At Pharmintech, MG Compact will be the standard bearer of MG2 continuous motion capsule fillers dedicated to production. Featuring a small footprint and a modular conception, MG Compact can reach
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AstraZeneca Plc has said today that its blood-thinning drug Brilinta failed to help stroke patients as hoped in a major clinical trial. Brilinta didn’t outperform aspirin in the three-month long
According to the Irish Times the Irish-American private equity fund Carlyle Cardinal is among the bidders shortlisted to acquire the Mater Private hospital group. The Irish Times has learned that
After strong growth in recent years, OPTIMA packaging group GmbH (Schwäbisch Hall, Germany) was able to keep the consolidated sales volume of over 330 million Euros at a high level
A Trinity College Dublin spin-off bio-pharma company has been sold to a US firm for €5.4m and 265,000 shares. Genable Technologies, which makes gene-based drugs that treat genetic diseases, has been
Multinational pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced a new €12m investment at its manufacturing plant outside Cork city in Currabinny. GSK said that €9.5m will be spent on its Kilo Scale
Allergan, which is being bought by Pfizer, has today reported better than expected revenue. The company said its results were helped by strong performance in its US brands segment, which sells
500 new jobs by three different companies have been announced for counties Dublin, Carlow, Cork and Tipperary. The majority of the jobs are expected to come on stream by the end
100 new high-skill jobs are to be created in Dublin over the next 18 months by a pharmaceutical research company. APC Ltd helps drug companies to convert molecules developed in
People who take medication know how important the patient information leaflet is, but they also never know where to put it when the pack has been opened. Once a tablet
Team Horizon, the global life sciences engineering solutions provider with an expert focus on the pharma and biopharma manufacturing processes, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark McLean as
Drugmaker Shire agreed to acquire Baxalta International Inc after a six-month pursuit with $32bn cash and stock offer that will make it one of the world’s leading rare disease specialists.
Dublin-based drug maker Shire has made a new acquisition offer for peer Baxalta International that is roughly in line with the latter’s valuation expectations, according to people familiar with the
Malin, an Irish-based company set up by a number of former Elan executives is to invest in privately held life science assets, Poseida Therapeutics. The deal will see Malin acquire a
French company Sanofi and German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim have entered exclusive negotiations to swap businesses. This move would turn the French company into a major force in consumer healthcare while Boehringer would
Team Horizon, the global life-science services firm, has expanded its global footprint with the announcement of a new office in Philadelphia. Founded in Westport, the company’s core expertise is in
Minister for Jobs Mr Richard Bruton has announced a joint investment of €10 million by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) in a partnership
Pfizer is in talks to acquire Allergan in a $370 to $380 deal for each Allergan share, the global drug industry’s largest ever. While negotiations have made progress in recent days,
Pharmaceuticals company Roche is pulling out of four of its facilities worlwide, including its site in Clare, with 240 jobs set to go unless a replacement firm is found.
Pharmaceutical giant, Almac has bought out Arran Chemicals, a privately-owned company based in Athlone. The Northern Ireland company currently employs 57 people, and the move increases Almac’s global workforce to more
Allergan’s revenue has almost doubled as demand for the company’s branded pharmaceuticals and medical-aesthetics products soared. Shares in the Dublin- based company are up 21% this year and results in its
Team Horizon, the global life-science services firm with an expert focus on pharma and biopharma manufacturing processes, has won the Small Business Award 2015 at the Connacht final of the
Pfizer is to create approximately 130 jobs across three manufacturing sites in Ireland; Grange Castle in Dublin and Little Island and Ringaskiddy in Cork. The company already employs approximately 3,200
A sensor capsule developed in Ireland is set to radically improve the efficient production and quality of biopharmaceutical therapies, benefiting
Overnight price increases of Daraprim drug by the US start-up, Turing Pharmaceutical is impacting pharmaceutical sectors worldwide. The company had
Merrion Pharmaceuticals says its survival is dependent on Declan Ryan’s Irelandia Investments not calling in an overdue loan as it
Irish engineering firm PM Group doesn’t intend plotting a stock market flotation yet, with a strong enough balance sheet to
Minister at State, Sean Sherlock TD opened the fifth PharmaChemical Ireland (PCI), Parenteral Drugs Association (PDA), International Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE)
Dublin-based clinical research group Venn Life Sciences is to acquire Kinesis Pharma for a total consideration of up to €6.5
Investec & Irish Exporters Association: FDI companies dominate Ireland’s export industry -Investec Sponsored Irish Exporters Association Report shows significant growth
Tullamore, Ireland – September 16th 2015. Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation Damien English today announced that Nexvet Biopharma (Nasdaq:
Preliminary figures for July show that seasonally adjusted goods exports fell by €596m, or 6pc, to €8.76bn from June, according
The biggest drug manufacturer in India in terms of revenue is trying to control costs that have spiralled since it
Dublin could be in line for another jobs boost with a planned multi-million euro expansion of a US-owned pharma outsourcing
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is paying up to $1.25 billion for the rights to a developing fibrosis drug in a deal
The company say that the new jobs have arisen largely from its ability to attract new industrial partnerships that were
Irish life sciences investment firm Malin will appoint director and former Elan chief Kelly Martin as its chief executive as
US-headquartered generic drug manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals is to create up to 300 jobs in Tipperary following its acquisition of the
Up to 300 new jobs could be created by a global pharmaceutical packaging giant in the coming years on a
The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (Nibrt) said today that Dominic Carolan is to succeed Dr Reg Shaw
Alexion Pharmaceuticals today announced plans to significantly expand its operations in Ireland by constructing the Company’s first ever biologics manufacturing
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, today said that despite disappointing preliminary growth figures for the third quarter, the
450 delegates from food and drink businesses across the UK and Ireland attended the inaugural Sustainable Food & Beverage Manufacturing