QCIL expands ARV capabilities in bid to build in East African market
Ugandan drugs maker Quality Chemical Industries Ltd (QCIL) is ready to manufacture HIV treatment Tenofovir in a bid to dominate the local antiretroviral market.
Archives for October 9, 2011
Aid agency wants Brazil to streamline validation to combat Chagas API shortages
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) wants Brazil to streamline its validation process for the API benznidazole after global stocks of the Chagas disease treatment drop to critical levels.
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ACRO backs proposed tax cuts on earnings generated outside US
ACRO has backed plans to reduce the tax rate on foreign earnings sent back to the US, arguing that the move would create jobs in the contract research sector.
Encorium seeks partner or PE buyer after loss of biz
Encorium is seeking a CRO partner or private equity buyer after the strategic outsourcing trend hit its revenues and cash reserves.
Drug shortages drive demand surge & expansion at Akorn
Akorn is doubling capacity and hiring “as fast as [it] can” after drug shortages sent demand for its injectables soaring.
Rituximab success paves way for plant produced mAbs
iBio is expanding use of its green plant technology to biosimilar mAbs after producing rituximab using the system.