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Biogen to build billion-dollar plant in Switzerland
July 7, 2015Manufacturing and Production Alzherimer's disease, Biogen, Biogen IDEC, MS, Switzerland, manufacturing, multiple sclerosis
Biogen plans to open a $1 billion manufacturing facility in Switzerland, to help Europe deal with the future demand for …
Bayer and Gilead expand in manufacturing
June 2, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Gilead, brett wells, manufacturing
Both Bayer and Gilead are investing heavily into their manufacturing operations with expansion plans being laid down in Indonesia and …
Novartis invests further into Poland
May 11, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Novartis, Poland, Sandoz, manufacturing, packaging
Sandoz the generics division of Novartis has opened a large packaging centre in Stryków in Poland. Valued at 171 million …
Manufacturing woes hit Baxter again
April 14, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Gemünden, Pfizer, alesse, baxter, manufacturing, recall, vectura group
Baxter is voluntarily recalling several lots of intravenous solutions due to the potential presence of particulate matter. The news has …
Roche subsidiary Genentech expands in manufacturing
March 31, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Genentech, Roche, hillsboro, manufacturing, oregon
Californian drugmaker Genentech is planning a $125 million expansion at its Hillsboro manufacturing centre in Oregon. The Roche subsidiary plant …
TiGenix and Lonza partner on stem cell manufacturing
February 13, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Crohn’s disease, Lonza, Stem cells, TiGenix, crohn's disease, eascs, manufacturing, spa
Stem cell therapy developer TiGenix has enlisted the help of biologics manufacturer Lonza to produce its medicine Cx601 for late-stage …
Hospira recalls Propofol drug again
February 10, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Hospira, Pfizer, diprivan, manufacturing, merger, propofol
Hospira has issued a recall of anaesthesia support drug Propofol after the neck of one vial was revealed to contain …
Hospira closing US manufacturing plant
January 20, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Clayton, Hospira, Novo Nordisk, Vancomycin hydrochloride, illinois, manufacturing
US injectable drugs specialist Hospira is to close its Clayton plant in North Carolina affecting 250 workers. Manufacturing of products …
Sanofi and Boehringer partner on biologics manufacturing
January 15, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Sanofi, antibodies, biologics, cardiovascular, diabetes, mabs, manufacturing, monoclonal, oncology
Boehringer Ingelheim will help Sanofi extend its manufacturing capabilities for biologics in a new alliance, the companies have announced. Boehringer’s …
Valeant recalls drug used on hospitalised infants
January 6, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, FDA, Valeant, manufacturing, recall, ribavirin, virazole
North American drug firm Valeant Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of Virazole due to microbial contamination. Virazole (ribavirin …
Merck sells manufacturing facility to Sanofi
December 5, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Merck, Merial, Puerto Rico, Sanofi, manufacturing
Sanofi’s animal health unit Merial is acquiring Merck’s manufacturing facility in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The proposed transaction requires the nod …
FDA decides on format for facility registrations
November 11, 2014Manufacturing and Production FDA, fdasia, gln, gs1, manufacturing, ufi
The US FDA has finalised the details of its registration scheme for pharma manufacturing facilities, which aims to make it …
Roche unveils plans for first Asian diagnostics plant
November 6, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Asia-Pacific, China, Roche, asia pacific, asian, manufacturing
Roche has said it will invest 450 million Swiss francs ($468m) in the construction of a diagnostics manufacturing facility in …
BMS and Lonza announce expansion plans
October 31, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing BMS, Lonza, Orencia, manufacturing, opdivo
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and Lonza are to expand upon an existing manufacturing agreement to meet anticipated demand for commercial biologics. …
Woodley commemorates 25 years in the industry
October 17, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Manchester, Supply, development, manufacturing, wickham, woodley
Medical supplier firm Woodley celebrated its 25-year anniversary this month at a lavish event at The Runway Visitor Park in …
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