Lignum Vitae Health

Bio News | Breaking News | Industry News

Frontage Acquires Ocean Ridge Biosciences

Expands genomics services through the acquisition deal.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.21.21

Breaking News | Financial Reports

Johnson & Johnson 1Q Results

Pharmaceutical sales up 10% in the quarter driven by DARZALEX, STELARA, INVEGA SUSTENNA, and IMBRUVICA.

Kristin Brooks 04.20.21

Breaking News | Industry News

Revolo Biotherapeutics, CordenPharma Enter Master Service Agreement

Will scale up and manufacture ‘1104 for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis and allergic disease.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.19.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Kintor, Visum Enter COVID-19 Manufacturing Partnership

To expand proxalutamide manufacturing for treatment of COVID-19 patients.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.19.21

Capsules | Injectables | Solid Dosage/Semi-solids

Obituary Notice: Russell “Russ” Haines

Former CEO of PACO Pharmaceutical Services and pharma packaging pioneer passed peacefully at the age of 93.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.15.21

Breaking News | Clinical Trial Materials | Industry News | Promotions & Moves | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Metrics Names Stephanie Emory Associate Director of Pharma Development

Will direct team of formulation scientists who develop oral solid dose formulations for Phase I through Phase III clinical trials.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.15.21

Breaking News | Drug Development | Industry News

BioVersys Gets EIB Funds to Address Antimicrobial Resistance

Financing supports development of BioVersys’ breakthrough hospital antibiotic therapy targeting Acinetobacter baumannii

Kristin Brooks 04.14.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Microbiology

Microbiologics Expands Virology Services

Increases capabilities and capacity to provide anti-infective testing, assay development and biomaterial production services for highly infectious pathogens.

Kristin Brooks 04.14.21

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

Executive Moves: Novavax

Gale Smith named SVP, Discovery and Pre-Clinical Research and Chief Scientist, and Troy Morgan named SVP, Chief Compliance Officer.

Kristin Brooks 04.14.21

cGMP Manufacture | QA/QC

Ensuring Pharma Manufacturing Quality

How today’s life sciences manufacturers can effectively monitor processes, integrate with sub-contractors and align with regulatory reporting requirements.

Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 04.14.21

APIs | Drug Development | Process Validation

Exploring ICP-MS expertise at Almac

A discussion about Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and its importance within drug development.

Breaking News

Oxford Biomedica, Boehringer Sign Development & Supply Agreement

Intends to manufacture GMP batches for Boehringer Ingelheim to support the development of viral vectors.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.13.21

Breaking News

Woodstock Sterile Solutions Appoints CCO

Bill Hartzel will report to Woodstock CEO Paul Josephs.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.13.21

Breaking News

KD Pharma Acquires Manufacturing Assets from Rohner AG

Expands its pharmaceutical contract manufacturing business.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.13.21

Drug Delivery | Validation | Vials

Vetter Commercial Manufacturing

Vetter’s decades of experience as a contract manufacturer providing fill & finish for injectable drugs helps deliver results for both large and small companies.

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Bora Pharmaceuticals Adds Roller Compaction Capabilities

Installed at Zhunan, Taiwan facility known for manufacturing complex oral solid dose formulations.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.09.21

Analytical Services | Breaking News | Clinical Trial Materials | Drug Development | Industry News

Ascendia Pharmaceuticals Poised for Expansion

CDMO secures growth equity investment from Signet Healthcare Partners.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.09.21

Breaking News | Clinical Trials | CRO News | Industry News

Frontage Expands Capabilities at its Clinical Site in Secaucus, NJ

Offers full-service human absorption, metabolism, and excretion (hAME) studies with radiolabeled compounds.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.09.21

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

AGC Biologics Appoints Jun Takami GM of Chiba Site

Mr. Takami brings more than 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Kristin Brooks 04.08.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Legacy Pharma Solutions Appoints President

Promotes Brad Rayner, a 17-year executive of the pharmaceutical industry.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.07.21

Hitachi, Axcelead to Develop Next-Gen Biopharmaceuticals

Supporting R&D optimization of next-generation biopharmaceuticals with digital technology and drug discovery platform.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.07.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Delivery | Drug Development | Industry News

Kindeva Drug Delivery and Cambridge Healthcare Innovations Collaborate

Work together to develop and commercialize CHI’s novel dry-powder inhaler product.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.07.21

Breaking News | Clinical Trials | CRO News | Drug Development

Moleculin Selects IQVIA Biotech to Advance COVID Treatment

IQVIA to manage the company's effort to begin potential clinical trials of WP1122 for the treatment of COVID-19.

Kristin Brooks 04.06.21

Breaking News | Cold Chain Management | Industry News | Logistics | Supply Chain

Cryoport Acquires Critical Transport Solutions Australia

Further expands Cryoport's presence in Asia-Pacific region to address increased clinical trial activity.

Kristin Brooks 04.06.21

Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments | Solid Dosage/Semi-solids

PharmParts – This Makes Sense!

5 reasons to consider purchasing secondhand parts.

Justin Kadis, Business Development, Federal Equipment 04.06.21

Breaking News | Excipients | Facilities | Industry News

Crystec Launches New R&D Center in China

New site in Haimen, Jiangsu province has been established following an invitation to participate in the Yangtze Delta Advanced Drug Development platform.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.05.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Regulatory Affairs

What Will Change at FDA for 2021?

(R)evolution of the industry’s data, catalyzed by changes at FDA and what’s the likely impact to the pharmaceutical industry?

Ben Locwin, Contributing Editor, International COVID-19 Advisor, Healthcare Futurist 04.01.21

Clinical Trials | Drug Development | QA/QC

RBQM Comes of Age: COVID as a Catalyst for Change

Clinical trial conduct has undergone a fundamental shift over the last year – and things will never be the same again.

Kristin Brooks, Managing Editor 04.01.21

Breaking News | Drug Development

Servier Acquires Agios Pharmaceuticals’ Oncology Portfolio

Expands its oncology leadership capabilities in the U.S.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.01.21

June 2021: Auction of Pharma/Cannabis Equipment from MediPharm Labs

Auction featuring late-model and unused pharmaceutical and cannabis equipment from MediPharm Labs from June 8-9, 2021.

Aseptic Processing | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Steriline Delivers New Manufacturing Line to Bess Pro

Provided a turnkey line, fully operating and ready to perform at full capacity.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 03.31.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Vibalogics Updates U.S. Leadership Team

Appoints new CFO, VP of quality and head of process sciences.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 03.31.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Rentschler Biopharma Names Martin Kessler as New CEO in U.S.

