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Audubon, PA, 16 April 2018 – Almac Group, the global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organisation, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its US commercial packaging capabilities at its Audubon, PA facility.

Brother Research Institute of Green Synthetic Technology recognized as a provincial enterprise

Jiangxi Brothers Pharmaceutical won the first prize in the Knowledge Competition of "Tax Reduction and Fee Reduction by Tax Enterprises" in Pengze County.

Almac Sciences, a member of the Almac Group, today announced the appointment of Dr Sheryl Foster to the position of Vice President of Quality, reporting to Managing Director & President, Dr Stephen Barr.

Further to Almac Group’s recent announcement regarding expansion of its global analytical services capabilities, the organization is delighted to announce additional expansion plans at its Athlone facility.

Almac Group, the global contract development and manufacturing organization, is delighted to announce it has won awards in all core categories for 2019 for excellence in Quality, Reliability, Capabilities, Expertise, Compatibility, and Service.

Almac Group, the global contract development and manufacturing organization, is delighted to announce that they have brought online a second stream for High Throughput GMP Peptide manufacturing.

Alcresta Therapeutics’ enzyme derived product, RELiZORB®, is a significant development for patients requiring enteral nutrition who suffer from the devastating consequences of malnutrition and fat malabsorption commonly seen in tube fed patients with C...

Aptar’s nasal Unidose device - the result of a 10-year customer collaboration - marks the first FDA approval of a prescription drug using the company’s patented Unidose Powder System.

Casilica launches VD3.0 technology in Dehumidification Systems to reduce the running and the shutdown cost by 40%.

 Since its establishment in 1972, Changsung Softgel System Ltd. Has had excellent technical skills recognized not just in domestic market but also in global markets based on the best techniques and professionalism in the field of softgel encap...

The new pharmaceutical dispenser 4VPHD6 expands the GMP design VPHD dispenser series by the dosing technology specialist ViscoTec.

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S and DKSH, have partnered to provide high-quality cGMP quaternary ammonium compounds in eleven markets across Asia Pacific.

Mpa have provided technically advanced filling solutions for a long time, and the same high quality standards are now applied to our new ceramic solutions.

Company also announces approval of third commercial ADC.

Today’s Pharmaceutical Manufacturing landscape is seeing a change with companies moving away from having large-scale plants producing a small number of products. The increasing number of Generic alternatives to Patented products means facilities ar...

Tubex Aluminium Tubes developed the first aluminium tube made entirely from recycled aluminium, The Blue Tube. This innovation is fully in line with the principle of circular economy in the way that it integrates aluminium waste into the final produ...

New agreement allows MedPharm to react quickly to changes in requirements and makes full use of its comprehensive services for de-risking Novan’s product development.

Under the agreement, Hikma will produce 14 essential sterile injectable medications for Civica.

Last June, in Milan, NTC held a very important Investigators’ Meeting of two pivotal registration studies for a novel drug indicated in post cataract surgery: over 50 centers were involved in such large clinical effort and attended the event.

Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group achieved the double winners in China pharmaceutical field with Brand Value of RMB 42.869 billion and Brand Strength of 980 points, and became veritable No.1 brand in China pharmaceutical industry.

LEBSA recently got the Certificate of Suitability (CEP) -R0-CEP 2018-066-Rev 00- by EDQM of Tiapride hydrochloride (CAS 51012-33-0) to offer the best quality product to our customers at the most affordable price.

We provide consulting services to several Life Science companies of the Italian, Swiss and international market, working in the pharmaceutical, APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) and medical device field.

Great Hall of China: Informa adds additional capacity to Asia’s largest pharma event with record 66,000+ visits from 141 countries.

The company will provide expertise in next-generation biomolecule purification processes and long-term supply of CIMmultus monolithic columns.

The expanded laboratory space will allow the installation of additional instruments and reactors for larger scale crystallization studies and solid form screening capabilities.

iRestore solutions are synthetic media for corneal storage. The special formulations consist of a mixture of salts, aminoacids, vitamins, nutrients and preservatives agents which are suitable for the physiological preservation of the cornea.

