Outsourcing

A new report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that life-science companies are increasingly using third-party outsourcing firms to augment or replace their information technology services.

Pfizer Ends Second Tanezumab Clinical Program; Catalent VP Joins USP Panel; And More.

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) expressed "strong concern" over legislation introduced in the US Senate earlier this month regarding chemical-site security.

Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany), a global pharmaceutical and chemical company, completed its acquisition of Millipore (Billerica, MA), a life-science company, last Thursday for an aggregate purchase price of roughly EUR 5.2 billion ($6.7 billion).

With the right technology tools, the sponsor organization and the contract manufacturer can have self-service, on-demand, and scheduled access to all manufacturing, quality, and process-development data.

Xcelience and Penn Form Joint Venture; Almac Appoints QA Director; And More.

Last week, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) sent letters to 16 drugmakers, including Pfizer (New York), AstraZeneca (London), and Eli Lilly (Indianapolis), asking them about their current policies regarding whistleblowers?employees who file complaints under the False Claims Act (FCA).

Eli Lilly to Acquire Alnara Pharmaceuticals; Exelixis CEO Leaves for Biogen Idec; And More.

To continue innovating, the biopharmaceutical sector needs support from all levels.

Varley, director of commercial operations, discusses one-stop shops and timelines.

As generic divisions become the most-wanted acquisitions of Big Pharma, India's domestic industry may be thinning out.

Rising labor costs in China may result in increased competition for higher value services.

After a spate of industrial disasters, the public seeks greater oversight of corporations-so does FDA.

More information may be released to improve public understanding of regulatory policies.

Pfizer Suspends Tanezumab Program; Actavis Appoints CEO; And More.

Company and People Notes: Valeant and Biovail to Merge; GPhA Names Interim Director; And More.

GSK Acquires Laboratorios Phoenix; Catalent Makes Executive Appointments; And More.

Thermo Fisher to Acquire Fermentas; Pfizer Names Head of R&D; And More.

USP membership meeting prepared the standards-setting body to meet modern challenges.

Europe moves to place excipient GMP and GDP standards on the same level as active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Too much or too little control can actually lead to the same result.

From product development to finished patient kits, Rockwell Automation equipment is used throughout the entire process.

Bayer to Open San Francisco Innovation Hub; Lonza Bioscience Names COO; And More.

Genzyme (Cambridge, MA) signed a consent decree of permanent injunction that requires the company to correct manufacturing-quality violations at its Allston, Massachusetts, manufacturing facility.

Lonza Acquires MODA; Sigma-Aldrich Exec to Retire; And More.