Manufacturing and Production

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SOCMA welcomes US law easing raw material imports

August 27, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Obama, SOCMA

US President Barack Obama has signed into law the Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010, designed to do away with import …

CMC Bio unveils disposable biomanufacturing facility

August 26, 2010 Manufacturing and Production CMC Biologics, disposables

Contract manufacturer CMC Biologics has completed the construction of a new manufacturing facility at its site in Bothell near Seattle …

J&J chalks up ninth product recall in 2010

August 26, 2010 Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ

 Johnson & Johnson has recalled around 100,000 boxes of its disposable contact lens because of a manufacturing defect, bringing the …

J&J appoints quality tsar to oversee manufacturing revamp

August 24, 2010 Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, recalls

 Johnson & Johnson plans to beef up senior management across its three business units as part of a broader programme …

‘Smart’ vial cap reminds patients to take their medicine

August 24, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Med Time, Rexam

 UK packaging giant Rexam has thrown its weight behind a ‘smart’ pill vial that reminds patients when to take their …

Manufacturing news in brief

August 24, 2010 Manufacturing and Production AMRI, Genmab, SAFC Pharma, Stirling Pharmaceuticals

 UK contract manufacturer Aesica has invested £3 million in a high-containment manufacturing facility at its site in Queenborough, Kent, that …

BAC and Octapharma extend collaboration for G-CSF custom ligand

August 17, 2010 Manufacturing and Production BAC, Octapharma

BAC, a specialist in antibody-based affinity purification technology has signed a licence agreement with Octapharma, which manufactures human proteins for …

Biocatalyst firm Codexis posts sales increase

August 16, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Codexis, biocatalyst

Codexis has reported a healthy increase in revenues in the second quarter of 2010 which suggests that pharmaceutical companies are …

Gilead is latest drugmaker in FDA’s sights

August 13, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Gilead, cystic fibrosis, manufacturing compliance

A manufacturing and distribution facility operated by US biotech Gilead Sciences is at risk of receiving a warning letter from …

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

August 13, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Dutch CMO SynCo Bio Partners, GeoPharma, Merck & Co, Positron, SCM Pharma, Thermo Fisher Scientifitic

EMA and FDA issue call for volunteers for joint inspection pilot, plus facility updates from Merck & Co, Thermo Fisher …

Genzyme posts loss after inventory write-off

August 12, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Genzyme, manufacturing compliance

Genzyme has had to write off an additional tranche of product that does not meet quality standards, forcing it to …

WHO delists Sanofi-Aventis combo vaccine

August 10, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, WHO, vaccines

The World Health Organization has dropped a combination vaccine made by Sanofi-Aventis’ subsidiary Shantha Biologics from its list of prequalified …

Bilcare buys INEOS to expand pharma packaging business

August 10, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Bilcare, INEOS, Klockner Pentaplast, packaging, pharma packaging

India’s Bilcare will pay 100 million euros to acquire the films business of chemical company group INEOS in a deal …

Capacity expansion helps Hovione to healthy sales increase

August 10, 2010 Manufacturing and Production API, Hovione, packaging, pharma packaging

Portuguese active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer Hovione has posted a healthy increase in sales for the fiscal year-ended March 31, 2010, …

Elan halts separation plans

August 10, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Elan

Irish drugmaker Elan has postponed plans to separate its business into two publicly-listed companies due to adverse market conditions. Elan …
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