Will drive company-wide transformation and lead the ongoing expansion at the U.S. site.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.31.21

Cold Chain Management

Cold-Chain Handling Is Not Just a COVID Vaccine Challenge

More robust solutions for single-use cold-chain containers made with polytetrafluoroethylene fluoropolymers may be less susceptible to failure and breakage.

Joe Cintavey, Gore PharmBIO 03.30.21

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Fill/Finish | Industry News

GRAM Attains EU GMP Certification for Commercial Aseptic Fill/Finish

Recognizes manufacturing facility and processes are in compliance with GMP requirements and readiness to provide commercial aseptic fill/finish services.

Kristin Brooks 03.30.21

Breaking News | Industry News

KD Pharma Acquires Rohner AG Manufacturing Assets

Acquisition expands KD Pharma’s CDMO capabilities.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.29.21

Aenova Expands Sterile Production Capacity

Increases output capabilities to 100 million ampoules and vials at Gronau site.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.26.21

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

EMA Approves BioNTech's COVID Vax Production at Marburg Site

Largest mRNA vaccine manufacturing site in Europe has annual production capacity of up to one billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.

Kristin Brooks 03.26.21

cGMP Manufacture | Drug Development | Scale-up/Technology Transfer

Fast Track Automation in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Drug manufacturers turn to advanced automation technologies and project execution methodologies to reduce time, cost and risk

Steve Zarichniak, Technical Solutions Consultant, Honeywell Process Solutions 03.25.21

Drug Development

Accelerate Your Program: Streamlined Phase Appropriate Technologies & Expertise

In this webinar on April 21, learn how the technologies of the OneXpress™ Solution can help streamline development and manufacturing and more.

03.25.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News | Scale-up/Technology Transfer

Plus Therapeutics, Piramal Ink Master Services Agreement

Development, manufacturing and supply deal is for Plus’ Rhenium NanoLiposome intermediate drug product.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.23.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Raybow Pharmaceutical Expands in U.S.

China-based CDMO will invest $15.8 million in North Carolina facility.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.23.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development | Drug Discovery

Evotec, Takeda Enter Multi-RNA Target Alliance

To discover and develop small molecule therapeutics for highly attractive targets that are difficult to address via more conventional approaches.

Kristin Brooks 03.22.21

Clinical Trials | Drug Development

Regulatory Practices in a Post-Pandemic World

Envisioning the new normal for clinical development.

Dr. Ronan Brown, SVP and Head of Integrated Global Compliance, IQVIA 03.22.21

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

RDIF & Stelis Enter Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Deal

Partner to supply 200 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.19.21

Genopis Renamed Wacker Biotech US

Plasmid DNA contract manufacturer was recently acquired by Wacker.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.19.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Alcami Names Patrick D. Walsh as Chairman and CEO

35-year pharmaceutical industry veteran brings deep industry expertise and a track record of building successful, client-centric, growth organizations.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.19.21

Breaking News | Industry News

Romaco Acquires STE Tecpharm

Strengthens Romaco’s processing business with Tecpharm’s drum coaters, coupled with conventional granulation lines and Wurster fluid bed systems.

Kristin Brooks 03.18.21

Promotions & Moves

Alcami Appoints Patrick D. Walsh as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

He succeeds Walter J. Kaczmarek III, who is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer.

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Catalent Expands Partnership with J&J

To significantly increase capacity for sterile manufacturing and packaging of COVID-19 vaccine in Italy.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.17.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Logistics | Packaging & Tracking

WDSRX Establishes National 3PL Presence

Opens Reno, NV and San Antonio, TX pharmaceutical warehouses.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.17.21

Breaking News | Clinical Trial Materials | Cold Chain Management | Industry News

PCI Pharma Services Expands Cold Chain Clinical Supply Storage

Adds significant capacity and several new cold chain storage conditions, which now include temperatures from controlled room temperature to -80°C.

Kristin Brooks 03.16.21

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Takeda and IDT Support Manufacturing of J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Will make manufacturing capacity available at IDT’s facilities in Germany to manufacture the single-shot COVID-19 vaccine.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.15.21

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Maravai Expands CDMO Capabilities Through TriLink Biotechnologies

Offers end-to-end mRNA production with the launch of TriLink's plasmid DNA manufacturing services.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.15.21

Breaking News | Capsules | Industry News

CapsCanada Launches Liquid-Filled Hard Capsule Mfg. Service in North America

New service aims to return pharmaceutical and OTC drug manufacturing back to North America.

Kristin Brooks 03.10.21

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Altasciences Doubles Size of PA CDMO Facility

The additional 35,000-sq.-ft. building in Philadelphia will include warehouse and cGMP manufacturing suites.

Kristin Brooks 03.10.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Cassava Sciences Enters Drug Supply Agreement with Evonik

Evonik will supply Cassava Sciences with large-scale, clinical-grade quantities of simufilam.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 03.09.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Sharp Appoints EU Qualified Person

Names Ria Rhemrev-Boom as its new lead EU Qualified Person (QP) for market release services.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.09.21

Promotions & Moves

Jubilant Therapeutics Appoints Chief Scientific Officer

Luca Rastelli brings more than 20 years of oncology drug discovery and development experience.

Kristin Brooks 03.08.21

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Celonic to Boost Cell & Gene Therapy Production

Will establish a new facility in the upcoming Life Science Park Rheintal in Stein, Switzerland.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.05.21

Emergent CDMO Capabilities - Perfecting Your Formula

Since 1998, Emergent BioSolutions has been a trusted source for solving some of the most complex and critical challenges in public health.

Breaking News | Clinical Trials

Strata Oncology Unveils Strata PATH Trial

The new platform clinical trial will evaluate FDA-approved therapies in novel biomarker profiles learned from real-world data.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 03.02.21

Drug Delivery | Formulation Development

On Demand Webinar - Formulation Strategies for Poorly Soluble Molecules

Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics Considerations - Now Available to Watch On Demand

Information Technology

5 Reasons Paper Has No Place in Contract Manufacturing

Digital solutions create more efficient manufacturing processes and eliminate delays.

Dave Edwards, Chief Revenue Officer, MasterControl 03.01.21

Cold Chain Management | Logistics | Packaging & Tracking | Supply Chain

Reshaping the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

The pandemic and COVID-19 vaccines bring navigating the cold-chain and preserving precious biologics to the forefront.

Kristin Brooks, Managing Editor 03.01.21

Breaking News | Industry News

J&J’s Single-Dose COVID-19 Vax Issued EUA

Phase 3 ENSEMBLE study demonstrated the vaccine was 85 percent effective in preventing severe disease.

