Life Sciences News
Archive 2010
.Virginia International Logistics becomes Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Passport Certified30 Nov 2010
On the 29th November 2010, international logistics provider Virginia Logistics was presented with the prestidigious certificate in Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
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A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS 2011
23 Dec 2010
Despite the ongoing economic challenges, 2010 has been an excellent year for Irish export companies, and for Life Sciences companies in particular.
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Ireland becoming GDP more compliant
23 Dec 2010
Many Irish enterprises are now faced with economic challenges rarely seen before, but despite the difficult and challenging times, there also exist opportunities. The question is where?
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EU and India resolve dispute over generic drugs
21 Dec 2010
An issue brought to the WTO in 2009 over generic drugs involving the European Union and India was resolved on Friday, December 15th.
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China committed to reduce sales of counterfeit drugs on the internet
2 Nov 2010
The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently launched a campaign to reduce the number of web sites providing information on fake drugs and the illegal sales of these drugs on the internet.
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DHL Global Forwarding obtained the GDP Passport
1 Nov 2010
The IEA Life Sciences Ireland this month awarded the GDP Passport status in Good Distribution Practice for the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry to DHL Global Forwardin
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The search for Life Sciences Exporter of the Year 2010 has begun, with the Irish Exporters Association and Kuehne+Nagel linking up to promote the Export Industry Awards
8 Oct 2010
The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has linked up with the Keuhne+Nagel in the search for the Life Sciences Exporter of the Year 2010, a key category in the National Export Industry Awards.
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4.7 billion project to boost Kerry pharma research industry
5 Oct 2010
The Saudi Arabian government has been approched about funding the entire cost of the €4.7 billion project which aims to create 4,500 pharmaceutical research jobs in County Kerry
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Botox still keeping the west smiling
5 Oct 2010
Cosmetic pharmaceuticals markets worldwide are experiencing an extraordinary increase and the West of Ireland is giving them their best smile. Worldwide supply of Botox is produced in Westport Allergan plant.
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Awards of Good Distribution Practice (GDP)presented to Expeditors
5 Oct 2010
The IEA Life Sciences Ireland on the 4thth October 2010 awarded the GDP Passport status in Good Distribution Practice for the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry to Expeditors in a ceremony at Expeditors facility in Dublin.
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Blue FX Country Currency Update
23 Jul 2010
Friday 23 July @ 0945: EURUSD – 1.2953: EURGBP – 0.8420 (Fri 16 July: EURUSD – 1.2940: EURGBP – 0.8435) The Euro was centre of attention again this week, with bank stress test results being released this evening at 5 and news about Ireland and Hungary earlier in the week setting a nervous tone for the week.
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Big Interest in Becoming a Supplier to the Irish Life Sciences Manufacturing Sector Clinic
20 Jul 2010
The Clinic, free for IEA Members, organised by the IEA Life Sciences Ireland in collaboration with OLP Life Sciences, was very well received by Irish companies, and fully booked in few hours just after it was announced.
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Awards of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) presented at IEA Life Sciences Ireland yesterday (12th May 2010) to CEVA Logistics and KWE
13 May 2010
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Consumer Research Results Published by IMB
16 Apr 2010
The IMB recently conducted research into the level of research that people conduct before buying/taking medicines. The results were interesting; showing the 3 out of 4 people read information regarding the medicine before taking it and 1 in 4 people would consult the Internet before buying or taking a product.
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Banned Medicines from China Circulating in the UK
16 Apr 2010
The MHRA have issued warning to the UK market about the fact that there are more than 900 packs of potentially dangerous traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) being sold on the market.
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Pharmaceuticals Account for Quarter of Exports But Only 2% of Jobs
15 Apr 2010
Most exports flagged in recent years due to the economic downturn, but for Ireland, the success of pharmaceutical exports has actually increased our level of exports. Although the life sciences area, which accounts for drugs and medical devices, accounts for over a quarter of our exports but the industry itself only employs about 2% of the workforce.
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Development of Potential New Cancer Drugs
16 Apr 2010
A research team in University College Cork have developed potential new cancer drugs and are due to begin commercial development in biotech form Lee Oncology. This will be conducted under a licensing agreement for intellectual property.
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Research Funding Difficulties
9 Apr 2010
Over 9000 people have signed an online petition in response to the EU’s increasingly complex research funding and regulatory procedures and are becoming more and more fed up.
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Life Sciences Sector Ireland
9 Apr 2010
In order to benefit both patients and profits, Irish Life Science companies need to learn how to embrace change and innovation. In the last few decades’ huge amounts of money have been invested into Ireland’s economy in this area, which has resulted in a booming sector, which employs over 50,000 employees in over 350 companies.
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Increase in Production by 13.7% in February
12 Apr 2010
A rise of 13.7& in annual industrial production has been seen in February 2010 compared to the figure in February 2009 according to the Central Statistics Office.
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Cuts at Clonmel Hospital Cause Protests
16 Apr 2010
Between 15,000 – 20,000 protesters gathered in the centre of the town to object to cuts made by the HSE to South Tipperary General Hospital (STGH). The HSE has set out a plan to reconfigure hospitals in the southeast.
