manufacturing
Pharma buoys Albemarle results in second quarter
July 24, 2012Manufacturing and Production Albemarle, manufacturing
Albemarle succumbed to pressure in the market in the second quarter as sales fell 8% to $685 million, although the …
BMS unveils $165m expansion in Puerto Rico
July 17, 2012Manufacturing and Production BMS, Puerto Rico, diabetes, manufacturing
A facility operated by Bristol-Myers Squibb in Puerto Rico stands to benefit from a $165 million investment programme that will …
China sets out quality rules for pharma excipients
July 3, 2012Manufacturing and Production China, GMP, IPEC, manufacturing
China’s State Food & Drug Administration has published a draft regulation laying out a number of new measures for boosting …
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 …
Quintiles offers lifeline to Merck Serono employees
June 28, 2012Manufacturing and Production Geneva, Merck Serono, Quintiles, cuts, manufacturing
Quintiles has said it will make at least 100 job offers within the next three months to workers set to …
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 …
Roche earmarks $300m for diagnostics HQ
June 26, 2012Manufacturing and Production Diagnostics, Illumina, Roche, US, manufacturing
Roche has said it intends to invest $300 million over the next 10 years at its diagnostics headquarters in Indianapolis, …
FDA looks to start supply chain security programme
June 26, 2012Manufacturing and Production CDER, FDA, OMB, ORA, manufacturing
The FDA has submitted a formal application to start a supply chain security pilot programme for overseas manufacturers of finished …
Pharma companies share $400m US biosecurity contract
June 26, 2012Manufacturing and Production Emergent BioSolutions, GSK, Novartis, manufacturing
GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and Emergent BioSolutions will share a $400 million contract from the US government to provide vaccine manufacturing capacity …
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 …
Packaging errors spark fourth oral contraceptive recall
June 12, 2012Manufacturing and Production Introvale, Novartis, Sandoz, manufacturing, recall
There has been yet another case of an oral contraceptive being recalled because packaging errors could lead to unwanted pregnancy, …
Abbott sets out AbbVie stall for shareholders
June 12, 2012Manufacturing and Production AbbVie, Abbott, CRO, Taylor, manufacturing
Abbott Laboratories has issued the prospectus for its planned separation of its pharmaceutical operations into a standalone company called AbbVie …
Former Teva president joins Sun Pharma
June 7, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sun Pharma, Teva, generics, manufacturing
Sun Pharma has appointed Israel Makov as its new chairman of the board. Makov is the former president and chief …
Europe’s CMO market set to double by 2018, says F&S
May 30, 2012Manufacturing and Production CMO, Europe, F&S, R&D, Taylor, manufacturing
The European market for pharmaceutical contract manufacturing will double from a value of around $10 billion last year to almost …
Onyx appoints Brian Jolly to commercial team
May 30, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CMO, Onyx, manufacturing
Onyx Scientific the chemistry and manufacturing specialist has bolstered its business development team with the appointment of a new director. …
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