Excipients, raw materials and intermediates

CPI and 24 partners open £88m manufacturing innovation center

06-Dec-2022 By Ben Hargreaves

The collaborators unveil the facility after combing ideas from pharma and technology sectors to develop more sustainable manufacturing processes.

Lonza expanding dry powder inhalation capabilities at Florida site

01-Sep-2022 By Jenni Spinner

In response to rising demand for inhalable treatments geard toward respiratory conditions, the company is adding capabilities and capacity at its Tampa site.

Market demands, trends impacting APIs and excipients: MilliporeSigma

31-Aug-2022 By Jenni Spinner

An expert from the company discusses how ever-changing patient needs and other dynamic factors are likely to impact pharma ingredient trends down the road.

Cutting ‘pain points’ can streamline chemical reporting: ACD/Labs

30-Aug-2022 By Jenni Spinner

A representative from the R&D tech provider offers advice on how to wrangle with a stressful, complicated process for better results and fewer headaches.

Tech Innovations: July 2022

21-Jul-2022 By Jenni Spinner

This month’s announcements on new products, tech partnerships, and more includes DiMe, Evonik, Advarra, Curebase, ObvioHealth, and other notable companies.

Piramal Pharma Solutions opens doors on API production plant

13-Jul-2022 By Jenni Spinner

The contract development and manufacturing organization's active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing operation is located at its site in Aurora, Canada.

bio 2022

Pandemic highlights need for supply chain visibility, partnerships

14-Jun-2022 By Jenni Spinner

During BIO International, US leaders shared lessons learned from COVID-19, and how government and industry are collaborating to avoid future supply chain crises.

CPHI North America

Future drugs will need novel excipients: IPEC

04-May-2022 By Jenni Spinner

An expert from the organization discusses ahead of his CPhI North America presentation how tomorrow’s drugs can’t all be formulated with yesterday’s excipients.

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Continuous manufacturing adoption continues to rise: Pharmatech

04-May-2022 By Jenni Spinner

An expert from Pharmatech Associates offers a glimpse into the evolution of CM and previews a lively discussion during the upcoming CPhI North America event.

Proposed bill aims to encourage US pharmaceutical manufacturing

03-May-2022 By Jenni Spinner

Introduced by two Republican Congressmen, the American Made Medicine Act is intended to boost domestic drug manufacturing and create jobs in the sector.

Inke to triple capacity for inhalation API manufacturing

20-Apr-2022 By Jenni Spinner

The maker of active pharmaceutical ingredients for inhaled treatments is investing €9m ($9.8m USD) to expand its manufacturing plant in Barcelona, Spain.

People on the Move: April 2022

11-Apr-2022 By Jenni Spinner

This month’s news includes hiring, promotions, expansions, and acquisitions at H Clinical, Charles River, DHL Supply Chain, X-Chem, and other key companies.

DFE Pharma, Harro Höfliger, and Sterling forge respiratory partnership

06-Apr-2022 By Jenni Spinner

The excipients, equipment, and API companies have joined forces on Inhalation Together, an initiative aimed at advancing dry-powder inhalation solutions.

Pharma supply chain could learn from the food industry: Rephine

04-Apr-2022 By Jenni Spinner

An executive from Rephine Catena discusses how pharmaceutical companies dealing with supply chain challenges could draw lessons from the food industry.

Tech Innovations: March 2022

17-Mar-2022 By Jenni Spinner

The latest news on software, manufacturing solutions, partnerships, and more includes IQVIA, TFF Pharmaceuticals, Quotient Sciences and other key companies.

People on the Move: March 2022

03-Mar-2022 By Jenni Spinner

This month’s announcements include hiring, expansion, and acquisition news from companies like DFE Pharma, ClinOne, Novartis, LEGO, Benchling, and more.

Expect higher prices, limited availability of materials in 2022: CPhI Worldwide

06-Jan-2022 By Jenni Spinner

In a report outlining predictions for the coming year, the organization advises industry professionals to brace themselves for supply chain challenges.

People on the Move: January 2022

06-Jan-2022 By Jenni Spinner

This month’s news on mergers and acquisitions, hires, and other developments includes notable firms like Altasciences, Protocol First, WuXi STA, and more.

Resilience, collaboration can drive pharma innovation: IFF

03-Jan-2022 By Jenni Spinner

A representative from IFF Pharma Solutions talks about significant challenges in drug development and improvements the industry can implement to overcome them.

