Thermo Fisher Scientific has set up a unit for molecular biology techs at its site in Lithuania, citing pharmaceutical R&D labs in Eastern Europe as a target.
Proposed EMA pharmacovigilance fees are too high and place a disproportionate burden on generics firms according to the European Generic Medicines Association (EGA).
Tasi Group has bought Bonfiglioli Engineering, creating what it claims is the largest leak testing and quality inspection technology firm in the world.
Lasco, Medimpax and GSK are among those to receive manufacturing and supply deals under the J$3.3bn ($37m) worth of contracts issued by the Jamaican Government.
Active pharmaceutical ingredient production will be the driving factor behind a predicted boom in the pharmaceutical contract manufacturing market, according to Visiongain.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com brings you a round-up of the latest contract manufacturing facility additions, including news from Boehringer Ingelheim, Cambridge Major Laboratories, and B. Braun Group.
US CDMO DPT Labs has not done enough to investigate sterility failures observed during a March inspection according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which wants a ‘comprehensive evaluation’ of sterile drug operations.
GE Healthcare has launched an ‘off-the-shelf’ range of modular biomanufacturing facilities that it claims can be designed, constructed and operational in under two years.
Higher demand for clinical services drove growth at Catalent in fiscal Q4, offsetting falling European demand for injectables and flat oral delivery technology sales.
A new non-glycosolated protein production method using E.coli can cut manufacturing costs by up to 50 per cent as well as speeding up the process, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas.
Cobra Biologics claims a new micro bioreactor technology it has adopted can cut three months off cell line development timelines and facilitate faster production scale-up.
Theorem and Gallus say their new biologics manufacturing partnership is aimed at giving a “leg up” to drugsmakers in emerging markets looking to market products in the US.
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
Scientists at UCF (University of Central Florida) believe they have found a simpler and more efficient way to mass produce the structured nanoparticles used for drug delivery and production.