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Rexam Healthcare Readies Clic-Loc 4 for Launch
Rexam Healthcare recently announced it will launch the latest version of its industry reference child resistant closure (CRC) - the Clic-Loc® 4 - later this…
KannaLife Sciences, Inc. & Biotech Enter Definitive Joint Venture Agreement
Kannalife Sciences, Inc. and Biotech Inc. have entered into a 50/50 joint venture agreement through the creation of South Park Ventures, LLC (SPV). As part…
KKR to Acquire Leading CRO
PRA International recently announced that funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, are acquiring PRA from Genstar Capital, LLC, a private equity firm…
Agere’s Model-Predictive Platform Enables Bioavailability Enhancement Design & Optimization for Insoluble APIs
Agere Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), recently announced its proprietary formulation design and development platform focused on solubilization. The system,…
Aragon Pharmaceuticals to be Acquired for $1 Billion
Aragon Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently announced a definitive agreement with Johnson & Johnson whereby Aragon will be acquired for $650 million in cash up front along…
Alexion Breaks Ground on New Global Headquarters
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently joined state and local officials in a ground-breaking ceremony today for 100 College Street, a state-of-the-art laboratory and office building that…
Rexam Healthcare Expands Manufacturing Capabilities
Rexam Healthcare, a subsidiary of the UK group Rexam, recently announced the expansion of manufacturing capabilities at its French site in Le Tréport, Seine Maritime.…
Unilife Highlights Most Innovative Products, Images & Videos at New Website
Unilife Corporation, a US-based designer, developer, and manufacturer of injectable drug delivery systems, recently announced the launch of its new corporate website at www.unilife.com. The…
How One Pharma Start-Up Raised $16 Million Without VCs
By: Deanna Pogorelc, MedCity News Savara Pharmaceuticals needed several million dollars to take its inhalable drug for troublesome infections in cystic fibrosis patients through Phase…
Transition Therapeutics to Get $7 Million as Eli Lilly Assumes Rights to Diabetes Drug
Transition Therapeutics Inc. recently announced that Eli Lilly and Company has exercised its option to assume all development and commercialization rights to type 2 diabetes…
Conatus Pharmaceuticals Files for a $69-Million IPO
Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently announced it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the US SEC relating to the proposed initial public offering…
Justices Rule: No Patenting of Genes!
The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled this past week that human genes are “a product of nature” and cannot be patented, a landmark decision that…
MPI Research, inviCRO & 3D Imaging Announce Strategic Partnership
MPI Research, the largest single-site preclinical/early clinical contract research organization (CRO) globally, recently announced a strategic partnership with inviCRO and 3D Imaging to unite world-class…
Stabilization Technologies Eliminate Cold Storage Need
Global pharmaceutical and biotech companies are showing heightened interest in stabilization and drug delivery platforms patented by UK pharmaceutical contract manufacturer Nova Laboratories Ltd. the…
Avomeen Analytical Services Announces New Complex of Laboratories
Avomeen Analytical Services recently announced it has finished moving into its new location, which was inspired by the consistent growth the chemical testing laboratory has…
Catalent Pharma Solutions Breaks Ground on $35-Million Expansion for Controlled Release
Catalent Pharma Solutions recently announced a major expansion of its controlled release drug manufacturing facility in Winchester, KY. The company is to invest nearly $35…
Fuse Science Announces Major Advancements in Delivery of APIs
Fuse Science, Inc. recently announced their Round II Research results have shown their proprietary delivery technology has successfully delivered therapeutic doses of varying-size compounds directly…
Valeritas Closes $100 Million Financing
Valeritas recently announced they have closed a structured debt financing with Capital Royalty L.P., which provides Valeritas with up to $100 million to further support…
New Prefillable Syringe System Offers Advanced Glass Technology for Biopharmaceutical Injectable Delivery
BD Medical, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) recently announced the launch of BD Neopak, a new glass prefillable syringe system specifically engineered…
Capsugel Launches LIPIDEX Technology Platform
Capsugel recently announced the launch of its new LIPIDEX technology platform, which integrates the company’s lipid, liquid, and semi-solid fill technologies, extensive product development experience,…