Fermenta Biotech Ltd has cleared the required qualification criteria to become Great Place to Work-Certified.

By 2020, all medicines imported into and traded within Russia must comply with Russian Federal Law No. 425-FZ.

Almac Sciences, a member of the Almac Group, has announced a collaboration with Science Exchange, the world’s leading R&D Services Management company. The partnership will offer online access to Almac’s integrated services from development through c...

Fermenta Biotech Limited, a 91.2% subsidiary of DIL Limited, has received “Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility”, “Excellence in Export Promotion” and “Pharma International Excellence” awards at India Pharma Awards 2018.

Company to install new inspection cameras with higher resolution to ensure readability of more complex codes demanded by the Russian mandated crypto coding.

Following increasing demand for our market leading disinfectant and cleaning products, we have had to enhance our existing product labels to ensure that we remain globally compliant.

The only artificial digestive system in Poland, and one of the 9 such systems in the world, is in use at the Olimp Laboratories Research and Development Centre in Pustynia, near Dębica.

The AF4-MALS-RI method makes possible the accurate determination of molecular weight distribution of polysaccharide macromolecules.

CVC Capital Partners to " take the business forward in the years ahead, and to make it even more competitive".

"Rabies causes an estimated 21,000 deaths in India each year, despite being completely vaccine preventable."

The new brand - Lubrizol Life Sciences - aims to maximize client speed-to-market, providing enhanced solutions.

Infinium Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd received Indian FDA approval for manufacturing of APIs in 2015.

Joseph Szczesiul, Director of Technical Services and Patrick Hatem, Vice President of Manufacturing of UPM Pharmaceuticals, have written an article for Pharma's Almanac on supporting commercialization with specialized technologies.

Specialized in chemistry, biochemistry and biotechnology for home hygiene and health care, AB7 Group invests 2.8 million euros in Deyme (Haute-Garonne, France) near Toulouse to support the industrialization of new products and strengthen its R&D labora...

PharmaBioSource provided exclusive marketing and consulting services to sell AMRI’s sterile injectables manufacturing operation located in León, Spain.

Meet REVOLUTION BEYOND INNOVATION at Cphi Worldwide 2019, Booth No. 42C06

The GMP facility has been specifically designed to deliver the next generation of anticancer blockbuster ADC drugs for patients globally.

The plant will provide a secure second source of supply of Starch 1500, Pregelatinized Maize Starch.

Opening of continuous manufacturing facilities and expansion of production building will boost capabilities to accelerate the supply of new breakthrough medicines to patients globally.

Aptar Pharma, a leading drug delivery systems provider, will host a live educational webinar reviewing new methodologies in assessing CNS drug deliveries. Taking place on July 17 at 3pm GMT, the webinar, entitled “New Tools to advance CNS Drug Delivery...

The new range features a compact gimbal door fitted onto a single-vessel freeze-dryer which incorporates a silicone oil dimple jacket as a thermal cooling system after SIP.

DIVASA-FARMAVIC (DFV® Group) is a group of companies dedicated to the animal health and welfare. DFV® Group divides its activity into investigation, development, production and commercialization of veterinary and livestock sector products in many count...

Investment fills the growing gap in the market for manufacturers that have the niche capabilities to deliver small-scale commercial API projects.

Riemser Pharma GmbH was established in 1992 and emerged from the Friedrich Löffler Institute on Riems Island (Greifswald).

It is hoped that research into PROTACs will lead to new drug discoveries for proteins present in cancer, which are difficult to treat with conventional small molecule inhibitors.

Bill Wiederseim, President & CEO of PharmaBioSource, Inc., meets with That’s Nice to discuss the importance of setting expectations for facility and M&A transactions in the CDMO sector to ensure a smooth and successful transaction process.

The head office of Ecobliss in the Netherlands is 100% CO2 neutral. All the need for energy is being generated by the 550 solar panels on the roof of the building, providing more than enough energy for lighting, cooling, heating and other energy needs.

