INDUSTRY NEWS

Rondo-Pak Adds Sales and Marketing SVP
[05/02/2017]

David Phillipes has been appointed senior vice president of sales and marketing at Rondo-Pak. In this role, Mr. Phillipes will collaborate with the company’s senior-level executives to develop sales strategies for the co...

Samsung BioLogics named best bio product firm in Asia
[05/02/2017]

The biosimilar product manufacturing affiliate of Samsung Group said it won the recognition at the Asia-Pacific Bioprocessing Excellence Awards 2017 in Singapore for achieving improvements in quality and manufacturing sp...

CPhI expands in Middle East & Africa with Abu Dhabi event in 2018
[05/02/2017]

UBM EMEA announces the rebranding and relocation of CPhI Istanbul into CPhI Middle East & Africa, which will open next year (3-5 September 2018) at ADNEC Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). ...

Drugs to Watch 2017
[05/02/2017]

Ranked by highest sales forecast for 2021, the expected blockbuster 2017 launches are Roche’s Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) for multiple sclerosis (MS), Regeneron and Sanofi’s Dupixent (dupilumab) for allergic conditions, AstraZ...

US FDA approves Xermelo with SSA therapy to treat carcinoid syndrome diarrhoea
[05/02/2017]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lexicon Pharmaceuticals’ Xermelo (telotristat ethyl) tablets in combination with somatostatin analog (SSA) therapy to treat adults with carcinoid syndrome diarrhoea....

Alcoa to restart Lake Charles, Louisiana, petcoke calciner in June: spokesman
[05/02/2017]

US aluminum producer Alcoa is finishing repair work on a rotary kiln at its Lake Charles, Louisiana, petroleum coke calciner, with the aim of restarting the facility in June for what would be the first time in almost 18 ...

CPHI China is coming!
[05/31/2017]

CPhI China is the most comprehensive pure pharma focused event for domestic and international pharmaceutical companies in Asia.Bringing together over 35,000 pharma professionals from more than 120 countries around the wo...

Why 2017 May Be the Best Year Ever
[05/02/2017]

There’s a broad consensus that the world is falling apart, with every headline reminding us that life is getting worse.Except that it isn’t. In fact, by some important metrics, 2016 was the best year in the history of hu...