Rexam to close Nashua plant; appoints new CEO
Rexam will close its pill and tablet bottle making facility in New Hampshire, US by the end of the year to further align global plastics operations according to new CEO Graham Chipchase
Archives for January 4, 2010
Marksans cleared to hive off API division
Marksans Pharma will sell or lease its API manufacturing plants in Pune, India in a bid to raise $125m (€87m) and focus
McNeil extends Tylenol recall in US
McNeil Consumer Healthcare has recalled all lots of its Tylenol Arthritis Pain caplet 100 count bottles in the US due to reports of nausea and stomach pain.
Dubai establishes Nucleotide Research Complex
The Nucleotide Research Complex, the largest such facility in the Middle East, is now operational and ready to house companies’ research and development, analytical, diagnostic and equipment training activities.
Novartis to acquire Alcon
Novartis intends to acquire the remaining 75 per cent of Alcon for $39.3bn (€27.3bn), adding to the shares it bought in April 2008 and giving the big pharma control of the ophthalmic specialist.