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Researchers show how an AF4-ICP-MS system is able to obtain valuable information on the multi-element speciation and absolute molecular mass of human plasma proteins such as Albumin and Transferrin.

Next 5 years will see more outsourcing, vaccine, biotech development and harmonisation in MENA region.

A Brexit in the upcoming EU referendum could directly damage the UK pharmaceutical industry, according to NonStop Recruitment.

Cellca’s cell line and upstream process development services now integrated.

The launch of Roche’s recently-approved PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor Tecentriq will usher in a dramatic change in the treatment paradigm of metastatic bladder cancer, says GlbalData.

'Imperatives for pharmaceutical companies include reducing product development costs, maximizing the annual product revenue, and optimizing the life cycle of a drug,' says GBI Research.

Offers a fast and cost-effective solution for manufacturers to reduce the risk of virus contamination resulting from raw materials during fermentation.

New AutoFinisher moves manufacturing jobs from scale to label in under one second.

The portfolio being acquired is a mix of filed ANDAs pending approval and an approved ANDA.

Afferent Pharmaceuticals is a leader in the development of therapeutic candidates targeting the P2X3 receptor for the treatment of common, poorly-managed, neurogenic conditions.

Company welcomes new customers with promise to provide seamless support for genomics research.

Agreement provides bluebird bio with a path to commercial supply including dedicated production suites within Lonza’s state-of-the-art facility, which is currently under construction.

Agreement expands commercial reach for anaesthetics and supports the Company’s sharp focus on innovative new medicines in its three main therapy areas.

Total fund size doubled to up to €300 million.

The new facility will significantly increase Alvotech’s production capacity enabling the group to produce higher yields at lower costs.

New business models and behavioural shifts create opportunities for growth.

Divest two oral solid dosage manufacturing facilities to Frontida BioPharm.

The collaboration will optimise the manufacture of AAV vectors to support gene therapy and regenerative medicine.

The provision of a single vaccine that can protect the population against all prevalent serogroups is the most important opportunity for companies hoping to access a large market share, says GlobalData.

New approaches for mitigating risk associated with new growth strategies.

New multi-action, multi-strain anti-infectives needed to win battle against AMR.

The site will serve the needs of both domestic and global clinical trial sponsors.

Company will be one of the first service providers to offer HDX-MS in a cGMP environment.

Enables Fujifilm Diosynth’s customers to benefit from MSD’s strong track record with large-scale microbial operations.

Japan is a strategic market for Hovione where the company is growing both its off-patent APIs and its contract manufacturing businesses.

New drug delivery and bioavailability technology driving growth globally.

Product is indicated for the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria and susceptible strains of streptococci, pneumococci and staphylococci.

Combined company expected to deliver double-digit compound annual top-line growth with over $20 billion in annual revenues by 2020.

Powder fills from 50 mg to 75 g, with an accuracy of up to +/- 1% of fill volume, are now possible, including those for highly potent compounds.

While Anacor’s crisaborole will benefit from Pfizer in terms of marketing power, its release will subsequently pave the way for Pfizer to launch its own candidate, a topical form of Xeljanz, says GlobalData analyst.

GSK puts drug affordability before IP protection in low-income countries.

The acquired multi-story building is divided into laboratory, production, storage and office areas and provides a set of cleanroom GMP-compliant suites.

Addition of a Bioreactor 3PACK production facility to its Copenhagen facility provides additional flexible solutions for clients.

Certified leading upstream platform powers China’s biopharmaceutical development.

The drug has been hailed as new standard of care in mRCC due to promising survival outcome rates and objective response rates, say GlobalData analysts.

All-new addition for 2017 designed to let innovative young pharma firms benefit from valuable networking and learning opportunities

Deal demonstrates the impact Horizon's Reference Standards are having in supporting the rapidly growing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) market.

Tooling products focused on increasing productivity for the tablet manufacturer.

Combination would create the global leader in rare diseases.

Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of new $10 million Centralized Laboratory Services building attended by Deputy State Secretary Kristóf Altusz from the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Mayor Mr Róbert Kovács

Stempeutics puts India on the 'World map of Regenerative Medicine'.

Company announces key appointments and a new sales office in Korea.

