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Chi-Med in ‘prime position’ to take advantage of Chinese growth

15-Mar-2019 By Ben Hargreaves

After operating out of China for 19 years, Chi-Med’s CEO explains how the market has grown ‘very rapidly’ in the last four years.

Sanofi manufactures radiotherapy nanoparticles

26-Feb-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Sanofi agrees to produce French start-ups’ nanoparticle drug candidate indicated for the maximization of radiotherapy at its French site.

ACG opens capsule manufacturing site in Latin America

25-Feb-2019 By Maggie Lynch

ACG expands in Brazil, with the opening of a 14,000m2 manufacturing plant through a $98m investment.

Haselmeier manufacture disposable injection device after receiving allowance

25-Feb-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Haselmeier to provide assembly, labeling, and packaging services for its drug-device combination products following recent permission given to Germany-site.

PCI continues expansion with Rockford bottling line

11-Feb-2019 By Maggie Lynch

PCI updates packaging operations and bottling equipment at its Rockford site, in a multi-million dollar growth initiative to meet customer demand.

Dutch university funded to manufacture own version of €170k per year med

11-Feb-2019 By Ben Hargreaves

Amsterdam UMC given €5m to produce an affordable version of Leadiant’s CDCA, after price increases meant the drug was no longer covered by insurance.

Packaging market expected to double to $149bn in decade

06-Feb-2019 By Ben Hargreaves

The market for pharmaceutical packaging is predicted to increase at a CAGR of 8.75% through to 2026, with PET packaging contributing $45.12bn of this.

Lonza collaborates on commercial supply manufacturing for anti-coagulation antidote

05-Feb-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Portola and Lonza will collaborate on commercial supply the API for the former’s anti-coagulation antidote at Lonza’s facilities.

Next step in personalized medicine enabled by 3D printing

01-Feb-2019 By Maggie Lynch

As 3D printing technology continues to develop, it is becoming more disruptive to the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry as its value in drug delivery becomes apparent, according to IDTechEx.

MedPharm meets increasing demand with facility expansion

24-Jan-2019 By Maggie Lynch

MedPharm expands its US Center of Excellence in Durham, North Carolina, in response to increasing demand for its topical and transdermal formulation development, and performance testing services.

‘The future is mixed reality’: Augmented reality put to work on manufacturing

23-Jan-2019 By Ben Hargreaves

Augmented reality holds the ability to visualise production processes without individuals being physically present, explains CEO.

Constantia releases portable blister packaging system

21-Jan-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Constantia Flexibles released its new packaging system, the Flexible Blister, which can be incorporated into existing production while offering a portable system for packaging.

Maruho introduces rapid packaging machines

17-Jan-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Eagle-Omni, US subsidiary of Japanese company Maruho, introduced its blister machine for rapid packaging operations.

Lilly cuts 250 jobs and invests €100m at French site

15-Jan-2019 By Ben Hargreaves

Lilly France announced 250 positions will be cut from its Fegersheim site but will also invest €100m to update facilities over the coming years.

Univercells ‘heralds a new era in vaccine production’

15-Jan-2019 By Maggie Lynch

After a low cost of manufacturing goal was achieved by a consortium for the development of a bioproduction system for vaccines, Univercells will launch its NevoLine system.