> Cmed is moving into a new facility in Durham, NC, giving it 50% more space. News
> French CMO Synerlab has acquired Lyofal, which specializes in outsourcing lyophilization services for R&D, formulation and manufacturing. Story
> Icon ($ICLR) has expanded its biorepository capacity at its Farmingdale, NY, facility, doubling its global storage capabilities. More
> Innovent Biologics is spending $25 million to grow its pipeline and manufacturing capabilities in Suzhou, China. Article
> After some high-profile outsourcing missteps have tanked drugmakers' ambitions, pharma companies and the FDA are struggling to keep tabs on CROs. Item
> AstraZeneca ($AZN) has signed a deal with Foundation Medicine to discover genomic alterations that will help steer decision-making in cancer R&D. Report