Manufacturing: Page 28


  • Parexel finds new CEO in INC Research vet

    With more than two decades of CRO experience, Jamie Macdonald takes the top spot at Parexel on the heels of its private equity buyout.

    By March 8, 2018
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    FDA recognizes GMP inspections by 4 more EU states

    The move expands the number of EU regulators the FDA says can reliably conduct inspections of drug manufacturing facilities to 12.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • March 8, 2018
  • TaiMed's HIV biologic secures FDA nod

    The approval showcases how China-based manufacturers of biologic drugs are moving up value chains to produce novel drugs. 

    By Randi Hernandez • March 7, 2018
  • Pfizer Hospira plant faces another recall

    The McPherson, Kansas facility has been plagued by problems, resulting in potentially unsafe medicines being sold to hospitals.

    By Lisa LaMotta • March 1, 2018
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    Kodak touts study to lure pharma manufacturing

    The photography giant seeks a reinvention after digital innovation crippled traditional film companies.

    By March 1, 2018
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    Regeneron links rise in Eylea safety reports to syringes

    A recent spate in cases of intraocular inflammation among patients taking the eye drug led the biotech to conduct a review of its production processes.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • March 1, 2018
  • Merck KGaA injects $47M into Asian manufacturing efforts

    Capacity expansions in Asia could help speed up drug production timelines for both the domestic and foreign biologics markets.

    By Randi Hernandez • March 1, 2018
  • Drug compounding oversight rises, but spotty: Pew

    A new report highlights the challenges and safety issues still prevalent in compounding pharmacies.

    By Feb. 26, 2018
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    Lonza adds new technology to Tampa facility

    The CRMO adds further encapsulation capabilities to its Florida site, greatly increasing its capsule-filling expertise. 

    By Lisa LaMotta • Feb. 22, 2018
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    Avid tapped to produce Enzyvant's rare disease candidate

    It's Avid's latest move aimed at building a presence in the CDMO space.

    By Feb. 22, 2018
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    Gilead taps Sangamo to expand cell therapy after Kite buy

    The big biotech is trying to expand its know-how and pipeline in its recently acquired area of cell therapies.

    By Lisa LaMotta • Feb. 22, 2018
  • Biohaven teams up with Catalent on CGRP oral drug delivery

    The drugmaker will use Catalent's fast-dissolving technology for rapid delivery of its migraine medication.

    By Suzanne Elvidge • Feb. 22, 2018
  • CDER in warning letter frenzy as pharma struggles with quality control

    While the FDA issued significantly fewer warning letters in 2017, the number coming from its CDER unit has nearly doubled since 2014, according to PwC.

    By Feb. 21, 2018
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    Bayer plant flagged by FDA for poor GMP practices

    As a result of the warning letter, the German giant expects a temporary effect on the supply of certain mature products.

    By Feb. 15, 2018
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    Charles River boosts CRO chops with $800M deal for MPI

    Acquiring MPI Research should raise Charles Rivers' profits as early as this year and expand its business with biotech.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 15, 2018
  • Bioverativ taps new manufacturer as it steps out of Biogen's shadow

    The spinoff-turned-Sanofi-company could pay more than $100 million to Oxford BioMedica for lentiviral vector production.

    By Feb. 15, 2018
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    LakePharma launches biomanufacturing center with new facility

    The biologics specialist plans to add 100 jobs by 2020 to staff the new center, which will focus on supporting Phase 1 clinical trials. 

    By Suzanne Elvidge • Feb. 15, 2018
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    Create brand sustainability with softgel technology

    Three emerging trends that are shaping society and the pharmaceutical industry create a convincing argument for the use of softgel technology.

    Feb. 13, 2018
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    FDA warning letter details violations at Celltrion plant

    Issuance of the warning letter to Celltrion is causing a headache for Teva, which uses the Korean drugmaker to produce API for its biosimilar candidates and fremanezumab. 

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 8, 2018
  • Citing lower tax rate, Amgen plans new biomanufacturing plant

    The biotech says it will invest more in the U.S., although the $3.5 billion in total capital expenditures planned over the next five years is in line with past spending.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 8, 2018
  • Isotope manufacturing headed back to US following new FDA approval

    The agency OK'd the RadioGenix System, which produces a radioisotope used in more than 80% of nuclear medicine imaging in the U.S.

    By Feb. 8, 2018
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    Novo earmarks $65M to expand NC production facility

    The Danish drugmaker is already in the midst of a major build out of a new API production plant nearby to support its diabetes portfolio.

    By Suzanne Elvidge • Feb. 8, 2018
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    Drug distributors join group to mitigate opioid crisis

    A newly formed coalition, called Allied Against Opioid Abuse, includes distributors, care providers and pharmacists who seek to stem opioid abuse.

    By Kate Patrick Macri • Feb. 7, 2018
  • Celltrion biosimilars plant hit with FDA warning letter

    The South Korean drugmaker doesn't expect the warning to impact its ability to supply Pfizer with Inflectra, the companies' Remicade copy.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 1, 2018
  • Pfizer's manufacturing fix clears path for Momenta's Copaxone generic

    The big pharma remedied issues at its McPherson plant, meaning the launch of 40 mg Glatopa could come "at any time."

    By Feb. 1, 2018