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.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Worldwide Clinical Trials has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Catalyst Clinical Research, a specialized oncology CRO, known for early phase oncology trials and a strong biometrics and its Functional Service Provider (FSP) model.
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Agno Pharma, a CDMO specializing in small-molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and critical GMP intermediates announced the acquisition of Actylis Eugene, the legacy Cascade Chemistry business based in Eugene, Oregon.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Kindeva announced a series of planned leadership transitions designed to position the company for accelerating growth in its core businesses focused on parenteral and inhaled drug delivery.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Vetter has reached several milestones in the development of its next-generation tamper-evident syringe closure system, V-OVS® next, moving the product closer to commercial launch in 2027.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
PSI CRO announced further expansion in Japan, with the opening of the second office located on Level 18 of the Hilton Plaza West Office Tower in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
CluePoints has appointed Sinead Godkin as its new Chief People Officer (CPO). With deep experience scaling global technology organizations through periods of rapid growth, Godkin will lead CluePoints’ people strategy as the company enters its next ...
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Codexis and Axolabs, part of LGC Group, an oligonucleotide CRDMO, announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Axolabs will evaluate Codexis’ ECO Synthesis Manufacturing Platform.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Symeres announced the appointment of Jurgen Berendsen as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), marking a significant return to the company after a successful tenure as Senior Group Controller.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Piramal Pharma Limited (PPL) announced it achieved a score of 63 on the 2025 S&P Global CSA. This marks a substantial 15% improvement over last year’s score of 55, reflecting the company's ongoing commitment to sustainability and responsible ...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Jubilant Biosys Limited announced the opening of a new discovery and preclinical facility at Noida [Delhi NCR], doubling its overall chemistry capacity for discovery research and scale-up projects.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Veristat announced that Kim McLean Boericke has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Boericke, an experienced executive with decades of leadership and operational experience in the clinical research industry, succeeds Patrick Flanagan. After 13 ...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
IMA Life announced its support of Sharp Sterile Manufacturing as part of its recent $28 million expansion of the Lee, Massachusetts facility. This strategic investment includes the installation of a fully automated IMA Life isolated filling line for ...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Robinson Pharma announced a major expansion of its veggie softgel manufacturing capabilities in response to rapidly growing demand for plant-based and vegan supplement formats.
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Asimov, a synthetic biology company advancing the design and manufacture of therapeutics, and AGC Biologics, a CDMO, have signed a licensing agreement for Asimov’s off-the-shelf LV Edge Packaging cell line.
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Thursday, January 08, 2026
LabConnect announced the opening of its new corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, strengthening its footprint in the rapidly growing Research Triangle region, a leading center for Contract Research Organizations (CROs), biotechnology, ...
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