manufacturing
Xoma opts out of in-house manufacturing
January 16, 2012Manufacturing and Production Xoma, manufacturing
US biotech Xoma has decided to rely on a contract manufacturing organisation for its Phase III and commercial production needs, …
Scientists make drug delivery smooth as silk
January 10, 2012Manufacturing 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 …
Hospira faces lawsuits from disgruntled investors
January 9, 2012Manufacturing 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 …
Akzo Nobel warned by FDA over Mexican facility
December 20, 2011Manufacturing 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 …
Boehringer expands manufacturing in China
December 15, 2011Manufacturing 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 …
Pfizer awaits verdict on contaminated site clean-up plan
December 13, 2011Manufacturing 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 …
GlaxoSmithKline moves closer to green power goals
December 6, 2011Manufacturing and Production GSK, manufacturing
GlaxoSmithKline took a step closer to becoming a generator of electricity in a bid to offset the high energy demands …
Roche opens $271m formulations centre
November 29, 2011Manufacturing 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 …
Quality fears prompt cancer drug recalls
November 25, 2011Manufacturing 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 …
UCB will double staff at Swiss bioproduction facility
November 15, 2011Manufacturing and Production UCB, manufacturing
Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB showcased its new bioproduction facility in Bulle, Switzerland, yesterday, saying that the workforce there looks set …
GSK, Pfizer joint venture to start manufacturing ops in Russia
November 4, 2011Manufacturing 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 …
Flamel secures production contract for GSK heart failure drug
October 25, 2011Manufacturing 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 …
Pharma manufacturing news in brief
April 26, 2011Manufacturing 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 …
Lonza expands UK facility, bio business reports growth
April 13, 2011Manufacturing 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, …
Oxford BioMedica buys decommissioned facility
February 1, 2011Manufacturing 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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