API
Another US heparin recall for OSCS contamination
November 5, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, B. Braun Medical, heparin, manufacturing compliance, recalls
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Lonza says contract manufacturing business is recovering
November 2, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, Lonza, contract manufacturing, pharma manufacturing
Lonza said its contract manufacturing business seems to be enjoying a return to form in the third quarter, despite continued …
Shared API inspections project gains traction
October 26, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, EDQM, EMA, FDA, TGA, manufacturing compliance, pharma manufacturing, regulatory affairs, regulatory inspections
A three-way initiative between regulatory authorities in the EU, US and Australia on the inspection of facilities making active pharmaceutical …
Mitsui boosts contract manufacturing business
October 4, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, Arch Pharmalabs, India, Mitsui
Mitsui & Co has taken a 5% stake in Indian active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturer Arch Pharmalabs in a $13 million …
Zydus Nycomed’s API plant to start production soon
October 4, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, India, Nycomed, Zydus Cadila
Nycomed has said that construction and validation of an active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing unit at its plant in Navi Mumbai, …
EU trailing as China moves ahead with master file plans
September 28, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, China, EU, excipients
There has been progress in China on the development of drug master files for pharmaceutical ingredients and components, highlighting once …
Russian API manufacturer eyes IPO and acquisitions
September 7, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, Pharmsynthez, Russia
Russian active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer Pharmsynthez is planning a listing on the MICEX stock exchange to help it expand beyond …
Swiss API manufacturer opens high-potency plant
August 31, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, Cerbios-Pharma
Cerbios-Pharma SA of Switzerland has officially opened its new high-potency active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing plant in Barbengo, a district in …
Capacity expansion helps Hovione to healthy sales increase
August 10, 2010Manufacturing 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, …
EMA sees fewer quality defects in ’09 inspections
June 9, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, EMA, manufacturing, manufacturing compliance
The European Medicines Agency carried out 175 inspections of manufacturing facilities in 2009, a little lower than its target, according …
Chinese API supplier warned by FDA over manipulated data
March 12, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, China, XiAn Libang Pharmaceutical, manufacturing quality
A Chinese manufacturer has been sent a warning letter by the US Food and Drug Administration after it emerged an …
Merck invests in one plant, DSM shutters another
January 21, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, DSM, Merck KGaA, ingredients, intermediates
German chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA is planning to set up a plant to make inorganic salts used in …
Evonik completes handover of Tippecanoe from Lilly
January 13, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, Evonik, lilly
Germany’s Evonik Industries has started up production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) at the Tippecanoe Laboratories facility acquired from Eli …
Marksans presses on with plan to exit API business
January 11, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development API, Marksans
India’s Marksans Pharma is seeking approval from its shareholders to divest or lease out its two active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) …
