pharmaceutical

Fish oil producer SeaDragon has announced a deal with Portugal’s Pescarias Cayon & Garcia to deliver squalene.

Hundreds of women in Australia who have used Yasmin and Yaz oral contraceptive drugs are reportedly interested in a class action lawsuit.

Global pharmaceutical giant Roche has announced that it will invest 800 million Swiss francs (about AUD 926 million at the time of writing) in boosting its biologics manufacturing capacity over the next five years.

Pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis will cut staff as it deals with regulatory and clinical trial setbacks.

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca Australia is to invest an additional $20.2 million into its Sydney manufacturing operation to boost production of one of its key asthma medications.

Australian biotech company, Cellmid has announced that it will acquire Japanese company Advangen.

The CSIRO has allegedly duped the Swiss-based multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis into buying anti-counterfeit technology that can be easily compromised.

Big Australian pharmaceutical companies are exposed to a “patent cliff”, according to a new PriceWaterhouseCoopers report.

Medical equipment manufacturer ResMed says a push to re-unionise its workers may force it to move some operations offshore.

IBISWorld’s research predicts that the Australian pharmaceutical industry will see continued consolidation and slowed growth due to expirations in patent protection and other factors.

New Zealand’s largest pharmaceuticals manufacturer, Douglas Pharmaceuticals, will remain a New Zealand company after rejecting takeover bids.

Adelaide based Ellex Medical lasers has announced that it has secured a manufacturing contract by handheld ultrasound device developer Signostics.

DSM Pharmaceutical Products, the custom manufacturing and technology business for Royal DSM, has entered into a biologics contract manufacturing agreement with Paranta Biosciences of Melbourne, Australia.

Australian Pharmaceutical manufacturing looks set for substantial growth to meet the increasing demand of Asian health-care products.

A one off plan to import raw poppies will secure manufacturing jobs in Tasmania.

A 20-year veteran of the medical device industry, Barry Thomas of Australia’s Cook Medical, has been awarded a 2012 Australian Export Hero Award.

Australian medical devices company ResMed has spoken out against the rumoured cuts to the R&D tax incentive.

Mark Rawet, Tubing Business Manager of Watson-Marlow’s Manufacturing Plant in Falmouth, explains why processing equipment manufacturers need to adapt processes to meet industry demands.

The worldwide laboratory automation market is set to reach US$4.1 billion by 2015, according to Global Industry Analysts.

3D printing adds a whole new dimension for industrial designers, and has the potential to revolutionise the manufacturing industry.