manufacturing
FDA and EMA team up for generic drug inspections
January 6, 2014Manufacturing and Production EMA, FDA, GMP, Taylor, manufacturing
The regulatory authorities in the US and EU have taken another step towards harmonisation by agreeing to pool their resources …
Novartis shuts plant in Canada cutting 300 jobs
December 16, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Canada, Novartis, Ontario, cuts, lens, manufacturing
Novartis is shutting down its manufacturing plant in Canada which will result in 300 people losing their jobs at the …
GSK funnels another £200m into UK manufacturing
December 12, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing GSK, Taylor, UK, manufacturing
GlaxoSmithKline has made good on a pledge to invest in UK-based production, with £200 million ($328m) earmarked for plant upgrades …
API imports in the EU: gauging the FMD’s impact
December 9, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing API, EMA, FMD, Taylor, manufacturing, supply chain
The deaths of dozens of patients as a result of the contaminated heparin incident in 2008 casts a long shadow …
Merck and J&J invest in Chinese manufacturing
November 18, 2013Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Merck, manufacturing
Merck KGaA and Johnson & Johnson have both announced new manufacturing projects in China, suggesting investigations into corruption by the …
Lilly plans $700m insulin plant expansion programme
November 18, 2013Manufacturing and Production Taylor, lilly, manufacturing
Eli Lilly has said it will invest more than $700 million to expand its production capacity for insulin products in …
Pharma facility news in brief
November 18, 2013Manufacturing and Production Actavis, Bend Research and WuXi PharmaTech, China Pharma, GlaxoSmithKline, manufacturing, nibs
GlaxoSmithKline is planning to boost in-house production of pharmaceuticals in India by building a brand new facility with an investment …
EMA issues draft guidance on shared facility risks
January 17, 2013Manufacturing and Production EMA, manufacturing
The European Medicines Agency has issued draft guidance to help drug manufacturers avoid cross-contamination of products made in shared facilities. …
Teva revamp will see manufacturing shake-up
December 17, 2012Manufacturing and Production Levin, Teva, manufacturing
Teva’s recent announcement of a major restructuring of its business to cut costs and maintain profitability includes a revamp of …
Copper could replace precious metals in pharma production
November 9, 2012Manufacturing and Production Sweden, copper, manufacturing
Non-precious metals such as copper could be used as catalysts in pharmaceuticals production, replacing precious metals that are expensive and …
Novasep announces changes at the top
October 9, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development Novasep, Patrick Glaser, Roger-Marc Nicoud, manufacturing
Novasep has announced the appointment of Roger-Marc Nicoud, founder and chief executive, as non-executive chairman of the Board. The manufacturing …
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