Industry News

ChemCon passes its fourth FDA inspection in the 17-year history of the company.

European scientists have discovered a method to improve the efficiency of the pharmaceutical production through plant biotechnology.

Dalton Pharma completes its $2.5 million expansion in Toronto for sterile and aseptic filling capabilities.

Carolina Medical Products changes its name to CMP Pharma to reflect current business trends.

Covance adds workspace and scientists to biologics team in Indianapolis facility.

Vetter launches new serialization process to support track-and-trace efforts.

RCA opens a new office in Warsaw, Poland.

AmerisourceBergen to establish a joint venture for specialty distribution with Profarma.

Catalent increases its minority investment in Redwood Bioscience for engineering ADCs.

Adocia has reported positive results for the first clinical trial of its combination insulin formulation of fast- and long-acting insulin in patients with type I diabetes. Results showed that BioChaperone Combo provided both short- and long-term control of blood glucose in type I diabetic patients, with a faster onset and a longer duration of action.

Aesica has successfully completed the validation of its high capacity manufacturing facility in Queenborough, UK, for commercial production. The

Charles River Laboratories to acquire CROs Argenta and BioFocus.

FDA approves Eliquis (apixaban) for DVT and PE in patients who have undergone hip or knee replacement surgery.

Catalent will recognize 80 years of softgel advancements with presentations at INTERPHEX.

Walker Barrier Systems builds eight mobile clean rooms for the Texas A&M Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing.

Almac expands technical, project, and operational resources in Asia.

$2.6 billion transaction combines Patheon and DSM Pharmaceutical to create CDMO, DPx.

CPhI report shows R&D market diversifying with increased partnerships, mergers, and revenue sharing models.

Impact Analytical's facility in Michigan adds staff and instrumentation.

Beckman Coulter partners with Wyatt Technology to develop and market products for nanoparticle characterization.

Johnson Controls launches Integrated Laboratory Services for R&D facility operations and scientific productivity.

Waters celebrates ten-year anniversary of the ACQUITY UPLC System.

The cyclotron is key component of MPI Research's Translational Imaging Center in Mattawan, Michigan.

Almac has added new blistering technology at their US packaging facility in Audubon, PA, as a solution to ease the transition between clinical and commercial launch of blister products.

Fluid Imaging Technologies calls for submissions for its Life Sciences & Materials Research Grant.

Nuevolution enters a license agreement with a subsidiary of Merck for small molecule compounds.

Metrics opens a new laboratory to support fast-track development of pharmaceutical products in North Carolina.

EMD Serono assigns operational changes.

DIR Technologies will work with Pfizer to perform a three-month trial of the company's packaging integrity testing systems.

Ecolab's Shield Medicare division will now be called Ecolab Contamination Control.