Manufacturing and Production

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FDA goes public with enforcement actions

June 2, 2011 Manufacturing and Production FDA, transparency

The FDA is to publish more details about inspections and court actions on its website as part of a drive …

SCM wins contract to make high-potency cancer drug

May 31, 2011 Manufacturing and Production SCM Pharma, Speciality European Pharma

UK contract manufacturing organisation SCM Pharma has been awarded a contract to make commercial supplies of a cancer drug due …

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

May 31, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Aurobindo Pharma, Gallus, Lonza, ProMetic, Unigene

This week’s round-up of pharmaceutical manufacturing news includes new contracts for ProMetic and Unigene, plus facility updates from Aurobindo, Gallus …

Bayer wields the axe at Emeryville plant

May 31, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Bayer, Emeryville, MS

Bayer Healthcare says it will cut 540 jobs at a production facility in Emeryville, California, next year after shifting production …
Pharmaceutical pill manufacturing

Quality by Design – the new manufacturing paradigm

May 31, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Quality by Design, pharma manufacturing

Pharmaceutical manufacturing currently operates using processes that are widely seen as inefficient, inflexible and outdated. In the current system of …

Pfizer will invest $21m in US injectables upgrade

May 25, 2011 Manufacturing and Production APIs, Pfizer, pharma manufacturing

Pfizer has announced another upgrade of its sterile injectables plant in Portage, Michigan, earmarking around $21 million for new air …
AstraZeneca's Nexium (esomeprazole)

Job cuts at AstraZeneca’s US manufacturing plant

May 24, 2011 Manufacturing and Production AstraZeneca, job cuts

AstraZeneca says it will cut around 135 positions at its manufacturing facility in Westborough, Massachusetts, from the end of this …
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Interpack 2011: new product showcase

May 24, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Interpack, manufacturing and production

This year’s Interpack exhibition in Duesseldorf featured the usual crop of new product launches from processing and packaging equipment suppliers. …

Uptake of pharma chemicals by crops “an environmental concern”

May 24, 2011 Manufacturing and Production manufacturing and production, pharma manufacturing

Chemicals which enter the environment in the wastewater of pharmaceutical production facilities can be taken up by crops and other …
Eli Lilly headquarters

Lilly cuts jobs in Ireland

May 23, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Ireland, job cuts, lilly, manufacturing and production

Eli Lilly has said it is downsizing its plant in County Cork, Ireland, by around 14% in light of patent …

Pharma manufacturing investment in emerging markets

May 23, 2011 Manufacturing and Production emerging marketing, pharma manufacturing

The pharmaceutical industry needs to undertake a radical overhaul in its approach to manufacturing which at present is ‘‘inefficient, underutilised …
Takeda headquarters

Takeda buys Nycomed for $13.6bn

May 19, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Nycomed, Takeda

Takeda has acquired Swiss specialist pharma firm Nycomed, boosting its presence in emerging markets. The deal comes in at 9.6 …

Patheon appoints Michael Lytton

May 19, 2011 Manufacturing and Production appointment, manufacturing and production

Canadian contract manufacturer Patheon has appointed Michael Lytton as executive VP, corporate development and strategy, and general counsel. He moves …
Shire UK

Shire makes $750m regenerative medicines acquisition

May 18, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Shire, regenerative medicine

Shire’s ambitions to build a regenerative medicine business will soon be realised following its $750 million acquisition of Advanced BioHealing. …

Mark Dean-Netscher joins Penn Pharma

May 18, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development

Penn Pharma has appointed Mark Dean-Netscher as its new chief operating officer. He has more than 20 years experience in …
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