SAFC launches Ex-cell Antifoam for biomanufacturing
SAFC Biosciences hopes Ex-Cell Antifoam, its new foam control product for cell culture bioreactors, will work the biomanufacturing sector into a lather.
Archives for November 26, 2009
Synexus hails recruitment for vaccine trial
Synexus has recruited more than 2,000 children in three months for a Phase III rotavirus vaccine study, which it believes validates its methods and demonstrates they are particularly effective in late stage vaccine trials.
Amcor ready to sell to safeguard Alcan deal
Amcor has indicated it would be prepared to sell a flexible packaging business to address European Union anti-trust fears over its proposed takeover of Alcan.
Sinovac forms vaccine manufacturing JV
Sinovac Biotech has formed a joint venture which will give it cost effective manufacturing capacity for 20m does of live attenuated vaccines and 20m doses of vero cell cultured vaccines a year.
Few pharma plants will be sold to CMOs; report
The recent wave of M&A will lead to manufacturing over-capacity at pharma companies but only a small number of these sites will be sold to CMOs, in part because of the facilities’ suboptimal locations, according to a report.
Ranbaxy recalls Sotret in the US for second time
Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories has withdrawn stocks of its acne drug Sotret in the US for the second time this year after some tablets were found to be out of specification.