Company's customers to have immediate access to Niro PSD2 and PSD4 spray driers, which are supported by dedicated clean area facilities for both solvent and aqueous processing of potent or non-potent drug formulations.

Proper maintenance - rather than replacement - of compression tooling will improve profitability.

The new facility houses 11 bespoke production suites and temperature controlled high-way warehouses increases Wasdell’s capacity in clinical and commercial packaging, distribution & logistics and QP services.

For research & pharmaceutical laboratoriesA new ergonomic human-centred cabinet, totally adapted to the operator’s physical features and requirements

Offers a single optimised Chromatrap kit with unique buffers and components for Drosophila chromatin extraction and ChIP.

Yuhan Corporation to receive up to USD 870 million in upfront and success-based development and commercialization milestones, excluding royalties.

The space will support cGMP manufacturing of animal component-free, dry powder media, liquid media, and downstream bioprocessing liquids.

Demonstrates the unique ability of diffusional sizing to assess protein binding in-solution and for difficult-to-study systems.

Cyclolab Ltd. is an R&D and cGMP manufacturing company focusing on all aspects of cyclodextrin science, manufacturing and applications for cyclodextrin, Dexolve, Sugammadex, formulation development, custom synthesis, Niemann Pick C.

Xiidra 5% is the first and only prescription treatment approved to treat both signs and symptoms of dry eye by inhibiting inflammation caused by the disease.

Public perception, however, still falls far below other sectors.

Designed for gentle stirring and optimum growth of cell lines.

New Thermo Scientific Cytomat 2 C-LiN Series Automated Incubator delivers robust and reliable culture solution for cell-based pharmaceutical applications.

Becomes one of only a few companies in the contract development and manufacturing market that can produce HPAPIs at such low OELs.

Transaction will create a leading biopharmaceutical company with approximately $48 billion in combined 2019 revenue.

Kit provides all the key elements required to carry out an operator aseptic broth transfer test.

Ready-to-use immunoassay kit increases analytical output and productivity in bioprocess workflows.

Collaboration aims to change how Sanofi develops new treatments and will focus on to better understand patients and diseases, to increase Sanofi’s operational efficiency, and to improve the experience of Sanofi’s patients and customers.

SUNCATM, the new Vidya Herbs sunflower extract, clinically proven for weight, body composition and cholesterol improvements in a 12-week, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. The aim of this randomised, placebo-controlled, double-bli...

The requirements for products manufactured by pharmaceutical concerns makes it necessary to use raw materials and additives of the highest quality and purity. These substances must meet many restrictions described in European Pharmacopoeia.

PASCOE Naturmedizin is one of Germany's 100 most innovative medium-sized enterprises. The success story of our family’s specialist naturopathy company began three generations and almost 125 years ago when Friedrich H. Pascoe's first pharmacy in Mülh...

Industry leaders give voice to issues and trends shaping the biotech sector, including the importance of collaboration.

A fully formulated one-step system providing simple preparation and ease-of-use for film coating.

Company can now offer an animal-free test method to quantify the strength of an allergenic effect.

Univercells' propriety bioproduction platform has already proven success.

Plant-expression deal for difficult to produce proteins, vaccines, metabolites and natural proteins.

Adelco will be celebrating this year 85 years of Manufacturing, Established in 1934, Adelco has acquired a  wealth of experience and respect locally and internationally. 

PhoenixMD and WuXi STA have produced a multikilogram drug supply for PMD-026 under GMP manufacturing practices.

Funding will also be used to further expand operations in the UK and US.

PTC and Rockwell Automation combine technologies to accelerate customers’ digital transformation initiatives.

No meaningful difference between the two study groups regardless of age, sex, race or ethnicity.

Contained and sterile transfer solutions expert, ChargePoint Technology today announces new, single use additions to its portfolio; the ChargePoint® Single Use Passive (SUP) and ChargeBag® PE-S with new HiPure ULP7 PE film.

