China
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 …
Emerging Markets: finding your way in a Brave New World
March 1, 2010Sales and Marketing Brazil, China, India, Russia, em, emerging markets, sales, sales force effectiveness
Ask almost any pharmaceutical marketer where the future growth lies for the industry, and the answer will be almost certainly …
Sanofi-Aventis expands consumer health focus in China
February 1, 2010Sales and Marketing China, Minsheng, Sanofi-Aventis, consumer healthcare, em
Sanofi-Aventis has partnered with China’s Minsheng Pharmaceuticals to establish a new consumer healthcare joint venture. Sanofi will take a majority …
Ranbaxy scales back manufacturing presence in China
January 7, 2010Manufacturing and Production China, Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Company, HNG Chembio Pharmacy, Hong Kong New Chemic, Ranbaxy
Ranbaxy has shaken up its operations in China with the divestment of its stake a joint venture with Guangzhou Baiyunshan …
PPD buys BioDuro to get bigger in China
December 1, 2009Research and Development CRO, China, em
Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) has expanded its capacity to offer drug development services in Asia once again with the acquisition …
Merck Serono opens Beijing R&D centre
November 24, 2009Research and Development China, Merck Serono, em
China’s allure for pharma companies continues unabated with Merck Serono’s opening of a research and development centre in Beijing. The …
GSK expands in China with vaccine joint venture
October 12, 2009Sales and Marketing China, GSK, vaccines
GSK has joined with Chinese biotech Jiangsu Walvax to develop and manufacture paediatric vaccines for use in China.The pair will …
China to slash medicines prices in October
October 6, 2009Sales and Marketing China, hc, price cuts, prices
The Chinese government has announced it will cut the prices of more than 2,300 drugs by an average of 12% …
EDQM takes issue with more Chinese APIs
May 5, 2009Manufacturing and Production Asia, China
The European Directorate on the Quality of Medicines has suspended the certificates of suitability (CEPs) of four active pharmaceutical ingredients …
Sanofi-Aventis commits 100 million euros to Chinese expansion
April 23, 2009Research and Development Asia, China, Sanofi-Aventis
France's Sanofi-Aventis is planning a major capital investment programme in Beijing in a bid to bolster its position in the …
Bayer strikes R&D deal with Chinese university
March 20, 2009Research and Development Bayer, China, academic research
Bayer has furthered its R&D expansion in China with an agreement to form a joint pharmaceutical research centre with Tsinghua …
Chinese move marks ‘globalisation’ of Bayer Schering R&D
March 2, 2009Research and Development Asia, Bayer, China
Bayer Schering Pharma's plan to build a 100 million-euro R&D centre in Beijing marks the company's first major foray into …
Chinese contract manufacturers to benefit from downturn
February 2, 2009Manufacturing and Production CMO, China
China's contract manufacturing organisation market was valued at more than $70 billion in 2007, with pharmaceuticals comfortably the largest contributor, …
Emerging markets shine for AstraZeneca
November 6, 2008Sales and Marketing AZ, China, hc
AstraZeneca saw overall sales for the three months to September rise 3% to $7.8 billion. But growth in emerging markets …
