Contract API Manufacturing: The Year in Review
Expansion activity was limited as fine-chemical producers and CMOs of API and intermediates grapple with changing industry fundamentals.
By Patricia van Arnum
The year 2011 was another year of transition for fine-chemical producers and contract manufacturers of APIs and intermediates. As the pharmaceutical industry as a whole deals with slowing growth, increased generic-drug incursion, reduced R&D productivity, and the financing pinch for smaller and emerging bio/pharmaceutical companies, so do its suppliers. Expansion activity among fine-chemical producers and contract API manufacturers was limited although certain areas, such as high-potency manufacturing, continue to attract investment as do biopharmaceutical manufacturing and related services.
This article was also published in our US sister publication Pharmaceutical Technology and can be read here.
Why is the PDA Pharmaceutical Microbiology Conference the Hottest Ticket in the Industry?
October 10th 2024Get a glimpse of the power and popularity behind the PDA Pharmaceutical Microbiology Conference from two planning committee members, Julia Marre, PhD (Associate Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs at Pocket Naloxone Corp) and Dawn Watson (Executive Director, Global Micro Quality and Sterility Assurance at Merck). This candid conversation reveals why this industry event is so influential…and always sold out! The speakers discuss what makes the PDA Pharmaceutical Microbiology Conference so vital to industry professionals, as well as how to become a part of this dynamic professional community.
