Manufacturing: Page 43


  • InVentiv Health comes on board as Pfizer's fourth CRO

    Pfizer's other three preferred-provider contract research organizations are Icon, Parexel and PPD. 

    By June 30, 2016
  • Icagen to buy Sanofi lab, widening R&D reach

    As part of the deal, Icagen will also manage the site's "extensive" library of drug compounds. 

    By June 30, 2016
  • Pfizer to open first Asia biotech center in China

    Located in Hangzhou, the $350 million facility will eventually produce biosimilar drugs for both Chinese and global markets. 

    By Ned Pagliarulo • June 28, 2016
  • Pfizer plans to close Colorado production facility

    Acquired when Pfizer bought Hospira last year, the site currently employs around 100 people. 

    By Ned Pagliarulo • June 23, 2016
  • India targets drugmakers with wave of inspections

    At the same time, the Indian government is planning a 'comprehensive review' of existing drug laws, aiming to improve standards and the business environment. 

    By Ned Pagliarulo, Nicole Gray • June 23, 2016
  • Opko wins approval for kidney drug after manufacturing snag

    The FDA had turned down Opko's original application due to manufacturing issues at third-party contractor Catalent. 

    By June 23, 2016
  • Kite Pharma opens cell therapy plant as lead CAR-T candidate gathers steam

    The company expects a 2017 commercial launch for its flagship CAR-T therapy, which is currently in testing for several types of blood cancer. 

    By Nicole Gray, Ned Pagliarulo • June 21, 2016
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    DIA Booth #617 - ICON

    Manufacturers are being forced to generate more complex and comprehensive bodies of real world evidence about drugs’ effectiveness and value.

    By Ramita Tandon, Executive Vice President
 Commercialisation & Outcomes, ICON plc • June 16, 2016
  • Pfizer begins construction on $200 million biologics plant in MA

    When completed, the facility will produce complex biologics and vaccines—a rapidly growing part of Pfizer's business. 

    By Ned Pagliarulo • June 16, 2016
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    EMA cites US-based Pii for manufacturing violations

    This is the second time European regulators have pulled the GMP certification of a U.S. CMO within the last four weeks. 

    By June 16, 2016
  • Roche selling Spanish facility to CMO Famar

    The Leganes site is one of four which Roche plans to close as part of a larger restructuring plan.  

    By June 16, 2016
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    Optimizing the facility of the present

    There is so much debate about the facility of the future that manufacturers lose focus of the common pitfalls of young biotech commercial manufacturing facilities.

    By Andrew Harris, Process Engineer - CRB • June 13, 2016
  • China's FDA cuts domestic pharma manufacturing inspections by more than half

    The agency says it is finding significant deficiencies in data integrity, due to manipulation and untraceability of data. 

    By Shalina Chatlani • June 9, 2016
  • Sun Pharma selling off two more US facilities

    The facilities are being sold to Frontida Biopharma, a Chinese CRO.

    By June 9, 2016
  • Gene therapy CMO Brammer Bio moves HQ to Massachusetts

    The move will position the company near others with the most promising gene therapies in development. 

    By June 9, 2016
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    Sanofi Pasteur starts up vaccine production at new facility in India

    The Shantha plant will at first only produce doses of the pediatric pentavalent vaccine Shan5. 

    By June 2, 2016
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    With eye to growing Chinese market, Novartis opens major R&D hub in Shanghai

    The Swiss pharma giant had committed to investing $1 billion in China back in 2009. 

    By Ned Pagliarulo • June 2, 2016
  • Sun Pharma continues to feel effect of Halol plant problems

    Although revenue jumped in the most recent quarter, muted sales projections and slow annual growth suggested continued problems. 

    By June 2, 2016
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    Kite Pharma rides CAR-T momentum into ASCO

    BioPharma Dive spoke to the immuno-oncology biotech to find out how its lead cell therapy is progressing as it aims for a 2017 launch.

    By June 2, 2016
  • FDA warns another Indian API supplier on manufacturing lapses

    Violations included an admission from an analyst at Megafine Pharma of falsifying stability testing data. 

    By Ned Pagliarulo • June 1, 2016
  • FDA reprimands German API supplier for manufacturing violations

    Among other infractions, BBT Biotech exported APIs to the U.S. without proper stability testing. 

    By May 26, 2016
  • MIT lab shrinks drug manufacturing process into a small prototype machine

    The portable system is roughly the size of a refrigerator but can produce hundreds of pills on demand. 

    By May 26, 2016
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    Aiming to make living tissue, Israeli companies test 3-D stem cell printing

    Following a successful proof-of-concept, Nano Dimension and biotech Acellta are considering launching a new company to advance their high-volume 3-D printing. 

    By May 26, 2016
  • In reversal, Braeburn Pharma will stay in NC despite controversial law

    The company had reconsidered its plans after North Carolina enacted a law overturning local anti-discrimination ordinances. 

    By May 19, 2016
  • Capsugel subsidiary flagged by Swedish regulator for GMP failures

    The Medical Products Agency found two critical and seven major compliance violations. 

    By May 19, 2016