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People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

10-Mar-2010 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at PharmaNet, Albemarle, VGXI and Ocimum Biosolutions.

Electronic submission offers benefits for pharma, says ISI

09-Mar-2010 - Drug firms continue to make basic errors in their electronic submissions according to French regulatory group the AFSSAPS, which said recently that it returns half the NeeS dossiers it receives as they do not meet basic validation standards.

Kendle to set up clinical support site in Indian SEZ

08-Mar-2010 - Kendle is setting up a facility in a special economic zone (SEZ) in India which will provide clinical support services and be able to rapidly increase staffing in response to spikes in demand.

ClearTrial says SCOS helps trial planning for smaller firms

04-Mar-2010 - Trial planning can be a big challenge for small pharmas says US software group ClearTrial, which has launched a brand new contract study costing and optimisation service (SCOS).

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

04-Mar-2010 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at Cytovance Biologics, PharmaNet and Cook Pharmica.

Fujifilm launches full-colour, high-res anti-counterfeiting label

04-Mar-2010 - Fujifilm has introduced an anti-counterfeiting label, called ForgeGuard, which it claims is the first product with full colour images and text that can be checked using a viewing device.

BTS opens Singapore consulting office

03-Mar-2010 - Bayer Technology Services (BTS) has set up a new Singapore office to provide the regions’ drug and chemicals producers with engineering consultation services and micro reaction technology.

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Millipore confirms strategic review

25-Feb-2010 - Millipore has confirmed that is pursuing a process with potential bidders to explore the possible sale or merger of the company after media reports claimed Thermo Fisher Scientific had made a $6bn (€4.4bn) bid.

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CDC selects Sentry for vaccine storage and distribution

24-Feb-2010 - Sentry BioPharma Services has been contracted by the US CDC to store and distribute influenza vaccines from its cGMP, FDA-registered facility in support of the national strategic reserve.

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

24-Feb-2010 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at PPD, LAB Research, Cedra and InVentiv Health.

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VPCI launches virtual pharma GMP service

17-Feb-2010 - Vectech Pharmaceutical Consultants International (VPCI) has launched a “virtual” GMP service to offer face to face consultation without any of the travel costs.

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

15-Feb-2010 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at Lonza, Quanticate, BioClinica, TechTeam and Norwich Pharmaceuticals.

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

09-Feb-2010 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including a new management team at a NextPharma site and appointments at Quintiles.

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

02-Feb-2010 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments PharmaNet, Cardinal Health, CTI, Norwich, Diteba and Catalent.

BioStorage Technologies "rolls out" mobile biorepository for samples and APIs

02-Feb-2010 - BioStorage Technologies has come up with a novel solution to cold-chain transport, launching a mobile biorepository that is capable of transporting samples across the continental US on a single tank of fuel.

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Quintiles wins Resolor sales and analytics contract

01-Feb-2010 - Contract services major Quintiles will sell Movetis’ chronic constipation treatment Resolor (prucalopride) in Europe under a contract announced last week.

Menlo opens warehouse to distribute Dow products

28-Jan-2010 - Menlo Worldwide Logistics is providing warehousing and distribution services to Dow Wolff Cellulosics from a 134,000 sq ft site which formally opened this week in Bay City, Michigan, US.

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

25-Jan-2010 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at Synexus, INC and a Quintiles executive being elected at CDISC.

Nelson expands, aims to create 300 jobs this decade

20-Jan-2010 - Microbiology testing company Nelson Laboratories has completed its 50,000 sq ft expansion and estimated it will create as many as 300 jobs over the next decade, with up to 100 appointments being made this year.

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

19-Jan-2010 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including an appointment at Patheon and a familiar face in the CEO’s chair at Encorium.

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PDI lands new sales and marketing contract

14-Jan-2010 - Contract sales and marketing firm PDI says a new deal with a “Top 10 Pharma firm” will generate revenue of between $10m and $12m this year.

Cambridge Consultants “invaluable” in deal says Consort Medical

14-Jan-2010 - Cambridge Consultants (CC) says experience developing auto-injector technologies was critical to its contract appraisal work during Consort Medical’s £16.8m (€11.5m) takeover of The Medical House (TMH).

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

13-Jan-2010 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at ACRO, MDS, i3 and Prologue.

People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs

07-Jan-2010 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at DPT Laboratories, Datatrak and Dishman.