Puerto Rico
Industry
Following disappointing financial results, Canadian firm Biovail has revealed a restructuring plan. The drugmaker will close two foreign manufacturing plants and will increasingly...
2008-05-12Industry
Baxter's heparin production problems appear to have given a boost to APP Pharmaceuticals, which had been expecting a tough year after it parted company with its biotech interests...
2008-03-11Industry
A US senate bill (S.B. 2190) that would have allowed collective bargaining for Puerto Rico's healthcare providers looks set to fail after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offered...
2008-02-05Companies
Canadian contract drugmaker Patheon has bitten the bullet and put its loss making plant in Carolina, Puerto Rico up for sale, much to the relief of BMI. Rightly in our opinion, the...
2007-12-18Industry
UK-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that it will close its manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico, becoming the latest multinational to downsize operation in the US-affiliated...
2007-10-25Companies
Troubled Canadian contract drugmaker Patheon is blaming its Puerto Rico operations for the company's latest set of poor quarterly results, which once again failed to meet
2007-09-24Companies
The Department of Health of Puerto Rico has unveiled a plan to deal with future health emergencies and ensure the availability of free essential medicines, such as antibiotics, vaccines,...
2007-07-03Companies
Canadian contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) Patheon has reported continued problems at manufacturing facilities in Puerto Rico. The company purchased local firm MOVA for US$350mn...
2006-08-17
