23-Jan-2012 - Multilingual ‘magic’ and cultural knowledge are the keys to business process outsourcing (BPO) success in North Asia according to Quintiles.
07-Dec-2011 - Warnex says the resignation of CEO Mark Busgang last week was a mutual decision and will not impact its ongoing review.
22-Sep-2011 - PerkinElmer has launched its new Universal Operational Qualification (UOQ) service for pharmaceutical labs.
19-Oct-2010 - SGS Life Sciences will roll out new biologics testing capabilities across its network in bid to be the world’s number one contract biopharmaceuticals testing laboratory by 2014.
06-Jul-2010 - Ireland-based Firecrest Clinical says focusing on trial specific training and visits for principal investigators can speed recruitment, cut protocol deviations and produce cleaner data.
20-Apr-2010 - MLawGroup and WS Partners are collaborating to offer pharma and biotech advisory services, including help in preparing and negotiating agreements with CROs and CMOs.
01-Apr-2010 - Hyde Engineering + Consulting has opened an office in Dublin, Ireland, enhancing its ability to provide Europe-based biopharm with compliance, qualification and automation services.
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.
05-Nov-2009 - US contract services firm Catalent has launched a new test service capable of detecting trace amounts of the toxic chemical melamine in pharmaceuticals.
02-Nov-2009 - US IRB Schulman Associates has opened an office in Canada in response to growing customer demand for clinical trial review services in the country.
15-Oct-2009 - As CPhI 2009 draws to a close we take a look back on the show, which, despite some negatives, appears to have been an overall success.
09-Sep-2009 - Bangladesh represents a “huge opportunity” to pharma, according to the CEO of Amreteck Pharma who believes that CMOs will be attracted by the low costs, which undercut China, and help the industry grow to $10bn (€6.9m) in 10 years.
02-Apr-2009 - Enterprise software company Oracle is to acquire Relsys, a specialist in drug safety and pharmacovigilance applications, for an undisclosed figure.
01-Apr-2009 - Bayer Technology Services GmbH, an affiliate of Germany's Bayer, has opened its first regional office in India, enlarging its presence in the fast-growing Asian markets.
24-Mar-2009 - St Patrick’s Day celebrations weren’t the only thing bringing people together in New York last week as the pharmaceutical manufacturing and outsourcing industries gathered at the Jacob K Javits convention centre for Interphex 2009.
05-Mar-2009 - Evolution is collaborating with C&QP to offer a more comprehensive range of GMP services to clients, covering plant and equipment qualification, calibration and maintenance.
05-Feb-2009 - Authentication and track and trace methods, like pedigree, should be combined to provide layers of protection against counterfeit drugs according to XStream Systems’ CEO Brian Mayo.
23-Dec-2008 - Simple preclinical experiments should be able to predict whether immunotherapeutic medicines are safe to advance to preclinical testing in humans and avoid the Northwick Park trial that left six healthy volunteers hospitalised.
22-Dec-2008 - Outsourcing-Pharma.com presents its periodic round-up of executive appointments in the contract services sector.
19-Nov-2008 - Outsourcing-Pharma.com presents its periodic round-up of executive appointments in the contract services sector.
23-Oct-2008 - The pharmaceutical industry must adapt its processes and strategies to cope with a new, tougher operating environment, according to Stefan Borgas, CEO of Lonza.
20-Oct-2008 - A UK company has been launched with the aim of providing high level management expertise to pharmaceutical companies on an “on-demand” basis.
19-Oct-2008 - German contract services firm InfraServ Knapsack has added three new capabilities in its analytical division aimed at servicing Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) production.
13-Oct-2008 - After months of deliberations, a court in Iowa has opted to fine contract manufacturing company Cambrex $6,000 for safety violations after an explosion at its facility in Charles City.
27-Sep-2008 - Indian pharmaceutical companies are making their first forays in the biotechnology arena, helping the market expand from a standing start at the beginning of the decade to reach a value of $2bn in 2006-7, according to a recent report from KPMG.