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  Pharmaceutical Technology Europe E-Alert
 
11 May 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
New May issue
Particle characterisation
Atomic force microscopy
Contamination and preservatives
News roundup
 
New May issue
The May issue of PTE Digital brings you up to date with the importance of particle characteristics, atomic force microscopy and its growing use in the pharma industry, and how and why preservatives should be used. In addition, our quick news bites section rounds up all the latest rumours hitting the web. More...
 
Optimising tabletting processes with quality by design
We all know the importance of particle size distribution when it comes to processing the perfect tablet, but there are also many other factors that must be considered. Authors from Freeman Technology and Malvern Instruments step forward to give you their insight on enhancing tabletting with quality by design and analytical techniques. More...
 
Atomic force microscopy
Atomic force microscopy is a technique that is getting increased attention from the pharma industry because of its potential uses in analysing pharmaceutical powders. Find out the ins and outs of this technology and why it's so exciting here. More...
 
Preventing contamination with preservatives
Some medical products have natural antimicrobial products, but others are not so fortunate... Our Ask the Expert feature looks at when preservatives are required and how their efficacy can be demonstrated. More...
 
News bites
Our roundup of some of the top news stories of the month as well as what's atweet on Twitter about the pharmaceutical industry. More...

Key Topics:
Latest blog posts
Cheap drugs versus expensive drugs
Drug shortages still in focus in US
From Interphex 2012: modern pahrmaceutical manufacturing
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Latest news
Sanofi gains regulatory approval for Irish expansion
Anticounterfeiting strategy launched in UK
GSK collaborates on new class of medicines
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Upcoming events
ICSE USA (22–23 May | USA)
Vitafoods Europe (22–24 May | Switzerland)
Pre-Filled Syringes and Advanced Injection Technologies (23–24 May | UK)
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Products/Service Profile
Accugenix

AccuPRO-ID™ is Significantly More Accurate in Bacterial Identifications than the VITEK ® 2 Compact: Case Study Evaluations
Accurate classification of unknown bacterial isolates is an essential first step in understanding the impact organisms have on an environmental monitoring program and product safety.
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Up & Coming Webcasts

Scale up and Manufacturing Challenges of Controlled Release Parenteral Drugs
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST.
Learn how controlled release parenteral products are developed and successfully commercialized using biodegradable polyester based polymers. Critical processing parameters and quality attributes as related to controlled release parenteral products will be discussed
Sponsored by: Evonik Industries
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Survey
Which of these do you think is the biggest hurdle when it comes to effective quality management?
 
Bureacracy 25%
 
 
Too many priorities 16%
     
 
Lack of communication 21%
     
 
Sticking to outdated traditions 24%
     
 
Complacency 14%

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Looking forward 10 years from now, what do you think will be the most significant change to drug development and manufacturing?

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