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25 May 2012

IN THIS ISSUE
• Parallel Trade
• GSK Rejected
• PDA Report
• US probe
• Twitter


UK Condemns Parallel Trade A recent report from the UK’s All Party Pharmacy Group (APPG) has attributed shortages of prescription medicines in the country to parallel trade and is calling for urgent action. More...

Human Genome Sciences Rejects GSK Offer Following GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) unsolicited $2.6-billion offer earlier this month for acquiring the biopharmaceutical company Human Genome Sciences (HGS), HGS announced late last week that its board of directors had unanimously determined that the offer of $13.00 per share undervalued HGS and issued a shareholder’s rights plan advising stockholders to reject the offer. More...

PDA Revises Technical Report on Sterilised Products The Parenteral Drug Association has released a revision of Technical Report 30 (TR 30), Parametric Release of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Products TerminallySterilized by Moist Heat. More...

US Probes Links Between Opioid Manufacturers and Medical Groups Senators in the US are probing ties between manufacturers of opioid painkillers and medical groups that have advocated for increased use of such drugs for pain management. More...

All atweet! Keep up to date with the latest news, gossip and rumours hitting the web about the pharmaceutical industry by following us on Twitter. More...

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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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Recruitment Profile

Council of Europe
Scientific Programme Officer - Pharmaceutical Care and Anti-Counterfeiting Programme (Grade A1/A2) Duty station: Strasbourg (France) Ref No: e122/2012
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Product/Service Profiles

LB Bohle

Granulation in a new dimension
L.B. Bohle developed an elegant solution for a completely smooth running process in traditional granulation equipment.
The new Compact Unit features a high-shear mixer and fluid bed dryer side by side, complete with sieving step in between.
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Event Profile

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

Recruitment Profile

Council of Europe
Scientific Programme Officer - Pharmaceutical Care and Anti-Counterfeiting Programme (Grade A1/A2)
Duty station: Strasbourg (France)
Ref No: e122/2012
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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?

Fuller adoption of quality by design principles

23%

Greater adoption of continuous manufacturing

A stronger movement to personalized medicine and the use of diagnostics with traditional pharmaceuticals

36%

The rise of biologic-based drugs in commercial product portfolios and pipelines

29%

Greater adoption of the preferred provider model in outsourcing

This week we would like to know...

Do you believe the pharma manufacturing industry is becoming more transparent overall?

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