KERUI Petroleum has successfully signed with Petrobras for a gas processing plant in Itaborai City in the state of Rio. This is Petrobras’s first public bidding oil project since 2014 and is also the largest natural gas treatment project in Brazil so far. This is of great significance to the development of oil and gas for […]
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Amgen to build new manufacturing plant in Rhode Island
Amgen plans to build a new biomanufacturing plant at its campus in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. In January 2018, announced a five-year capital investment plan of $3.5 billion, which included committing up to $300-million to build a new manufacturing plant in the US. The new facility will use Amgen’s biomanufacturing capabilities to manufacture products for […]
Sanofi to build new vaccine-manufacturing facility in Toronto
Sanofi is investing $431 million (€350 million) in a new vaccine-manufacturing facility at the Sanofi Pasteur Canadian headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. The new facility will allow Sanofi Pasteur, the global vaccines business unit of Sanofi, to meet growing demand of a five-component acellular pertussis (5-acP) antigen. Upon completion in 2021, the new building will also […]
Azelis opens new personal care application lab
Azelis has opened a new personal care application lab in Indiana to support the growing demand from customers. “The personal care market is incredibly important to Azelis. We are committed to being a leader in this sector and as such, will continue to invest in resources that benefit our customers and strategic suppliers,” said Frank […]
Ingredient suppliers gear up for in-cosmetics awards as shortlist is revealed
The eagerly anticipated in-cosmetics Global Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Awards return thisweek. Celebrating the most cutting-edge ingredient launches from around the world, Gold, Silver or Bronze prizes will be handed out to suppliers that have helped cosmetic manufacturers push the boundaries of innovation over the last six months. The winners of this year’s awards […]
Frontage Laboratories acquires Concord Biosciences
Frontage Laboratories, a global CRO with headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, has announce the acquisition of Concord Biosciences, formerly known as Ricerca Biosciences, a preclinical CRO located near Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1986, Concord Bio supports the pharmaceutical, agricultural, chemical and animal health industries with Drug Safety, Metabolism, Bioanalytical, Residue and Environmental Fate studies. Dr […]
Catalent completes $5.5 million expansion of clinical storage at Philadelphia facility
Catalent Pharma Solutions, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, today announced it has completed a $5.5 million expansion program at its 200,000+ square foot Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site to provide additional clinical packaging and storage capacity. The facility, which is located near many customers […]
CPhI North America announces second Women in Leadership Forum
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural Women in Leadership Forum, CPhI North America, the only event to bring the complete North American pharma supply chain together, today announced details of the 2018 Women in Leadership Forum, which will take place on Thursday 26th April, from 8:00 am to 11:30am at Pennsylvania Convention Center. […]
GSK divests rare disease gene therapies to Orchard
Orchard Therapeutics has snapped up GlaxoSmithKline’s portfolio of approved and investigational rare disease gene therapies. The deal sees GSK become an investor in Orchard, with a 19.9% equity stake along with a seat on the firm’s board. The parties intend to share manufacturing, technical and commercial insights and knowledge about the development of gene therapies. […]
Bayer to sell digital farming business to BASF
Bayer plans to sell its digital farming business to BASF as part of changes to concessions it has offered to win over antitrust regulators for its proposed takeover of Monsanto, according to a Reuters’ report. Digital farming, which combines sensors, software and precision machines, is still in its infancy but all big players in […]