in pharmaceutical packaging, including Comar’s new dosage cup and Arcadia’s system for increasing patient compliance.

West’s Q2 sales and profits climb

07-Aug-2008 - US packaging specialist West Pharmaceutical Services has carried the earnings momentum it generated in the first three months of the year through to the second quarter.

Gerresheimer kicks off technical plastics sale

06-Aug-2008 - Gerresheimer has formally started the process to sell off its technical plastics business, keeping its promise to exit non-core businesses and focus on more lucrative sectors such as medical and pharmaceutical plastics.

Pharma manufacturing products: news in brief

23-Jul-2008 - Millipore, Purfresh and ESS Technologies have all recently launched products used in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

MeadWestvaco and Bilcare jointly buy packaging firm

22-Jul-2008 - Contract packaging company International Labs has been taken over in a joint acquisition between India's Bilcare and MeadWestvaco of the US.

Overseas customers boost China Bottles contracts

22-Jul-2008 - Plastic packaging specialist China Bottles (CB) says that nearly two thirds of the $3.3m worth of contracts it signed in June were with pharmaceutical companies based outside its home territory.

MeadWestvaco and Bilcare jointly buy packaging firm

22-Jul-2008 - Contract packaging company International Labs has been taken over in a joint acquisition between India’s Bilcare and MeadWestvaco of the US.

United makes Sharp deal to boost stateside presence

17-Jul-2008 - United Drug of Ireland said yesterday that it had signed a deal to acquire Sharp Corp, a contract pharmaceutical packager based in the US, for $99m.

Start-ups shot down as credit crunches

09-Jul-2008 - The credit crunch is putting the squeeze on start-ups and established companies alike, with numerous firms struggling to obtain the financing that is their lifeblood.

Pharmaceutical facility news in brief

03-Jul-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's periodic round-up of developments in the field of pharmaceutical facilities includes news of two environmental fines, MHRA plant approval and a strike at Teva.

Sinclair and Wockhardt strike deal

03-Jul-2008 - UK-based Sinclair Pharmaceuticals has entered into a manufacturing and distribution agreement with Wockhardt, an Indian pharmaceutical and biotech company.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

01-Jul-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.

Sanofi launches $6.25bn vaccine battle plan

26-Jun-2008 - Sanofi-Aventis is to invest $6.25bn into vaccine production between now and 2015 as the company attempts to keep pace with rising demand.

Counterfeiting conference to hear of burden in developing world

26-Jun-2008 - Visiongain's third annual conference on Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Strategies kicks off next week, covering many aspects of the problem from technological deterrents, regulatory developments in the EU and US and the implications for parallel trade.

Repackaging ban 'most powerful tool to prevent counterfeiting in Europe'

24-Jun-2008 - European pharmaceutical manufacturers stepped up calls for a blanket ban on repackaging of pharmaceuticals last week, suggesting that this would be the single most effective way to seal the supply chain for counterfeiting drugs.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

23-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical sector.

Lilly and Rexam expanding facilities for insulin pens

19-Jun-2008 - Eli Lilly and Rexam are both investing in their French manufacturing facilities in preparation for the production of an insulin pen they are developing.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing news in brief

19-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's periodic round-up of developments in the pharmaceutical manufacturing space includes new facilities, South Africa luring Chinese investors and an advance in modular cleanrooms.

Pfizer to hijack Ranbaxy deal?

18-Jun-2008 - Pfizer may be poised to make a counter bid for Ranbaxy, potentially scuppering the takeover by Daiichi which appeared to be a done deal.

Packaging innovations from Drupa 2008

16-Jun-2008 - Drupa 2008, the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world, had new products for the pharmaceutical industry on show from FAG, Xerox, Amcor Flexibles and AVT.

Uhlmann sets sights on blister packaging market

16-Jun-2008 - Germany's Uhlmann says that a process offered by its new range of blister packaging machines that removes the need for an additional product chain in the cartoner will help drugmakers save time, space and money.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

12-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

Ineos' Eltex MED LDPE range lauched

12-Jun-2008 - Ineos Polyolefins hopes that its new Eltex MED low-density polythene (LDPE) packaging line will provide pharmaceutical manufacturing firms with a means of meeting the demands of long term storage.

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