New August Issue
The latest issue of PTE Digital brings you a special focus on the challenges associated with poorly soluble formulations and potential solutions to the issue. Other features include an overview of Germany's pricing environment for pharmaceuticals, a technical article on cleaning validation, and a roundup of the latest news and blogs from PharmTech.com. More... |
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Changing German Market Depresses the Pharma Industry
Germany has altered from a place of considerable pharmaceutical pricing freedom to a sensitive market influenced by cost-containment policies. The change has prompted a great deal of industry concern and pressure is on the country to consider changing its pricing policy. More... |
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Bioavailability Enhancement: Hot-Melt Extrusion or Spray Drying?
Hot-melt extrusion and spray drying techniques both offer advantages when it comes to boosting bioavailability, but how do you decide which technique to use? An expert from Bend research discusses some of the important factors that need to be considered, as well as some of the latest technological advances in these areas. More... |
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Tackling Solubility Issues with Nanoparticles
Solubility is nearly always a headache for formulators, but nanoparticle engineering techniques coupled with crystal engineering could help alleviate the challenges. Our interview with Dedong Wu from AstraZeneca examines the potential of nanoparticles and crystal engineering, and how pharma is making use of these techniques. More... |
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News Bites and Twitter Trends
If you’ve missed out on some of the top news stories about the pharmaceutical industry recently then our news roundup will update you. Highlights include GSK’s acquisition of Human Genome Sciences, a forecast for global medicines use and reported safety reporting deficiencies at Roche. We also bring you a summary of some of the latest headlines from Twitter. More... |
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| Products/Service Profiles |
| Accugenix |
 AccuPRO-ID® Service Update
A Technical Note compares the accuracy of AccuPRO-ID (MALDI-TOF backed by 16S DNA sequencing) performance versus Biolog.
The National Sanitation Foundation International (NSF), an accredited, third-party certification body that tests and certifies products to verify that they meet public health and safety standards.  Read more
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| Agilent |
 Realize Effective Pharmaceuticals
Reliable solutions enable pharmaceutical scientists to innovate in disease research, accelerate drug discovery and have greater confidence throughout development and manufacturing. Agilent solutions in genomics research, automation, separation and detection technologies along with workflow driven software solutions helps deliver the answers to bring effective therapeutics to market.
Learn about pharmaceutical purification, purity, and impurity analyses at  www.agilent.com/lifesciences/realizepharma
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| Agilent |
Maximize GC Headspace Productivity
Develop reliable testing for residual solvents with the Agilent 7697A Headspace Sampler injection system and maximize your precision, accuracy and throughput. Agilent's method translation tools allow for conversion from other headspace samplers to deliver unparalleled confidence in your analytical results  See the animated demo |
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| Pharmaceutical Press |
 Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients, NEW 7th edition. Special offer price - available now.
A new edition of the Handbook has always seen important developments, and this edition is no exception. Not only has the entire volume been reviewed and updated, significant new content has been added.
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| Event Profile |
Training Courses on Analytical Method Validation & Transfer
25 - 27 September 2012
Hotel Euler, Basel, Switzerland
‘Fit for Purpose’ is a familiar requirement in the
pharmaceutical industry but how do you apply it to
analytical methods?
The answer lies in analytical method validation.
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