Fill & finish, packaging

FDA places Innate cancer trial on partial clinical hold over CMO issue

14-Jan-2020 By Nick Taylor

The US FDA puts Innate Pharma trial on partial clinical hold after learning of CMO problems.

Bristol-Myers offloads manufacturing plant to Catalent

13-Jan-2020 By Nick Taylor

Catalent buys Italian manufacturing and packaging plant from Bristol-Myers Squibb, adding oral solid, biologics and sterile product capacity.

Bridge chooses Catalent for opioid addiction treatment manufacture

19-Dec-2019 By Vassia Barba

Catalent completes clinical production of opioid addiction therapeutic developed by Bridge using Zydis technology and gets exclusive license ahead of regulatory filing.

CSafe launches temperature-controlled packaging for cell therapies

10-Dec-2019 By Vassia Barba

CSafe expands its cold chain offering with a series of logistics services suitable for temperature-controlled shipping of biologics.

CPhI Worldwide 2019

'E-label' packaging to improve patient experience

15-Nov-2019 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.

PCI opens new IL-based center of excellence

26-Sep-2019 By Melissa Fassbender

PCI Pharma Services’ newly expanded Clinical Center of Excellence in Rockford, IL, features an additional 30,000 square feet of space.

Early manufacturing life-saving for biologics developers, says CMO exec

23-Sep-2019 By Vassia Barba

‘Talk to your CDMO early’ is the advice BioConnection gives to developers of biopharmaceuticals, suggesting that they make a reservation to ensure availability.

SP Scientific partners with i-Dositecno, integrates its fill-finish offering

26-Aug-2019 By Vassia Barba

SP Scientific partners with Spanish i-Dositecno to offer complete aseptic vial and syringe fill-finish lines to clients in Europe and North America.

Wasdell acquisition to support outsourced supply chain in Europe

20-May-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Wasdell Group has acquired specialist manufacturer and packager, Honeywood Limited in an aim to build its manufacturing and packaging capacity in the UK to support European supply chain.

MHRA approves Sharp’s clinical services center in Wales

16-Apr-2019 By Maggie Lynch

Sharp’s clinical services center is approved by the MHRA and now ready to offer services for serialization and trial management while reducing carbon footprint with the addition of solar panel systems.

2018 regulatory round-up: Patient safety, data transparency, innovative trial designs

18-Dec-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Global regulatory agencies had a busy 2018. Here, we take a look back at some of the key developments throughout the year, as the industry navigated challenging politics, pressure to increase transparency, and the rapidly evolving digital health space.

Catalent expands biologics facility, to create 36 new jobs

04-Dec-2018 By Maggie Lynch

Catalent is expanding its US biologics packaging facility, following recent investments and expansions in the Asia-Pacific region.

Catalent’s China expansion to meet growing clinical trial industry

29-Nov-2018 By Maggie Lynch

Catalent’s existing clinical packaging facility in Shanghai is nearing the end of its expansion, ready to meet the needs of the growing Asia-Pacific region.

AAPS PharmSci 360 preview: ‘Small-conference feel and big-conference breadth’

30-Oct-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

AAPS PharmSci 360 is a new conference this year, created in response to a desire for “fresh science,” specifically with chemical and biomolecular components. So what can you expect?