manufacturing
Court stops Ranbaxy takeover
May 6, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Ranbaxy, Sun Pharma, fad, manufacturing
An Indian court has stopped the sale of Ranbaxy Laboratories to Sun Pharmaceutical Industries after concerns were raised over insider …
Under fire Ranbaxy sold to Sun Pharma for $4 billion
April 7, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Ranbaxy, Sun Pharma, deal, hamburg, manufacturing
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has bought struggling drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories in a deal that will see the two companies become the …
More manufacturing misery for GSK
April 4, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing GSK, Ireland, Paxil, cork, manufacturing
GlaxoSmithKline’s manufacturing woes are getting worse after the firm was hit with a second FDA warning in as many days. …
FDA slams GSK for manufacturing oversights
April 3, 2014Manufacturing and Production FDA, GMP, GSK, Ireland, cork, mage, manufacturing
The FDA has warned GlaxoSmithKline that the US importation of products from the firm’s facility in Cork, Ireland could be …
Icon to acquire Aptiv Solutions
March 31, 2014Manufacturing and Production Aptiv Solutions, ICON, addplan, manufacturing
Icon has acquired US clinical trial specialists Aptiv Solutions for $143.5 million as it looks to expand its footprint in …
Parexel expands international operation
March 25, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Parexel, Singapore, manufacturing
Biopharma services provider Parexel International Corporation is beefing up its global capacity and adding more secondary packaging and labelling services …
Patheon completes $2.65 billion merger with DSM
March 18, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing CDMO, DSM, Patheon, dpx, manufacturing
The $2.65 billion merger between Patheon and DSM’s pharma business has completed, creating a new privately-held company called DPx. The …
Sun Pharma comes under FDA import alert
March 17, 2014Manufacturing and Production Sun Pharma, diabetes, gabapentin, manufacturing, metformin, recall
The reputation of India’s pharma sector has been dealt a further blow after yet another drugmaker was placed under an …
Ranbaxy hit with second generic Lipitor recall
March 10, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Daiichi Sankyo, FDA, Ranbaxy, hamburg, manufacturing
India’s largest native generic drugmaker Ranbaxy has come under greater pressure this week after the US has again sent out …
US regulator to launch ‘openFDA’
March 6, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications APIs, FDA, data, manufacturing, open fda
The FDA is planning to introduce a new digital resource in order to open up its data to the public …
Manufacturing hitches cited for Lilly/BI drug rejection
March 6, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, FDA, diabetes, lilly, manufacturing
The FDA has refused to approve a new diabetes treatment from Lilly and its partner Boehringer Ingelheim due to ongoing …
Ranbaxy quality issues hit sixth plant; seeks Diovan workaround
January 20, 2014Manufacturing and Production FDA, Ranbaxy, fines, manufacturing
Yet another plant operated by India’s Ranbaxy has been held up by US Food and Drug Administration over quality deficiencies, …
Pharma facility news in brief
January 7, 2014Manufacturing and Production manufacturing, pharma
GlaxoSmithKline has launched a new website and Twitter account to inform the public about progress with its £350 million ($574 …
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 …
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