Latest News in the pharma Industry

Origin Pharma Packaging opens new UK warehouse in significant capacity expansion

25 Mar 2021

New site includes warehouse maagement system which packaging firm claims will increase picking accuracy and efficiency

Pharma importers forced to reorganise supply chains due to Brexit complications, says medicines trade expert

18 Mar 2021

EU/UK trade deal fell way short of UK’s initial expectations for medicinal products ahead of negotiations, says Peter Gough at NSF International

Pfizer to sell Chinese biologics manufacturing facility to WuXi

17 Mar 2021

Multinational makes ‘difficult decision’ to halt presence in Chinese biosimilars market five years after $350 million investment

Adaptive clinical trial success calls for flexible approach

15 Mar 2021

Adaptive clinical trials have accelerated COVID-19 vaccine development and could make drug R&D more efficient but running such studies is complex and challenging and sponsors need to prepare, say experts

Pharma manufacturing going digital in bid for quality and efficiency

22 Feb 2021

Digitalisation is finally coming to pharma with more drug manufacturers using industry 4.0 tech to monitor, model and control production processes.

Novavax agrees huge supply deal with Gavi for 1.1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine

19 Feb 2021

Biotech will manufacture shots with partner SII for equitable vaccine distribution programme, COVAX

The Top Five Product Searches on CPhI Online: January

18 Feb 2021

Which were the products that drew the most interest in the CPhI directory in January? We analyse search data from the CPhI directory…

Pharma should track online vaccine conversations to gain consumer insights and fight misinformation, says Talkwalker study

18 Feb 2021

Online analysis finds vaccine misinformation continues to thrive despite recent approvals and inoculation programmes

Eight current drivers of the API production revolution

18 Jan 2021

Manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients has always been about innovating to cater for shifting demand patterns, but the recent coronavirus pandemic has raised further questions about whether the sector is doing enough to eke out efficiencies...

Private health insurance uptake boosted by COVID-19 in MENA region, says latest Fitch report

15 Jan 2021

New report from Fitch Solutions points to greater consumer awareness of health insurance benefits in MENA region amid pandemic crisis and assesses individual countries' progress in vaccine procurement and rollout

The Top Five Product Searches on CPhI Online: December

12 Jan 2021

Which were the products that drew the most interest in the CPhI directory in December? We analyse search data from the CPhI directory…

Viatris to slash up to 9,000 jobs at manufacturing facilities as part of global cost-cutting plan

15 Dec 2020

Newly formed generics business identifies the first five impacted plants as it seeks to reduce costs by $1 billion by the end of 2024