Manufacturing and Production

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Lonza wins another antibody contract

July 19, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Immune Pharmaceuticals, Lonza, pharma manufacturing news

Lonza has won a contract to manufacture Immune Pharmaceuticals’ antibody-based drug for inflammatory disorders, bertilimumab, at its mammalian development and …
GlaxoSmithKline

GSK downsizes Irish OTC plant

July 18, 2011 Manufacturing and Production GSK, Ireland, pharma manufacturing news

GlaxoSmithKline is cutting around 130 jobs at a facility in Waterford, Ireland, over the next three years as part of …

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

July 18, 2011 Manufacturing and Production pharma manufacturing news

Our round-up of news in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector includes facility updates from NanoSonic, Tianyin Pharma, Orchid and Boehringer Ingelheim, …

Lophius Biosciences expands management team

July 15, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development

German biotech Lophius Biosciences has made six senior management appointments ahead of a planned 2012 market entry move. The Regensburg-based …

Cellectis appoints Dr Andrew Scharenberg

July 12, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development

Paris-based genome engineering specialist Cellectis Therapeutics has appointed Dr Andrew Scharenberg as chief scientific officer. He is an attending physician …

New $50m plant unveiled by Kyowa Hakko Kirin

July 12, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Kyowa Hakko Kirin, pharma manufacturing news

Japan’s Kyowa Hakko Kirin is to build a new manufacturing unit for oral formulations at its main production facility in …

OctoPlus wins Danish development, manufacturing contract

July 12, 2011 Manufacturing and Production OctoPlus, pharma manufacturing news

Dutch drug delivery specialist OctoPlus has been awarded a contract with an unidentified Danish drugmaker based on its microsphere technology. …

Lonza buys Arch Chemicals for $1.2 billion

July 12, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Lonza, pharma manufacturing news

Swiss fine chemical and contract manufacturing company Lonza has agreed to buy Arch Chemicals of the USA for $1.2 billion …

Cadila plant in India gets FDA warning

July 11, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Cadila, FDA warning letter, pharma manufacturing news

Indian drugmaker Cadila Healthcare has been taken to task by the US FDA for quality violations at a new sterile …
Sanofi

Sanofi sells dermatology unit for $425m

July 11, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Canada, Dermik, Sanofi, Valeant, dermatology

Sanofi has sold its Canadian dermatology unit Dermik for $425 million in order to concentrate on key growth areas like …
Merck & Co

Merck to close one facility, boosts another

July 5, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Ireland, Merck & Co, pharma job cuts, pharma manufacturing news

Merck & Co continues to shake up its network of facilities, deciding to close a recently-acquired site in the USA …
Novartis Afinitor (everolimus)

Afinitor stops tumour growth in advanced breast cancer

July 5, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Afinitor, Novartis, Votubia, advanced breast cancer

Novartis’ Afinitor has impressed in a late-stage trial by increasing survival in women with advanced breast cancer. The phase III …

SCM Pharma appoints Adam Sims

July 5, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development

Sterile filling specialist SCM Pharma has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of Adams Sims as a non-executive …

Pfizer re-acquires Rouses Point from Akrimax

July 5, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Pfizer, pharma manufacturing news

Pfizer has decided to buy back a manufacturing facility in Rouses Point, New York, from current owner Akrimax Pharmaceuticals, and …

US team make human ‘biocollagen’ in plants

July 5, 2011 Manufacturing and Production collegen, cosmetic surgery, manufacturing and production news, pharma manufacturing news

A team of researchers in the USA have successfully synthesised human collagen in transgenic maize seeds, offering a potential alternative …
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