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Hovione, Solvias collaborate to provide for improved drug solubility

Monday, December 3, 2012 10:54 AM

Hovione, a global group dedicated to the cGMP development and manufacture of APIs, and Solvia, a privately held solutions provider based in Basel, Switzerland, have established a collaboration focused on the development and GMP supply of pharmaceutical co-crystals.

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Patheon to acquire Banner Pharmacaps

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:24 AM

Patheon, a Durham, N.C.-based provider of contract development and manufacturing services, has signed a definitive agreement with Vion, a global manufacturer of foodstuffs and ingredients based in the Netherlands, to acquire Banner Pharmacaps, a High Point, N.C.-based specialty pharmaceutical business dedicated to the research, development and manufacturing of unique gelatin-based dosage forms.

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Sunovion to acquire Elevation Pharma

Thursday, August 30, 2012 01:42 PM

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, a Marlborough, Mass.-based pharmaceutical company focused on the central nervous system and respiratory disease, has agreed to acquire San Diego-based Elevation Pharmaceuticals, which specializes in the development of new aerosol therapies for patients with respiratory diseases.

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Accovion GmbH expands global presence in Spain

Monday, June 25, 2012 10:31 AM

Accovion GmbH, a full-service provider of clinical development services based in Eschborn, Germany, has launched an additional subsidiary in Spain.

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Seven global biopharmas form neuroscience consortium

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 02:56 PM

Seven global biopharmaceutical companies have formed the Massachusetts Neuroscience Consortium, which will fund pre-clinical neuroscience at Massachusetts academic and research institutions. Participants include Abbott, Biogen Idec, EMD Serono, Janssen Research & Development, Merck, Pfizer and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals.

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Hovione appoints Minchom vice president

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 09:14 AM

Dr. Colin Minchom has been appointed as vice president of Hovione’s particle design business unit. He will be based in East Windsor, N.J., and report to Guy Villax, CEO of Hovione.

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Icon boosts its presence in Asia with acquisition of Chinese CRO BeijingWits Medical Consulting

Monday, December 19, 2011 10:13 AM

Now that many mid-tier CROs have been acquired by either equity investment firms or other CROs and the trend has slowed, a new form of consolidation is emerging. Robust CROs are rounding out their offerings with small but strategic acquisitions to make them bigger, stronger and more complete. The ultimate goal: to continue winning lucrative strategic outsourcing agreements from sponsors.  

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Quintiles fills in service offerings with acquisitions

Monday, November 7, 2011 08:00 AM

Quintiles has been on an acquisitions spree. 

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Quintiles to acquire Advion BioServices

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:01 PM

Quintiles has agreed to buy Advion BioServices, a 19-year-old bioanalytical lab that recently penned a strategic partnership with Eli Lilly.

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German CRO opens U.K. subsidiary

Thursday, May 26, 2011 02:37 PM

Accovion, a European CRO based in Eschborn, Germany, has extended its reach into what it terms a “key strategic territory” with a new subsidiary, Accovion Ltd., in Windsor, U.K., according to PharmaTimes.

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