Bio developments

Round up of contract manufacturing mergers and acquisitions

Round up of CMO M&A

Outsourcing-Pharma presents a roundup of M&A activity in the CMO space, including Piramal on the hunt for deals and Siegfried buying AMP.

US Senate votes on FDA safety and innovation act

US Senate votes on FDA safety and innovation act

By Gareth Macdonald

The US FDA will have more powers to inspect ‘risky’ overseas pharmaceutical plants according to supporters of a bill being considered by the US senate this week. 

Finish line in sight for Pierrel-modoBIOTECH merger

Finish line in sight for Pierrel-modoBIOTECH merger

By Natalie Morrison

Pierrel Research is close to inking a takeover deal with Swiss R&D firm monoBIOTECH that it says will help shape“the new paradigm of the drug discovery and development process.”