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China gets serious on drug GMP; safety pact with FDA imminent

AstraZeneca in 'serious trouble', say analysts

NPIL to trim ex-Pfizer site

Hefty price hike for BASF excipients

PharmEng opens new Canada plant

 
   
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WHO talks on research strategy for developing world diseases stall

 
 

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China gets serious on drug GMP; safety pact with FDA imminent
As of next year Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturers will face a tougher time gaining good manufacturing practice (GMP) certification after the country's regulator signalled new and stricter standards were on the... Read


AstraZeneca in 'serious trouble', say analysts
An analyst report released yesterday identified AstraZeneca as being in 'serious trouble' and branded it as potentially the 'worst [large cap] performer in [the] entire sector' over the next eight years... Read


NPIL to trim ex-Pfizer site
NPIL Pharma last week told workers at its former Pfizer plant in Morpeth, UK that the company is considering hiving off jobs in a bid to maintain the site's viability... Read


Hefty price hike for BASF excipients
German chemicals firm BASF has announced a major price hike across its range of pharmaceutical excipients, upping price tags by as much as 9 per cent... Read


PharmEng opens new Canada plant
Canadian contract manufacturer PharmEng recently announced that its new specialised manufacturing facility in Nova Scotia is open for business... Read


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Practice run for pharma RFID
IBM has teamed up with RFID specialist Tagsys to offer pharmaceutical manufacturers a chance to have a practice run implementing their RFID track and trace technology ahead of new legal requirements coming into... Read


New drug safety model unveiled as Merck shells out for Vioxx
A new 3D model of the human liver that even has its own blood supply could pump new life into drug safety tests by predicting problems earlier and cut down on animal experiments... Read


$60m expansion for mystery pharma
Swedish construction firm Skanska today announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to expand a pharmaceutical facility in the US, though the company is keeping the identity of its client... Read


WHO talks on research strategy for developing world diseases stall
Talks between World Health Organization (WHO) member states and the drug industry over how to narrow the health gap between rich and poor countries have stalled... Read

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Synexus agrees to private sale
Management of publicly-traded Synexus have agreed to the £18.1m (€25.7m) sale of the company to a private equity firm that has promised to fund its global expansion ventures... Read


Tripos lands Schering-Plough deal
Tripos Discovery Research (TDR) has risen from the ashes surrounding the liquidation of its previous owners Tripos, Inc. to land a 'library enrichment' deal with Schering-Plough... Read


AstraZeneca axes packaging plant
AstraZeneca's axe has made its latest appearance in South Africa, with the sale of a packaging plant and the formation of an outsourcing deal with its new owners... Read


China CRO attracts $30m US investment
China's second largest contract research organisation (CRO) ShangPharma has attracted $30m (€21m) from US private investment firm TPG as the Asian pharma market continues to simmer... Read


Wacker expands further into biologics
Biopharmaceutical contract manufacturer Wacker will be expanding its German facility in Jena for €15m ($22m) as it meets demand for biologics... Read

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