Owlstone Medical and IAHFIAW to use Breath Biopsy to examine the chemicals found on the breath of individuals with documented historical exposure to asbestos and radiologically and histologically confirmed mesothelioma.

The process technology laboratories will include new capabilities in the scaling up of potent molecules requiring containment.

Early-phase molecule from Centrexion to be developed further as a potential non-opioid treatment option for multiple pain conditions.

Additional three new reactor trains will help the CDMO to meet growing market demand for smaller API batch sizes.

SGS has significantly increased its capabilities to undertake extractables and leachables (E&L) testing at its Shanghai, China, laboratory.

Legacy Pharmaceuticals, a leading global contract manufacturer of sterile/aseptic pharmaceutical products in ampoules and vials, today announced their long-term expansion strategy to address the global growth in demand for lyophilization in vials.&n...

EMCM, in collaboration with Osteo-Pharma, recently inaugurated a dedicated hormone processing facility. 

Vibalogics will expand capabilities to meet rapidly growing demand for development and manufacturing of complex viral products.

One customer saves $25m and 3 years' development time in their clinical development strategy.

Inspiration, innovation and technical highlights from Bosch Packaging Technolgy's Pharmatag 2019.

SGS has celebrated the official opening of the Biologics, Viral Vaccine, Gene and Cell Therapy Testing facility expansion in Glasgow, UK in May. The newly extended state-of-the-art facility now doubles the total floor space from 1,200 m2 ...

The new HEUFT spotter II PHS not only has sophisticated optical detection technologies. It is also equipped with unique X-ray strobes. Therefore tiny glass splinters and other high-density foreign objects can even be identified in lyophilised pro...

All German sites of the pharmaceutical service provider will be supplied with green electricity.

Regulatory reforms and harmonisation reported as key drivers of industry in China.

Veratrak to help CPO achieve digitsied end-to-end visibility of its supply chain.

Now authorized to test, develop and manufacture cannabis-derived pharmaceutical materials.

WuXi STA will provide integrated CMC services from pre-clinical to commercial, for both API and formulation for Dizal Pharmaceutical research projects.

Minute foreign particles in pharmaceutical products and packaging, incomplete or incorrectly filled blister packs and bent cannulas: the optimised HEUFT eXaminer II XB now identifies safety and quality defects such as these even more precisely!

Acquisition of Paragon Bioservices brings specialized expertise in adeno-associated virus and will enhance Catalent’s biologics business and end-to-end integrated biopharmaceutical solutions for customers.

The European Commission has recently awarded VIO Chemicals with the Seal of Excellence, a high-quality label for first-class innovation ideas worthy of investment.

Company plans to double its operations in the country over the next 3 years and expand its work with local companies as well as continuing to support global multinationals.

Acquisition includes novel late-stage renal cell carcinoma candidate, PT2977.

The Mastermelt team had a very successful show and enjoyed delivering the Tailored Catalyst Processing message to the CPHI attendees in North America.

Modules include a variety of subjects from an ’Introduction to tablet tooling’ and ‘Tooling maintenance’, to ‘Troubleshooting production problems’ and ‘Improving productivity’.

Delivering 2023 traceability by leveraging blockchain and digital recalls across a supply network.

2’-FL a very promising agent for digestive health across various age groups beyond infancy.

Increased manufacturing and packaging capacity and service in the UK allows company to better service growing client base in the US who require a fully outsourced supply chain for their products within Europe.

UAE consumers and insurance companies are willing to pay for highest quality drug products.

New starch-based excipient plays an important role in enhancing the stability of moisture-sensitive APIs.

The increase in biologics is driving the growth in demand for lyophilization in vials.

Data exchange, investment costs, resources and hardware identified as some of the biggest challenges.

Company is one of the first CDMOs to receive award.

Company has also invested in an Äkta-ready chromatography system for downstream processing and liquid handling equipment to deal with increased volumes.

Makes model data easier to interpret for better process control.