Outsourcing

Bob Weaver, president of HunterLab, discusses current trends and challenges.

On Mar. 23, 2011, sanofi-aventis offered $7 billion in notes to fund its acquisition of Genzyme. The notes are offered in six tranches scheduled to come due between 2012 and 2021, and the interest rates range from 0.05% to 4%.

Pfizer is considering divesting some of its businesses to maximize their value, according to remarks made by Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer's president of worldwide research and development, at a Barclays Capital investor conference last Thursday.

The Bulk Pharmaceutical Task Force (BPTF) of the Society for Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) and the European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG) of the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) are calling on FDA to mandate inspections of foreign active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing sites with the cost borne by those sites being inspected. Both organizations have indicated a willingness to pay fees for these inspections when performed on their member-owned facilities that are located outside the United States.

Pfizer Completes King Acquisition; ViiV Healthcare Names Chairman; and More.

The 2011 show presents ideas for package designs and equipment options for packaging lines.

Indian manufacturers are not a near-term threat to Western CMOs, but may be long term.

Brazil develops its first national plasma fractionation plant.

A single, global tooling standard would offer many benefits, but one has been slow to emerge.

Q&A with Robert Hardy, chief executive of Aesica

The author provides an overview of QbD implmentation for biopharmaceuticals.

The power of emerging markets is reflected in the pharma's sales and production positions.

As drug shortages make headlines, FDA tests the Sentinel safety system and its efect on healthcare.

INTERPHEX 2011 aims to address the industry's unique characteristics.

Gilead to Acquire Calistoga; Bayer Healthcare Appoints Former Pfizer Exec; and More.

Company and People Notes: sanofi to Acquire Genzyme; Lilly Makes Senior Appointments; and More.

US Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the "Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act," which is intended to help address and prevent shortages of prescription drug medications.

Pfizer Acquires Ferrosan's Consumer Health Business; Patheon Appoints Former Biogen Exec as CEO; and More.

Company and People Notes: Pfizer Completes King Tender Offer; Cook Pharmica Names VP of R&D and CSO; and More

Follow-ons were all the rage at this year's JP Morgan Healthcare Conference.

Will 2011 be a more promising year for new molecular entities? A review of Big Pharma's late-stage pipeline shows what might lie ahead.

As biologic-drug patents move toward expiration in the US, Indian firms with experience in the follow-on biologics arena are eager to partner with global manufacturers and secure their place in the growing biosimilars market.

Legislation has hampered cross-border drug importation and limited choice.

Q&A with Magnetrol International's Dan Klees

Food-safety, transparency, and counterfeit-drug growth will tax agency resources.