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Scientists make drug delivery smooth as silk

January 10, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Silk, manufacturing, microneedles

Researchers in the US have developed a new drug delivery system based on silk, which could allow drugs and vaccines …

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Hospira faces lawsuits from disgruntled investors

January 9, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Hospira, generics, manufacturing

Angry investors in US generic drugmaker Hospira have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging that it misled …

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Akzo Nobel warned by FDA over Mexican facility

December 20, 2011
Manufacturing and Production Akza Nobel, manufacturing

Akzo Nobel has been taken to task by the US FDA for manufacturing standards at one of its active pharmaceutical …

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Boehringer expands manufacturing in China

December 15, 2011
Manufacturing and Production Boehringer, China, manufacturing

Boehringer Ingelheim plans to invest €50 million in its manufacturing plant in Shanghai as part of a drive to increase …

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Pfizer awaits verdict on contaminated site clean-up plan

December 13, 2011
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Pfizer, manufacturing

The US Environmental Protection Agency is due to deliver a verdict on a $205 million proposal by Pfizer to clean …

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GlaxoSmithKline moves closer to green power goals

December 6, 2011
Manufacturing and Production GSK, manufacturing

GlaxoSmithKline took a step closer to becoming a generator of electricity in a bid to offset the high energy demands …

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Roche opens $271m formulations centre

November 29, 2011
Manufacturing and Production Roche, manufacturing

Roche has officially opened a 250 million Swiss franc ($271m) R&D centre in Switzerland that will be used to develop …

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Quality fears prompt cancer drug recalls

November 25, 2011
Manufacturing and Production Ben Venue, EU, Hong Kong, manufacturing

Regulatory authorities around the world are recalling cancer drugs manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim’s Ben Venue Laboratories subsidiary after an inspection …

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UCB will double staff at Swiss bioproduction facility

November 15, 2011
Manufacturing and Production UCB, manufacturing

Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB showcased its new bioproduction facility in Bulle, Switzerland, yesterday, saying that the workforce there looks set …

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GSK, Pfizer joint venture to start manufacturing ops in Russia

November 4, 2011
Manufacturing and Production GSK, Pfizer, manufacturing

A joint venture set up by GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer is planning to start manufacturing in Russia thanks to a partnership …

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Flamel secures production contract for GSK heart failure drug

October 25, 2011
Manufacturing and Production Coreg CR, Flamel, GSK, manufacturing

France’s Flamel Technologies has won a long-term contract from GlaxoSmithKline focusing on the production of the drugmaker’s Coreg CR heart …

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Pharma manufacturing news in brief

April 26, 2011
Manufacturing and Production Archer Daniels Midland, Dow Chemical, IPEC Americas, Pharmatek Laboratories, Taro, Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Teva, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, manufacturing, manufacturing news in brief, pharma manufacturing news

Includes a formulation problem for Teva, facility updates from Taro and ADM, and a new excipient screening initiative at the …

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Lonza, Slough

Lonza expands UK facility, bio business reports growth

April 13, 2011
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Benlysta, Lonza, Slough, manufacturing

Swiss contract manufacturer and fine chemicals company Lonza has said it plans to expand its biopharmaceutical production unit in Slough, …

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Oxford BioMedica buys decommissioned facility

February 1, 2011
Manufacturing and Production Oxford BioMedica, RecipharmCobra Biologics, manufacturing

Gene therapy specialist Oxford BioMedica has said it plans to acquire a £1.9 million ($3.1m) manufacturing facility from contract manufacturer …

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FDA director of manufacturing and product quality Rich Friedman

The FDA Interview: Is pharma getting worse at manufacturing?

September 29, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development FDA, manufacturing, manufacturing compliance

It seems that barely a week goes by at the moment without news of another pharmaceutical company falling foul of …

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