Supply Chain Update

Supply Chain Partner Scrutiny Moves Beyond GMPs

Bribery and corruption may be the latest challenge to supply chain integrity.
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Zenith Appoints Serialization Director

Zenith appointed Carlos Machado as serialization director to lead the company's sales, operations, and post project support services.
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CSafe Opens Facility in Puerto Rico

The company opened a new service center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Packaging Facility Gets FDA Warning Letter

GenPak Solutions is cited by FDA for cGMP violations at its Hilliard, Ohio facility.
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UPS Expands Capabilities for Drug and Vaccine Research

UPS will expand its clinical trial logistics capabilities to include drug and vaccine development.
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API Synthesis and Manufacturing

Chiral Advances Demonstrate Promise for API Synthesis

Recent research of efficient chiral synthesis technologies reveals potential uses in API manufacturing.
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Outsourcing Update

Slower Bio/Pharma Investment Could Hurt CDMOs in 2017

Unfavorable public investment markets could put emerging bio/pharma growth and CDMO spending at risk in 2017.
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Contract Services Update

CordenPharma Expands into Oligonucleotide APIs

The company will expand its service offerings to include oligonucleotide API development and manufacture.
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Catalent to Commercially Supply Palatin FSD Pen Injectors

The pen injectors will be produced at Catalent's Brussels, Belgium facility.
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Recipharm Expands Blow-Fill-Seal Capacity at France Facility

The company will invest 18 million Euros in its Kaysersberg facility to expand blow-fill-seal capacity.
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Vetter Plans Expansion in Illinois

The company plans to purchase and develop an 18-acre site in Des Plaines, Illinois.
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Cambrex Corporation Completes Expansion at Iowa Facility

The company invested $50 million in an expansion at its Charles City, Iowa facility.
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EAG Inc. Rebrands Businesses, Including ABC Labs, as EAG Laboratories

EAG Laboratories announces new company identity and intent to expand testing, analysis, and characterization capabilities across multiple markets.
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In the Lab

NIST Issues mAb Reference Standard

NIST's monoclonal antibody reference material can be used as a standard for biopharmaceutical analytical quality control.
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Shimadzu System Combines HPLC and UHPLC Methods

The Nexera-i MT from Shimadzu incorporates two flow lines, which allow for both UHPLC and HPLC analysis.
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SGS Invests in Genotypic DNA Sequencing System

The company invested in the MicroSeq Rapid Microbial Identification System from Applied Biosystems at its Illinois facility.
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