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The RNA interference process

RNA interference – still the great white hope?

March 3, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development RNA interference, rnai

The emerging field of RNA interference – also known as ‘gene silencing’ – is one of the most promising in …
Feature
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Boehringer’s Kay O’Hagan moves to Brecon

March 2, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Brecon, Kay O'Hagan, appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development

Kay O’Hagan has joined commercial packaging and clinical trials supply services company Brecon Pharmaceuticals as director of quality assurance and …
Appointment

Samsung forges biosimilar venture with Quintiles

March 2, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Quintiles, Samsung, biosimilar production, biosimilars, pharma production

South Korean electronics giant Samsung has formed a joint venture with Quintiles with the objective of breaking into the market …
News

Fujifilm buys into bio with Merck acquisitions

March 2, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Biomanufacturing, Fujifilm, Merck, Merck & Co, Merck/MSD Biomanufacturing Network, contract manufacturing

Japanese photography and imaging company Fujifilm continued its diversification into other sectors with the acquisition of the Merck/MSD Biomanufacturing Network, …
News

Dutch government sells off vaccine facility

March 1, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Bilthoven, Holland, NVI, Netherlands, Netherlands Vaccine Institute, vaccine manfacturing, vaccine production, vaccines

The Dutch government has put the manufacturing activities and capacity of the Netherlands Vaccine Institute in Bilthoven up for sale, …
News

Catalent sells off printed components business

March 1, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Catalent, Clondalkin, pharma packaging, pharmaceutical packaging

Catalent Pharma Solutions has agreed to sell its printed components business to Dutch packaging giant Clondalkin, which has been steadily …
News

Nampak to leave Portsmouth for new facility

March 1, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Nampak Healthcare, Portsmouth, Segensworth, pharma packaging, pharmaceutical carton facility

Nampak Healthcare plans to invest in a new manufacturing facility in Segensworth, UK, to overcome the limitations of its current …
News

Friedhelm Felten to head procurement at Merck

March 1, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Friedhelm Felten, Merck KGaA, appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development

Merck KGaA has appointed Friedhelm Felten as its new head of corporate procurement with responsibility for the group’s global purchasing …
Appointment

Pharma must rethink manufacturing, says PwC

February 22, 2011 Manufacturing and Production pharma manufacturing, pricewaterhousecoopers, pwC

The pharmaceutical industry needs to undertake a radical overhaul in its approach to manufacturing which at present is “inefficient, under-utilised …
News

AstraZeneca plans $150m plant in Russia

February 22, 2011 Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Russia, emerging pharma markets, pharma manufacturing

AstraZeneca has become the latest drugmaker to announce the construction of a manufacturing facility in Russia to help sidestep possible …
News

Quality problems lead to short-term layoffs at Baxter Ireland

February 22, 2011 Manufacturing and Production Dianeal, Extraneal, Ireland, Nutrineal, baxter, job cuts, manufacturing compliance, peritoneal dialysis

A contaminated production line at a facility in Ireland operated by Baxter Healthcare has resulted in 150 staff being laid …
News
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James Christie joins Oxford BioMedica as manufacturing head

February 22, 2011 Manufacturing and Production James Christie, Oxford BioMedica, appointment, manufacturing and production

UK gene therapy company Oxford BioMedica has appointed James Christie as its first head of manufacturing. It following the firm’s …
Appointment

SHL to speak at Drug Delivery System Development and Lifecycle Management Requirements for Biologic Pharmaceuticals: Trends and Best Practices

February 22, 2011 Manufacturing and Production auto injector, autoinjector, drug delivery, shl group

The 2011 DCAT Biologics Forum will focus on trends and best practices for subcutaneous biologic drug delivery systems featuring presentations …
News
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Counterfeit Plavix

Europe votes in new anti-counterfeit law

February 21, 2011 Manufacturing and Production EFPIA, counterfeits, supply chain

The European Parliament has voted in favour of the Falsified Medicines Directive to help stop the flow of counterfeit medicines …
News

J&J hit by another string of product recalls

February 21, 2011 Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, Simponi, golimumab, manufacturing compliance, pharma recalls

There seems to be no end to the quality troubles plaguing Johnson & Johnson, with several more recalls to report, …
News
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