ATMI Opens US Bio Development and Testing Lab

17-Jun-2013 - ATMI has opened a development and testing lab in the US to let customers test its single-use production and technologies.

Cali Plant Remediation 'Impax' 110 Jobs, Mostly Manufacturing

06-Jun-2013 - Impax Laboratories says it remains committed to resolving manufacturing issues at its troubled Californian plant though 110 jobs will go as production continues to be transferred to Taiwan. 

DISPATCHES FROM INTERPHEX

Thermo Fisher: Single-Use Tech's Evolution and Increased Industry Use

29-May-2013 - Over the last decade single-use technologies have moved into manufacturing scales and are increasingly being deployed worldwide, according to Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Bioartificial Liver Project Looks to Disposable Bioreactors for Large Scale Cultures

22-May-2013 - Disposable bioreactors could be the centerpiece of a project to develop and harvest large quantities of cells that eventually will be used in bioartificial livers for patients with severe liver failure.

Janssen's Manufacturing Problems May Lead to Criminal Charges in Korea

20-May-2013 - Though Janssen Korea says it is confident it will resolve its manufacturing issues, product recall and suspensions could be followed by lawsuits and imprisonment.

Pfizer Puts Lipitor Site Up For Sale as Patent Expiration Causes Over-Capacity

16-May-2013 - Lower sales of off-patent former blockbuster Lipitor have prompted Pfizer to try and sell off its third Irish API plant in as many years. 

West Adds Second Filling line in Prep for Future Crystal Zenith Boom

15-May-2013 - Extra filling capacity is to be made available in preparation for West’s Crystal Zenith (CZ) system, though approval and increased sales are still at least 18 months away.

News in brief

Novo Nordisk $69m Plant Conversion For New Diabetes Drug

06-May-2013 - Novo Nordisk says the $69 investment in its Danish plant will convert capacity ready for its new GLP-1 analogue and is a further commitment to Danish manufacturing.

Demand Across Biopharma Drives Goodwin and Coldstream ADC Partnership

02-May-2013 - Goodwin Biotechnology has teamed up with Coldstream Laboratories to offer clients ADC services as another example of biopharma demand driving contract manufacturing and development.

LIVE FROM INTERPHEX

Customers to Save up to 65% as ASI and Chromatan Pen Single-Use Deal

30-Apr-2013 - ASI has teamed up with Chromatan in order to deliver single-use and column-free capture purification services which could save clients 65% in chromatography costs in clinical manufacturing.

Drug Industry gathers for Interphex 2013 - Check for live updates

23-Apr-2013 - Pharmaceutical conferences are like buses - to paraphrase an old British joke - you wait for one and then three come along at once.

ATMI Adds New Single-Use Fill/Finish Tech in Deal with CMO D-Lab

18-Apr-2013 - ATMI has started selling a new cGMP-compliant fill finish platform in a continuation of its focus on what it says is the growing single-use tech market.

Update

Thermo Fisher Acquires Life Tech for $13.6B

15-Apr-2013 - Thermo Fisher Scientific has agreed to purchase genetic testing equipment maker Life Technologies for $13.6B in one of the biggest acquisitions of the year.

GE and iBio Confirm Fiocruz Vaccine Plant Project and Predict Future Collaborations

11-Apr-2013 - GE Healthcare and iBio are in talks about future projects after confirming they are working on a plant-based vaccine manufacturing site for Brazilian drugmaker Fiocruz/Bio-Manguinhosin.

Alkermes Manufacturing Re-jig Will Cost Over 100 Irish Jobs

10-Apr-2013 - Alkermes says it intends to continue investing in its Irish facility although a restructuring plan will end some manufacturing operations and cost 130 jobs. 

Feature

Lack of Lava-Proof Planes Wont Stop Us Going to Interphex

08-Apr-2013 - So, look. Interphex is a great trade show. No doubt. 

News in brief

Pall To Open Centre of Excellence in UK

08-Apr-2013 - Pall has confirmed plans for a UK Centre of Excellence offering clients access to the development, testing and validation of its products.

Gore PharmBIO: New Gaskets Can Reduce Risk of Contamination

27-Mar-2013 - Two new nonreactive product contact components can control contamination and meet regulatory requirements according to their makers, Gore PharmBIO.

New Micron Technologies Owner Plans Investment and Acqusitions

25-Mar-2013 - Micron Technologies’ new private-equity owner says it plans to grow the particle engineering firm through investment and acquisitions.

Price of Life Tech Steady at $11B as Roche Joins Bidding War Set for April

25-Mar-2013 - Bidders for DNA-sequencing equipment maker Life Technologies may not have to pay too much more than its current market value of $64 per share, or about $11B, according to an analyst.