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  Pharmaceutical Technology Europe E-Alert
 
14 June 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
Environmental risks
Green manufacturing
EU debt crisis
H1N1 pandemic overrated
 
Assessing the environmental risk of pharmaceuticals
Concerns regarding the fate and effect of pharmaceuticals in the environment have increased following the detection of pharmaceuticals in sewage treatment plant effluents, surface waters, seawater, groundwater and even drinking water. More...
 
Working towards greener manufacturing
PTE spoke with Dr. Peter Dunn, Global Green Chemistry Lead at Pfizer, about the pharmaceutical industry's commitment to green manufacturing, some of the key changes that yield significant energy efficiencies and the strategy behind the company's green chemistry programme. More...
 
EU debt crisis adds uncertainty for contract services
Although the immediate nature of the EU debt crisis is financial and monetary, efforts to remedy it will ultimately strike the bio/pharma industry via reduced expenditures by governments. More...
 
H1N1 pandemic "vastly overrated" by WHO
The handling of the H1N1 pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), EU agencies and national governments led to a “waste of large sums of public money, and unjustified scares and fears about the health risks faced by the European public”, according to a report released by the Council of Europe. More...
 
When will personalized medicine deliver on its promise?
A recent survey has attempted to identify why the deployment of personalized medicine into mainstream medicine is occurring so slowly. More...
 
Pfizer initiates recall of three I.V. Drugs
Pfizer is voluntarily recalling metronidazole, ciprofloxacin and ondansetron intravenous (i.v.) products because of the presence of floating matter and non-sterility discovered by an Indian manufacturer. More...
 
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Podcast
Vetter
The North American market is critical to Vetter’s strategic global growth as nearly half of its client base is already located here. In order to maximize on this opportunity, Vetter has decided to create a facility, its first outside of Germany, at the Illinois Science + Technology Park in suburban Chicago.

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Product Profiles
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Gen-Probe

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Shimadzu

Shimadzu introduces the next generation LC-20AP Preparative LC pump, suitable for analytical, semi-prep and prep LC applications without changing pump heads.

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Veltek

Veltek’s new sterile clean room wipes

Veltek debuts new sterile clean room wipes, including the industry’s first sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide clean room wipes.

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