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BI opens ‘Centre of Competence’ opens as part of a €100m China plan

02-Sep-2010 - Boehringer Ingelheim has opened its ‘Centre of Competence’ (CoC) in Shanghai to optimise API and...

RecipharmCobra gets patents for yield-boosting plasmid tech

01-Sep-2010 - RecipharmCobra Biologics has received US and EU patent protection for an antibiotic resistance gene-free plasmid...

Disposable manufacturing drives CMC’s Seattle expansion plans

26-Aug-2010 - A fully-equipped disposable manufacturing facility has been added to CMC Biologic’s Seattle, WA site, as...

Stirling Pharma’s Canadian production plant to open by late September

25-Aug-2010 - Stirling Pharma’s state-of-the-art Canadian plant will open its doors in late September, and first to...

Chemir launches ‘Custom Synthesis’ designer compound service

23-Aug-2010 - Chemir Analytical Services launches custom synthesis service for organic molecules for drug R&D, aimed at...

SAFC and Novozymes Biopharma extend partnership in exclusive growth hormone distribution

19-Aug-2010 - SAFC and Novozymes Biopharma have agreed to extend their partnership by ten years for the...

Aesica plans £3m high potency expansion

18-Aug-2010 - Aesica will build a “high containment” manufacturing plant to expand its high potency drug formulation...

Patheon partners with TraceLink to boost production efficiency

17-Aug-2010 - Patheon is partnering with TraceLink to increase manufacturing efficiencies through closer integration and collaboration with...

EMA, FDA seek applicants for joint GMP inspections

16-Aug-2010 - The EMA and FDA are seeking pharma manufacturers to participate in a joint GMP (good...

Synthetech says revs down in Q1; unveils plans to expand

10-Aug-2010 - Lower overseas demand from key customers hurt fine chemicals maker Synthetech in first quarter fiscal...

AMRI posts $6m operating loss in Q2; plans expansions

05-Aug-2010 - AMRI recorded a $6.0m (€4.6m) operating loss in the second quarter as restructuring charges and...

Norwich adds small-scale manufacuting capacity for formulators

05-Aug-2010 - Norwich Pharmaceuticals has added development-stage drug production to its offering with new dedicated non-GMP capacity...

Cambrex op profit down in Q2

04-Aug-2010 - Cambrex posted a 23 per cent drop in operating profit in the second quarter as...

Aptuit wins Siena contract thanks to Italian R&D site

02-Aug-2010 - Recently-acquired Italian R&D facility helps Aptuit win new contract after local neuroscience-focused developer Siena Biotech...

Ampac response to plant concerns “insufficient,” says FDA

26-Jul-2010 - The US FDA has asked Ampac Fine Chemicals for a more detailed plan to fix...

Lonza grows H1 profit despite dip in sales

22-Jul-2010 - Lonza has posted a 14.4 per cent increase in net profit in the first half...

Novasep & instrAction ally for chromatography services

20-Jul-2010 - Novasep and instrAction have allied to develop large scale chromatography processes for purifying synthetic and...

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M&A processes, pitfalls and keys to success

15-Jul-2010 - M&A can help revitalize firms but failure to properly integrate the companies can create an...

NextPharma adds semi-solids capacity at hormone plant

12-Jul-2010 - CMO NextPharma has increased its hormone production capacity with an expansion at its facility in...

Diteba bolsters chemistry offering with Thesis partnership

07-Jul-2010 - Contract research organisation (CRO) Diteba Research Labs says partnership with fellow Canadian-based Thesis Chemistry reflects...

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Therapure lands DiaMedica cell line contract

06-Jul-2010 - Therapure Biopharma will support clinical development of candidate diabetes and CNS disorder treatments being trialled...

Aesica hopes R5 purchase is formula for successful growth

06-Jul-2010 - UK API maker Aesica has bought formulation firm R5 Pharmaceuticals, continuing the expansion strategy it...

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Contract manufacturing sector growing at 12 per cent, report

05-Jul-2010 - The global contract manufacturing market was worth $22.5bn (€18.9bn) at the end of 2009, according...

NextPharma project makes PAT humidity monitoring breakthrough

29-Jun-2010 - Results from PAT humidity monitoring research will improve API granulation process, product yields and reduce...

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Haupt adds labs to split development from analysis

24-Jun-2010 - Haupt Pharma has expanded its capacity for analytical projects with the addition of two new...