Bristol-Myers Squibb and WuXi PharmaTech Announce Collaboration for a New Analytical and Stability Testing Facility

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company BMY and WuXi PharmaTech WX today announced that they have entered a strategic partnership to conduct stability studies of small-molecule new chemical entities to support global marketing applications.

Under the agreement, WuXi will build, equip and operate a dedicated, fully cGMP-compliant 25,000-square-foot analytical testing facility in Shanghai to store and test stability samples and to perform other services for Bristol-Myers Squibb. WuXi will also employ a dedicated staff for stability testing, sample management, analytical testing, pharmaceutical science, quality assurance, metrology, and other services, including stability data reporting in support of all global dossier submissions by Bristol-Myers Squibb.