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7 July 2015

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GSK Sells Two Vaccines to Pfizer
Latvian Government Partners with Pharma
CPhI Unveils Kenya Charity Project

Top Stories

GSK Sells Two Meningitis Vaccines to Pfizer

The divestment of Nimenrix and Mencevax was to satisfy regulatory clearances when GSK gained Novartis' vaccines business in an asset swap in March 2015.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Makes Changes in R&D Locations and Focus

Bristol-Myers Squibb builds R&D facilities in Massachusetts and San Francisco and discontinues discovery research in virology.
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Industry News

Latvian Government Partners with Pharma in Signing Letter of Intent

The Latvian government and Pharma have signed a letter of intent on 29 June 2015, agreeing on measures and a mutual cooperation in projects that will help improve medicines access and health outcomes in Latvia.
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FDA Delays Product Tracing Requirements for Dispensers

The agency gives a limited reprieve to dispensers but requires other trading partners to provide product-tracing information.
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Regulatory News

DOJ Enters Consent Decree against Acino Products

US Court orders New Jersey drug manufacturer and its president to stop distribution of unapproved and misbranded drugs.
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USP Stresses Pharmacopeial Standards at CPhI China

The US Pharmacopeial Convention hosts compliance seminar at CPhI China 2015.
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Supplier News

Gerresheimer Sells Glass Tubing Manufacturing Business to Corning

Gerresheimer sells its glass tubing manufacturing operations to focus on pharmaceutical packaging business.
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Natrix Introduces New Disposable mAb Purification Column

The new column features Natrix's signature macroporous hydrogel.
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Bio/Pharma News

CPhI Angels Unveils Charity Initiative to Build Classroom in Kenya

CPhI is calling on all its attendees, exhibitors, and the wider pharma community to support this initiative.
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Celgene to Pay $1 Billion for Decade-long Partnership with Juno Therapeutics

The partnership will focus on the development of CAR T-cell therapies and other programs related to T-cell technology.
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FEATURED TOPICS

REGULATORY BEAT

EU's New Post-Authorization Variations Framework Comes Under Scrutiny

The pharmaceutical industry wants to speed up the variations process by eliminating redundant assessment by different national agencies in the European Union.
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PEER-REVIEWED

Evaluating Disinfectant Efficacy of a Silver-Based Disinfectant

A disinfectant composed of a low-concentration suspension of silver ions is completely sporicidal with only a one-minute contact time.
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EXCIPIENTS

Colorcon Adds Lab in Beijing

Colorcon expands its presence in China with a technical service center to serve the northern region.
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OUTSOURCING

BioPlan Associates Releases 2015 Edition of its Annual Survey

The 12th Annual Report and Survey of Biomanufacturing is now available.
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TROUBLESHOOTING

Tips for Automated Washing

Careful choice of wash-water parameters and attention to water quality and basket loading are important for optimal cleaning.
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PACKAGING AND LABELING

Considering Full Serialization

Although US law does not require full traceability until 2023, companies could benefit from implementing it now.
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Webcasts

Successful Binding of Peroxide-Sensitive APIs

Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 10 am EDT

In this live webinar, experts will showcase how to formulate a peroxide-sensitive drug using a binder that combines high binding strength with no peroxide formation at all.
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Hydroxyapatite Separation of Monoclonal Antibodies and Antibody Fragments

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Join us for a discussion on the use of hydroxyapatite in mAb and mAb fragment purification processes.
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Events

29th Annual Symposium of The Protein Society

22-25 July 2015 | Barcelona, Spain

42nd Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society

26-29 July 2015 | Edinburgh, Scotland

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015

28–30 September 2015 | Las Vegas, NV USA


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REFERENCE LIBRARY

Pharmaceutical Technology presents its Analytical Testing Resource Guide combo

A compilation of articles in a three-handbook set covering general Analytical Testing and Stability in the manufacture, packaging, storing, and testing of formulated products.
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Bioprocessing and Sterile Manufacturing eBook

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