Daiichi Sankyo acquires first US-based packaging and manufacturing facility
Japanese pharma giant, Daiichi Sankyo Inc. (DSI) has announced the acquisition of its first US-based packaging and manufacturing plant.
Archives for February 16, 2011
Global register of clinical trial contractors needed; SOMO
A global compulsory register of all contractors and subcontractors involved in each clinical trial should be created to increase transparency, according to a study.
Sanofi to buy Genzyme for $20.1bn and performance-based CVR
French drugmaker Sanofi Aventis will buy Genzyme after the firms finally agree a valuation based on manufacturing performance, approvals and sales.
Canada lost more than 3,600 pharma jobs in H2 2010
Canada lost more than 3,600 pharmaceutical jobs in the second half of 2010 as domestic and export sales slowed.
Takeda enters into partnership with Quintiles and Covance
Takeda Pharmaceuticals has joined the growing list of pharma companies to forge strategic deals with contract research organisations (CRO) by signing new deals with Covance and Quintiles.
Leadership changes at PPD and Kendle – People on the move
Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including leadership changes at PPD and Kendle.
Jubilant sees profits and contract services revs fall in Q3
Indian CRAMS firm Jubilant Life Sciences had an unhappy third quarter of fiscal 2011 with profits falling despite gains in generics and API manufacturing.
Merck Serono opens state-of-the-art research centre in Massachusetts.
EMD Serono Inc., an affiliate of pharma giant Merck, has announced the opening of a new research centre in Massachusetts, US.