Germany put in a strong showing as category winners were announced
for the fourth annual Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA)
recognising innovation in pharmaceutical manufacturing projects.
A delegation from the Scotland's chemicals industry descended on
the recent Informex trade show in New Orleans, determined to
convince the assembled industry representatives that the country
should be at the top of the list for...
Emerging markets, headed by China and India are tipped
to remain hot destinations for venture capital (VC)
investments this year, according to a recent survey by KPMG.
US contract manufacturer Catalent Pharma Solutions has leveraged
its partnership with Secure Symbology (SSI) for track and trace
barcode technology to help biopharmaceutical company Biogen Idec
comply with California's pending...
Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) is on the receiving end of
Allergan's decision to outsource its IT functions, inking a $130m
contract with the specialty pharma firm.
A new enterprise in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is establishing
itself as the region's first pharmaceutical-focused third party
logistics (3PL) provider.
Another sharp decline in biomedical production saw overall
manufacturing output in Singapore fall for the second month running
in December, prompting fears that the heavily trade-reliant economy
could buckle under a looming US recession.
Lonza has revealed a profit hike for the full year of 2007,
reflecting the fruit of its "revised growth strategies"
across its business units, said the firm, which also announced its
"innovations" for future growth...
Pfizer Japan is cleaning out its closet, selling a range of its
"surplus" biotech and pharmaceutical lab equipment via an online
auction, a method that is slowly catching on in the country.
Roche today announced a handful of new charitable technology
transfer agreements with manufacturers in Africa and Asia, allowing
local production of generic HIV drugs.
Although India 'has carved out a significant portion of the world
pharma pie', an enormous change in mindset is needed if the country
is to become a global pharmaceutical hub, according to a new report
from KPMG.
Applied Biosystems, Pharmos, Pearl Therapeutics, Pacira
Pharmaceuticals and Covance have all had people on the move in the
world of pharmaceutical manufacturing.
While GSK, AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly have hit the headlines in the
UK Serious Fraud Office's (SFO) investigation into illegal bribes
paid to Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime, many more pharma firms are
on the organisation's...
Merck & Co. has just inked "multi-million dollar" deal
with Cognizant, at a time when the US-based IT services firm is
pursuing a greater presence in the life sciences sector.
Japanese drugmaker Eisai has agreed to buy US biopharma firm MGI
Pharma for $3.9bn (€2.7bn) in a bid to expand its US presence and
strengthen its oncology pipeline.
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has finally detailed its plans to trim
the fat and save cash, months after first revealing that big
changes would be on the cards.
Pharmaceutical Profiles, H.D. Smith, Consort Medical, Questcor
Pharmaceuticals, and Sunesis Pharmaceuticals have all had people on
the move in the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Pfizer is looking to Asia for both R&D and manufacturing
outsourcing and to help it cut costs in a bid to mitigate the
effects of patent expiries and competition from generic drugs.
The UK has become an unlikely hub for drug counterfeiters, with the
UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) last
week launching its new three-year action plan to tackle the recent
surge in drug fakes head on.
Pfizer's revelation this week that it plans to slice jobs in Puerto
Rico is the latest in a string of blows for this popular offshore
manufacturing location.
Alfacell, Phoqus Pharmaceuticals, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Stem Cell
Sciences, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals and ISPE have all had people
on the move in the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Researchers at Randox, UK, have developed a biochip that enables
the simultaneous measurement of 12 human cytokines from human serum
samples enabling cytokine studies to be conducted faster.
Celgene has agreed to pay $2.9bn for Pharmion in the hope of
becoming a 'global leader in the haematology and oncology field',
but do the company's pipelines match up well together?
Workers at Johnson & Johnson's (J&J's) Belgium subsidiary
went on strike today in protest at the compensation being offered
to those at the firm falling foul of the dreaded pharma axe.
AstraZeneca, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Pieris, Theraptosis and
InteKrin Therapeutics have all had people on the move in the world
of pharmaceutical manufacturing.
An analyst report released yesterday identified AstraZeneca as
being in 'serious trouble' and branded it as potentially
the 'worst [large cap] performer in [the] entire sector'
over the next eight years.
INC Research, Quintiles, Bridge Pharmaceuticals, Charles River
Laboratories and PharmaNet have all had people on the move in the
world of pharmaceutical outsourcing.
After losing a key Novartis contract and getting caught up in the
Inyx collapse, Inventiv Health had good news this week when it
reported its third quarter results.
A new report highlights a number of worrying trends emerging in
regard to the increasing number of fake pharmaceuticals
infiltrating supply chains around the globe.