J&J suppliers need sustainability goals under new initiative
All strategic suppliers to J&J will need at least two publically-reported sustainability goals under a new initiative by the healthcare giant.
Archives for July 20, 2011
Icon prepares to take Pfizer staff but doesn’t want facilities
Pfizer plans to transfer staff, but not facilities, to Icon as part of the outsourcing deal struck by the companies.
Parexel & Icon downgraded amid strategic deal concerns
An equity analyst has downgraded Icon and Parexel, following the Irish CRO’s Q2 results, and warned that its “enthusiasm for strategic deals is waning”.
BioFocus and IMD team up for natural drug discovery
BioFocus and InterMed Discovery (IMD) have launched a joint venture in enhanced natural product discovery.
ClinStar expands in US with East Coast office
Emerging market CRO ClinStar has lengthened its US reach with a new regional East Coast office.
Lanxess doubling menthol raw material output to meet demand
Lanxess is doubling capacity at a German plant to meet rising demand for menthol, a product used as a pharma excipient and in personal care.
Distribution deals to TAP into SE Asia bioprocessing sector
TAP Biosystems has inked deals with six distributors in South East Asia to extend sales support for its automated bioprocessing systems.