Kristin Brooks 03.01.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Phlow Corp. and USP Form Alliance

Focused on continuous manufacturing to increase supply of essential medicines for U.S. patients.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.01.21

Aseptic Processing | Breaking News | Industry News

Arcline Investment Acquires ChargePoint Technology

Acquisition of pharma equipment specialist will empower company to support global customers in responding to fast-changing markets.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.01.21

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

Spark Therapeutics Appoints CTO

Cynthia Pussinen will oversee manufacturing and technical operations, including pipeline process development, preclinical and clinical manufacturing.

Kristin Brooks 02.26.21

Breaking News | Clinical Trials | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News | Information Technology

Ashfield Engage, Popit Form Digital Monitoring Collaboration

Partner to improve patient adherence through supplemental real-time personalized support.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.26.21

Manufacturing Equipment Trends

Andreas Mattern of Syntegon Technology discusses latest technologies being leveraged in manufacturing equipment today.

Kristin Brooks 02.25.21

CatSci Opens New Site in UK

Strengthens analytical capabilities with the opening of a secondary site in Dagenham backed by a $4.2 million investment.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.25.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development | Industry News | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Pfizer Partners with Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Center

To transform the formulation of oral solid dosage medicines.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.25.21

APIs | Formulation Development

Why Increasing Solubility May Not Improve Bioavailability - In Vitro Predictions

Travis Webb, Formulation Scientist at CoreRx, will discuss the use of in vitro flux and permeability as a tool in formulation dev in this March 30 webinar.

02.24.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Glatt and Aprecia Enter 3D-Printing Collaboration

Aprecia's compression-free 3DP manufacturing platform expands Glatt capabilities in innovative particle design.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.23.21

Catalent Acquires Delphi Genetics

Launches US plasmid manufacturing site to establish global pDNA development and manufacturing capabilities.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.23.21

Almac Group Completes $7M R&D Center

Significant expansion of biocatalysis, flow chemistry, and peptide capacity.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.23.21

APIs | Breaking News | Formulation Development | Industry News

Tris Pharma, Athena Bioscience Enter Exclusive License Agreement

Athena gains exclusive rights to commercialize a long-acting antihypertensive product developed using Tris' proprietary technology.

Kristin Brooks 02.22.21

Drug Development

Embedding Your Drug Strategy Within a Solid Foundation for Success

This whitepaper looks at the broad set of trends inﬂuencing pharmaceutical development and manufacturing strategy today.

Breaking News | CRO News | Industry News

Eurofins Scientific Acquires Beacon Discovery

Expands its integrated drug discovery capabilities and expertise.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 02.19.21

Application of ICP-OES/ICP-MS in Pharmaceutical Analysis

Tune in to this webinar for an introduction to ICP-OES and ICP-MS. Learn about their sameness and difference, along with general applications for each.

02.18.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

CDMO Recro Strengthens Leadership Team

Names CDMO industry thought leader Jim Miller to board and selects Ryan Lake as CFO.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.12.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development

Molecular Templates, BMS Enter Strategic Research Pact

Aims to discover and develop multiple therapies for specific oncology targets utilizing MTEM’s next-gen engineered toxin body (ETB) platform.

Kristin Brooks 02.11.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News | Parenterals

LipoMedix, ForDoz Enter Manufacturing Agreement

Lead compound Promitil will be manufactured in the U.S. by ForDoz.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.10.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News

RotaChrom Technologies Partners with Cyclolab

Aims to develop a more efficient and cost-effective process to purify Remdesivir, a widely used treatment option for COVID-19.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 02.09.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

AMRI Makes Executive Move

Appoints Scott Waldman to lead corporate development.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.08.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Masy BioServices Expands Green Initiative

Completes a solar array project, installing 585 kW carports at its headquarters.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 02.08.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Recipharm and Medspray Complete Joint Venture

Aim to utilize novel softmist technology for pharmaceutical applications.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 02.08.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Vigene Plans Major Expansion in Maryland

Global gene therapy and vaccine manufacturing company taking additional space in Rockville and adding up to 245 jobs.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.08.21

Breaking News | Industry News

TCG Lifesciences Expands Footprint to the U.S.

Establishes CDMO subsidiary TCG GreenChem in New Jersey and Virginia.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.08.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Clinical Trials

Inside a COVID Vaccine Trial

Dr. Murphy of ICON, provider of clinical services to Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID vaccine program, discusses what it takes to conduct a vaccine trial of this scale.

Kristin Brooks, Managing Editor 02.05.21

Industry News

Sepha Launches Small Batch Contract Packaging Service

Aims to provide cost-effective, low volume runs of blister and medical device packs within short turnarounds.

Kristin Brooks 02.05.21

Financial Reports

Financial Report: Roche

Newly launched medicines Tecentriq, Hemlibra, Ocrevus, Perjeta and Kadcyla offset the impact of competition from biosimilars for established medicines.

Kristin Brooks 02.05.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development

Imcyse, Pfizer Enter Autoimmune Research Alliance

Will develop Imotope candidates to potentially treat Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 02.03.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Information Technology

Syntegon Validates First AI-equipped Visual Inspection System

Syringe inspection machine with AI successfully validated in a customer’s production line.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.02.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

CureVac, Rentschler Ramp up COVID Vax Production

Rentschler responsible for manufacturing, downstream processing and formulation of CureVac’s CVnCoV in Laupheim, Germany.

Kristin Brooks 02.01.21

Breaking News | Drug Delivery | Industry News

Recipharm, Medspray Launch Resyca JV

To develop and exploit the softmist spray nozzle technology for pharmaceutical applications.

Kristin Brooks 02.01.21

Cold Chain Management | Logistics | Supply Chain

Delivering Custom Client Solutions

Cold chain solutions provider Sentry BioPharma Services is able to adapt to meet the diverse needs of its clients.

Contract Pharma Staff

Evozyne, Takeda Ink Strategic Protein Design Agreement

Takeda will use Evozyne's evolution-based protein design technology to research and develop proteins for next-gen gene therapies.

Kristin Brooks 01.28.21

Parenterals

Parenteral Drug Delivery Trends

A Q&A with Lubrizol Life Science Health’s CDMO Division President, Rob Lee.

Kristin Brooks, Managing Editor, Contract Pharma 01.27.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News | Injectables

Novartis Invests in Credence MedSystems

Supporting ramp-up of manufacturing capacity for innovative injectable drug delivery systems.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 01.27.21

GRAM Makes Major Investment in Additional Advanced Equipment

Bausch+Ströbel vial filler with SKAN Isolator technology, and VarioSys syringe and vial filler set to arrive in early 2022.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 01.27.21

Breaking News | Formulation Development | Industry News | Methods Development

Adare Pharma Solutions Opens New Small-Scale Lab

Vandalia, OH lab offers customizable, flexible systems designed to expedite formulation and process development services.

