Kite Pharma Inks Deal to Spur Move into European T-Cell Market
Kite Pharma announced that it acquired T-Cell Factory B.V. in an effort to strengthen its T-cell portfolio.

Valeant Adds $1 Billion to Salix Offer, Amid Bid Battle
Valeant announced that it would increase its original acquisition agreement with Salix to approximately $15.8 billion.

NSF International Publishes National Standard for Excipient Good Manufacturing Practices
NSF's consensus-based standard incorporates multiple regulatory and industry requirements into a single rigorous standard for the manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceutical excipients.

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Penn Pharma Adds Contained Roller Compaction Equipment in South Wales
Penn Pharma's equipment addition meets growing need for continuous dry granulation and for handling of highly potent drugs.

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23andMe Adds Therapeutics Unit
The company will build an R&D team to find promising drug targets with genetic information submitted by customers in its database.

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BIO Encourages Transparency with Support of Biologic Interchangeability Bill
BIO and the Colorado BioScience Association urge Colorado Governor Hickenlooper to sign a bill that will help patients gain access to interchangeable biologic products following FDA approvals.

McNeil Hit with $25 million Fine for Adulterated Medications
McNeil-PPC pleads guilty in connection with adulterated infants' and children's over-the-counter liquid medications.

Porvair Opens New Facility in Hampshire, UK
Porvair Filtration Group has opened a new facility in New Milton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, creating approximately 20 jobs. Member of parliament, Desmond Swayne, will officially open the 42,000-square-foot premises on March 20, 2015.

Catalent Unveils New Organization to Speed Up Drug Development
Catalent Pharma Solutions, provider of drug delivery technologies and development solutions for pharmaceutical and healthcare products, announced that Sharon Johnson, senior vice-president, Global Quality & Regulatory Affairs, is to head the company’s newly formed Quality, Product Development & Regulatory Affairs organization.