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May 5, 2016
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WHO Campaigns to Close Immunization Gap
EMD Serono Expands Biopharma R&D Facility
IMS Health Holdings and Quintiles to Combine

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Top Stories

The Evolving War on Drug Prices

Immuno-oncology drugs are demonstrating patient benefits, but growing resistant to the high cost has implications for patients, market access, and manufacturers.
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IMS Health Holdings and Quintiles to Combine

The companies have agreed to an all-stock merger of equals transaction anticipated to close in the second half of 2016.
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Regulators Lift Suspension on Catalent Softgel Facility

ANSM lifted the suspension on Catalent's Beinheim, France facility, allowing the company to resume pharmaceutical operations.
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Industry News

WHO Campaigns to Close Immunization Gap

MSD joined the WHO campaign in Africa, which is focused on staying polio free.
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Nemera Wins ‘Best New Product’ at INTERPHEX

The company’s preservative-free multidose eyedropper wins award.
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Supplier News

EMD Serono Expands Biopharma R&D Facility

EMD Serono, the North American biopharmaceutical business of Germany’s Merck KGaA, will expand its R&D facility in Massachusetts, US.
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Almac Partners with Optel to Launch Serialization Solution

Almac partnered with Optel Vision to provide a line-level solution (hardware and software) integrated with Almac’s proprietary level three, site-level software.
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Bio/Pharma News

AbbVie to Acquire Stemcentrx

AbbVie will acquire Stemcentrx and its lead late-stage asset rovalpituzumab tesirine (Rova-T), a novel biomarker-specific therapy derived from cancer stem cells.
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Sanofi Collaborates with Duke University and Massachusetts General Hospital

The collaborations have the goal of creating new tools that will help predict how people with Type 2 diabetes adhere to their medication.
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Regulatory News

Federal Judge Enters Order of Permanent Injunction Against Compounding Pharmacy Owner

A federal judge entered an order of permanent injunction against Paul W. Franck, the owner and operator of several compounding pharmacies in Florida.
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EMA Approves Antimicrobial Resistance Drug

The agency recommends the approval of Zavicefta to treat infections caused by resistant bacteria.
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Compliance is Key Solutions to Decrease the Likelihood of Receiving a Form 483
LIVE WEBCAST: Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 11:00 am EDT
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FEATURED TOPICS

TECH TRANSFER

Requirements for Product Technology Transfer

Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow, and Andrew Harrison, chief regulatory affairs officer and general counsel, both of Regulatory Compliance Associates, discuss requirements for successful product technology transfer.
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ANALYTICAL TOOLS

Understanding Measurement Uncertainty in Weighing

A scientific approach to calibration and routine testing of balances ensures accurate results.
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Bio/Pharma in China
New Initiatives, New Opportunities

TWO LIVE EVENTS - Part 1: Wednesday, May 18, 2016, and Part 2: Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 8:00 am PDT | 11:00 am EDT | 4:00 pm BST | 5:00 pm CEST
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OUTSOURCING

CMC Development is Hot

Demand is driving expansion and consolidation of formulation and clinical trial materials services.
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SUPPLY CHAIN

Qualification and Validation of Single-Use Shipping Systems

The authors provide their perspectives on shipping validation.
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Employing a Lean Lab Approach to Optimize Lab Processes:
Part 1: Work Smarter Not Harder

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Best Practices for Effective Product Transfer

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Considerations for preparing for the process transfer, ensuring equipment and materials consistency, and post-transfer activities will be discussed.
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The Top 4 Most Expensive Encapsulation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
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Calibration and Qualification of Laboratory Instruments in Accordance with GMP Requirements

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Calibration, qualification, and the right appropriate level of routine testing for laboratory instruments are critical to ensuring high-quality results and maintaining GMP and USP compliance. Understand the relationship between these factors to optimize testing and be prepared for audit.
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Ensuring Effective Drug Stability Studies
Drug Stability Testing from Development to Shipping

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Continuous Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals: Scale-up of a Hot Melt Extrusion Process
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REFERENCE BOOKS

Pharmaceutical Technology presents its Process Analytical Technology resource guide combo

A compilation of informative, useful articles designed to help you meet the challenges of process analytical technology, be more efficient in testing, reduce over-processing, enhance consistency, and minimize rejects.
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How will you respond when the FDA asks: “Are you effectively monitoring your subcontractors?”
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eBOOKS

2016 Solid Dosage Drug Development and Manufacturing eBook

New materials, instruments, and processes are facilitating solid-dosage drug formulation and manufacturing. This ebook reviews methods to address quality issues for APIs, excipients, and intermediates; analysis methods for elemental impurities and continuous powder processing; modeling tools to improve workflows, and methods to improve tablet compression.

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