Pfizer's Odour-Related Recall Creates Stink Among Drug Pack Tech Firms

10-Apr-2013 - Pfizer’s recall of Levoxyl has created a stink among manufacturers of the oxygen-absorbing canisters designed to stop such drugs degrading.

Hospira’s Manufacturing Woes Continue with US Device Plant 483

14-Feb-2013 - Hospira says bringing medical device manufacturing operations up to code will take 'a lot of work' after Lake Forest, Illinois plant is hit with US FDA Form 483.

Industry Lays Out Timelines for Adding 'Black Symbol' to Drug Packs in EU

28-Jan-2013 - European drugmakers are seeking between six months and a year to prepare and print updated product information, including the black symbol for drugs that require additional monitoring as part of their approval.

FDA Shifts Focus to Abuse-Deterrent Generic Opioid Development

15-Jan-2013 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can require opioid generics to have abuse-deterrent properties if the same requirements are applicable to their brand name counterparts, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said in a letter  to Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) last week.

News in brief

Brazil wants to buy Pharma tech from the Ukraine

20-Nov-2012 - Brazil wants to buy pharmaceutical manufacturing technology from the Ukraine as part of a $4.5bn investment plan.

Lilly’s in-house trend continues with $140m insulin investment

05-Nov-2012 - Eli Lilly plans to boost its in-house insulin production capabilities will a $140m investment for its Indianapolis site.

Takeda plans to dominate thriving Russian pharma market, starting with a new plant

11-Sep-2012 - Takeda has opened a new $96m (€75m) pharma facility in Russia as part of its bid to “outgrow” the already thriving local market.

Hospira buys Indian API plant to boost antibiotics biz

30-Aug-2012 - Hospira has bought Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceutical’s active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facility in Aurangabad, India, to support its expanding antibiotic business.

Bosch launches"future-proof" filling tech

28-Aug-2012 - Bosch packaging has launched two new capsule filling machines which it says are capable of handling all current and future applications.

Goa is all go for Bosch with new pharma and food packaging tech plant

13-Aug-2012 - Bosch Packaging Technology says India is becoming one of its key markets, citing the growing pharma sector as a key driver for the development of its new Goa facility 

West Pharmaceutical continues balancing act despite CMO uptick

06-Aug-2012 - West Pharmaceutical Services is sticking with plans to lessen CMO (contract manufacturing organisation) activities and boost proprietary products despite a hefty uptick in contract production in Q2.

People on the move: results season special

06-Aug-2012 - Results season is well under way and in-PharmaTechnologist.com is here to bring you the latest as companies announce their chops, changes and plans for the coming quarters.

Regulatory pressures on microbial drug production means big wins for Cherwell Laboratories

26-Jul-2012 - Cherwell Laboratories has more than doubled the size of its Bicester, UK, plant that manufactures prepared media for microbial production after a boom in demand for its goods.

The quest for more understanding is behind the single use boom: Pall and Thermo Fisher

03-Jul-2012 - The implementation of single use technology in the biopharmaceutical fill and finish process has seen a massive uptick recently because of better industry understanding, according to Pall’s Bruce Rawlings.

Achema 2012: Safety, efficiency and single-use technology

19-Jun-2012 - Safety, efficiency, innovation and single-use tech are the buzz words at Achema 2012 in Frankfurt.

Mettler Toledo take track and trace offering to the US

14-Jun-2012 - Mettler Toledo is taking its ramped-up track and trace offering to the US in a bid to plug what it says is a sizeable gap in the market.

PTI stresses benefits of non-destructive testing at Interphex

15-May-2012 - PTI says its new non-destructive testing technology is uniquely positioned to help manufacturers reduce waste and save time and money.

Gerresheimer grows sales on syringe & insulin pen demand

12-Apr-2012 - Demand for insulin pens and ready-to-fill syringes helped Gerresheimer post double-digit first quarter sales growth and raise its outlook.

Sigma Aldrich shortens China supply chains with Wuxi plant

20-Mar-2012 - Sigma Aldrich says new packaging facility in China will shorten supply chains and help it build in an increasingly important regional market.