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  Pharmaceutical Technology Europe E-Alert
 
18 May 2012

IN THIS ISSUE
GSK and HGS
Pharma-academia deal
ICH Q11
CDER report
Twitter


GlaxoSmithKline Initiates $2.6 Billion Offer for Human Genome Sciences
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has initiated its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Human Genome Sciences (HGS) for $13.00 per share in cash, or around $2.6 billion. More...
 
Big Pharma Bands with Academia in $23-Million Deal
AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Merck Serono and Pfizer have pledged support of more than £14 million to a translational drug development project being run by the UK’s Medical Research Council and the University of Dundee. More...
 
ICH Q11 Drug Substance Guideline Gains Global Approval
ICH Q11, the anticipated guideline from the International Conference on  Harmonisation (ICH), titled Development and Manufacture of Drug Substances,  has achieved international consensus. More...
 
CDER Ombudsman Releases Annual Report
The US Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research  Ombudsman’s office has released its annual report, which details the common  questions and complaints that the office received in 2011. More...
 
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Key Topics:

Latest blog posts
ICH Q11 Reaches Harmonisation, Implementation is Next
Digital Signatures Growing as a Result of Part 11
Single Cell Genomics Advancing Molecular Biology
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Latest digital articles
Optimising Tabletting Processes with Quality by Design
Preparing Capsules and Powders for Clinical Trials
Atomic Force Microscopy
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Upcoming events
Vaccine Production Summit (4–6 June | US)
Bio-IT World Asia 2012 (6–8 June | Singapore)
Orphan Drug Congress (7–8 June | Spain)
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Product/Service Profiles
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Nisso HPC (hydroxypropyl cellulose)
Special low viscosity, super fine powder grade Nisso HPC-SSL-SFP is introduced as a new high performance dry binder for direct compression, ODT and extra-granule addition applications. Read more

 
Shimadzu

Powerful team for excellent separation and Design Space modeling
DryLab & Shimadzu UHPLC.
Shimadzu, one of the leading manufacturers in analytical instrumentation, and the Molnár Institute in Berlin, Germany, cooperate in applying DryLab2010 software and the new generation of Shimadzu UHPLC instruments.
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Up & Coming Webcasts

Making Sense of Excipient Performance for Quality by Design (QbD)
Experts from the US Pharmacopeia (USP) and the pharmaceutical industry discuss excipient performance and the impact of QbD, to deliver more robust drug products and mitigate risk. www.pharmtech.com/excipient

 

Chemspec Europe
13-14 June 2012
Hall 1, Gran Via
Barcelona, Spain
There's no better place to connect with new and existing contacts and learn from industry experts in a range of free to attend conferences and seminars.
Still unrivalled as Europe's only dedicated fine and speciality chemicals event. Chemspec Europe is focussed on providing its attendees access and networking opportunities to blue chip and SME suppliers from around the globe. Read more

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Which of these do you think is the biggest hurdle when it comes to effective quality management?
 
Bureaucracy 25%
 
 
Too many priorities 16%
     
 
Lack of communication 21%
     
 
Sticking to outdated traditions 24%
     
 
Complacency 14%

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