Canada
Canada tightens GMP rules for active ingredients
May 21, 2013Manufacturing and Production API, Canada, GMP
Canada’s Food and Drug Regulations have been amended to extend the requirements for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to active pharmaceutical …
Novartis says Canada and Switzerland lift vaccines ban
November 2, 2012Manufacturing and Production Canada, Novartis, Switzerland, vaccines
A temporary suspension on the distribution of flu vaccines made by Novartis has been lifted in Canada and Switzerland. The …
Canada latest country to suspend sales of Novartis vaccines
October 30, 2012Manufacturing and Production Canada, Novartis, vaccines
Canada has said it will suspend sales of two flu vaccines made by Novartis – following in the footsteps of …
World’s first stem cell drug approved in Canada
May 21, 2012Sales and Marketing Canada, regenerative medicine, stem cell
Canada has approved the world’s first stem cell drug, marking an historic day for the burgeoning therapy. Osiris’ Prochymal is …
Merck pays $37m to settle Canadian Vioxx claims
January 23, 2012Sales and Marketing Canada, Merck, Vioxx
Merck will pay a maximum of C$37 million to settle all claims against its painkiller Vioxx in Canada. The settlement …
Sanofi sheds dermatology unit for $423 million
December 19, 2011Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Canada, Dermik, Sanofi
Sanofi has completed the sale of its Canadian-based dermatology business Dermik for $422.5 million. The unit has been sold to …
GSK planning job cuts at Quebec vaccines plant
October 18, 2011Manufacturing and Production Canada, GSK, Quebec, vaccines
GlaxoSmithKline has decided to cut around 9% of its workforce in Quebec City, Canada, with a vaccines manufacturing plant bearing …
Teva closes one Canadian plant, expands two more
July 22, 2011Manufacturing and Production Canada, Teva
Teva Pharmaceutical has decided to shut down its recently-acquired manufacturing Canadian facility in Montreal, Quebec, having failed to find a …
Sanofi sells dermatology unit for $425m
July 11, 2011Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Canada, Dermik, Sanofi, Valeant, dermatology
Sanofi has sold its Canadian dermatology unit Dermik for $425 million in order to concentrate on key growth areas like …
Teva will invest $56m in Canadian plant
June 7, 2010Manufacturing and Production Canada, Teva, production
Israeli generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is planning to spend $54 million to expand a Canadian production plant for solid …
Québec supports $38m Galderma investment
February 18, 2010Manufacturing and Production Canada, Galderma, Quebec, biopharmaceutical
The regional government in Québec in Canada is to contribute 10% of the costs of a new investment in manufacturing …
Montreal gets manufacturing boost from Schering-Plough
October 9, 2009Manufacturing and Production Canada, Merck
Schering-Plough says it is planning to invest more than C$30 million ($28 million) to expand a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in …
Canada’s biotech challenge
July 27, 2009Research and Development Canada, Transition Therapeutics, biotech, funding
The Niagara Falls are one of the wonders of the natural world, and every year millions of visitors from around …
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