The US Senate has confirmed Alex Azar, a former executive at Eli Lilly and Company, as Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Azar was also…
UPM Pharmaceuticals, a contract development and manufacturing organization focused on solid oral and semi-solid dosage forms, has appointed Chris Curtin as chief operating officer. Curtin was promoted from his previous…
Colorcon, an excipient manufacturer, has launched Opadry SGR, its sugar film-coating system, designed to provide a more streamlined application process, reduce coating time, and improve manufacturing safety through the elimination…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outlined the new and revised draft guidances that the agency plans to publish in 2018. Among the guidances it plans, the FDA’s Center…
Eisai has signed a licensing agreement with Adlai Nortye Biopharma, a Hangzhou, China-headquartered biopharmaceutical company, for E7046, Eisai’s investigational anticancer agent. Under the agreement, Adlai Nortye will have exclusive worldwide…
AbbVie To Invest $139 Million in Sterile Manufacturing in Ireland
AbbVie plans to invest EUR 113.6 million ($139 million) to expand its manufacturing facility in Sligo, Ireland to support its oncology pipeline. The $139-million investment is for new sterile manufacturing…
Teva Identifies Job Cuts in Pennsylvania as Part of Restructuring
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is planning more than 200 layoffs in 2018 at sites in Pennsylvania. The company reported the changes in a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act) filing…
Marken Opens Patient-Sample-Collection Kit Assembly Center in China
Marken, a Research Triangle Park, North Carolina-based provider of logistic and supply-chain services for clinical trial materials, has opened a new center in Shanghai, China for patient-sample-collection kit assembly. This…
A roundup of the latest market developments from the pipelines of the pharmaceutical majors, featuring news from Novartis. Editor’s Note: This article was updated on a continuous basis for news…
Amgen, Allergan, BMS, and Takeda Lead Drug Approval News
A roundup of the latest drug approvals, including from the pharmaceutical majors, featuring news from Amgen, Allergan, BMS, and Takeda. Editor’s Note: This article was updated on a continuous basis for…
