API
Novasep invest €30m in ‘world’s largest chromatography plant’
October 11, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, Novasep
French purification specialist Novasep has said it plans to invest €30 million in a new plant at its site in …
Boehringer closing Petersburg API plant
September 25, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, Boehringer, Petersburg, chemicals
Boehringer Ingelheim has decided to close down one of its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facilities in the US because …
CMO market on the up says new study
September 24, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, CMO, manufacturing
The global contract manufacturing market is expected to reach a value of nearly $48 billion this year on the back …
Opposition mounting to EU’s API import regulations
August 7, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, EU, TBT, WTO, manufacturing
Changes to the EU’s rules governing the importation of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are being opposed by the governments of …
Siegfried to build new API plant in China
July 10, 2012Manufacturing and Production AMP, API, Hanko, Siegfried
Swiss contract manufacturing organisation Siegfried has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Nantong, near Shanghai in China. …
Merck closes Cherokee Pharma plant
July 3, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, Cherokee Pharmaceuticals, Merck, manufacturing
Merck & Co has decided to close down part of a US plant operated by subsidiary Cherokee Pharmaceuticals after failing …
Albemarle expands API capacity at Michigan facility
June 28, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, Albemarle, Michigan, manufacturing
Fine chemicals, polymers and catalysts specialist Albemarle has brought new manufacturing capacity for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) online at its …
Akzo Nobel’s Mexican API plant all clear
June 19, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, Akzo Nobel, FDA, manufacturing
Akzo Nobel has brought a manufacturing facility for active pharmaceutical ingredients in Mexico that failed an inspection last year back …
Mitsubishi Tanabe exits API business
May 22, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, Mitsubishi, Phil Taylor, Tanabe
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma has said it will withdraw from the fine chemical business, including active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) supply, and …
WHO joins regulators in manufacturing inspections alliance
March 12, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, EMA, FDA, WHO, manufacturing
The World Health Organization will join a shared inspection programme for active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facilities piloted last year by …
Shared API inspections project declared a success
August 9, 2011Manufacturing and Production API, EMA, FDA, TGA, pharma manufacturing news, regulatory inspections
A two-year facility inspection programme carried out by regulators in the USA, Europe and Australia has been deemed a success …
Functional excipients driving US market growth
June 2, 2011Manufacturing and Production API, excipients, functional excipients
Drugmakers are increasingly using more sophisticated excipients and blends in order to defend against generic competition, according to new market …
GSK pilots wireless sensors to improve plant efficiency
April 11, 2011Manufacturing and Production API, GSK, Ireland
GlaxoSmithKline has started pilot testing of a wireless system of flow and pressure transmitters to try to improve the efficiency …
Aurobindo sells Chinese API unit to Sinopharm
January 13, 2011Manufacturing and Production API, Aurobindo Pharma, China, Sinopharm Weiqida Pharmaceutical, active pharmaceutical ingredient
Indian company Aurobindo Pharma intends to sell off a loss-making active pharmaceutical ingredient unit to Sinopharm, the largest pharmaceutical company …
Cambrex buys Zenara to enter nicotine replacement market
November 9, 2010API, Cambrex, Cambrex Zenara, India, Pharmaceutical ingredients, Zenara Pharma, generic APIs, nicotine replacement
Pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer Cambrex has taken a majority stake in Indian formulator Zenara Pharma for $20 million in a move …