Adoption of digital transformation to drive patient outcomes may improve competitive position for pharma R&D organizations.

Targets $289 billion annual cost to US healthcare system.

Company also advances co-operation to offer superior functional coatings for pharmaceutical tablets.

Gemlen tableting launches series of videos discussing the key principles of tableting.

The companies will develop digitally-connected inhalers to address chronic respiratory diseases.

Complete lines and Industry 4.0 solutions are strategic areas of growth.

Company states it has the potential to launch 20 new products in the 10 years beginning in 2014 and extending through 2023.

New pricing structure will see the removal of any upfront investment costs for pharmaceutical companies looking to access the CDMO’s serialisation capabilities.

Acquisition expected to double the Italian manufacturer's generics portfolio.

Changes aligned to the company's strategic roadmap 2020.

US guidelines now recommend Entresto as standard of care for HFrEF as an alternative to ACEs or ARBs.

Acquisitions comprise operations in the US, Sweden and India.

Doxycycline Hyclate DR Tablets are a tetracycline-class antimicrobial indicated as adjunctive therapy for severe acne.

Eurasian operations and production strategies examined at CPHI Russia and CPHI South East Asia.

The contract is to conduct in vivo studies of generic drug products in human subjects from 2016 through to 2021.

The delivery system is for Adept Pharma's Narcan - the first FDA-approved nasally administered, needle-free, ready-to use medication that can stop or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

Peel-ID greatly reduces the risk of human error resulting from the incorrect kit being pulled from inventory due to illegible handwriting or incorrectly transposed numbers.

Acquisition provides Alvotech with complimentary capabilities in biosimilar development.

HuScreen will initially focus on popular indications such as colorectal, gastric, lung (small and non-small cell type), ovarian and breast cancer.

Afucosylation can enable more precise assessment of allergic sensitization.

Reduction is part of the company's ongoing efforts to conserve cash as it works to complete the requirements for an NDA submission of Firdapse (amifampridine phosphate) for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome and congenital myasthenic sy...

Launch of early access programme for Noyada, first novel oral liquid formulation of Captopril targeting paediatric cardiovascular conditions and type 1 diabetic nephropathy.

$280 million project increases workforce, adds new capabilities

Albumedix albumin-based half-life extension technology used in clinical development of Hebei Changshan Biochem Pharma’s once-weekly diabetes treatment for the Chinese market.

Paul Hudson appointed CEO, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and Bruno Strigini appointed CEO, Novartis Oncology; David Epstein to leave Novartis.

The installation and validation of Becomix homogenizer mixer new equipment extends the company’s ability to manufacture creams, ointments, and semi-solids

Investors may want to keep a close eye on both of these companies as key FDA response dates approach and PDUFA and ANDA decisions could serve as key catalysts for the stock price.

The Business will bring Mylan a complementary portfolio of approximately 25 branded and generic topical products, an active pipeline of approximately 25 products, and an established US sales and marketing infrastructure targeting dermatologists.

Significant unmet needs within veterinary care are driving veterinarians to treat animals such as dogs, cats and horses by prescribing drugs intended for human use.

First preservative-free multi-dose eye drop featuring Aptar Pharma’s OSD in the US.

The Huntington’s disease pipeline will see exciting new developments over the next decade as disease-modifying drugs transform the market landscape,’ says GlobalData.

LZ Lifescience to partner with North Carolina State University’s Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center to help promote and support technology expertise in the biopharma industry.

Construction now complete on new 62,000 square foot facility.

Production of commercial-scale product scheduled for January 2017.

Leading CDMO claims prestigious customer award from one of the top-20 biopharmaceutical companies.

Representatives of AbbVie, Eli Lilly, NNE Pharmaplan, Roche Diagnostics and Vetter Pharma reported on unusual projects, current challenges and future trends, such as filling of highly potent pharmaceuticals and innovative approaches for the development...

The purpose of the joint venture is to produce Neovacs' Kinoid immunotherapy product candidates, including IFNa-Kinoid.

GE Healthcare delivers world’s first modular manufacturing solution based on single-use bioprocessing technology in just 18 months.

