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Amneal invests $340m in generics distributor

By Vassia Barba

Amneal announces acquisition of 65.1% majority interest of generics distributing company, AvKARE, boosting its presence in the generics and federal healthcare market.

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CPhI Worldwide 2019

'E-label' packaging to improve patient experience

By Vassia Barba

Sharp’s electronic label for drug packaging can be updated again and again, saving time and costs whilst also improving patient engagement during clinical trials.

Outsourcing-Pharma roundup October ‘19

People on the Move: Outsourcing-Pharma roundup October ‘19

By Melissa Fassbender

This month’s people on the move includes a new therapeutic lead at Advanced Clinical, with plans to create a network of investigation sites, as well as CEOs at AIT Bioscience and Pharm-Olam, who discuss plans for moving forward.

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Robots lend a hand in secondary packaging

By Melissa Fassbender

Vetter recently completed a successful pilot project to automate aspects of its secondary packaging series with the use of a dual-arm robot – which provides a high degree of continuity and precision, says CDMO.

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Romaco launches first recyclable strip packaging

By Vassia Barba

Romaco’s Push Packs, made from recyclable polyolefin laminate, are the ‘first ever’ recyclable unit dose packaging for solid drug products, according to the company.