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More than a third of industry lacks confidence in meeting serialisation deadlines

According to research recently performed by SEA Vision and Zenith Technologies, 40% of pharmaceutical industry professionals are lacking confidence in their ability to meet the upcoming US and European serialisation deadlines.

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 26 Jul 2017

More than a third of industry lacks confidence in meeting serialisation deadlines

GSK to close UK manufacturing site but invest in respiratory and HIV medicines

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has made several announcements regarding its forthcoming plans to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of its manufacturing network.

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 25 Jul 2017

GSK to close UK manufacturing site but invest in respiratory and HIV medicines

South Korea becoming a pharma manufacturing hub, according to CPhI Korea

The fourth CPhI Korea is set to take place in August in Seoul, where the event organisers have revealed that there will be a 13% rise in the number of exhibitors and double the amount of overseas buyers since 2015.

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 20 Jul 2017

South Korea becoming a pharma manufacturing hub, according to CPhI Korea

Career development key to employee engagement in life sciences, notes survey

According to a survey conducted by ProClinical, a life science staffing agency, career development is critical to maintain employee engagement.

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 19 Jul 2017

Career development key to employee engagement in life sciences, notes survey

Meet the maker: EPM talks to Jamie Weishaar

In this instalment to our human interest series, we speak to the new business development executive to the North American clinical sales team of PCI Clinical Services, Jamie Weishaar.

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 19 Jul 2017

Meet the maker: EPM talks to Jamie Weishaar

Gerresheimer & West to launch syringe safety solution

Partner to the healthcare and pharma industry, Gerresheimer has announced it will complete its product portfolio of prefillable syringes through an exclusive licence from West Pharmaceutical Services.

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 17 Jul 2017

Gerresheimer & West to launch syringe safety solution

Lonza completes acquisition of Capsugel

Lonza has announced that, following receipt of all required regulatory approvals, it has completed its acquisition of Capsugel for $5.5 billion in cash, including refinancing of existing Capsugel debt of $2 billion.

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 6 Jul 2017

Exscientia and GSK announce strategic collaboration

Exscientia and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have entered into a strategic collaboration to apply an AI-enabled platform in the discovery of novel and selective small molecules for up to 10 disease-related targets.

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 5 Jul 2017

Exscientia and GSK announce strategic collaboration

Meet the maker: EPM talks to Ashley Parish

In our inaugural Q&A of our new ‘Meet the maker’ series, EPM gets to know Ashley Parish, who has recently been appointed vice president, strategic alliances of teckro — a global life sciences mobile technology company

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 3 Jul 2017

Meet the maker: EPM talks to Ashley Parish

Are pills becoming passé with the rise of the implants?

With patient adherence and prevention of overdose hot topics for pharma, regulatory and healthcare sectors, the rise of implants for the sustained and controlled delivery of drugs is perhaps an inevitable trend.

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 29 Jun 2017

Are pills becoming passé with the rise of the implants?

Sartorius and Science to award a prize for regenerative medicine and cell therapy

The Sartorius and Science Prize for Regenerative Medicine & Cell Therapy is focused towards scientists advancing research within the relevant fields, with the winner receiving $25,000 in prize money and being published in Science magazine

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 28 Jun 2017

Sartorius and Science to award a prize for regenerative medicine and cell therapy

A soft spot: Catalent discusses the benefits of its further expanded softgel capabilities

As Catalent further expands its softgel drug delivery capabilities with its acquisition of Accucaps, we speak with June Lin, global marketing director consumer health softgel, about the benefits these expanded capabilities will offer.

By June Lin

/ 26 Jun 2017