A new, tougher approvals policy for pharmaceutical products in China will bring opportunities for Western contract companies able to help domestic firms meet the strict new rules, according to a seminar at InterPhex in New York.
Chinese (API) maker ScinoPharm said that it met its sales targets in 2010, despite rocketing raw materials prices, cutbacks in government healthcare spending in key markets and currency revaluation.
Planning the commercial production and delivery of effective cell therapies will be key if the sector is to achieve forecast growth of $6bn within nine years, according to a seminar at the InterPhex trade event in New York City.
Almac Diagnostics, a branch of UK-based contract research organisation (CRO), Almac, has opened a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) registered lab at its headquarters in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.
PHT, a provider of electronic patient reported outcome (ePRO) services used in clinical trials, has launched a web browser-based ePRO system to collect patient data over the internet.
Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at PPD, Clinilabs, Clearstone and Clariant.
The US FDA set out its support for properly planned continuous manufacturing during a fascinating opening presentation at the first day of Interphex 2011 in New York, US yesterday.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new advisory designed to help drugmakers prevent the formation of glass fragments in vials following a spate of recent recalls.
West Pharmaceutical Services has moved to expanded its offering by partnering on the development of a new needle-free technology for drug reconstitution with hospital supply giant Carefusion.
Perceptive Informatics, an eClinical solutions provider, has announced the results of a survey to find out what the biopharma industry considers the most important eClinical attributes.
US contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) Catalent has reported that no employees were injured in the fire that occurred at its packaging facility in the UK last week.
Novartis has acquired a majority stake in vaccine maker Zhejiang Tianyuan Bio-Pharmaceutical, continuing its efforts to accelerate revenue growth in China.
Almac Pharma Services has expanded its cold storage capacity for biopharmaceuticals, continuing the contract manufacturing organisation’s (CMO) busy expansion programme.
Scientists from the University of Syracuse’s chemistry department have created a new drug delivery system which they claim will improve the efficacy of cancer-killing drugs.
Contract research organisation (CRO) Quintiles gained new ‘first-in-human’ (FIH) trial capacity yesterday with the opening of an ‘experimental medicine hub’ at Guy’s Hospital in London, UK.
The Southern Research Institute has partnered with the Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana (BRFNL) on non-invasive preclinical imaging.
US CRO Quintiles has postponed a financing plan it announced earlier this month, citing unfavourable global credit market conditions as the reason for the decision.
Gerresheimer has bought Brazilian pharmaceutical plastic packaging maker Vedat, citing rapid growth of the country’s drug market, particularly the generics segment, as the main driver for the acquisition.
Copley Scientific, the Nottingham, UK-based lab equipment manufacturer, has confirmed delivery of eight tablet dissolution testers to contract research organisation (CRO), Melbourn Scientific.
ShangPharma said it saw revenue climb on higher customer spending in the fourth quarter, but that margins slid due to currency effects and higher share-based compensation.
Contract services firm Almac aims to expand its trial patient management and compliance offering though a new partnership with ePRO specialist Exco InTouch.
Next month the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will organise a meeting to discuss ways of encouraging the production of pharmaceutical in Africa.
Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at Catalent, Cytel and Laureate Biopharmaceutical.
The EMA and the US FDA will conduct parallel assessment of QbD development and manufacturing data for new drug submissions under a new pilot scheme announced this week.
Shanghai-based CRO, ChemPartner, a subsidiary of Chinese biotech outsourcing company, ShangPharma, has signed a research services agreement with China-based oncology specialists, Shenogen Pharma, to develop therapeutic antibodies for use in the treatment...
Almac Clinical Services has added to installed two new automated wallet presses at its facilities in Craigavon, Northern Ireland and Pennsylvania in the US.
SAFC, the custom manufacturing wing of global healthcare giant Sigma Aldritch, has announced the launch of raw materials and custom services specifically developed for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics manufacture.
US contractor Multi Packaging Solutions plans to expand its label and carton manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan to cater for growing demand from the pharmaceutical industry.