Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Asbestos-Tainted Makeup Should Be a Wake-Up Call

June 24, 2019

Tracy Walsh and Clive Crook, Bloomberg Opinion

The beauty industry has come a long way since the days of arsenic scrubs and lead-based face creams. But maybe it hasn’t come far enough.

Fourth Carcinogen Discovered in Heart Pills Used by Millions

June 19, 2019

Bloomberg

An online pharmacy told U.S. regulators it found another cancer-causing chemical in widely prescribed blood-pressure pills, raising new questions about a complex global web of companies that produces medicine for millions of people.

Growing Supplier Visibility While Cutting Costs Through Automation

June 17, 2019

Dun & Bradstreet

Challenge: A customer was standardizing and automating its global third-party risk management program, and the company needed configurable risk-based screening and custom open-source search capability in a globally integrated workflow solution. The company also wanted to accelerate its onboarding and due-diligence processes — while controlling costs and ensuring procedural variances were standardized.

MilliporeSigma Launches Four-Year Push for Packaging Sustainability

June 10, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The quest for supply-chain sustainability requires paying as much attention to the package as the product inside it.

How to Modernize Your EDI Effectively

June 10, 2019

Comarch

Heart-Drug Suppliers for Millions Faulted Over Data, Bugs, Dirt

Heart-Drug Suppliers for Millions Faulted Over Data, Bugs and Dirt

May 17, 2019

Bloomberg

Most of the tainted drugs originated in India and China, which have become popular sources of generic medications and active-drug ingredients as producers and health-care providers try to hold down costs.

China's War on Healthcare Costs Lures India's Top Drugmaker

May 7, 2019

Bloomberg

Sun Pharmaceutical is scouting for a partner in China to help it win a larger piece of the world’s second-largest drug market, where the government is on a mission to drive down the cost of healthcare.

Drug Giants Look for Growth Fuel as Older Blockbusters Show Age

May 2, 2019

Bloomberg

The U.S.’s biggest pharmaceutical companies are beginning to prepare for a new and potentially challenging chapter after reaping the rewards of a fruitful period of cancer research.

Popular Heart Drugs Tainted by Carcinogens Face Wave of Lawsuits

April 25, 2019

Bloomberg

Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against drug makers and sellers over widely prescribed generic heart medications tainted with potential carcinogens.

Drugmakers Stockpiling for Brexit: How Long Do We Wait?

April 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Pharma companies ramped up their stockpiles of drugs to prepare for a potentially chaotic Brexit. Now they’re in the dark about how long they’ll need to hold them.

Pharmaceutical/Biotech

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