Pharmaceutical Outsourcing covers news of importance to the contract services segment of the pharmaceutical industry.
Collected from the most trusted on-line resources, these news stories are chosen and published here based on their relevance to the pharmaceutical industry.
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.
If you are looking to stay up-to-date with the news in your industry, this resource is vital for your industry knowledge.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Amgen and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a transaction under which Amgen will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Onyx for $125 per share in cash. The purchase price is $10.4 ...
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Role to oversee a Group wide services of IT, M&A process planning, health and safety, and internal audit system.
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Pharmaceutical contract manufacturer, Sanico NV, has increased tablet inspection at its Turnhout facility in Belgium to 100% with the installation of four INSIGHT PH metal detectors from Lock Inspection Systems. The investment is part of the company...
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
va-Q-tec responds to growing customer demand for va-Q-tainer containers by increasing their advanced passive pallet shipper fleet
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Akorn, Inc. and Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Akorn will acquire Hi-Tech for $640 million in cash.
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Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD) today announced it has acquired Acurian, a leading full-service provider of clinical trial patient enrollment and retention solutions for the life sciences industry.
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Pharmatech Associates, a regulatory compliance consultancy serving companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries, will lead training sessions on Quality by Design (QbD) and the new Process Validation (PV) requirements at the ...
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Laureate Biopharma is pleased to announce its successful collaboration with Dyax Corp. for process development and cGMP production of a new treatment candidate for hereditary angioedema (HAE). The drug candidate, known as DX-2930, is a fully human ...
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An Ottawa Valley-based pharmaceutical company is planning to expand its operations after receiving money from the provincial government as part of a funding program designated for eastern Ontario.
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Modality Solutions, a privately-held company that delivers integrated cold chain management solutions for highly regulated industries, is pleased to announce Principal Brian Wallin was named a 2013 Top Rising Star in Temperature Controlled Logistics ...
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Parameter Stability Storage has expanded its storage capacity by 30 percent in anticipation of pending contracts.
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
A workshop to discuss ways of improving the quality of drugs entering into the preclinical stage of development will be led by Ciriaco Maraschiello, PhD, director of drug discovery and translational medicines for Harlan Contract Research Services (...
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In his new role, Salus will identify and expand new business opportunities with current and potential clients and manage the company’s field sales force.
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Virtify, Inc.,a leading innovator in content and regulatory information management solutions for the life science industry, today announced Indiana University has signed an enterprise-level contract for its Clinical Trial Registration & Results (CTRR...
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Alice E. Till, Ph.D., M.B.A., vice president of Science Policy & Technical Affairs at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), has been elected to serve as president-elect of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists ...
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