The pharmaceutical industry must adapt its processes and strategies to cope with a new, tougher operating environment, according to Stefan Borgas, CEO of Lonza.
After months of deliberations, a court in Iowa has opted to fine contract manufacturing company Cambrex $6,000 for safety violations after an explosion at its facility in Charles City.
Indian pharmaceutical companies are making their first forays in the biotechnology arena, helping the market expand from a standing start at the beginning of the decade to reach a value of $2bn in 2006-7, according to a recent report from KPMG.
Active pharmaceutical ingredient specialist Calyx Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals is planning an acquisition within the next two years, probably in the US or Europe, according to chief executive Smitesh Shah.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com presents its latest round-up of new appointments, employment moves and personnel news in the pharmaceutical contract services sector.
India’s contract manufacturing market is expected to rocket forward over the next couple of years to reach a value of $2.46bn in 2010, according to a just-released report from KPMG.
Canada’s Patheon put in another quarter of robust revenues growth in its third quarter, which coupled with cost-reduction measures helped the firm trim its net loss to $14.7m, down 75 per cent on a year ago.
Canada’s PharmEng International almost tripled its turnover in the second quarter, as its acquisition of a Pfizer manufacturing facility at the end of 2007 transformed sales at contract manufacturing facility Keata Pharma.
Exclusive interview with Bilcare CSO Dr Praful Naik
Executives in pharmaceutical companies tasked with implementing an anti-counterfeiting strategy already have a difficult job assessing a frankly bewildering array of technological solutions.
Lonza hopes that the new business it has set up in China will help cement its position as a leading provider of services to the country’s pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
Lonza of Switzerland is reaping the benefit of a shift away from bulk chemicals and towards custom manufacturing of high-value pharmaceuticals with a 13 per cent hike in sales in the first half of the year.
Outsourcing-Pharma.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical outsourcing arena, with senior appointments at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Parexel and GVK Bio, amongst others.
When a clinical trial requires local or point-of-care laboratory testing, managing the resulting data can be a significant burden to both the sponsor and...
