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2015/08/27
WuXi PharmaTech's STA Subsidiary Receives First Approval from Japanese Regulatory Authorities
SHANGHAI, Aug. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX), a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, today announced that its small-molecule process development and manufacturing subsidiary Shanghai SynTheAll Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (STA) received its first approval from the Japan PMDA for the manufacture of the GMP intermediate of a branded commercial drug in July. STA is now the only Chinese contract manufacturing organization to have received approval to supply active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and GMP intermediates for branded commercial drugs from regulatory agencies in the United States, Canada, the European Union, Switzerland, China, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
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WuXi PharmaTech to Be Exclusive Supplier of Laboratory Testing Services to Lee's Pharm
SHANGHAI, August 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX), a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, and Lee's Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd. ("Lee's Pharm," Hong Kong Exchange Stock Code: 0950), a research-based biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Hong Kong with 20 years of operations in China, today announced that the two companies have signed an agreement whereby WuXi's Laboratory Testing Division (LTD) will be the exclusive supplier of laboratory testing services for Lee's Pharm.
Read more2015/08/14
Wuxi Pharmatech Enters Into Definitive Merger Agreement
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. ("WuXi" or the "Company") (NYSE: WX), a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries with operations in China and the United States, today announced that it has entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with New WuXi Life Science Limited ("Parent") and WuXi Merger Limited ("Merger Sub"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
Read more2015/08/10
WuXi PharmaTech and TruTag Technologies Complete Successful Testing of Edible On-Dose Authentication Solution for Pharmaceuticals
SHANGHAI and HONOLULU, August 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX), a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, and TruTag Technologies, Inc., developer of an innovative edible security platform for pharmaceuticals, today announced the successful completion of joint testing of TruTag's on-dose authentication solution.
Read more2015/05/22
Fosun Pharma, HOPU Investments, CEL Healthcare Fund, and WuXi PharmaTech to Jointly Acquire U.S. Innovative Biotechnology Company Ambrx
SHANGHAI, May 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A consortium ("the Consortium") consisting of entities affiliated with Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, HOPU Investments, China Everbright Limited's healthcare fund ("CEL Healthcare Fund"), and WuXi PharmaTech announced today that the Consortium has signed a merger agreement pursuant to which the Consortium will acquire Ambrx Inc. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015, subject to receipt of certain regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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