CPhI 2009 show preview
We look ahead to CPhI 2009 which takes place in Madrid, Spain next week and will showcase the world’s leading ingredients, contract services, machinery and biotech companies.
Archives for October 7, 2009
Symphony and HP to help Pharma conduct more effective sales
Symphony Metro Pharma Solutions and HP Solutions have created a new application that, they claim, can help drug marketeers identify activities with the greatest revenue potential.
Court sides with GSK over parallel trade restrictions
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and other pharmas concerned by parallel trade have been given encouragement by Europe’s highest court which said the EC must reconsider the company’s Spanish sale conditions.
3M opens first Asia-Pacific R&D lab in Singapore
US firm 3M Drug Delivery Systems has set its sights on the Asia-Pacific region, with a new lab in Singapore which, it says, will help it better serve both local and international markets.
DHL invests $15m in Asia
DHL is investing $15m (€10.2m) in its logistics infrastructure in Asia, increasing capacity in India to meet demand for supply chain services that are in compliance with stricter regulatory and quality requirements.
Colorcon asks Oracle to help cut costs
Drug excipients and coatings firm Colorcon says that adoption of Oracle’s “Enterprise Manager” platform will reduce IT downtime and costs.
Labopharm upbeat about depression drug after FDA OKs API maker
Canadian drugmaker Labopharm says its Italian API maker Gruppo Angelini has resolved all the US FDA concerns about processes used to make a once-a day version of the depression drug trazodone.