Nikon to use Lonza know-how to get into gene contract work; Pfizer India plant beset by labor issues;

> Lonza and Nikon have worked a deal for Nikon to use Lonza's expertise and technology to set up its own cell and gene therapy contract manufacturing business. Release

> OPKO Health is getting an FDA- and EMA-approved high-containment research and development, and manufacturing facility in Waterford, Ireland with its acquisition of EirGen. Release

> China's National Health and Family Planning Commission is now requiring detailed records on the supply and storage of vaccines, including the temperatures during their distribution and storage. Story

> Production at a Pfizer ($PFE) plant in Goa, India has reportedly been affected by a labor dispute. aReport