Sep25Wed

Member News from Almac Group

Almac Pharma Services Achieves Unprecedented Global Regulatory Milestone
Three successful regulatory inspections completed in two weeks

Craigavon, U.K., 25 Sep 2019 Almac Pharma Services, part of the global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organisation, the Almac Group, has announced the successful completion of three global regulatory GMP inspections across three facilities in the space of just two weeks.

The UK MHRA conducted a routine GMP audit at the company’s Charnwood, UK facility. The 230,000ft2 site, based in Loughborough, was acquired by Almac in 2015 and provides GMP development and manufacturing of solid oral dose clinical trial materials and small scale commercial volumes. The three day inspection of the site’s quality systems resulted in no critical or major findings.

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Sep20Fri

Roundtable with Northern Irish Civil Servant

BREXIT ON THE MENU AS IRISH BUSINESS CHAMBER HOSTS NORTHERN IRISH DIPLOMAT

What happens next with Brexit is far from clear. The outcome is a moving target.

It’s one man’s job to take the long view, to inform Northern Irish government officials of the range of possibilities, depending on that eventual outcome.

Dr. Andrew McCormick, director of general international relations, is Northern Ireland’s senior civil servant. He spoke before the Irish American Business Chamber & Network in Philadelphia recently to share what he knows—about Brexit’s potential impact on the peace process and how the lingering political uncertainties might affect the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, along with the impact on the economy and U.S. businesses that have headquarters or operations in the north.

In a conversation before the roundtable, McCormick explained his mission during his stateside tour of Irish organizations.

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Aug16Fri

Irish company opens Philadelphia office

Phorest, an Ireland-based salon software company, launched its U.S. headquarters on Thursday (August 15) in Philadelphia, and plans to have at least 30 employees by the year’s end, nearly doubling its U.S. presence.

Irish Chamber Member, Joe Burke (pictured below), Deputy Secretary, PA Department of Community & Economic Development, Office of International Business Development, discussed the State’s role in attracting and supporting foreign direct investment into the Pennsylvania.

Read more at PhiladelphiaInquirer.com.

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An Irish salon software company is putting down roots in Philly

Aug07Wed

Member News from Almac Group

Almac Group’s Position Remains Unchallenged in Ulster Business Top 100 Listings

Craigavon, N.I., 07 Aug 2019 – Almac Group, the global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organization, is privileged to be included in the top ten list of “Ulster Business Top 100 companies” for the second consecutive year.

The news comes as the Group’s figures for year ending 30 September 2018 reported a £17 million rise in revenue at £548 million with pre-tax profits recorded at £27 million. Read More