SANOFI CALLS ON CMO FOR REPEAT C14 PROJECT09 August 2010FRENCH pharmaceutical company sanofi-aventis has again selected SCM Pharma for the fast-tracked fill/finish of a radio-labelled product.

CMO UNVEILS TESTING SERVICES02 August 2010SCM Pharma launches two new testing services to complement its sterile fill/finish capabilities and reduce risks associated with offsite testing .

UK CMO SECURES NEW BUSINESS19 July 2010FILL/FINISH specialist SCM Pharma has picked up several new and repeat contracts that will initially be worth around 500k GBP, including its first US-based client.

PHARMA BOSS GIVEN OBE15 June 2010DIRECTOR of SCM Pharma, Fiona Cruickshank, has been awarded with an OBE following the unveiling of the Queen's annual 2010 Birthday Honours List.

NORTH-EAST FIRMS SET FOR HIGH-PROFILE TRADE MISSION 07 June 2010A SELECTION of companies associated with the life science and healthcare sectors from across the region will be heading across to Sweden next week in a bid to develop and strengthen Anglo-Swedish trade relations, including contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) SCM Pharma.

CMO Hires New Chief07 May 2010UK-BASED SCM Pharma has appointed a new managing director in a bid to accelerate the company’s growth

SCM Delivers for University of Oxford04 May 2010FILL/FINISH specialist SCM Pharma (www.scm-pharma.com) has successfully completed a fast-tracked aseptic processing project for internationally-famous academic institution, the University of Oxford.

CMO Set for U.S. Debut13 April 2010SPECIALIST contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) SCM Pharma is set to cross the pond in order to officially launch its service offering to the US market.

Pharma Firm Welcomes Young Scientists12 April 2010SCIENCE students from a North-East university were given a unique insight into the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing following a visit to a specialist local company.

PHARMA FIRM SELECTS CMO FOR CLINICAL TRIAL SUPPLY01 March 2010SPECIALIST pharmaceutical company Auralis is utilising the manufacturing services of UK-based SCM Pharma for the supply of its new product Buccolam™ that is currently going through a paediatric clinical trial.

SPECIALIST CMO GRANTED SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL EXPANSION 09 February 2010A FAST-GROWING contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) in the UK has been awarded a major grant by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to help support the company’s international growth plans.

FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR TO SPEAK AT UNIVERSITY EVENT 21 January 2010LEADING businesswoman Fiona Cruickshank has been unveiled as a main speaker at the forthcoming Industrial Pharmacy Group (IPG) Meeting 2010 at John Moores University in Liverpool.

SPECIALIST CMO TO LAUNCH CLIENT PORTAL24 December 2009INNOVATIVE SCM Pharma is to roll-out its recently developed Client Portal in a bid to add more value to its account management function and reinforce its customer-focused approach.

SCM PHARMA WORKS SMARTER WITH MUCKLE LLP08 December 2009LEADING North East commercial law firm Muckle LLP has been providing a flexible way of working in partnership with client SCM Pharma to help the highly-specialised drugs manufacturer achieve further success in the current economic climate.

THE OUTLOOK FOR PHARMA28 October 2009The pharmaceutical industry has been slow to keep pace with its counterparts but I believe this is changing. Potentially, the next 10 to15 years could see new medicines and treatments being introduced that historically may have a similar impact to when antibiotics were produced in the mid-1900s.

SPECIALIST CMO LAUNCHES COMMERCIAL SUPPLY SERVICE01 October 2009UK-BASED SCM Pharma is officially launching a commercial supply service at ICSE/BioPH 2009 (hall 8 stand Bio18) and has already secured its first long-term ongoing contracts.

STAR STUDENT SCOOPS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD30 July 2009HELEN Anderson of CMO SCM Pharma has picked up a ‘Top Student’ award at TyneMet College after attaining top marks in an incredible 52 assignments over a two year period to qualify as a BNC Pharmacy Technician

Sanofi appoints specialist CMO12 May 2009UK-BASED contract manufacturing organisation (CMO), SCM Pharma, has picked up its first project with Sanofi-aventis for the fill/finish of a radiolabelled product.

SCM SECURES MHRA APPROVAL 16 March 2009SCM Pharma has once again passed its biennial inspection from the Medicines and Health Care Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

TWO BECOME ONE12 March 2009SCM Pharma and its innovative work with Glide Pharma has been showcased in a global promotional campaign spearheaded by Regional Development Agency One NorthEast (ONE) as part of the latest phase of its ‘Passionate people. Passionate places’ campaign.

CMO COMPLETES PROJECT WITH WORLD-FAMOUS UNIVERSITY 05 March 2009UK-BASED contract manufacturing Organisation (CMO), SCM Pharma, has completed a three-year product supply programme with the University of Cambridge for a clinical trial involving patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.

Where science meets art18 February 2009At its Northumberland headquarters, pharmaceutical company SCM Pharma , commissioned local artist Neil Armstrong to develop an installation that could be on permanent show. The brief was to illustrate through video, how the company works and its ethos.

SCM PHARMA APPOINTS NEW MD TO DRIVE GLOBAL GROWTH10 February 2009NORTHUMBERLAND-based pharmaceutical company, SCM Pharma, has restructured its senior management team by appointing Shirley Dann as its new managing director to spearhead its expansion

Moving towards a more sterile future… 15 January 2009The pharmaceutical industry is seeing more of a shift to biological products which by their nature require aseptic filling; Brian Dougherty, chairman of SCM Pharma Ltd, examines the changing nature of the industry and the challenges that this poses for the future.

‘SPECIAL’ ACQUISITION AS SCM PHARMA ANNOUNCES GLOBAL EXPANSION14 November 2008One of the region’s leading pharmaceutical firms, The Specials Laboratory, today announces the completion of a buy-out deal by United Drug plc.