GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has entered into two unrelated development deals by signing license agreements for Delphi Genetics’ StabyExpress for its vaccine production operations and OncoMethylome Sciences’ DNA methylation specific PCR biomarkers for its cancer...
Apricus Bio’s NexACT drug delivery technology has qualified as an anti-microbial preservative, according to results from a US Pharmacopeia Preservative Efficacy Test (USP PET).
India’s Sun Pharma has finally acquired a controlling stake in Israeli generics firm Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, significantly expanding its manufacturing capacity in North America.
Trials initiated in CEE and Russia fell 18 per cent year-on-year in 2009, ending a period of growth. Outsourcing-Pharma presents this rise and fall as an interactive visualisation.
Worrying times lie ahead for Pfizer’s advertiser, Aegis Group’s Carat, as the drug giant has decided to review its $1.3bn media account, as the firm is speculated to be slashing its outgoings.
Intelsius, formerly DGP Group, has introduced Orcatherm to address the increasing pharma industry need for temperature-controlled packaging and regulatory compliant sample transport solutions.
IDT Biologika unveils plans to expand viral vaccine contract manufacturing operations and says global capacity failing to keep pace with resurgence in drug industry demand.
The US FDA’s risk evaluation mitigation strategy (REMS) can be a challenge for pharmaceutical companies unfamiliar with the process according to PPD’s executive director of risk management Frank Gallo.
in-pharmatechnologist presents a roundup of the latest drug sector manufacturing expansions with Sanofi Aventis, Takeda, Cerbios and Alliance Medical all adding capacity.
European contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) PharmaZell has increased capacity at its R&D centre in Vizag, India with a new cGMP Kilo-lab for API and drug intermediate production.
in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at Norgine, CDRD and Prometheus Laboratories.
DSM’s microbial fermentation CMO business unit and UK-based biopharmaceutical company, PolyTherics, have formed an agreement to develop and manufacture PolyTherics’ lead ‘biobetter’ product, HiPEG IFN a-2a.
SOCMA CEO predicts reintroduction of rejected permanent R&D tax credit plan and urges Congress to act “sooner rather than later” to support US manufacturers.
The US FTC has given a positive advisory opinion to Rx-360’s shared audits and said the programme appears to offer “cognisable cost-saving and safety enhancing features”.
In an exclusive Q&A Mark Rohlfing, Almac’s director of Quality, updates Outsourcing-pharma on the firm’s new North American HQ, growth plans and US recruitment drive.
Danish biopharma giant, Novo Nordisk is expanding its R&D Centre in China by introducing a new Diabetes Research unit and doubling its quota of employees from 100 to 200 by 2015.
Rexam and Med Time Technology, a US manufacturer of plastic prescription vials, have launched “Pill Timer,” a packaging solution designed to boost treatment compliance rates.
Forest Pharmaceuticals has pleaded guilty to obstruction of an FDA inspection and agreed to pay $313m (€239m) in criminal and civil penalties to resolve this and other issues.
Addressing the drug industry's need to demonstrate value to stakeholders presents a significant opportunity for service providers, according to Jim Featherstone, VP of Quintiles' commercial arm.
Creation of large datasets for use in comparative effectiveness research and other fields could be limited by privacy modifications to the HITECH act, according to ACRO.
Clinical data management is, and will continue to be a key concern for the pharmaceutical industry, according to Susan Bornstein, executive vice president of eClinical solutions, who discussed the issue with Outsourcing-pharma earlier this week.
Apricus Biosciences, formerly NexMed, announce preclinical data shows NexACT technology enables rectal delivery of biologics, including human antibodies.
DSM has confirmed that three workers were killed at the weekend after an industrial accident at its food and pharmaceutical ingredient plant in southern Italy.
in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at Protalix, Pevion, NeoStem and ProStraken.
Living Image Multi-Modality Software Module and Mouse Imaging shuttle will widen the understanding of animal biology in preclinical research, say Caliper Life Sciences.
Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at AMRI, Oracle, Cmed, BioClinica and BioStorage.
Outsourcing-pharma takes a look at all the latest developments in the rapidly expanding drug development imaging sector with news from Aspect and Medisco, VirtualScopics and ABX-CRO and ACR Image Metrix.
The Norwegian “green packaging” company, TimeTemp AS, intends to develop, produce and market freshness and quality indicators to the pharmaceutical industry that can be attached to cartons or pallets to determine the shelf life of a product.
Delays during IRB review are a growing concern in the trials sector according to Christine Grady of the US National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) department of Bioethics.
