Bio/Pharma Business

For its use of innovative technology for the production of seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines, the Novartis Holly Springs, North Carolina facility was the Overall Winner of the 2013 Facility of the Year Award issued by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE).

Israel's diverse population, high-quality healthcare system, and resilience to global financial stress make it a strong partner for R&D, clinical research, and market growth.

Siegfried Schmitt, principal consultant at PAREXEL, discusses the state of drug manufacturing in India.

The rising cost of drug development and the decreasing proportion of drug-naive population in the US and European markets are driving international pharmaceutical companies to consider emerging markets as a location to conduct their clinical trials. Asia stands out among the emerging markets given its double-digit growth rates.

Ongoing changes create new opportunities for CROs and CMOs.

Pharmaceutical Technology's 2013 Employment Survey reveals some optimism for the industry's future performance, but ongoing concerns about individual job prospects.

Industry mergers, acquisitions and downsizing contribute to uncertainty in job security in the European bio/pharmaceutical market.

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Foundation to assist current and future scientists.

Drug Quality and Security Act gives FDA authority over compounding pharmacies.

Thermo Fisher must divest of cell culture media and sera lines, and other businesses, in purchase of Life Technologies.

New CDMO to be formed from the combination of DSM Pharmaceutical Products and Patheon in a $2.6-billion transaction.

Grifols expands and diversifies portfolio with acquisition of diagnostic business.

Biotechnology Industry Organization President James Greenwood writes senators in support of Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act.

A roundup of developments in global health and sustainability from the bio/pharmaceutical industry, its suppliers, and other public and private organizations.

Through its educational and networking opportunities, the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists plays an important role in partnering throughout the drug- development and commercialization process.

New partnership aims to eliminate months from the typical transition time required to move chemistry from the laboratory into commercial applications.

A roundup of developments in global health and sustainability from the bio/pharmaceutical industry, its suppliers, and other public and private organizations.

There has been a notable shift in interest for life-science companies over recent months from institutional investors investing through the public markets, but any plans to release further capital will rely on first-rate R&D.

Pharma eyes biologics production in Brazil as the government begins to recognize the potential of these drugs.

Orphan drugs for rare diseases are a major area of investment for pharmaceutical companies, but are they becoming too expensive for Europe to afford them?

Pharmaceutical industry restructuring has created different strategies for drug manufacturers to consider in managing surplus laboratory and manufacturing assets.

A roundup of developments in global health and sustainability from the bio/pharmaceutical industry, its suppliers, and other public and private organizations.

As the dreaded patent cliff continues to haunt the pharmaceutical industry, some companies are resorting to desperate measures to delay generic drug entry into the market.

A roundup of developments in global health and sustainability from the bio/pharmaceutical industry, its suppliers, and other public and private organizations.

Highlights from the 66th World Health Assembly and the pharmaceutical industry?s role in addressing noncommunicable diseases, mental and neurological disorders, R&D for diseases of the developing world, counterfeit medicines, the global vaccine action plan, and neglected tropical diseases.

The Global Vaccine Action plan maps out a strategy to increase access and R&D for vaccines.

Drug companies team up with INTERPOL to keep counterfeit medicines off the Internet and out of the hands of patients.

A roundup of developments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability from the bio/pharmaceutical industry, its suppliers, and other public and private organizations

Incremental innovation advances medicines by expanding therapeutic classes, increasing the number of available dosing options, discovering new physiological interactions of known medicines, and improving other properties of existing medicines

A roundup of developments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability from the bio/pharmaceutical industry, its suppliers, and other public and private organizations.