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Patheon posts Q4 loss as cost of restructuring takes toll

20-Dec-2011 - Patheon posted a fourth quarter operating loss as costs related to restructuring offset an uptick in revenues.

Quotient says screening of prototype formulations is crucial to drug delivery

13-Dec-2011 - Quotient has stressed the importance of screening prototype formulations early in the development process to ensure efficient drug delivery in later phases.

Patheon mulls drug delivery tech deals to accelerate development services growth

14-Nov-2011 - Patheon is considering buying unique drug delivery technologies to expand its development service capabilities.

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Icon completes partnership deal with Empire Genomics

09-Nov-2011 - Icon has formed a strategic alliance with Empire Genomics as part of its first steps into the field of personalised medicines.

Catalent eyes acquisitions in emerging market and drug delivery expansion

07-Nov-2011 - Catalent is considering acquisitions as it adds scale, drug delivery technologies and capacity in emerging markets.

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West inks pre-filled syringe deal with Vetter

03-Nov-2011 - Injectable drug delivery systems maker West has struck a new joint venture with Vetter to provide source filled Daikyo Crystal Zenith syringes.

Round-up of news & views from AAPS & CPhI 2011

31-Oct-2011 - Outsourcing-Pharma presents a roundup of news and views shared by exhibitors and attendees at AAPS and CPhI.

Aenova sees CMO demand coming back to Europe

31-Oct-2011 - CMO Aenova says demand for contract manufacturing capacity in Europe is increasing.

Almac to expand pharmaceutical development services with new Craigavon facility

27-Oct-2011 - Almac is to expand its pharmaceutical development services with the creation of a new facility at its headquarters in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.

Effective outsourcers will have competitive edge in 2020; KPMG

26-Oct-2011 - Effectively outsourcing a significant portion of work will give biopharm a competitive advantage in 2020, KPMG said.

Bend Research gets novel formulation boost through Hovione manufacturing deal

20-Oct-2011 - Novel drug formulations specialists Bend Research will receive manufacturing manpower from Hovione, after inking a nonexclusive agreement.

VaxyGen & Georgia State join for protein purification services

20-Oct-2011 - VaxyGen is working with Georgia State University (GSU) to offer protein purification, optimisation and production services.

CMO Angel & Russian pharma plan drug production JV

18-Oct-2011 - Angel Biotechnology is negotiating a joint-venture with a Russian firm that would see it add dedicated production space at a UK site.

Execs the winners after tax holiday, Senate report says

13-Oct-2011 - A Senate report has slammed the ACRO-backed overseas profit tax break for doing more to help execs’ pay packets than US employment.

Akorn to enter India in five facility takeover deal

06-Oct-2011 - Akorn is to expand its CMO business into India and add sterile injectables capabilities by acquiring five manufacturing plants.

Aesica plans expansion in US & Asia after investment

03-Oct-2011 - CDMO Aesica is to add manufacturing capacity in Asia and the US following a cash injection from private equity firm Silverfleet Capital.

SCM Pharma launches formulation development service

26-Sep-2011 - UK-based SCM Pharma is to begin offering formulation development services as part of a collaborative deal with the University of Sunderland.

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New growth strategy and supply chain management system in place for SAFC, says president Gilles Cottier

19-Sep-2011 - SAFC announced its new aggressive growth strategy, including plans to expand in the developing markets, at its conference in Irvine, Glasgow last week.

Patheon plans facility exits & capability cuts to improve biz

13-Sep-2011 - Patheon is exiting semi-solids, clinical packaging and cutting facilities in response to ‘poor historical performance’.

News in brief

Sareum sees hike in share prices thanks to inhibitor

12-Sep-2011 - Shares in drug discovery company Sareum have soared by 36 per cent after the firm announced the selection of a preclinical development candidate for its Checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) inhibitor programme.

DHMRI alliance to give Esoterix clients access to enhanced assay development services

07-Sep-2011 - Esoterix Clinical Trials Services has forged a strategic alliance with the David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI) to provide its clients with access to enhanced assay development services.

Asterand seeking funds after share slash

05-Sep-2011 - Asterand says it must raise additional funds after share prices dropped by more than half last week.

Advantar & DavosPharma ally to broaden service offering

01-Sep-2011 - Advantar Labs has allied with DavosPharma to accelerate clients’ development programmes with chemistry and analytical services.

CMOs in India & China look to grow international business

22-Aug-2011 - JB Chemicals and Asymchem Laboratories are expanding in response to interest in outsourcing manufacturing to India and China.

Encap offers feasibility package for colonic delivery technology

17-Aug-2011 - Encap Drug Delivery now offers a ‘feasibility package’ to assess the potential of its Phoral coating technology as a vehicle for therapy in colonic diseases.