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Pfizer expands Lipitor recall

December 24, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Lipitor, Pfizer, manufacturing compliance, recalls

Pfizer has been forced to recall another 19,000 bottles of its cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor in the US after consumers reported …
News

2010: Pharma’s year in review

December 23, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 2010, Avandia, China, European healthcare spending, GSK, Obama, year in review

2010 saw a harsh new economic reality dominate decisions in the US and Europe, but pharma seized on opportunities in …
Feature

Novartis makes $500m investment in Russia

December 21, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Novartis, Russia, pharma manufacturing

Novartis is planning to invest $500 million in Russia over the next five years, in a programme which will include …
News

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

December 21, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Airgas, Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Avid Bioservices, Berlin Packaging, Continental Packaging Solutions, Inno Biologics, Janssen, Merck BioManufacturing Network, Shandong Yanggu Zhongshi Pharmaceutical, SurModics

Our round-up of manufacturing updates includes a European recall for J&J, new contract manufacturing awards and facility updates from around …
News

Congressman says FDA should scrutinise J&J’s manufacturing partners

December 21, 2010 Manufacturing and Production BestSweet, FDA, J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, McNeil, Rolaids, manufacturing compliance, recalls

The latest flurry of recalls from Johnson & Johnson has prompted additional calls for a wide-ranging investigation of the company’s …
News

Scottish First Minister seeks talks with Aptuit over plant closures

December 21, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Aptuit, Scotland, manufacturing facilities, pharma manufacturing

US contract manufacturing and drug development company Aptuit says it may shut down two facilities in Lothian, Scotland, because demand …
News

Italy OKs first large-scale unit for making radiolabelled peptides

December 20, 2010 Manufacturing and Production AIFA, Advanced Accelerator Applications, BioSynthema, Italy

The world’s first industrial-scale manufacturing facility for radiolabelled peptides used in nuclear medicine has been approved by the Italian Pharmaceutical …
News

Aesica aims to double capacity and turnover with UCB plants

December 20, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Aesica, UCB, pharma manufacturing

UK contract manufacturer and ingredient supplier Aesica Pharmaceuticals is planning to double its production capacity with the acquisition of three …
News

Pharma careers options – management in China

December 17, 2010 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, careers, management, recruitment

Substantial growth is predicted over the coming years in China, so how should the life sciences industry approach appointing the …
Feature

Merck KGaA appoints new head of pharma

December 17, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Elmar Schnee, Merck KGaA, Merck Serono, Stefan Oschmann, appoinment, manufacturing and production, research and development, sales and marketing

Merck KGaA has appointed Stefan Oschmann head of its pharmaceuticals division Merck Serono. He takes office on 1 January 2011 …
Appointment

Novartis becomes global eye health leader as Alcon deal finalised

December 15, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alcon, Lucentis, Novartis, eye care, eye health, ophthalmology

Novartis’ 11-month standoff with Alcon shareholders has ended, allowing it to acquire all the remaining shares in the ophthalmology firm. …
News

Bayer invests 35m euros in biologics production

December 14, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Bayer, Germany, biologics, clinical trials supplies, pharma production

Bayer HealthCare is ramping up its biologics production capacity with the building of a new facility in Wuppertal, Germany, that …
News

McNeil recalls Rolaids on particle contamination

December 14, 2010 Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, McNeil, Rolaids, particulate contamination, pharmaceutical manufacturing, product recalls

Recalls at Johnson & Johnson are coming thick and fast at the moment. In the latest incident the firm’s troubled …
News

Sopharma breaks ground on 16th manufacturing plant

December 14, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Bulgaria, Sopharma, oral dosage forms, pharma manufacturing, pharmaceutica production

Bulgarian drugmaker Sopharma says it will press ahead with plans to build a new production plant for oral dosage forms …
News

Sanofi extends Genzyme share deal deadline

December 14, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genzyme, Sanofi, Sanofi-Aventis, mergers and acquisitions, pharma acquisitions

Sanofi-Aventis has extended the deadline to acquire Genzyme after the US biotech’s shareholders have so far proved immune to its …
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