Taro will close Irish facility next month
February 22, 2010Manufacturing and Production Sun Pharma, Taro Pharma, manufacturing and production
Israeli drugmaker Taro Pharma has decided to halt manufacturing at a plant in Tipperary, Ireland, resulting in the loss of …
RTS Life Science Appoints Richard Carpenter
February 22, 2010Manufacturing and Production appointment, manufacturing and production, rts life science
RTS Life Science has expanded its US field-based sales team, appointing Richard Carpenter Mid-Atlantic sales manager. The company, which supplies …
ReNeuron to begin landmark stem cell trial for stroke
February 19, 2010Research and Development ReNeuron, stem cell
ReNeuron has been given the go-ahead to begin clinical trials of the first ever stem cell therapy for patients disabled …
UK contractor Excelsyn sold to AMRI
February 19, 2010Manufacturing and Production AMRI, Excelsyn
UK contract development and manufacturing services company Excelsyn has been bought for $19 million by US rival AMRI, which said …
Pharma manufacturing news in brief
February 19, 2010Manufacturing and Production AMPAC Fine Chemicals, Avrio, Haupt Pharma, NeoStem
German contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) Haupt Pharma said its site in Latina, Italy, has passed an FDA inspection. Following the …
77 million Europeans fuelling counterfeits market
February 19, 2010Sales and Marketing Europe, Pfizer, counterfeits
A new survey commissioned by Pfizer shows that Europeans are fuelling a counterfeit medicines market worth €10.5 billion.The findings are …
Tracleer continues to fuel Actelion growth
February 19, 2010Sales and Marketing Actelion, Tracleer
Actelion has posted a 20% increase in revenue on the strength of its pulmonary hypertension treatment Tracleer. The drug saw …
Rituxan gains approval for most common leukaemia
February 19, 2010Sales and Marketing FDA, MabThera, Rituxan, blood cancer
Roche’s blockbuster cancer treatment MabThera/Rituxan has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of adult leukaemia. The drug earned …
Clinipace appoints Bud Owen and Daryl Porter
February 19, 2010Research and Development Clinipace, appointment, research and development
CRO and eClinical technology specialist Clinipace Worldwide has appointed Bud Owen as its chief financial officer, while Daryl Porter has …
Dr Jay Feingold joins Daiichi Sankyo
February 19, 2010Research and Development Daiichi Sankyo, appointment, research and development
Daiichi Sankyo’s US arm has appointed Dr Jay Feingold vice president of medical affairs. In this role his will manage …
Plans for more home care on NHS could save billions
February 18, 2010NHS, home care
The NHS is to provide more dialysis and chemotherapy at home as part of a government bid to move treatment …
Québec supports $38m Galderma investment
February 18, 2010Manufacturing and Production Canada, Galderma, Quebec, biopharmaceutical
The regional government in Québec in Canada is to contribute 10% of the costs of a new investment in manufacturing …
Merck’s HIV treatment fails in phase III
February 18, 2010Research and Development HIV, Merck
Merck’s HIV treatment vicriviroc has disappointed in phase III trials, and may be dropped by the company. The results failed …
Hospital criticised for profiting from medicines trade
February 18, 2010Manufacturing and Production parallel trade, supply chain
An NHS hospital has been heavily criticised for trading in medicines to make a profit. It has emerged that the …
Harlequin Solutions appoints marketing manager Sandrine Desmares-Vaury
February 18, 2010Medical Communications Harlequin Solutions, appointment, medical communications
Guildford, UK-based online design consultancy Harlequin Solutions has appointed Sandrine Desmares-Vaury as marketing manager. “I am delighted to be joining …
Drug development: where’s the added investment value?
February 18, 2010Research and Development CRO, Les Rose, R&D, biotech, funding
Venture capital is a curious business. The global financial crisis which we are slowly emerging from has exposed some rather …
Wyeth’s Dr Graham Cook joins British Pharmacopoeia Commission
February 18, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing
Dr Graham Cook, a senior director in the Global Quality and Compliance division of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, has joined the British …
Chiltern Opens New Office In Argentina
February 17, 2010Research and Development
Oscar Podesta, Chiltern Executive Director, Latin America, leads this endeavor. “Our office, strategically located in suburban Pilar, is a natural …
PolyTherics raises £3m to fund PEG expansion
February 17, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development PolyTherics, biotech, pegylation
UK drug delivery specialist PolyTherics has raised an additional £3 million in funding as it extends the focus of its …
BASF boosts spray-drying capacity with GEA Niro alliance
February 17, 2010Manufacturing and Production BASF, spray-drying
The custom synthesis division of chemicals giant BASF has joined forces with processing equipment specialist GEA Niro to broaden its …
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