Sanofi deal to supply H1N1 vacc to Brazil
Sanofi Aventis says it has been contracted to supply the Brazilian government with up to 33 million doses of H1N1 “swine” flu.
Archives for September 8, 2009
FDA places import alert on two Apotex facilities
The FDA has issued an import alert against products manufactured at two Apotex facilities after the agency issued a warning letter, which raised several issues that the company is now working to resolve.
Bangladesh a “huge opportunity” for growth; CEO
Bangladesh represents a “huge opportunity” to pharma, according to the CEO of Amreteck Pharma who believes that CMOs will be attracted by the low costs, which undercut China, and help the industry grow to $10bn (€6.9m) in 10 years.
Solvay cell-based vaccine facility validated
Dutch authorities have completed validation of Solvay Biologicals cell-based production facility which the company will use to meet growing worldwide demand for influenza vaccines.
ChemBridge adds top libraries to CDD’s discovery database
US discovery chemistry contractor ChemBridge has made some of its most popular small molecule libraries available on-line through a partnership with preclinical data specialist Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD).
Lab Research lands new preclinical R&D contracts
New multi-million dollar R&D contracts with top three pharma and biotech players go someway to “alleviating” the negative impact of downturn, according to Lab Research CEO Luc Mainville.
Transcrip offers experts to augment in-house drug development
Transcrip Partners’ “augmentation” solution for contract R&D “differs from the normal consultancy alternative by fielding ‘doers’ who can think strategically and ‘thinkers’ who are happy to get their hands dirty” according to senior partner Paul Branthwaite.