Cosmopharma

The Korean fashion, beauty and living sector business Shinsegae International has acquired a 100% stake in Swiss Perfection Montreux, a high-end cosmetics brand based in Switzerland.

For the packaging of oncological products, the blister machine mod. TF120 designed and manufactured by Famar Tec, in collaboration with FPS, guarantees a maximum level of protection (OEB5).

Specialized manufacturer of closure systems for pharmaceutical pack-aging, Capsulit focuses on Top Cap injectable capsules: available in dif-ferent variants, they guarantee product integrity as well as a safe and practical experience for the patient.

In cooperation with German customer Dr. Gustav Klein, MG2 implemented a remote procedure to perform FAT and validation of the delivered machine - an MG Compact for filling homeopathic and nutraceutical capsules - and thus start up the line, despite the limitations imposed by the lockdown.

Since 1990, SIS.MA has been distributing state-of-the-art solutions for industrial marking and coding on the Italian market. In the pharmaceutical field, the company offers ink-jet, thermal transfer and laser coders, compliant with the most demanding industry standards.

Marchesini Group has delivered to an English Big Pharma, specialized in anti-flu vaccines, a complete ultra-fast line (up to 600 pieces/min) capable of treating both syringes and flacons, performing from assembly to palletization.

With almost sixty years of activity and more than 200 proprietary molds, the company from Bergamo Arsmetallo has developed specific skills in the production of aluminium packaging for the perfumery and cosmetics sectors.     

In a $530 million deal, Denmark’s Chr. Hansen has acquired Hansen, Wisconsin-based probiotics manufacturer UAS Laboratories.

The creation of effective surgical masks under what is back to being an entirely Italian process, thanks to the cooperation between IDM andTexNow (Nastritex Lab).

German company Gerhard Klapp has sold 85% of its subsidiary Klapp Cosmetics to private equity firm Mandarin Capital Partners.

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US label systems provider Luminer is seeing a significant rise in demand for extended content labels (ECLs) for clinical trials, several of which deal with ongoing development of drugs related to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Brazilian company Natura & Co, the world’s fourth largest beauty group listed on the Sao Paulo and New York Stock Exchanges, closed Q1 2020 with 1.9% growth in net revenue to R$7.5 billion (approximately €1.2 billion).

Mumbai-based company Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has signed an agreement with Glenmark Pharmaceuticals to acquire its intimate hygiene brand VWash together with intellectual property rights including trademarks, design and know-how.

According to the marketing agency DSM Group, sales of pharmaceuticals (€4 billion) and parapharmaceuticals (€987.5 million) grew by 25% in Russia in the first quarter of 2020.

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis posted double-digit growth figures in the first quarter of 2020: net sales +11%, operating income +22% and net profit +13%.

Bayer Maroc has donated over 3 million dirhams, including financial aid and drugs, to support the Moroccan government and healthcare facilities during the Covid-19 emergency.

Sidel is joining the fight against the health emergency by transforming its centre of excellence for PET packaging in Octeville-sur-Mer, France into a small production centre to make bottles for hydro-alcoholic gel.

The entrepreneur Angelomario Moratti, son of former chairman of Inter Milan football club Massimo Moratti, has acquired 100% of the share capital of Inca Cosmetici.

Marchesini Group Beauty, the Marchesini Group's brand dedicated to cosmetics  has now a dedicated website.