Kristin Brooks 01.26.21

Clinical Trials

The Future of Clinical Trials Series: Part II

Greater awareness will ensure diversity is no longer an afterthought and patients will be at the center of every aspect of clinical research.

Jena Daniels, Rasmus Hogreffe, Ingrid Oakley-Girvan, Dr. Michelle Longmire, Medable 01.26.21

Breaking News | Industry News

Stevanato Group Launches After-sales Service Offering

Aims to deliver a more customized experience for optimal machine maintenance, performance and utilization.

Kristin Brooks 01.26.21

Aphena’s $21M Cookeville Expansion Nears Completion

Bottle packaging capacity has been expanded with the installation of 10 high-speed bottling lines to start.

Kristin Brooks 01.26.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances

BioMed X, Janssen Enter Oral Drug Delivery Alliance

Aims to discover novel transport mechanisms which could be utilized for oral delivery of therapeutic modalities.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 01.26.21

Breaking News | Clinical Trials | Drug Development | Industry News | Laboratory Testing

Caprion-HistoGeneX Rebrands as CellCarta

Recently expanded its scientific capabilities and geographic presence with the acquisitions of Clinical Logistics Inc. and Mosaic Laboratories.

Kristin Brooks 01.26.21

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Excipients | Industry News

PromoCell Receives EXCiPACT Certification

Manufactures pharmaceutical excipients to GMP standards for tailor-made cell culture media and reagents that fulfill specific regulatory requirements.

Kristin Brooks 01.26.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Injectables | Parenterals

Civica to Build an Essential Medicines Manufacturing Facility in Virginia

Will produce sterile injectable meds used in hospitals for COVID-19 patient care.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 01.25.21

Breaking News | Trials & Filings

FDA Approves Janssen’s CABENUVA

Becomes first and only once-monthly, long-acting regimen for the treatment of HIV infection.

Kristin Brooks 01.22.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Logistics | Packaging & Tracking

WDSrx Expands Warehouse Network

Pharma logistics company creates national network with expansion to Reno, NV.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 01.21.21

Analytical Services | Laboratory Testing

Improving Product Profitability

Using PAT/QbD/CM as tools to increase profitability of products.

Emil Ciurczak, Contributing Editor 01.21.21

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

Eisai Appoints Chief Clinical Officer of Oncology Biz

Dr. Richard Woodman has 18 years of pharmaceutical experience in several different functional areas at both large and small biotech organizations.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.20.21

Clinical Trials

The Future of Clinical Trials Series: Part I

What will 2021 have in store for an industry in flux?

Alison Holland, Head of Decentralized Trials, Medable, Maria Fotiu, Executive Vice President of Decentralized Solutions, Syneos Health 01.19.21

Breaking News | Industry News

NovaQuest Private Equity Acquires CoreRx

New strategic financial sponsor to support continued growth and capability expansion.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.19.21

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

JS Bio and Etta Biotech Advancing Partnership

Will set up a high titer transient protein expression platform for high quality protein production.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.19.21

Promotions & Moves

Valeo Pharma Appoints President, COO

Frederic Fasano brings 25 years of experience to the newly created position.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.18.21

Clinical Trials | Drug Development | Information Technology

Virtual Clinical Trials: The Future of Dermatology Studies

COVID-19 has created lasting impacts for clinical trials and a host of benefits have arisen from the adoption of virtual and hybrid models.

Sonja VanWye, RN, MSN, Director, Dermatology Strategy, IQVIA Biotech 01.15.21

Breaking News | Clinical Trials | CRO News | Industry News

Frontage Bolsters Clinical Services Capabilities

Unveils plans to provide full service human radiolabeled absorption, metabolism, and excretion study capabilities.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.15.21

APIs | Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Sanofi Unveils EUROAPI as Name of New European API Company

Appoints Karl Rotthier as its future Chief Executive Officer.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.15.21

APIs | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Fill/Finish | Industry News

LSNE Expands Fill Finish and Lyophilization Ops

New automated fill line at Bedford Campus adds ready-to-use aseptic filling and freeze-dryer capacity.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.14.21

Pharmaceutical and Biotherapeutic Development and Testing

Formulation and Method Development.

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Discovery | Industry News | R&D

Almac Sciences Secures Support from Invest NI

Accelerates enzyme discovery program.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.13.21

Varcode, PL Developments Form Strategic ‘Smart Tag’ Pact

To build cold chain monitoring into pharma manufacturing, packaging, and distribution.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.12.21

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Industry News | Parenterals

Irisys Receives NIH Contract for the Formulation of Drinabant

Seeks to develop a drug for treatment of acute cannabinoid overdose.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.11.21

Bio News | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development | Industry News

Cyclolab and EpiPharma Form Joint Venture

Will develop and commercialize Peptide drug candidates for the treatment of debilitating CNS and Pulmonary diseases.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.11.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Drug Development | Industry News | Laboratory Testing

Biohaven Acquires Remaining Stake in Kleo Pharmaceuticals

Enters exclusive license agreement with Yale University for a novel extracellular degrader technology licensed from Spiegel Lab.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.08.21

The Changing R&D Landscape

Emerging Technology Needs and Value Proposition for Strategic Partnerships with Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs)

Aseptic Processing | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Parenterals

Catalent Divests Blow-Fill-Seal Sterile CDMO Business

SK Capital makes the acquisition; new independent company to be formed.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.07.21

APIs | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Facilities | Industry News

AmbioPharm Opens New Shanghai Campus

Adds European executive team members working out of new Zurich office.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.07.21

Alcami Expands Oral Solid Capabilities with Investment in Wilmington, NC

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Breaking News

Bioclinica Acquires Saliency

Integrates the company's advanced AI technology into its Imaging Platform.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.06.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Industry News

Botanical Solution Inc. to Supply Pharma Grade QS-21 Vaccine Adjuvant

Secures $3.3 million in funding with second round planned for Spring 2021 to bolster growth.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.06.21

Structural Characterization of Biologics Using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

High-resolution mass spectrometry is a key component in the characterization of novel biologics and biosimilars.

Breaking News | Clinical Trials | Promotions & Moves

Parexel Appoints Chief Patient Officer

Demonstrates the company’s commitment to elevating the patient perspective.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.06.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Drug Development | Industry News

BrickBio Inks ADC Co-Development Deal

To co-develop a therapeutic antibody drug conjugate (ADC) with a large pharmaceutical company.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.06.21

The Importance of Food Studies in Pharmaceutical Development

Alternate methods of administering solid oral formulations are necessary to meet the needs of all patients.

