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10 February 2015
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Great Expectations from New European Commission
The European Commission’s new structure has sparked controversy about its allocation of responsibilities and the impact on the development and approval of new medicines. More...
 
Politics and Patients to Shape Pharma in 2015
Manufacturers are under pressure to develop pipelines, promote quality, and justify pricing. More...
 
Building a Barrier in Solid-Dosage Drug Packaging
New materials and software modeling streamline the blister-package design process. More...
 
Top Stories
Pfizer to Acquire Hospira for Nearly $17 Billion
The deal may offset billions of dollars in waning sales from Pfizer drugs slated to lose patent protection and provides Pfizer with a whole portfolio of biosimilar products. More...
 
Margaret Hamburg Announces She Will Step Down in March 2015
Margaret Hamburg announced on Feb. 5, 2015 that she will step down as FDA Commissioner after serving in the position for almost six years. More...
 
Industry News
AstraZeneca Reaches an Agreement to Acquire Actavis’ Respiratory Portfolio
AstraZeneca announced that it would strengthen its respiratory pipeline with the acquisition of Actavis’ branded respiratory business in the US and Canada. More...
 
Amgen Announces Humira Biosimilar Clinical Studies Success
Amgen announced that it met primary and secondary endpoints in its biosimilar evaluation of adalimumab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, when compared to Humira. More...
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Advanced Scientifics
Thermo Fisher Scientific adds Advanced Scientific’s custom single-use systems and equipment to its bioprocessing offerings. More...
 
First Inhalable Insulin Comes to the US
Sanofi launched a rapidly absorbed, short-acting inhalable insulin in the US to help control type 1 and type 2 diabetes. More...
 
Mylan Partners with Theravance to Develop an Investigational Treatment for COPD
Mylan announced a partnership with Theravance Biopharma to develop and commercialize TD-4208, a novel investigational COPD treatment. More...
 
Aesica Announces FDA Approvals for Germany Facility
Aesica announced that it received continuing approvals from FDA for its bulk manufacturing and packaging operations in Germany. More...
 
Precision Biologics Enlists the Help of EMD Millipore for Upstream Process Development
EMD Millipore will provide process development services for Precision Biologics’ preclinical monoclonal antibody. More...
 
Obama Budget Blueprint Seeks Drug Pricing Authority, Shortened Data Exclusivity Period for Biologics
The 2016 White House Budget proposes a change to the data exclusivity period for biologics and the authority to influence drug pricing. More...
 
Shantha Constructs Insulin Facility in India
The Shantha facility will be Sanofi's second, in addition to its site in Frankfurt, for production of Insuman insulin. More...
 
Webcasts
Pharma Supply Chain Security: Are You in Control?
February 25, 2015 at 11AM ET
Sponsored by Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp.
 
Accelerating Vaccine Development: Regulatory, Biosafety, and Clinical Strategies
On Demand
Sponsored by SGS Life Science Services
 
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Integrating Quality, Risk, and EHS in the Life Sciences Industry
Get an overview of the life sciences industry as EtQ goes over benchmark data, the importance of building closed-loop quality processes and how to develop a unified information management system with Enterprise Quality Management Software. Learn about integrating quality, risk, and EHS in the life sciences industry.
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