Roquette plans to open doors of new US innovation center

08-Dec-2021 By Jenni Spinner

Sited in Pennsylvania, the excipients specialist’s new facility reportedly will work toward advancing drug delivery research and boosting speed to market.

Tech Innovations: November 2021

18-Nov-2021 By Jenni Spinner

This month’s launches, expanded facilities, partnerships, and other news includes items from Veeva, Hovione, Florence, Medidata, and other notable firms.

From the show floor: Exhibitors at CPhI Worldwide 2021

03-Nov-2021 By Rachel Arthur

CPhI Worldwide welcomes attendees back to the show floor in person this month. We put the spotlight on some of the exhibitors who will be there.

CPhI Worldwide

Expert offers prescription for improving medicine production in Europe

02-Nov-2021 By Jenni Spinner

A leader from Medicines for Europe will share with CPhI Worldwide attendees a look at medicine production and offer solutions for elevating the industry.

CPhI Worldwide

Excipients play key role in pharmaceutical innovation: Croda

02-Nov-2021 By Jenni Spinner

An expert from the specialty chemicals firm (and CPhI Worldwide speaker) explains trends and developments in excipients and how they drive advancements.

Tech Innovations: September 2021

16-Sep-2021 By Jenni Spinner

This month’s roundup of new technology, equipment, and industry partnerships includes news from IBM, IQVIA, Mediata, Labcorp, and other notable companies.

3D tablet printing needs the right excipient: DFE Pharma

18-Aug-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The excipients specialist shares findings from its research into the ins and outs of 3D powder bed printed tablets and how it can benefit drug development.

SPI launches UltraBurst excipient designed for ODT formulation

18-Aug-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The pjarmaceutical excipient, intended for use in the formulation of flash orally dissolving tablets, is designed to disintegrate in less than 10 seconds.

Orally disintegrating tablets offer range of patient benefits: Roquette

18-Aug-2021 By Jenni Spinner

A leader from the excipients firm discusses how ODTs appeal to seniors and patients on the go, and the formulation-related challenges with such tablets.

Secure pharma supply chain requires connections, information

18-Aug-2021 By Jenni Spinner

A representative from Clarivate explains how supply chain vulnerabilities can hurt stakeholders, including patients—and how one solution can close the gap.

Pharmaceutical industry must fix broken supply chain: Phlow

03-Aug-2021 By Jenni Spinner

A leader from the company says to ensure medicines keep reaching the patients that need them, the industry must revamp outdated technologies and techniques.

Wave of acquisitions hits pharma industry this week

15-Jul-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The past several days have seen a relatively large number of industry acqusitions, with Lilly, Phillip Morris, WCG, CTI and others making notable buys.

Biden executive order could impact pharmaceutical industry

13-Jul-2021 By Jenni Spinner

US President Joe Biden singled out the pharmaceutical industry in his recently issued Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.

DCAT Week 2021 to take on industry education, innovation

24-Jun-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The annual event (scheduled July 12-16 online) will feature educational sessions, presentations, and networking opportunities for drug manufacturing pros.

Hot-melt extrusion can improve bioavailability: Avomeen

14-Jun-2021 By Jenni Spinner

With bioavailability challenges a frequent frustration for drug developers, one research outfit suggests a technique that could reduce the headaches.

People on the Move: June 2021

02-Jun-2021 By Jenni Spinner

This month’s roundup of hires, acquisitions, anniversaries, and other announcements includes news from Premier Research, Cytel, ACG, and other companies.

Tech Innovations: May 2021

19-May-2021 By Jenni Spinner

This month’s roundup of new equipment, technology partnerships, and other news includes items from Ajinomoto, Elligo, Syneos, ACD/Labs and other companies.

Online HPAPI Summit takes on key pharma ingredients topics

19-May-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The virtual event (scheduled June 22-24) will feature presentations from Bayer, Merck, GSK, Novartis, Takeda, FDA, WHO, and other notable organizations.

Ampac announces $25m expansion of pharma manufacturing facility

19-May-2021 By Jenni Spinner

The company is enhancing its Virginia facility to add an east coast presence for its Analytical Labs division and enhance R&D for pharma ingredients.

Novasep expands in France, sees increasing customer demand for ADC manufacturing services

14-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

Novasep has announced a further expansion of its Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (HPAPIs) manufacturing capabilities at its Le Mans, France site, saying the move strengthens its position as a leading CDMO for the production of innovative...