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Angelini Pharma Acquires Arvelle Therapeutics for $960M

Angelini to become a leader in CNS and mental health disorder treatments; opening direct affiliates in France, UK, Nordics and Switzerland by 2022.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.05.21

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

Natoli Engineering Appoints Northeast Service Technician

Hires Danny Yadram Chandarballi for the position.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.18.20

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

BioNTech, Shanghai Fosun Pharma to Supply COVID-19 Vax to China

Sign an agreement to provide 100 million doses of their BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine candidate in 2021.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.18.20

ICP-MS - Leveraging Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry To Its Full Potential

by Chris Williams, Julia Spraul (pictured), and Alyssa McBurney

Bioanalytical Services | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Passage Bio Invests in Gene Therapy Manufacturing R&D Site

In combination with dedicated cGMP suite at Catalent, the new lab creates foundation for integrated AAV gene therapy manufacturing.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.17.20

Bio News | Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Samsung Biologics Names John Rim as President and CEO

Prior to being named chief executive, Rim was executive vice president at the Korea-based CDMO for the past three years.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.16.20

Samsung Biologics Adopts Veeva Vault QMS to Unify Quality Management

CDMO is managing quality processes and content for greater visibility and compliance across global manufacturing.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.16.20

Cold Chain Management | Logistics

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: The Air Cargo Industry’s Greatest Challenge

How the air cargo logistics community is embracing technology to close critical gaps in the cold chain.

Chris Jones, EVP, Marketing and Services, Descartes 12.15.20

February 2021: Auction of Pharmaceutical Equipment – Former Assets of Youcare Pharmaceuticals

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January 2021: Auction of Late Model Assets from a Major 503B Compounding Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility

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December 2020: Auction of Pharmaceutical Equipment from a Botanical Extract Company

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Clinical Trials | Drug Development | Information Technology

Advancing Digital Endpoints in Clinical Trials

An end-to-end approach to managing wearable devices through clinical development.

Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 12.14.20

Clinical Trials | Information Technology

Life Sciences Strive for Greater Agility

Embracing real-time drug safety monitoring during and post COVID will continue to propel the industry forward.

Ronan Brown, SVP of Integrated Technology & Compliance, and Joe Rymsza, VP, Global PV & Regulatory Technology Solutions, IQVIA 12.14.20

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

ApiJect Systems Appoints General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

James A. Garrett joins the company with extensive legal and strategic business expertise.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.14.20

Drug Development

Navigating Uncertainty: Considerations for Life Sciences 2021

With vaccines against COVID-19 on the horizon, our focus is shifting to 2021 and the major issues life sciences companies face and reasons for optimism.

Arda Ural , EY Americas Health Sciences and Wellness Industry Leader, Ernst & Young LLP 12.11.20

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Drug Development | Industry News | R&D

Ascentage Selects PharmaBlock as Preferred Provider

PharmaBlock will support Ascentage in accelerating its drug development pipeline with R&D, manufacturing capacity, and technological solutions.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.11.20

Breaking News | Packaging & Tracking | Supply Chain

Schreiner MediPharm Joins DoseID Consortium

Aims to establish RFID Tracking standardization in healthcare sector.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.10.20

Breaking News | Drug Development | Promotions & Moves

Catalent Appoints Minakuchi Facility GM

Nakaya “Nick” Matsumaru joins the company from SymBio Pharmaceuticals.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.10.20

Logistics4Pharma Facility Passes Inspection

German logistics firm completes validation of GDP cold chain storage and transportation at Frankfurt facility.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.09.20

Breaking News | Excipients | Industry News | Parenterals

Evonik Bolsters Excipients Portfolio

Acquires Birmingham-based Lactel absorbable polymers from Durect Corporation.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.09.20

Sesen Bio Enters Mfg. and Supply Partnership with Qilu Pharma

Technology transfer to Qilu anticipated to be completed in mid-2021.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.09.20

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

Natoli Engineering Appoints West Coast Service Tech

Gerardo Zuniga brings 20 plus years of experience leveraging problem-solving techniques to implement corrective and preventative actions.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.08.20

APIs | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Cytotoxics and High Potency Manufacturing | Industry News

Piramal Invests $32M to Expand Michigan Facility

Includes additional capacity in Potent and Non-Potent API development and manufacturing.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.08.20

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

ACG Appoints New CEO

Dr. Marcus Michel will be responsible for continuing to drive ACG’s focus on the global pharmaceutical industry.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.08.20

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News | QA/QC | Validation

UK’s VMIC to Implement Lonza’s MODA-EM

To digitize its Microbiology Quality Control operations.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.08.20

Breaking News | Industry News | R&D

Colorcon Ventures Invests in i20 Therapeutics

Will work together to accelerate i2O’s research and development efforts.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.07.20

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Packaging & Tracking | Supply Chain

Tjoapack Invests $12.1M in Packaging & Supply Chain Facility

Will add eight new production lines to double capacity for primary packaging for oral solids.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.07.20

Facilities

Reed-Lane Adds Second Track & Trace Cartoning Line

Adds aggregation capabilities and expands injectables kitting operations.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.04.20

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Tubulis, WuXi Biologics and WuXi STA Form Strategic Pact

Will advance a new generation of antibody-drug conjugates towards clinical evaluation.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.03.20

Vetter continues to implement its long-term sustainability strategy

Minister of Transport praises the commitment of the pharmaceutical service provider during global turbulent times

BD to Invest $1.2B in Pre-Fillable Syringe Manufacturing Capacity

Will roll-out over the next four years and includes a new manufacturing facility in Europe.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.03.20

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

Frontida BioPharm Appoints Chief Financial Officer

Puneet Sapra brings 20 years of pharmaceutical and healthcare experience in executive roles at Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Halma.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.02.20

Cold Chain Management | Industry News | Logistics | Reader Showcase | Vials

Reflect Scientific’s Cryometrix Suitable for COVID-19 Vax Air Transport

Large shipping system capable of carrying thousands of doses of vaccines that may require temperatures as low as -80° C using liquid nitrogen technology.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.02.20

Breaking News | Drug Development | Promotions & Moves

NeuBase Therapeutics Appoints Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Curt Bradshaw brings decades of experience in successfully delivering genetic medicines to clinics.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.02.20

Bioanalytical Services | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

KBI Biopharma Expands U.S. Ops

Invests $150 million in commercial biologics manufacturing facility in RTP, NC.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.02.20

Bormioli Pharma Acquires ISO GmbH

Broadens its range of packaging for parenteral drugs.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.01.20

Analytical Services | Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Idifarma Strengthens Spray Drying Capabilities

Partners with industry expert Stefano Console, who will serve as scientific advisor.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.01.20

Recipharm Inks Covid-19 Vax Pact with Moderna

Signs of letter of intent for aseptic fill-finish manufacturing of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate (mRNA-1273).