Rodolfo Savitzky appointed as new CFO for Lonza Group to succeed Toralf Haag who was appointed as CFO of the Voith Group in Germany

The technology is underway to replace HEK293 as current production host for adenoviral vectors.

Tufts CSDD Impact Report says drug developers will be under more pressure to provide harder evidence of clinical superiority and cost-effectiveness of their products

Expanding capabilities in formulation development to include specialist pre-formulation, formulation prototyping and formulation development services.

Zenith Technologies and Werum IT Solutions to help improve pharma companies' production performance.

Investment in a PSD-1 spray dryer will allow the company to scale-up the process to support later clinical phases and niche commercial scale.

Complements a fast growing complex product pipeline in the region.

The white paper reviews the present state of how the pharmaceutical industry maps its upstream raw material supply chain and the associated challenges that accompany it.

Company says it is committed to ensuring previous mistakes are not repeated.

The new suites are part of a £3 million investment, which has increased the company’s overall manufacturing capacity

Through this agreement, Sun Pharma commits development of Cissampelos pariera (Cipa), a botanical drug in collaboration with ICGEB.

Ritchie Mooney appointed as Sales Specialist, based in the Republic of Ireland.

Positions AMRI as one of the largest independent developers and suppliers of API to the pharmaceutical industry.

Larger Carlsbad, California facility will allow seamless scale-up customer support from clinical to commercial scales.

New event will cover full pharmaceutical value chain, bringing together key buyers and sellers of pharmaceutical ingredients, contract services, packaging, machinery/technology, finished dosage formulations and bio services within the North American ma...

4500 formulations across 60 dosage forms, with 700 APIs and 200 finished products for Western markets present at CPHI China.

Name change comes after receiving reports of name confusion in the marketplace between Brintellix and the anti-blood clotting therapy Brilinta (ticagrelor).

Biogen to focus on novel therapies for neurology.

The ruling confirms the Court's prior injunction against the manufacture or sale of the generic version of non-crush-resistant Opana ER.

Marina to pursue Phase III studies for use of intranasal ketamine in multiple indications.

Strong growth will be driven by a robust late-stage pipeline, including valuable targeted therapies such as dupilumab and ixekizumab, says GBI Research.

The proceeds will be used to further the development of GB-102, Graybug Vision’s lead drug for wet AMD, through Phase II clinical trials and to initiate a clinical program for the company’s proprietary glaucoma compound.

Flexible factory concept allows accelerated drug development and delivery to market.

Senior appointment made just weeks after the sterile manufacturing specialist unveiled a significant surge in demand for its services from the US, driven by biotechnology firms looking for small-scale aseptic manufacturing capabilities in the EU to sup...

First company to launch a generic version of Crestor to customers in the US.

200,000 sq ft state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility supports expanding development pipeline and transition toward commercial stage.

New Lynx CDR connectors facilitate faster and more economic biopharma fluid management.

The system can be applied over a broad range of process conditions, including those containing temperature-sensitive active ingredients.

Combination would create complementary offerings to treat prostate cancer.

Although a number of key patent expiries will occur during the forecast period, new drugs will offset this and drive strong growth, says GBI Research.

The event will be tackling issues such as the rise of precision medicine, disruptive thinking in pharmaceutical regulation, improving patient compliance, future pharmaceutical supply chains and more.

Launching products at INTERPHEX 2016 include 1000-L bioreactor for greater flexibility and continuity for scale-up.

The commercial launch of the CAS is the first in a series of product launches that enable continuous bioprocessing.

There is a potential difference of hundreds of millions of dollars in sales at stake across therapy lines between the first-to-market product and the runner-up, says GlobalData

Also offers a powerful state-of-the-art refrigeration system with advanced temperature management.

OptiForm Solution Suite — designed to efficiently and rapidly help solve complex bioavailability challenges for early-stage molecules, using a unique toolkit of bioavailability enhancing technologies.

This new service offers a number of advantages compared with current analytical techniques.

D-series analysers are supplied with new 'in-die' and 'out-of-die' compaction analysis software that generates tablet detachment and ejection data with full profiles.

The rise will be small due to the government’s focus on reducing healthcare expenditure and the increasing popularity of generics, says GlobalData.