WuXi AppTec Completes Acquisition of OXGENE to Further Strengthen Cell and Gene Therapy Service Offerings for Global Customers

PHILADELPHIA and OXFORD, March 2, 2021 - WuXi AppTec, a leading global provider of R&D- and manufacturing-enabling services in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of OXGENE, a pioneering United Kingdom-based contract research and development organization that designs and develops scalable gene therapy technologies. This acquisition enables WuXi AppTec to offer its customers end-to-end support in the creation and development of cutting-edge cell and gene therapies for patients in need worldwide. More>>

Evonik recognized as a leading contract manufacturing organization for the pharmaceutical industry for the fourth year in a row

Essen, Germany. Evonik, one of the world’s largest contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMO) for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and advanced intermediates, has been recognized as a recipient of the 2021 CMO Leadership Awards across all six categories for the fourth year running. More>>

Colorcon, Inc. Launches Nutrafinish® Label Friendly Tablet Coatings for Nutritional Supplements Market

Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA, 23rd February 2021 - Colorcon, a world leader in the development and supply of film coating systems and excipients, today announces the expansion of its Nutrafinish® Film Coatings portfolio to include Label Friendly and TiO2-Free coating products for the nutritional and dietary supplements market. More>>

SGD Pharma takes lead in sustainability, awarded Platinum EcoVadis rating for the first time

Puteaux Cedex, FRANCE – XX January: SGD Pharma, a leading supplier of glass primary packaging in the pharmaceutical industry, has been awarded a ‘platinum’ rating by EcoVadis, positioning it in the top 1% of all companies rated worldwide. This highlights SGD Pharma’s commitment to sustainable practices and corporate social responsibility (CSR). EcoVadis is the internationally recognized sustainability ratings provider, evaluating over 75,000 companies globally across a range of different industries. More>>

Thermo Fisher Scientific launches online 2D-LC systems to characterize complex samples

GERMERING, Germany – (February 17, 2021) - Thermo Scientific Vanquish Online 2D-Liquid Chromatography (LC) Systems offer a robust and flexible platform for pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical R&D, food safety, environmental testing, omics and polymer analysis scientists to characterize complex samples in-depth with the highest confidence. More>>

Sygnature Discovery Creates 2nd Integrated Drug Discovery Site At Alderley Park

Sygnature Discovery, a world-leading integrated drug discovery and non-clinical solutions provider, has begun expanding into new state of the art laboratories at Bruntwood SciTech’s Alderley Park, Cheshire, adding Chemistry and Biology expertise to its DMPK and Translational Oncology teams already present on the site. More>>

Veristat Expands Biometrics Capabilities by Acquiring SQN Clinical

Builds on a shared pedigree of data management, statistics and programming excellence across all phases of clinical trials

 Veristat, a scientific-minded global clinical research organization (CRO), announced today the expansion of its biometrics capacities by acquiring SQN Clinical, a market-leader in the healthcare arena and one of the largest data focused specialty contract research companies in Europe. More>>

Altasciences Performs Phase I Studies for FDA Approval of Vibegron

Altasciences is pleased to have contributed to the recent FDA approval of Vibegron, by performing three early phase clinical trials. More>>

ACG launches ACG Laboratories by opening a Process Development Lab in Shirwal, India

Pharma/nutra manufacturing solutions giant, ACG, added another specialist division to its integrated global offering with the official inauguration of its first ACG Laboratories site – a lab for process development in Shirwal. More>>

New Advanced Biological Safety Cabinet Delivers Optimal Sample and User Protection

Watham, MA – (February 24, 2021) – Thermo Fisher Scientific has further expanded its offering of Class II Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs) with the addition of an advanced system, designed to meet the sample and user protection requirements of bioprocessing, clinical diagnostic and biopharmaceutical laboratories. More>>