pharma manufacturing news
Ranbaxy closes down troubled liquid formulations plant
August 12, 2011Manufacturing and Production FDA, Ranbaxy, pharma manufacturing news, quality control
Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories has decided to close down a manufacturing facility in the USA which has been under scrutiny …
Shared API inspections project declared a success
August 9, 2011Manufacturing and Production API, EMA, FDA, TGA, pharma manufacturing news, regulatory inspections
A two-year facility inspection programme carried out by regulators in the USA, Europe and Australia has been deemed a success …
Investment firm adds Roche facility to growing portfolio
August 9, 2011Manufacturing and Production Colarado, International Chemical Investors, Roche, pharma manufacturing news
International Chemical Investors Group has snapped up another manufacturing facility, this time agreeing to buy a plant owned by Roche …
SkyePharma leases manufacturing business to CMO
August 9, 2011Manufacturing and Production Aenova, Skyepharma, pharma manufacturing news
German contract manufacturer Aenova is to lease a manufacturing unit near Lyon, France, from UK drugmaker SkyePharma. Aenova has taken …
Boost for Ireland’s pharma sector as new facility announced
July 26, 2011Manufacturing and Production Sangart, pharma manfacturing news, pharma manufacturing news
Around 120 jobs will be created in Cork, Ireland, thanks to a decision by pharmaceutical company Sangart to build a …
Baxter fined for workplace safety violations
July 26, 2011Manufacturing and Production Baxter International, pharma manufacturing news
Baxter Healthcare has been fined $371,000 by the California state authorities for “deliberate and wilful” workplace safety violations at a …
FDA sets aside $700,000 for manufacturing research
July 25, 2011Manufacturing and Production FDA, pharma manufacturing news
The FDA has set aside $700,000 to help fund research that “improves reliability of pharmaceutical product manufacturing and quality across …
Pharma manufacturing news in brief
July 25, 2011Manufacturing and Production pharma manufacturing news
Another recall for generics manufacturer American Regent, facility updates from Sanofi, Beximco, Lanxess and Anomatic, plus a new general manager …
Sweden seeks GMP revisions to tackle environmental pollution
July 19, 2011Manufacturing and Production pharma manufacturing news
Wholesale shifting of pharmaceutical production to low-cost countries such as India and China is creating environmental impacts “on a scale …
Lonza wins another antibody contract
July 19, 2011Manufacturing and Production Immune Pharmaceuticals, Lonza, pharma manufacturing news
Lonza has won a contract to manufacture Immune Pharmaceuticals’ antibody-based drug for inflammatory disorders, bertilimumab, at its mammalian development and …
New joint venture plans to tap into global generics market
July 19, 2011Ajinomoto OmniChem, Granules India, pharma manufacturing news
Belgian fine chemicals company Ajinomoto OmniChem has forged a joint venture with Granules India to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients and …
GSK downsizes Irish OTC plant
July 18, 2011Manufacturing and Production GSK, Ireland, pharma manufacturing news
GlaxoSmithKline is cutting around 130 jobs at a facility in Waterford, Ireland, over the next three years as part of …
Pharma manufacturing news in brief
July 18, 2011Manufacturing and Production pharma manufacturing news
Our round-up of news in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector includes facility updates from NanoSonic, Tianyin Pharma, Orchid and Boehringer Ingelheim, …
New $50m plant unveiled by Kyowa Hakko Kirin
July 12, 2011Manufacturing and Production Kyowa Hakko Kirin, pharma manufacturing news
Japan’s Kyowa Hakko Kirin is to build a new manufacturing unit for oral formulations at its main production facility in …
OctoPlus wins Danish development, manufacturing contract
July 12, 2011Manufacturing and Production OctoPlus, pharma manufacturing news
Dutch drug delivery specialist OctoPlus has been awarded a contract with an unidentified Danish drugmaker based on its microsphere technology. …
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