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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 …
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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 …
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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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Bristol-Myers Squibb appoints new UK general manager

December 13, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amadou Diarra, BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, appointment, recruitment, sales and marketing

Bristol-Myers Squibb has appointed Amadou Diarra as general manager of its UK company, where he will be in charge of …
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West Pharma cuts staff as profits are pressured

December 13, 2010 Manufacturing and Production West Pharma, drug delivery systems, job cuts, pharma packaging, pharmaceutical manufacturing, plastic packaging

West Pharmaceutical Services has taken the axe to its manufacturing facilities in the US and UK in order to cut …
News

Contract manufacturing driving Indian bulk drugs market

December 13, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Cygnus, Drug Master Files, India, Indian pharmaceutical industry, contract manufacturing

The Indian bulk drug industry is expected to expand at an annual growth rate of 21% to reach $16.91 billion …
News

SHL Establishes New Facility in the USA for Final Assembly and Packaging of Auto-Injectors

December 10, 2010 Manufacturing and Production auto injector, autoinjector, final assembly, packaging, shl

SHL, a leading manufacturer of drug delivery devices, will further expand operations in the USA with the establishment of SHL …
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GSK acquires China’s Nanjing MeiRui Pharma for $70m

December 8, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Nanjing MeiRui Pharma, Pagoda Pharmaceuticals, SheNiTing

GlaxoSmithKline has continued its expansion into China with the $70 million acquisition of a local firm. Nanjing MeiRui Pharma Co’s …
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WikiLeaks defends decision to publish critical facilities list

December 7, 2010 Manufacturing and Production WikiLeaks, pharma manufacturing, security

Pharmaceutical facilities have featured prominently in in the latest batch of secret US embassy cables made public by WikiLeaks. The …
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Takeda and Baxter make pandemic flu vaccine plans for Japan

December 7, 2010 Manufacturing and Production Takeda, baxter, pharma manufacturing, vaccine manufacturing, vaccines

Takeda has made another move into the vaccines sector with the expansion of a deal with Baxter International for the …
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Pharma manufacturing news in brief

December 7, 2010 Manufacturing and Production A5 Laboratories, Adamis Pharmaceuticals, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, Caraco Pharmaceutical, Genethon BioProd, Jiangsu Yanshen Biological Technology, Viva Pharmaceuticals, contract manufacturing, gene therapy

Our round-up of manufacturing updates includes the world’s first dedicated gene therapy facility, hefty fines for a Chinese drugmaker plus …
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Surprise exit for Pfizer chief executive Jeffrey Kindler

December 6, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ian Read, Jeffrey Kindler, Lipitor, Pfizer, Wyeth, executive succession

Pfizer’s chief executive Jeffrey Kindler has unexpectedly stepped down, saying his time at the helm of the world’s largest pharmaceutical …
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Colour management for the pharmaceutical industry

December 1, 2010 Manufacturing and Production colour management, packaging, pharma printing

The development and adoption of pharmaceutical specific quality standards by the printing industry has played a vital role in the …
Feature

New chief executive for Merck & Co

December 1, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kenneth Frazier, Merck, Merck & Co, Richard Clark, Schering-Plough

Kenneth Frazier is to be the next chief executive of Merck & Co from 1 January 2011 following his election …
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UK pharma welcomes government reforms

November 30, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABHI, ABPI, BIA, R&D tax credits, UK pharma, patent box

The UK pharma industry has responded warmly to government plans to review how best to create optimum conditions for private …
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