Contract Pharma Staff 12.01.20

Life Science Success Podcast: Matt Hicks

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Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Injectables | Parenterals

ApiJect Systems Approved for $590 Million Loan

Supports building a U.S.-based facility with surge capacity to produce up to 3 billion single-dose prefilled plastic injectors per year.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.24.20

Baxter Invests $50M to Expand Sterile Fill/Finish Manufacturing Operations

Construction currently underway; expected to be completed in 2021.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.24.20

Pre-filled Syringes & Injectable Drug Trends

Pre-filled syringes have become a preferred format, as they make it easier to handle drugs and increase dos- ing accuracy.

11.23.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Frontida BioPharma Appoints EVP Technology

Dr. Praful Agrawala brings years of pharmaceutical product development leadership experience to the company.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.20.20

August Bioservices Expands Operations in Nashville

Plans to invest $64.7 million and create 180 jobs over the next five years.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.20.20

Bio News | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Samsung Biologics Partners with Eli Lilly

Accelerates the delivery of Covid-19 antibody treatments.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.20.20

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Comar Breaks Ground in Vineland, NJ

New 159,000 square-foot site will house injection molding machines, proprietary automation, and packaging equipment.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.18.20

APIs | Breaking News | Industry News

Almac Gets Grant From COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator

Will work to enable efficient manufacturing of remdesivir in Response to COVID-19.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.18.20

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Syntegon Opens New OSD Customer Center

Six times more cleanroom capacity for customer projects in Waiblingen, Germany.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.18.20

A Potential “Marriage”

Initiator companies and generics/CMOs working together.

Emil W. Ciurczak, DoraMaxx Consulting 11.17.20

Injectables Firms Expand Capacity

CDMOs see steriles demand grow.

S. Harachand, Contributing Editor 11.17.20

Excipients

Bye-Bye China?

Instead of closing its doors on China, Western pharma industry needs to take a balanced approach and perform proper due diligence based on objective criteria.

Michele Jermini and Enrico Polastro 11.17.20

Clinical Trials | Information Technology | R&D

Decentralized Trials Fuel AI Revolution in Clinical Research

The life sciences industry is giving clinical a full makeover, dramatically improving how new therapeutics are developed.

Nick Moss, Vice President of Analytics and Machine Learning, Medable 11.17.20

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Inspections | Supply Chain

Inspecting the Unexpected

Preparing quality control processes for COVID-19 vaccine candidates.

Dr. Andrea Sardella and Raffaele Pace, Stevanato Group 11.17.20

APIs | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Cambrex Expands API Mfg. Capacity in Charles City

Will add three large-scale manufacturing work centers and one mid-scale work center to the facility increasing the site’s capacity by 30 percent.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.17.20

Bioassay Development | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Drug Development | Facilities

Opportunities in Synthetic Biology

Les Tillack, CEO of Luina Bio, discusses how ‘synbio’ is driving growth in the biopharma industry.

Contract Pharma Staff

Drug Delivery | Industry News

Recipharm, Medspray Establish JV

To exploit novel softmist technology for pharmaceutical applications.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.17.20

Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development

XOMA Earns $2M Takeda Milestone

Mezagitamab advances into Phase 2 development in generalized myasthenia gravis.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.17.20

Information Technology | Supply Chain

The Pandemic & The Pharma Industry: 3 Things to Know

The importance of vendor contract visibility, an increase in intense legal scrutiny, and new technology for greater agility and control.

Colin Earl, CTO at Agiloft 11.16.20

G2GBio Deploys Micropore’s Membrane Technology

Plans to manufacture sustained release pharmaceutical products.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.16.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Pii Appoints Business Development Director

Brian Sasaki brings 20 years of experience to the role.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.16.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Lead Pharma and Roche Enter Collaboration & License Agreement

Will develop oral small molecules to treat immune mediated diseases.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.16.20

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Vibalogics Establishes U.S. Presence

Will open virotherapy facility in Boston and plans to invest $150 million.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.16.20

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics, Lonza Enter Cell Therapy Pact

Agree to expand availability and use of induced pluripotent stem cell technology.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.16.20

Preparing to Adopt Intelligent Label Management

The labeling process is highly complex and constantly in flux, making it ideal for digital transformation, but AI and ML cannot be implemented overnight.

Kiran Chinnalla, Associate Director Global Regulatory Affairs, Julian Backhouse, Associate Director Regulatory Technology Product Management, Cham Williams, Associate Director Business Systems , IQVIA 11.13.20

Breaking News | Logistics | Packaging & Tracking | Supply Chain

Antares Vision Acquires Adents Traceability Assets

Expands portfolio of software solutions and cloud services for end-to-end traceability.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.13.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

AzurRx BioPharma Partners with Asymchem

Will develop and produce MS1819 for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.12.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Cytovance Appoints CEO

Bin Zhang has been with Cytovance as a member of the Board of Directors since 2018.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.12.20

Lyophilization

LSNE Contract Manufacturing – The Recognized Leader in Lyophilization and Sterile Manufacturing

A history of execution. A reputation for excellence.

Drug Delivery | Drug Development | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments | Solid Dosage/Semi-solids

Exploring the World of Medicated Chewing Gum

Chewing gum as a dosage format for pharmaceutical applications in the OTC market stands out as a fast growing, innovative dosage format.

Breaking News | Cold Chain Management | Fill/Finish | Industry News | Vials

Aphena Adds Cold Chain Storage, Biologics Packaging and Distribution

Expansion includes 14,000 cold chain pallet spaces in new 500K-sq.-ft. facility.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.11.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Delivery | Industry News | Parenterals

Ypsomed Collaborates with Schott and Lonza

Aims to deliver a comprehensive solution for wearable patch injectors.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.10.20

Pharmaceutical Logistics Company Expands in San Antonio

WDSrx expands into San Antonio providing pharmaceutical warehousing and logistics from 1310 Cornerway Boulevard.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.10.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development

PhoreMost, Oxford Biomedica Enter CAR-T Collaboration

Aims to develop next-gen CAR-T cell therapies leveraging SITESEEKER and LentiVector platforms.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.09.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Packaging & Tracking

Rondo-Pak Expands Capacity at Primary Facilities

Newly incorporated equipment includes a Koenig & Bauer Iberica Optima 106 Die-Cutter and a Bobst Expertfold 110 Folder-Gluer.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.09.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

AMRI Named Exclusive API Supplier for Recently Approved Acne Treatment

FDA approved Cassiopea’ Winlevi cream 1% in August 2020.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.06.20

Argonaut Manufacturing Services Completes First cGMP Run

New automated aseptic fill/finish line for clinical and commercial use was recently approved by regulators.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.06.20

