Manufacturing and Production

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Are biosimilars delivering the goods in the EU?

March 10, 2009 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development biosimilars

In January, leading pharmaceutical experts attended the 2009 Forum Institute seminar on biosimilars, and the challenges involved in their successful …

UCB plans new Belgian biomanufacturing plant

March 6, 2009 Manufacturing and Production UCB

Belgian biopharmaceutical company UCB has earmarked euros 65 million for the construction of its first biologics manufacturing plant in Braine-l'Alleud. …

FDA puts block on Ranbaxy products

March 4, 2009 Manufacturing and Production Ranbaxy

India’s Ranbaxy Laboratories has been dealt another blow by the FDA after the agency suspended regulatory review of any products …

Contract manufacturing could profit from downturn

March 2, 2009 Manufacturing and Production Kalorama

The market for contract manufacturing of prescription drugs exceeded $30 billion last year, a 10% increase that is being fuelled …

Novartis vaccine recalled after contamination scare

February 26, 2009 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Vaccine

Novartis has recalled UK supplies of its meningitis C vaccine after tests found some batches contaminated with bacteria. The recall …

Chinese contract manufacturers to benefit from downturn

February 2, 2009 Manufacturing and Production CMO, China

China's contract manufacturing organisation market was valued at more than $70 billion in 2007, with pharmaceuticals comfortably the largest contributor, …

Pharma additives ‘risk to premature infants’

January 30, 2009 Manufacturing and Production additives, excipients

Difficulties in dosing medicines for premature babies mean some may be exposed to high levels of pharmaceutical excipients which, despite …

Roche and Novo Nordisk to restrict distribution

January 27, 2009 Manufacturing and Production supply chain

Roche and Novo Nordisk are the latest companies to cut the number of wholesalers allowed to supply their medicines to …

Xoma slashes manufacturing to cut costs

January 22, 2009 Manufacturing and Production Xoma

Xoma has instigated a major cull of its workforce, with 144 jobs to go in a move that will cut …

Roche to cut 780 production jobs

January 21, 2009 Manufacturing and Production Roche, restructure

Roche will shed 780 production jobs over the next two years as it continues to streamline its manufacturing operations, but …

FDA moves to make imports safer

January 16, 2009 Manufacturing and Production FDA, supply chain

The Food and Drug Administration is stepping up efforts to prevent counterfeit and contaminated  medicines entering the US, and is …

GSK opens US hub for vaccine manufacturing

January 14, 2009 Manufacturing and Production GSK

GlaxoSmithKline has officially unveiled a $300 million manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania that will serve as the cornerstone of its US …

End of the line for European paracetamol

January 12, 2009 Manufacturing and Production EU

The last European plant manufacturing paracetamol closed for the final time at the turn of the year, another sign that …

Actavis agrees deal with FDA on manufacturing problems

January 9, 2009 Manufacturing and Production Actavis

Generic drug manufacturer Actavis will continue the lockdown of its New Jersey manufacturing facilities that breached quality standards, but hopes …

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