Archives for October 28, 2003

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Patheon leads Europe in lyophilisation

Canada-headquartered contract manufacturing company Patheon is now offering the largest capacity in Europe for lyophilisation, following the completion of a €60 million investment programme at its facilities in Monza and Ferentino in Italy.

Merck ramps up custom synthesis capacity

Germany's Merck KGaA has almost completed the construction of a €200 million plant that will provide a significant increase in the company's organic synthesis business.

Malaysia backs biotechnology

Misssouri-based medical genomics company GenoMed will link up with Malaysian company PhenoMed, encouraged by the Malaysian government currently keen to push biotechnology advances in the country.

Pharmaco dives deeper into Sweden

Nordic pharmaceutical company Pharmaco forges further into Northern Europe unveiling new sales activities in Sweden to cut into the growing generic pharmaceutical market there.

Novo Nordisk on track for FY2003

Danish chemical group Novo Nordisk will likely deliver a 'lacklustre' set of results for the first nine months of the year but strong enough to put the company on track to deliver its guidance of 'low single-digit EBIT growth' on a reported basis for...