DDN expands Memphis warehouse
DDN has expanded its Memphis, US warehouse by adding 140,000 sq ft of temperature controlled space, bringing its local footprint to 500,000 sq ft.
Archives for January 27, 2011
Covectra adds serialisation for contract service providers
Covectra is launching a packaging serialisation system to support data exchange between biopharm contract service providers and their clients.
SurModics' pharma biz sees revenue fall in Q1 2011
SurModics is still considering “strategic alternatives” for its pharmaceutical business, which has seen revenues continue to decline in the first quarter of 2011.
Medisafe developing barcode tech to tackle counterfeits
Medisafe 1 Technologies is to enter the pharma anti-counterfeiting sector through development of a barcode system.
Abbott to cut 1,900 commercial & manufacturing jobs in US
Abbott Laboratories is to cut 1,900 US commercial and manufacturing jobs in response to healthcare reform and tough regulators.
Elan chops 130 jobs but keeps private jet
Irish drugmaker Elan has confirmed that it has axed 130 jobs, reducing its workforce by 10 per cent.
Oystar sells Brazilian unit to Masipack
Oystar has sold its Brazilian unit, Oystar Fabrima, to Sao Paulo-headquartered firm Masipack in an effort to focus its business on country’s the primary and secondary packaging markets.
Mitsubishi Tanabe recalls some drug batches on quality concerns
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma has recalled three lots of injected drugs made at its plant in Ashikaga, Japan after “some aspects of [quality] testing were inadequate.”