Contract Manufacturing & Logistics

People on the Move: May 2020

06-May-2020 By Jenni Spinner

This month’s new hires and promotions include executive appointments at Advarra, Eversana, Signant Health, Endpoint Clinical and other companies.

3M Drug Delivery Systems relaunches as Kindeva Drug Delivery

04-May-2020 By Jenni Spinner

The launch of the renamed, newly independent company follows its acquisition by Altaris Capital Partners.

Butterworth Labs adopts COVID-19 crisis measures

27-Apr-2020 By Jenni Spinner

The pharmaceutical analysis firm is continuing its contract analytical laboratory services running, with changes designed to keep people and products safe.

Kore, Integron launch Critical Asset Management

21-Apr-2020 By Jenni Spinner

The managed services solution, intended for monitoring high-value items, enables pharmaceutical professionals to keep tables on critical items.

Marken: COVID-19 shaking up clinical trial supply chain

15-Apr-2020 By Jenni Spinner

With the pandemic causing unprecedented global interruptions to the clinical trial supply chain, the logistics company says bold solutions are needed.

I Holland: beating COVID-19 obstacles is crucial

09-Apr-2020 By Jenni Spinner

The pharmaceutical supplier says companies need to do everything in their power to keep the supply chain moving smoothly in the face of COVID-19.

FDA requests recall of ranitidine drug products

02-Apr-2020 By Jenni Spinner

The agency is asking manufacturers to withdraw all products containing ranitidine due to contamination concerns around a possible carcinogen.

MedPharm donates hand sanitizer to combat COVID-19

31-Mar-2020 By Jenni Spinner

The company has shifted production to manufacture sanitizer, intended to protect healthcare providers and other essential workers from coronavirus.

Warning letter cites shredded documents and faulty cameras in facility

26-Mar-2020 By Vassia Barba

Windlas issued a warning letter by the US FDA after the regulator finds the manufacturer’s response inadequate to justify wrongdoings at its India facility.

Thermo Fisher to invest $475m into biopharma in 2020

25-Mar-2020 By Ben Hargreaves

Continuing a trend among larger CDMOs, Thermo Fisher reveals scale of investment into biopharma business and further focus on cell and gene therapy.

ProBioGen, Immunogenesis in cell line development agreement

24-Mar-2020 By Vassia Barba

Immunogenesis is tapping into ProBioGen’s manufacturing capabilities for its immuno-oncology lead candidate, as the potential treatment enters the clinic.

Industry ups chloroquine production, donates millions of doses

23-Mar-2020 By Ben Hargreaves

Manufacturers of hydroxychloroquine are increasing production and a number have offered to donate doses to combat COVID-19.

Fujifilm Diosynth to create biocampus in the UK

18-Mar-2020 By Vassia Barba

Fujifilm Diosynth announced plans to build a research center in the UK to answer growing demand in services for biologics, vaccines, and gene therapies development.

Sanofi currently ‘does not anticipate’ medicine shortages

17-Mar-2020 By Ben Hargreaves

With the coronavirus impacting the supply of API, Sanofi issues a notice that its global network is secure.

AR company offers coronavirus-safe collaboration kits

17-Mar-2020 By Jenni Spinner

Apprentice is sending sets of technology tools to pharmaceutical research and manufacturing facilities, including its Tandem AR collaboration platform.