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Large Pharmaceutical Companies are not Trusted By Patients Groups
12 Mar 2010
Of 665 organisations assessed by PatientView, which examines the opinions and views of patient groups around the world, only 37% of them thought that the pharmaceutical industry was trustworthy.
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Teva Beats Pfizer to Secure Ratiopharm
16 Apr 2010
After 9 long months of bidding, Teva have finally beaten Pfizer in the takeover of generic pharmaceuticals company Ratiopharm. Teva offered €200 million more than its rivals, and secured the deal for €3.6bn.
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Initial Trials of New Aspirin
16 Apr 2010
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Challenges Facing Irelands Pharmaceutical Sector
17 Mar 2010
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Counterfeit Medicines
16 Mar 2010
The European market is said to generate more than €10.5 billion every year. Counterfeit medicines, which have been discovered at EU borders, have increased seven fold in only 2 years from “560,598 articles in 2005 to 4,081,056 in 2007” .
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Innovative Medicines Initiative
16 Apr 2010
The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is a European funding scheme, which invests €2 billion and encourages “academic groups, small enterprises and not-for-profit agencies to join forces with multinational pharmaceutical companies and lay the groundwork for new therapies”.
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Increased Prosecutions by FDA Division
4 Mar 2010
There are plans to increase prosecutions against Food and Drug industry executives by the Pharmaceutical and Food Administration. This has come about as an attempt to change the focus of their criminal division.
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250 Jobs Created in Athlone
1 Mar 2010
Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) began recruiting 50 employees out of its planned 250 jobs for their new research facility in Athlone. PPD carry out testing for clinical and commercial programs for drug development for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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315 Job Cuts in Waterford
16 Apr 2010
Teva Pharmaceuticals in Waterford announced to their staff, on the 25th of February, that there would 50% of their 730 workforce would be made redundant.
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Heath and Social Care Regulatory Forum: New Publication
25 Jan 2010
This new publication (Framework for Public and Service User Involvement in Health and Social Care Regulation in Ireland) was published by the forum in order to promote greater service user involvement between agencies responsible for patient safety, and to ensure high quality in the Irish Health Services.
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Registration of persons responsible for placing Medical Devices on the market in accordance with Directive 93/42/EEC and S.I. No 252 of 1994
16 Apr 2010
The application for the registration of people and/or companies accountable for placing medical devices on the market has been changed by the Irish Medicines Board. Part of the change includes up to date instructions for applicants in how to submit this application to the Irish Medicines Board.
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Registration of persons responsible for placing Medical Devices on the market in accordance with Directive 93/42/EEC and S.I. No 252 of 1994
16 Apr 2010
The application for the registration of people and/or companies accountable for placing medical devices on the market has been changed by the Irish Medicines Board. Part of the change includes up to date instructions for applicants in how to submit this application to the Irish Medicines Board.
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Registration of persons responsible for placing In-vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices on the market in accordance with Directive 98/79/EC and S.I. No. 304 of 2001
16 Apr 2010
The application for the registration of people and/or companies accountable for placing in-vitro diagnostic medical devices on the market has been changed by the Irish Medicines Board. Part of the change includes an update for applicants on the instructions of how to submit this application to the Irish Medicines Board.
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Application Form for an Export Certificate
16 Apr 2010
Application Form for an Export Certificate
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Reporting Adverse Incidents and Disseminating Medical Device Alerts
10 Feb 2010
This document explains MHRA’s voluntary adverse incident reporting system.
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Value of Exports decline by 14.2%
22 Jan 2010
Recent figures show that there was still a drop of 14.2% in the value of exports between November 2008 and November 2009, even though pharmaceuticals continued to sustain Ireland’s trade at the end of last year. Exports dropped by 1% between October and November, while imports increased by 6%.
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Worst Year for Exporters
7 Jan 2010
Although Irish exports are still performing relatively strongly, this past year has been one of the worst years on record for traditional Irish manufacturers trying to sell in export markets. Exports of goods and services fell to €154 billion, down 1%. Apart from life sciences, export sales dropped by €6.1 billion.
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Life Sciences Industry The Way Forward
12 Jan 2009
The Life Sciences sector contributes to nearly half of all exports from Ireland - €43.5 billion which is equivalent to 49% of our exports. This sector doesn’t seem to be as affected by the turbulent economy and isn’t as vulnerable as other sectors have been. Although we have significant help from large international companies such as Pfizer, Genzyme and Wyeth, we also have a number of indigenous firms, which are keeping the sector going. These are key to expanding our share in the global market of life sciences.
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European Medicines Agency Road Map to 2015
23 Feb 2010
On 26 January 2010, the European Medicines Agency published a draft paper setting out its vision for the strategic development of the Agency for the five years to 2015.
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Over the Counter Medicines More Expensive in Ireland
22 Feb 2010
A recent study has found that people in the Republic of Ireland are paying nearly twice as much for over the counter medicines than those in the UK. Some medicines, such as painkillers and herbal medicines, are up to 91% dearer than the exact same ones being sold in the UK. Even though there have been price reductions on these prices in Ireland, we are still paying way over the top.
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Leading Exporter - China
10 Feb 2010
Last year, China overtook Germany to become the world’s largest exporting country. Germany was Europe’s largest exporter but they took a dramatic hit due to the current economic situation.
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Currency Market Update- 13th August
30 Aug 2010
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