Pharmaceutical distributors

Nymi today announced a strategic partnership with Caliber Technologies to accelerate digital transformation in pharmaceutical manufacturing. The partnership aims to enable passwordless authentication on the shop floor. This reduces manual logins and streamlines electronic signatures. Nymi offers the Band biometric, wearable device that authenticates users via fingerprint and facilitates a secure, continuous identity across applications,…

Roche and its Genentech unit today announced plans to invest more than $700 million in a new manufacturing facility in the U.S. The company plans to build a new 700,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art drug manufacturing plant in Holly Springs, North Carolina. It expects to add more than 400 high-wage manufacturing jobs once operational, plus more than…

ICU Medical and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory (OPF) announced the formation of a new joint venture to strengthen supply chain resiliency. In this joint venture, the companies say they formed Otsuka ICU Medical LLC. It aims to strengthen IV solutions supply chains and drive innovation in the North American market. The need for a more resilient…

Nelipak announced today that it received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus for its Derry, Northern Ireland facility. ISCC PLUS is a globally recognized standard tracking recycled and bio-based materials through the supply chain. It verifies that companies meet environmental and social standards. Cranston, Rhode Island-based Nelipak manufactures healthcare packaging solutions and offers complementary…

Aragen announced that it received a $100 million investment to support the expansion of its pharmaceutical outsourcing services. Quadria Capital, an Asian healthcare-focused private equity fund, made the investment. This results in the company acquiring a minority stake in Aragen, primarily through a fresh capital infusion. A small portion comes from the sale of shares…

Merck agreed to acquire a vaccine manufacturing facility in Ireland from WuXi, the Irish Foreign Direct Investment Arm (IDA) announced today. IDA Ireland said the move comes as part of long-term plans in Ireland for Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), Rahway, New Jersey–based Merck’s Ireland business. The acquisition of the facility, located in Dundalk, brings…

PharmaEssentia has reaffirmed its commitment to creating access to critical interferon therapies amid a reported global shortage. The Burlington, Massachusetts-based company noted a recent reported shortage of Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a), a treatment for hepatitis C and B. With concerns growing over drug shortages for other therapies, the company said its established cGMP manufacturing network and…

Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) announced that it plans to invest $3 billion in the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. In April, Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly acquired the plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, from sterile manufacturer Nexus. The company expects its investment to extend its global parenteral (injectable) product manufacturing network. It aims to…

Novavax announced today that it signed a definitive agreement to sell a European manufacturing plant to Novo Nordisk for $200 million. The agreement centers around the company’s facility in Bohumil, Czech Republic, about 25 miles outside of Prague. It includes a transfer of assets, including a 150,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art recombinant protein manufacturing facility. That includes support…

Nipro PharmaPackaging announced today that it launched new D2F (direct-to-fill) glass vials powered by Stevanato Group technology. The vials feature Stevanato’s EZ-fill technology to offer a high-quality, ready-to-use (RTU) solution. Nipro designed the vials to meet the rigorous standards and increasing requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. D2F vials are washed, depyrogenated, packaged in nest and…