Pharmaceutical Outsourcing covers news of importance to the contract services segment of the pharmaceutical industry.
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Topics of interest typically include: mergers and acquisitions, service additions, new capabilities, personnel changes, news from the FDA and other international regulatory and standard-setting agencies, and new outsourcing contracts and deals.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, took action against more than 1,050 websites that illegally sell potentially dangerous, unapproved prescription medicines and medical ...
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BioMarin shares neared an all-time high after announcing positive results from a mid-stage study for its drug to treat the most common form of dwarfism.
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Catalent has expanded its Singapore facility, which recently received GMP approval from the Health Science Authority, to provide secondary packaging and labeling capabilities.
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SGS Life Science Services has announced the planned opening of its new bio/pharmaceutical quality control laboratory at Villeneuve La Garenne, a Paris suburb, replacing an existing facility in Clichy.
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Allergan is buying Kythera Biopharmaceuticals for about $2.1 billion, adding a drug that destroys fat cells and eliminates the cosmetic condition referred to as "double chin".
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Shares of Synergy Pharmaceuticals jumped 47% on encouraging, late-state study results for its constipation drug.
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Recipharm has completeted the acquisition of OnTarget Chemistry in Uppsala, Sweden. OnTarget Chemistry is a fast growing CRO company with a turnover in 2014 of close to SEK 29 million that is specialized in medicinal chemistry offering synthesis and ...
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AstraZeneca has announced that Pam P. Cheng has joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Operations and IT. Pam will succeed David Smith, who is retiring after nearly ten years with AstraZeneca.
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Mylan's largest shareholder has backed the generic drugmaker's plan to remain a stand-alone company as it fights a takeover bid from larger rival Teva Pharmaceutical.
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A government data warehouse that stores personal information on millions of HealthCare.gov customers is raising privacy concerns at a time when major breaches have become distressingly common.
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NYU Langone Medical Center today announced that the Paolo and Marlene Fresco Foundation (Fresco Foundation) has generously given $25 million to establish the international Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson's & Movement Disorders (The ...
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Target will sell its pharmacy and clinic businesses to CVS Health in the latest twist behind a push from big retailers to become all things to all customers.
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West Pharmaceutical Services recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in Waterford, Ireland today to mark the start of construction for the company's new pharmaceutical component manufacturing facility.
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Marken, the leading clinical logistics organization, and the Alliance for Clinical Research Excellence and Safety (ACRES), a multi-sector non-profit dedicated to excellence in clinical research, have created a strategic partnership with the goal of ...
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BioPharma Services Inc. has announced that its Toronto-based clinical and bioanalytical site for Phase I/IIa clinical trials and bioequivalence studies has successfully completed an audit by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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