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Contract service providers must step up their game to stay competitive in increasingly complex bio/pharma market.
The need for preclinical testing expertise is growing as molecular complexity increases.
A look at the newest innovations offers a deeper understanding of affinity ligands and their role in the future of downstream processing.
May 01, 2007
Key to the success of outsourcing stability studies is the relationship/partnership between the client and CRO. It involves a high degree of trust and mutual support
...Scotland has a favourable regulatory environment, funding support from its government and some of the most advanced research facilities in the world.
The pharmaceutical industry has long been suffering from declining productivity. The urgent need to infuse change to counter the various challenges, competition and demand has been increasing over the years. It is no longer viable for pharmaceutical companies to depend on complete in-house utilization of the various processes in drug manufacture.
April 30, 2007
Strong demand is straining service providers' project-management capabilities; Patheon receives a much-needed cash infusion.
The author analyzes the study design, participation, and data pooling from a recent benchmarking study on pharmaceutical manufacturing and raises concerns about the process used and data collected in evaluating the performance of contract manufacturers.
Ricerca Biosciences LLC a contract drug-development company, is embarking on a growth strategy upon which it hopes to double its revenues by 2009. The company recently completed a financial restructuring that includes new equity and term facilities totaling nearly $50 million. That financing will enable Ricerca to implement a multiyear business plan, which includes a $15-million investment to add chemistry and biological laboratories to its site in Concord, Ohio.
April 24, 2007
Interphex2007, New York, NY (Apr. 24)-Effective project management is critical for successful outsourcing between a pharmaceutical company or sponsor and a contract manufacturing organization (CMO), and the strategies for such success was highlighted at the Interphex2007 Conference and Exhibition.
Interphex, New York, NY (Apr. 24, 2007)-Summarizing the current state of the outsourcing industry, Jim Miller, president of PharmSource Information Services said "It's the best it's ever been and seems to be getting better."
April 02, 2007
Forty years ago, investors and business speculators shuddered at the prospect of working with India's pharmaceutical industry. The industry was plagued by archaic patent laws and insufficient infrastructure, and only multinational companies (MNCs) were able to exploit its crude resources and monopolistic legal framework. Struggling in the shadows of these MNCs were the Indian pharmaceutical entrepreneurs and a handful of producers. Because more than 70% of the pharmaceutical market value was in the hands of MNCs, India's indigenous pharmaceutical industry was floundering. Its amount of exports was negligible, and the domestic market outlook was bleak because of onerous government regulation.