Manufacturing & Packaging

Pharmaceutical Commerce's annual Cold Chain Sourcebook projects 52% growth between 2014 and 2020

Flexi-Cap Protect prevents breakage at both the tops and bottoms of vials

Quad-C investment will enable future acquisitions

New healthcare proposals re-open talk of drug importation

Government at all levels are trying to mobilize to address the crisis

New survey finds more digitally-savvy healthcare providers, challenging reps' presentation capabilities

Marken offers tailored logistics services to research community

Latest 'delegated regulation' of the Falsified Medicines Directive is promulgated

Acsis polls industry sentiment; TraceLink touts doubling of revenue

Good growth is occurring in the vaccine business, despite the hurdles of public perceptions and public-health funding shortfalls

A 'performance curve' chart for containers could simplify the design process

Design analysis can dictate blister composition

Despite a flurry of specialty pharmaceuticals in innovative formats, traditional powder-based dosages will always be a mainstay

Student entries will compete for an award in addition to the commercial contest

Contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) want to be more reliable business partners to pharma

Viral products, IVIG and stem cell production is coming online

Market-data firm estimates 2020 global drug sales at $987 billion

Heightened concern over adherence and product stability may win over more pharma clients

The Parenteral Drug Association offers risk management guidance*

Persistent drug shortages are mostly attributable to manufacturing quality problems, but the economics of low-margin generic manufacturing challenge the industry

More complex products and higher risk are changing the nature of pharmaceutical outsourcing

The perverse fascination that the business press has with pharma layoffs masks the industry's underlying strength

In the big swing to specialty pharmaceuticals and distribution, some manufacturers are looking for 'good enough' services

Newly branded company is one of the largest contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) in the world

Fast-tracked product is acclaimed by FDA as well as its developer, Kaléo

Both pharmacological and economic factors drive the decision to use these technologies

Cold chain packagers balance cost, performance and compliance approaches

The trend toward self-administered drugs creates a pressing need for better patient-education resources

Contract packager addresses growing clinical-products business