API Manufacturers Compete through Process Optimization

Contract service providers stay competitive by increasing the capacity and efficiency of their manufacturing activities.
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BASF Opens PVP Facility in Shanghai

BASF's new production facility in Shanghai will produce PVP K30 powder, a polymer used as a base for pharma excipients.
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MHRA Approves Johnson Matthey's Annan, UK, Site for GMP Manufacturing

The certification follows a successful inspection by the MHRA, with no critical or major observations. The site is now ready to start production.
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Saneca Pharma Invests in Small-Scale API Capabilities

Saneca Pharma is making significant investment in its API capabilities to support client demand for smaller batch sizes and streamlined scale-up.
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Outsourcing Update

Contract Manufacturers Match Capabilities to Market Needs

CMOs chose innovation vs. capacity paths to compete in the pharma market.
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In the Lab

Looking for a Root Cause of Parenteral Contaminants

Multiple inspection techniques facilitate the identification of particulate matter in vials as part of root-cause investigations and safety evaluations.
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STERIS Launches Glassware Washer

STERIS launched the Reliance 300XLS Laboratory Glassware Washer, adding to the company's line of glassware and plasticware washing systems.
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Mettler Toledo Launches New Liquid Handling Platform

Mettler Toledo launched the Rainin BenchSmart 96, a new liquid handling platform.
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Supply Chain Update

Contract Packager Expands Serialization and Cold Chain Capabilities

Sharp Packaging Services adds Biotechnology Center of Excellence to its Allentown, PA campus.
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Onset Expands Product Line for Cold-Chain Monitoring

Onset expanded its product line for pharmaceutical cold-chain management with the launch two new products.
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Could Blockchain Enable Secure Data Transfer?

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and business partners are studying how Advanced Digital Ledger Technology might solve supply chain and other data transfer problems.
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Contract Services Update

PCI to Expand Bridgend Facility

The company will add a new clinical services facility at Central Park on Bridgend Industrial Estate.
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PYRAMID Laboratories Gets Clean FDA Inspection

The company announced that an August 2016 FDA inspection of the company's facility resulted in no form 483s.
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Catalent to Acquire Pharmatek

Catalent will acquire Pharmatek, a San Diego-based manufacturer of oral, injectable, and topical products.
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Idifarma Receives Investment from Suanfarma S.A. to Boost International Growth

As part of a planned process to replace venture-capital financial partners, Suanfarma S.A. has acquired a stake in Idifarma.
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Capsugel Announces Expansion at Quakertown Facility

Capsugel is expanding the facility to meet demand for micronization services for clinical and commercial manufacturing.
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Cambrex Invests in Expansion at Swedish Facility

The company invested SEK 72 million ($9 million) to expand manufacturing capacity at its Karlskoga facility in Sweden.
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