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25 June 2013

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Patent Settlements Become More Risky Pharmaceutical companies can anticipate more costly, drawn-out patent litigation in the wake of the June 17 US Supreme Court decision, which creates great uncertainty about the grounds for negotiating settlements in patent cases. More...

Industry Perspectives: Achieving Solutions for the Challenge of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs A multifaceted approach is needed to resolve the myriad of challenges in developing oral formulations of poorly soluble drugs. More...

Measuring Tablet Hardness: A Primer Crushing, fracturing, and bending tests quantify hardness. More...

Drug Approval Trends Don't Extend to CMOs Approvals of new drugs are on an upward swing, but only a few CMOs are benefiting. More...

News

EC Fines Lundbeck Over 'Pay-for-Delay' Deals in Europe Lundbeck and eight other pharmaceutical companies have been fined for delaying generic entry of the blockbuster antidepressant, Celexa (citalopram), into the market. More...

AstraZeneca Selects Cambridge, UK for New Global R&D Center and Corporate HQ The investment in a facility in Cambridge is part of the company's move to create strategic global R&D centers in the UK, US and Sweden. More...

Pfizer Wins Multibillion-Dollar Settlement from Teva and Sun for Infringement of Protonix Patent
The settlement comes after a nearly 10-year legal battle in which Pfizer and Nycomed (now part of Takeda) sought to enforce the patent for its blockbuster acid reflux medicine. More...

Elan Initiates Formal Sale Process of Company The move follows rejection of Elan shareholders of certain key deals and withdrawal of Royalty Pharma bid. More...

GSK Receives Offer for its Thrombosis Brands and Related Manufacturing Site A proposed deal with Aspen includes the GSK’s site in Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville, France. More...

J&J to Acquire Aragon Pharmaceuticals The billion-dollar deal provides strengthens J&J’s oncology portfolio. More...

Rexam Healthcare Expands Manufacturing for Drug Delivery Systems New production capabilities in Normandy, France will include a cleanroom. More...

RAME-HART Technology Helps Boost Vaccine Production in Emerging Markets Semi-automatic technology aids egg-based influenza vaccine production in smaller facility footprints. More...

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Webcasts
Overcoming Challenges in Development of Oral Enteric and Controlled-Release Dosage Forms Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 11:00 AM EDT Sponsored by Patheon

Ensuring Global Regulatory Compliance for Product Registrations: Strategies for Risk Reduction and Operational Efficiency Sponsored by Sparta Systems

New Strategies for Evaluating BioPharmaceutical Stability Sponsored by ABC Labs

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Equipnet

Online auction of top quality equipment in June:
EquipNet Auctions is conducting a major sale of Pharmaceutical Processing and Packaging Equipment.

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Pharmaceutical Technology Drug Delivery Guides
A three-volume set of drug delivery system handbooks. A compilation of articles on methods and processes of manufacturing and administering pharmaceutical compounds to achieve therapeutic effects. Topics include the development of controlled-release formulations and reformulating injectable drugs for oral delivery ... Click here

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