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24 November 2015

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Pfizer-Allergan Merger Valued at $160 Billion

The proposed merger of Pfizer and Allergan will create a new top drug maker and cut Pfizer’s tax bill with a headquarters move to Ireland.
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IMS: Global Drug Spending to Increase 30% by 2020

The increase in spending is said to be due to increased access to and use of medicines in emerging markets and higher prices for branded, specialty medications in developed markets.
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Catalent Reports Action to Restart Softgel Facility

Operations at Catalent’s Beinheim, France, softgel facility were suspended following suspected deliberate action to misplace capsules.
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Industry News

Report Finds Skills Gap in UK Biopharmaceutical Industry

An ABPI report found a lack of quality candidates for high-skilled roles in areas such as bioinformatics, translational medicine, clinical pharmacology, and pathology.
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Pharma Supply Chains: Contingency Planning Not Yet a Priority, Survey Says

UPS’ 2015 “Pain in the Chain” survey suggests that pharma companies are getting better at product protection, cold chain and regulatory compliance, but need to improve cost control and planning for unexpected events. Lack of transparency and “too many handoffs” remain major challenges.
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Bio/Pharma News

Roche Downsizes Small-Molecule Manufacturing and Exits Four Sites

Roche will invest in Switzerland but plans to leave sites in Ireland, Spain, Italy, and the US and focus on lower-volume, specialized medicines.
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AstraZeneca China Wins ISPE Facility of the Year Award

AstraZeneca’s solid-dose facility in Taizhou, China received ISPE’s FOYA 2015 Overall Winner award.
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Supplier News

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announces completion of Sigma-Aldrich Acquisition

Merck KGaA announces the completion of the acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich, a St. Louis-based life-sciences and technology company.
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Baxter Expands Fill-Finish Facility

Baxter expands capacity for lyophilized cytotoxic oncology therapies at its fill/finish facility in Halle, Germany.
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Regulatory News

EMA Executive Director Guido Rasi Takes Office

The new executive director of the European Medicines Agency begins appointment.
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FDA Issues Guidance on Products that Contain Acetaminophen

The agency issues guidance on the labeling of over-the-counter products that contain acetaminophen.
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FEATURED TOPICS

MANUFACTURING

Exploring the Potential of Continuous Coating

Industry experts share insights on the advances in tablet coating technologies and the potential of continuous coating in solid-dosage manufacturing.
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OUTSOURCING

CMOs Continue to Improve Overall Biomanufacturing Performance

Better process development is creating industry benchmarks for bioprocessing.
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TROUBLESHOOTING

Using Dynamic Thermal Imaging to Correct Sealing Problems

Problems in an induction-sealing process, such as untorqued or crooked caps, can be identified and corrected in real time using dynamic thermal imaging.
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EUROPEAN REGULATIONS

EU’s New Telematics Strategy for the Regulation of Medicines

The scheme aims to ensure that EMA and licensing authorities of EU member states will use the same IT system, based on a single data standard.
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Product/Service Profiles

Agilent

Agilent CrossLab –From Insight to Outcome
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Wickham Laboratories Ltd

Bacterial Endotoxin Testing by LAL
GMP/GLP compliant testing laboratory, Wickham Laboratories Ltd, offers a dedicated in vitro bacterial endotoxin service for clients requiring biocompatibility testing.
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Event Profile

CPhI India

Meet 32,000 Pharma Professionals @South Asia's largest Pharma Expo
1st – 3rd December 2015
Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India
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Webcasts

Twin Screw Wet Granulation for Solubility Enhancement of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs

On Demand

Poorly-soluble APIs present formulation and development challenges. Excipient selection and manufacturing process development are crucial. Continuous twin-screw granulation is gaining acceptance as a manufacturing technology to address issues presented by these APIs and offers high production capacity in a small footprint. Learn how toimprove the solubility of poorly water-soluble active ingredient using twin-screw wet granulation and proper excipients.
Sponsored by BASF


Controlling Contamination in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

On Demand
In this webcast, experts will review the sources of contamination, regulations and guidance documents on the control of potential contaminants in raw materials, and best practices to guard against the introduction of contaminants in the manufacturing process. The challenges of detecting contaminants, including mycoplasma, assay development, and testing practices will be discussed.
Sponsored by SGS Life Science Services


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Events

Vaccines

December 1-2 | Berlin, Germany

Analytical Procedures and Methods Validation

December 8, 2015 - December 10, 2015 | Philadelphia, PA

Stability Testing

December 08–10, 2015 | Philadelphia, PA


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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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eBOOKS

Bioprocessing and Sterile Manufacturing 2015 eBook

This eBook features articles on sterility testing, disposable technologies, parenterals, facility planning, mAb formulation, and more.

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