A US bankruptcy court judge ruled on Friday that Puerto Rican-based
pharma services firm Inyx USA be put under the control of an
independently-appointed trustee.
German pharma firm Stada has acquired Russian pharmaceuticals group
Makiz in a deal worth up to €135m, giving the company a sturdy
foothold in the growing Russian market and enhanced in-house
production capacity.
The latest twists and turns in the Inyx Inc. bankruptcy saga
include an attempted power seize by its creditor, fraud allegations
thrown around courtrooms and in the media, the resignation of Inyx'
accountants, and increasing...
Abraxis BioScience has snapped up another manufacturing plant in
its drive to expand production capabilities, this time announcing
the purchase of Watson Pharmaceuticals' sterile injectables plant.
Outsourcing Services Group (OSG) has announced it has sold its
contract manufacturing subsidiary OSG Norwich Pharmaceuticals to a
US private equity firm for an undisclosed amount.
A novel spring-powered inhaler system to deliver the blockbuster
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) treatment Spiriva
(tiotropium) has successfully completed the EU approval process,
paving the way for its introduction into...
Rentschler Biotechnologie has completed the first phase of a €50m
expansion of its biomanufacturing capacity with the launch of two
new bioreactors aimed at making protein-based drugs for biopharma
clients.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft
guideline document outlining a model for implementing the
International Conference on Harmonization's (ICH) Q10.
Almost the entire international operations of specialty pharma
contract manufacturer Inyx is facing insolvency and the company is
locked in a legal battle with its principal financier.
Aussie drug delivery firm Acrux has reported positive results from
trials of its novel transdermal spray, tested for the first time
with a combination contraceptive formulation.
British contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) NextPharma
Technologies has announced a €30m fundraising round and the
acquisition of Bioserv, another CMO based in the US.
The finishing touches are being added to the new Bradman Lake
Group's packaging machinery facility in Norwich, Norfolk, as the
company continues on its global expansion plan.
AstraZeneca has sold a manufacturing plant in France to a contract
manufacturer who will continue to supply the drug giant with its
products under a new outsourcing contract.
Bespak, one of the two contract manufacturers of Pfizer's inhaled
insulin Exubera, has announced it will cut a "significant" number
of jobs as sales of the once-touted blockbuster are falling short
of expectations.
Microtest Laboratories and Texcel Medical have teamed up to offer
biopharma firms services to help them overcome the hurdles of
developing "combination products" - a fast-growing market.
The contract manufacturing business that Cardinal Health sold
earlier this year has just been launched as an independent
operating company rebranded as Catalent Pharma Solutions.
Just over a week after Roche was forced to initiate a Europe-wide
recall of HIV drug Viracept (nelfinavir), in-PharmaTechnologist.com
considers the contamination case and the pharmaceutical processes
blamed for the incident.
After dismal second quarter results Patheon is stepping up its
resolve for 'damage control' and indicated that further cutbacks at
its problematic Puerto Rico plant are imminent.
The pharmaceutical and healthcare industries will help to push
trade between India and the United Kingdom up by 60 per cent within
three years, claims a soon-to-be released report.
The European Commission has released figures showing that there has
been a dramatic and concerning increase in pharmaceutical
counterfeiting, with seizures in Europe hitting an all time high of
over 2.5m items.
Ineos Films is expanding capabilities at its flagship US plant to
try and grab a slice of the PVC blister film market from the
dominant figure Klockner.
A magic bullet for the pharmaceutical supply chain has entered the
stage as radio frequency identification (RFID) technology attempts
to fix up its teething problems.
Canada-based Draxis Health has passed a US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) inspection with flying colours after
contracting out its manufacturing services to two new clients.
A UK-based technology company is part of a trio leading the way in
innovative supply chain solutions by combining real-time
temperature monitoring with a radio frequency identification (RFID)
tag for the pharmaceutical industry.
Lonza is betting on the growth of antibody-drug conjugates as the
way-of-the-future cancer treatments by moving to large scale
production of the emerging drug class by 2008.
An online database detailing information on all manufacturing and
importation certificates and authorisations issued within the
European medicines network has been launched by the European
Medicines Agency (EMEA).
Solvay Pharmaceuticals has sold two of its manufacturing facilities
that it no longer considers as core. The new owners will now act as
a contract manufacturer for Solvay, the company announced today.
SAFC Pharma, the contract manufacturing arm of Sigma-Aldrich, has
announced it has completed the construction of two protein active
pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facilities at its US manufacturing
site.
A new machine developed by US firm Vardex Laser promises to offer a
unique solution to the global problem of drug counterfeiting,
protecting products right down to the pill itself.
US diabetics will soon have a new alternative to the predominant
needle and syringe method of administering insulin, now that the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval
to Sanofi-Aventis' Lantus SoloStar.
West Pharmaceutical Services reported a 40 per cent increase in
operating profit for the first quarter of 2007, despite profits
diving 43 per cent in the Tech Group business that makes the
delivery device for Pfizer's inhaled...
Active packaging specialist Multisorb Technologies is in the midst
of developing a new desiccant product that will offer a novel
built-in solution to producers of dry powder and metered dose
inhalers.
US contract manufacturer PharmaFab has agreed to stop the
manufacturing and distribution of some of its drugs after
regulators found they were produced illegally.
A new integrated dose counter is being launched this week by 3M's
drug delivery systems business, providing a new solution to recent
regulatory requirements for metered dose inhalers.
Canadian contract manufacturer Patheon has announced its plans to
restructure its Ontario network of drug manufacturing facilities in
order to improve its profitability.
German contract manufacturer Vetter Pharma-Fertigung has been
bestowed with a "facility of the year award" for the processes
employed at its new injectables plant.
UK drug goliath GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is ramping up drug production
at its Polish site as it prepares to more than double the number of
markets the plant will supply.
Canadian contract manufacturer Patheon has announced a $150m
(€114m) investment by a private equity firm - a move the company
sees as the best viable option to end its financial misery.
Shire Pharmaceuticals' plans to buy New River Pharmaceuticals will
eventually affect a contract manufacturing arrangement with Albany
Molecular Research (AMR).
Using contractors to fulfil packaging needs can significantly
reduce the time new products take to hit the market, claimed Gareth
Lewis of Cardinal Health, speaking at SMi's Pharmaceutical
Packaging and Labelling conference in...
Indian chemical firm Syschem is planning to splash out up to $15m
(€11.4m) over two years to expand its manufacturing capacity – a
move the company said will facilitate its smooth entry into the
pharma industry and help cope with...
Australian contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) Eastland
Medical Systems has bagged a manufacturing and distribution
contract with UK's Proto-Pharma for its anti-malaria treatment.
Actavis has waded further into India and picked up new contract
manufacturing capabilities along the way with the purchase of a
division of Sanmar Specialty Chemicals (SSCL).