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SGS buys Scottish biotesting firm Vitrology

22-May-2012 - SGS has bought Scottish contract biosafety testing firm Vitrology with an eye on the biologics services market. 

Evotec and 4-Antibody team up to "revolutionise" early antibody detection

21-May-2012 - Evotec and 4-Antibody have teamed up to offer a new antibody testing service.

IGI hires after “notable shift” in pharma services demand

16-May-2012 - IGI Laboratories has boosted hiring after its pharmaceutical contract manufacturing unit experienced a “notable shift” in demand.

Know how your CMO will deliver its promises, says Baxter

09-May-2012 - “Understand not only what your CMO can do, but how they can get it done,” was Baxter’s message during a speech at the year’s Interphex in New York.

SGS adds formulation development services and expands US lab

07-May-2012 - SGS has added formulation development to its service offering through the expansion of its laboratory in Illinois.

Warnex repays debentures, signs financing deal and lists on new exchange

23-Apr-2012 - Battling contract services firm Warnex has repaid debentures through a new financing deal and will list on the Toronto Stock Exchange’s venture exchange from tomorrow.

Spinnovation launches NMR-based media analysis service

19-Apr-2012 - CRO Spinnovation Biologics says new media analysis service will help developers answer culture scale-up questions faster and more cheaply than currently available methods.

Catalent eyes emerging market expansion of end-to-end development service model

04-Apr-2012 - Catalent wants to build on its European expansions by replicating the end-to-end drug development services model in emerging markets. 

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Warnex delays results and receives debenture default notice

29-Mar-2012 - Laboratory services firm Warnex has put back the release of its full year results and received a formal notice of default from the holder of its outstanding debentures.

Advantar Labs moving to new site to build CRO relationships

21-Mar-2012 - Advantar Laboratories is moving to a bigger facility in San Diego this week to expand its relationships with CROs.

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Horizon adds free technical support services for its genomic editing tech

06-Mar-2012 - Horizon Discovery has launched a new website to provide technical support to researchers using its rAAV-mediated genome editing tech.

Celerion and Ricerca team up with one-stop-shop services for biosimilars

01-Mar-2012 - Celerion and Ricera Biosciences have launched a new joint venture to provide a cost-cutting one-stop-shop solution for companies developing and commercialising biosimilars.

FDA hits lab with warning letter for using one login for all staff

01-Mar-2012 - A US contract testing laboratory has received a FDA warning letter for allowing all its employees to use the same username and password.

Warnex pulls out of analytical services divestiture

22-Feb-2012 - Warnex has pulled out of a C$1.1m (€833,000) deal to sell its analytical services business, alleging that the buyer failed to fulfil its obligations.

Ipsen to take writedown after Lonza warning letter hits supply

02-Feb-2012 - Ipsen may take a writedown up to €180m after FDA action against its API CMO, Lonza, created supply uncertainties.

Contract manufacturing round-up

26-Jan-2012 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents a round-up of the latest headlines within the world of contract manufacturing. Catalent and Patheon have each launched oral dosage partnership news, whilst Frontage and AMPAC have received regulatory go-aheads.

Outsourcing still a gamble that needs strategic vision to succeed, says study

24-Jan-2012 - Outsourcing is a gamble for the industry that needs a closer collaborative approach if pharma firms want a successful performance, according to new research.

SGS to open 2nd Indian lab on schedule; 2011 revs grow despite ‘tough’ European market

19-Jan-2012 - SGS’ new analytical lab in Mumbai, India will open later this week just six months after the analytical services firm began its construction .

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NSF moves into medical device trial training

18-Jan-2012 - Training and consultancy firm NSF Health Sciences (NSF-DBA) has acquired Pink Associates in a bid to broaden its service offering.

Patient derived tumours can take candidate selection to a 'new level', says VivoPharm

18-Jan-2012 - VivoPharm says its new agreement with primary patient-derived tumour creators EPO-GmbH will bring drug candidate selection to a “new level” for US drug researchers.

Warnex will be forced to leave Toronto exchange next month

16-Jan-2012 - Contract services firm Warnex will leave the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) after failing to meet the requirements for continued listing.

Contract manufacturing news round-up

16-Jan-2012 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents a round-up of the latest contract manufacturing headlines in the industry, including news from Nanohale, Fleming and Trophogen.

Sigma-Aldrich to offer start to finish bio-testing thanks to BioReliance takeover

10-Jan-2012 - Sigma-Aldrich says it is a step closer to becoming a one-stop-shop for biopharmas in the drug discovery process after it inked a takeover agreement with biological testing firm BioReliance.

AAIPharma plans lab and manufacturing capacity expansion

04-Jan-2012 - AAIPharma Services says it will expand its contract analytics and manufacturing capacity to meet increasing customer demand.

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LabCorp secures new credit citing acquisitions as a motivation

22-Dec-2011 - Contract testing services supplier LabCorp has secured a credit facility with the Bank of America, citing capital expenditures and acquisitions among the potential uses of the funds.