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Vetter moves US sales office to Illinois “hotspot”

02-Sep-2010 - CMO Vetter Pharma has set up a US sales office in Skokie, Illinois to attract...

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Biotech adds new primary packing suite

25-Aug-2010 - Biotec Services International has opened a new primary packaging suite tablet and capsule filling suite...

Parexel works with Stora to monitor supply temperatures

23-Aug-2010 - Parexel has collaborated with Stora Enso to add an integrated temperature recording system which can...

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...

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Clodalkin plans pharma biz growth

16-Aug-2010 - Clondalkin aims to expand its pharmaceutical cartoning and labelling business with reorganised operations in Ireland...

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SCM wins new Sanofi fill/finish deal

09-Aug-2010 - SCM Pharma wins another deal with French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis.

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...

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SCM launches sterility and endotoxin testing

04-Aug-2010 - SCM says addition of sterility and endotoxin analysis capacity is logical extension of its contract...

West cuts guidance despite higher Q2 sales

04-Aug-2010 - High tech packaging sales and revenue from acquired delivery businesses drive West Pharmaceutical Services growth...

Bilcare to boost EU and US access with €100m Ineos Films buy

03-Aug-2010 - Bilcare to buy Ineos’ rigid polymer films business for €100m ($132m) to improve access to...

Constantia buys Tobepal from Amcor

22-Jul-2010 - Austria’s Constantia Packaging will pay Amcor €92m ($118m) for its Spanish Tobepal flexible packaging business. ...

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...

Terrene plans US growth with gelatin capsule DMF

22-Jul-2010 - Indian contractor Terrene Pharma has filed a DMF for hard gelatin capsules with the US...

Penn & Xcelience partner to offer Xcelodose to Asia, EU

19-Jul-2010 - Penn Pharma and Xcelience have formed an Xcelodose-focused joint venture to meet client demand in...

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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...

CRL cites WuXi synergies, client support to woo investors

15-Jul-2010 - CRL has said the WuXi buy could add up to $100m (€78m) in additional annual...

Genzyme inks expanded fill & finish deal with Hospira

08-Jul-2010 - Genzyme has entered into an expanded fill and finish manufacturing deal with Hospira as it...

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NextPharma hopes new filling line will boost biz on both sides of Atlantic

07-Jul-2010 - NextPharma says new tablet filling line at German facility is part of development of site...

West and Daikyo Seiko launch Ready Pack

29-Jun-2010 - West Pharmaceutical Services and Japan’s Daikyo Seiko team on container technology they claim will help...

Gerresheimer chief wants more global expansion

28-Jun-2010 - New Gerresheimer CEO Uwe Roehrhoff wants the German firm to become the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical...

Schott takes ready-to-fill syringe production back to the US

23-Jun-2010 - Schott Pharmaceutical Packaging has revealed details of its US-based ready-to-fill syringe production line capabilities in...

AMRI buys Hyaluron to enter prefilled syringe market

16-Jun-2010 - AMRI has acquired Hyaluron for $27m (€22m) to enter the prefilled syringe market and expand...

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Almac adds sachet capacity at Craigavon

14-Jun-2010 - Almac Pharma Services adds sachet capacity at its facility in Craigavon, Northern Ireland to meet...

SGS adds pharma packaging integrity services

10-Jun-2010 - SGS Consumer Testing Services is now offering packaging integrity support for pharma products and medical...