Fareva Expands Sterile Production Capabilities

Grows footprint with site acquisition in France and Austria.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.06.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Logistics

Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging Adds Facility for 3PL Ops

Total footprint now exceeds 500,000 sq.-ft.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.06.20

APIs | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Flamma, Gilead Continue Mfg. Partnership for Veklury

Flamma will continue to use its sites in Italy and China to support Gilead's network of manufacturers contributing to supply of Veklury.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.06.20

Breaking News | CRO News | Industry News

ACG Acquires Significant Stake in IQGEN-X

Enables IQGEN-X to fast-track research on existing ANDAs and set up another cGMP pilot facility.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.05.20

Financial Reports

Financial Report: Merck

Pharmaceutical sales were up 2% to $11.3 billion in the quarter, driven primarily by growth in oncology and certain hospital acute care products.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.04.20

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Cold Chain Management | Logistics | Supply Chain

Rising to The Occasion: The High Stakes of Vaccine Transport

How logistical precision can ensure safe and efficient delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Bill Brooks, Vice President of North America Transportation Portfolio at Capgemini 11.04.20

Financial Reports

Financial Report: Novartis

Pharmaceutical sales up 2% driven by Entresto, Cosentyx and Zolgensma.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.04.20

Excipients

Pharmaceutical Excipients Market Poised for Growth

The global pharmaceutical excipients market is estimated to surpass $11,944.6 million by 2027.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.03.20

Bio News | Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Crown Biosciences Opens Facility in China

Full operational capacity is expected in early 2021.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.03.20

Bio News | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

TFF Expands Engagement with Experic

Agrees to install a TFF processing line and its associated capabilities at Experic’s cGMP facility in NJ.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.03.20

cGMP Manufacture | Fill/Finish | Scale-up/Technology Transfer

Ramping Up COVID-19 Vaccine Fill and Finish Capacity

As a partner to the U.S. Government, GRAM's newest facility was designed to increase large-scale fill and finish capacity with room to expand as demand grows.

Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 11.03.20

Single Use Containment Technology: Multi-site Logistics of Toxic & Sterile Powders

Join Contract Pharma and ChargePoint Technology for a FREE webinar on Thursday, November 19 at 1:00 PM EST.

11.03.20

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

Lonza Appoints CEO

Pierre-Alain brings more than 20 years of experience in biopharmaceuticals.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.02.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Frontida BioPharm Names Steven Roese as Vice President, Quality

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Contract Pharma Staff 10.30.20

Bioanalytical Services | Bioassay Development | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Process Development | Process Validation

eBook: Increase Time to Market with Precision Dispensing Technology

Discover how to make safe, productive, efficient bioprocessing a reality by exploring the benefits of precision dispensing technology.

Bio News | Breaking News | Drug Development | Facilities | Industry News

Samsung Biologics Expands Global Footprint

Opens new San Francisco CDO R&D Center.

10.30.20

Breaking News | Industry News

Lilly, U.S. Govt. Enter Supply Pact for Bamlanivimab COVID-19 Treatment

Initial agreement is for 300,000 vials of the investigational neutralizing antibody with potential for purchase of an additional 650,000 vials.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.28.20

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Aphena Pharma Completes $7M Facility Expansion

Newly renovated, 30,000-sq.-ft. facility and three large blending suites support liquids, creams, gels and suspensions.

Cntract Pharma Staff 10.28.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Valicare Expands Service Portfolio

Recruits Dr. Christin Erbach as senior GMP consultant.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.28.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

DCAT Elects New President

Sean Diver will serve a one-year term, ending October 31, 2021.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.28.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Facilities | Industry News

Construction Starts on the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Center

Will offer next-gen solutions in small molecule and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.26.20

The Future of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Multi-Product Facility and Equipment Design

Join us for a FREE webinar on November 12 at 11:00 AM EST.

10.26.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances

Elsevier, Novartis Collaborate on Risk Assessment Prediction Tool

To develop a safety margin risk assessment prediction tool, largely using PharmaPendium data.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.22.20

Bio News | Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Roche Canada to Invest $500M to Create 500 Jobs in Ontario

City of Mississauga applauds Roche Canada jobs investment in Life Sciences Industry.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.21.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Metrics Contract Services Expands Business Development Team

Names Lettie Kirk as business development executive.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.21.20

Vetter continues its long-term investment strategy to sustain future growth

Existing buildings are repurposed as others continue to be built and recently housed

Clinical Trials | Drug Development | Preclinical Outsourcing

Accelerating R&D Trends

The pandemic has propelled lingering trends into the forefront and increasingly complex molecules and biologics have drug developers outsourcing more.

Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 10.20.20

Breaking News | Cytotoxics and High Potency Manufacturing | Facilities | Industry News

CordenPharma Colorado Completes Highly Potent API Lab Expansion

Capable of handling highly potent compounds with an OEL as low as 1ng/m3.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.19.20

APIs

Emphasizing Sustainability in Contract Manufacturing

Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services outlines its commitment to protecting the environment.

Contract Pharma Staff

Breaking News | Cold Chain Management | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

BioLife Solutions Secures $2.7 Million Contract

Will provide cold chain management and storage of COVID-19 vaccines.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.19.20

Breaking News | Industry News

Arcinova Installs R1000 Robotic Capsule Filler

Increases production to 1000 units per hour, while maintaining the same level of operator labor.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.19.20

Breaking News | Financial Reports

Financial Report: Johnson & Johnson

Pharmaceutical sales were up 5% in the quarter to $11.4 billion.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.16.20

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

The Discovery Labs Appoints President and COO

Taps former Lonza Exec, Jeorg Ahlgrimm.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.15.20

Thermo Fisher to Expand Sterile Filling Capacity with New Facility in Singapore

Investment supports global health and preparedness in the Asia-Pacific region.

10.15.20

Breaking News | Capsules | Facilities | Industry News | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Sirio Europe Invests in Advanced Manufacturing and Green Technologies

Manufacturing facility upgrades at Brandenburg site have increased the CDMO’s production capacity and energy efficiency.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.15.20

Clinical Trials | Information Technology

The Role of Electronic Monitoring in Maintaining Medication Adherence

Digital solutions offer hope to get patients to take their medications properly.

Bernard Vrijens, Scientific Lead, AARDEX Group 10.14.20

APIs

Understanding the Importance of Crystallization Processes

Crystallization is a crucial aspect of a molecule’s development and can be used to avoid unnecessary cost, risk and development delays.

Dr. Craig Callahan, Project Scientist, Cambrex Edinburgh 10.14.20

Capsules | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Capsule Technology Trends

A look at the capsule market with a particular focus on the factors driving increased demand in non-gelatin-based formulations.

