DKSH has upgraded its cold chain infrastructure in Southeast Asia as both small and large manufacturers increase their access needs to emerging markets.
Globalisation, outsourcing and a move towards biopharmaceuticals are leading innovation for pharma distribution companies, according to DHL Global Forwarding.
Bristol Myers-Squibb says its $250m (€191m) expansion of its US biologics facility will centralize its processes and become a springboard to launch new products.
Early phase clinical trial provider CPR Pharma Services has expanded its bioanalytical offerings with a ligand-binding assay service for its clients developing large molecules such as biologics, monoclonal antibodies and biosimilars.
Merck Serono says “fast progress” in its restructure programme helped double its net savings guidance for 2012 though headcount dropped by almost 2,000 with more cuts to come.
WuXi PharmaTech has expanded its partnership with Open Monoclonal Technology (OMT) to use its transgenic rats and mice in China and other Asian countries.
As anticipation swells over how the biosimilar market will shape up in the US, some contract biologic manufacturing executives don’t seem to think the size of the market is worth all of the hype yet.
Highly sought-after guidance on quality agreements for contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) and biosimilar developers is expected in 2013, according to a list of future guidance documents released by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
ADC Biotechnology has secured funding to take its cost-cutting antibody drug conjugate (ADC) tech to market and says pharma demand will drive partnerships and maybe even attract CMO takeover bids.
Menarini has committed millions of euros to an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) clinical development and manufacturing pact with Oxford BioTerapeutics (OBT).
Novasep has joined the growing number of manufacturers betting on the antibody drug conjugate (ADC) market with a €3m investment at its plant in Le Mans, France.
Cellexus has expanded its disposable bioreactor offering with a unit designed to give biomanufacturers greater flexibility in their choice of cell lines.