Julien Lamps, Product Manager, Lonza 10.14.20

Aseptic Processing | Fill/Finish

A Holistic Cleanroom Concept: Higher Quality and Greater Flexibility

Overcoming today’s aseptic fill-and-finish process challenges.

Ute Schleyer, Project Manager, Site & Plant Development, Vetter 10.14.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

RedHill Biopharma Ramps-Up Manufacturing of Opaganib

Collaborates with specialty manufacturers in Europe and Canada.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.14.20

The Pandemic’s Become an Insurmountable Opportunity

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining(?)

Emil W. Ciurczak, Contributing Editor 10.14.20

The Changing Approach to Design: Five Ways to Achieve Warp Speed

Revisiting facility design and construction based on today’s biopharmaceutical industry needs.

Jarrod Wrampe, Contributing Editor 10.14.20

The Art and Science of Recruitment

Chapter Two: Building Word-of-Mouth Via Networking.

David G. Jensen, Contributing Editor 10.14.20

Analytical Services | Bioanalytical Services | Breaking News | Industry News | Laboratory Testing

PPD to Open Multipurpose Clinical Research Lab in Suzhou

Will offer bioanalytical, biomarker and vaccine services for global and China-based biopharma customers.

10.14.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Vials

Momentive, Stevanato Partner to Offer Vial Packaging Solution

To supply Pur Q fused quartz vials in EZ-fill packaging format to help streamline fill-finish operations for early phase drug development.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.14.20

Promotions & Moves

SPI Pharma Appoints CEO

Scott Thomson, a highly experienced international business executive, joins the company after 29 years with BASF.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.14.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News | Information Technology

U.S. Govt. Selects LabVantage’s LIMS

Walter Reed Army Research Inst. will use LIMS to support the production of vaccines for COVID-19 and other diseases.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.13.20

Drug Delivery

Topical Drugs Poised for Growth

The topical drug delivery market is projected to reach $129.8 billion by 2025 from $95.2 billion in 2020, at a CAGR of 6.4%.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.12.20

Drug Delivery

Drug Delivery Market Report

The pharmaceutical drug delivery market was valued at $1,403,082.9 million in 2019 and is projected to reach $2,296,170.9 million by 2027.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.12.20

Analytical Services | Breaking News | Formulation Development | Industry News | Laboratory Testing

Cambrex Completes Edinburgh Expansion

Doubles the facility's footprint to 15,000 sq.-ft., existing lab space is refurbished, and an additional 3,500 sq.-ft. of lab space added.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.12.20

Breaking News | Industry News

DWK Life Sciences Partners with VMIC

Enters a supply chain agreement to support UK vaccine development.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.08.20

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

NextPharma Expands OSD Capacity

Invests €15 million to increase oral solid dosage form manufacturing and packaging capacity at its Goettingen site.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.08.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Irisys Signs Contract with TFF Pharma

Will produce medication to treat lung conditions, including COVID-19.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.06.20

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

Abenza Appoints SVP and Site Head

Giovanni Escobar brings over 27 years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical industry.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.06.20

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

iBio Enters into Agreement with Safi Biosolutions

To develop growth factors and cytokines using the FastPharming system.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.06.20

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

Tergus Pharma Expands Executive Leadership

Appoints VP of quality and VP of manufacturing.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.06.20

Breaking News | Drug Delivery | Industry News | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Evonik Launches New Oral Drug Delivery Technology

For enteric protection and rapid release in the upper small intestine.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.06.20

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

GT Biopharma and Cytovance Biologics Expand Partnership

Cytovance will be the exclusive GMP manufacture for three of the company's TriKE therapeutic product candidates.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.06.20

Parenterals

Primary Packaging Considerations Amid COVID-19 Vax Urgency

Fran L. DeGrazio of West discusses why and how vaccine development is different than drug development and the impacts of COVID-19 on vaccine development.

Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 10.05.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Packaging & Tracking | Serialization

Henry Schein Implements TraceLink VRS Solution

Anticipates the November 2020 enforcement deadline for the DSCSA saleable returns verification requirement.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.02.20

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

FibroGenesis Collaborates with R4D Biotech

Expands the fight against COVID-19 in Brazil.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.02.20

Siegfried Acquires Two Pharma Manufacturing Sites from Novartis in Spain

Sites are specialized in the manufacturing of ophthalmic steriles as well as oral solid dosage forms and capsules used in inhalation devices.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.02.20

Drug Development

New York City is Not Dead, Our Life Sciences Sector is Thriving

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, life sciences is booming in NYC!

Sara Jane Demy, CEO & Founder, Demy-Colton 10.01.20

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Fill/Finish | Industry News

CRB Completes Large-Scale Mfg. Facility for GRAM

GRAM's newest facility was designed to increase its large-scale fill and finish capacity for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.01.20

PathoQuest Obtains Pharmaceutical Establishment Status from French ANSM

A major milestone in the implementation of PathoQuest’s growth strategy.

Contract Pharma Staff 09.30.20

Aseptic Processing | Drug Development

Why is the sterility of your drug product much more than just a test of sterility?

Join Contract Pharma and Nelson Labs for a FREE webinar on Wednesday, October 21 at 1:00 PM EDT to learn more.

09.16.20

cGMP Manufacture

Keeping Up with Continuous Biopharmaceutical Processing

Keith Fritsky discusses uptake among biomanufacturers and W. L. Gore’s perspective on operation of equipment in continuous processing.

Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 09.11.20

Capsules | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Beyond the Boundaries

New capsule types resolve emerging formulation needs.

Sven Stegemann, ACG Capsules 09.09.20

Breaking News | R&D

Processa Pharmaceutical Enters Licensing Agreement with Elion Oncology

Will develop, manufacture and commercialize eniluracil (PCS6422) globally.

Contract Pharma Staff 08.27.20

September 2020: Auction of Pharmaceutical Process Equipment From Avara, A Leading CMO

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The Future of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Discussing the need for a digital revolution to drive pharma manufacturing innovation.

07.31.20

APIs | Breaking News | Industry News

LGM Acquires Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing Unit of Nexgen

Gains 150 employees and more than 100,000 square feet of fully equipped facilities.

Contract Pharma Staff 07.27.20

Drug Delivery

Not Your Father’s Oral Thin Film

A look at how oral film drug delivery is evolving.

Rodolphe Obeid, Vice President of Operations, IntelGenx 06.04.20

Clinical Trials | CRO News | Drug Development | Information Technology | R&D

CRO Industry Update

Serge Bodart of IDDI provides insight on the pharma and biopharma trends impacting CROs, outsourcing in today’s market, and advances in clinical research.

Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 04.27.20