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August 18, 2016
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CRISPR for Treating Blood Disorders
Allergan Plans to Expand in New Jersey
Funding for Zika Vaccine Hinders Development

Top Stories

US Life Sciences CEOs Upbeat About Industry's Prospects

A KPMG survey reveals that approximately 84% of pharma and medical device executives plan to add jobs in next 12 months.
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Exploiting Fat Absorption to Enhance Oral Bioavailability of Drugs

Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science (CBNS) in Melbourne, Australia have developed a drug-delivery technology that circumvents first pass metabolism in the liver, thereby, enabling higher drug levels to reach the systemic circulation.
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EXPERT INTERVIEW

Jennifer Zieverink, senior director of marketing and alliance management at Aprecia, and Grant Brock, vice-president of engineering at Aprecia, spoke with Pharmaceutical Technology about the company's ZipDose Technology, which is a three-dimensional printing technology used to make solid-dosage drugs.

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Industry News

Scientists Examine CRISPR as a Therapeutic Approach for Treating Blood Disorders

A new study reveals a potential new approach to treat sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia using CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology.
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Judges for the CPhI Pharma Awards 2016 Named

CPhI Pharma Awards' panel doubles in size and welcomes experts from around the world.
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Supplier News

Agilent Plans Expansion of Oligo Manufacturing Capacity

Agilent Technologies announces plans to build a new oligo manufacturing facility in Colorado that will double current capacity.
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TruTag Technologies' Manufacturing Plant Achieves GMP Compliance

The GMP-certified facility will produce TruTag microtags for global pharmaceutical customers.
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Bio/Pharma News

Allergan Plans to Expand in New Jersey

The EDA offered Allergan tax credits in order to encourage the company to remain in the state.
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Novartis Expands Biologics Production in France

Jacobs Engineering will provide engineering and construction services to expand the Novartis site in Huningue, France.
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Sustained-Release Formulation: Overcoming Key Challenges Like Alcohol-Induced Dose Dumping
LIVE WEBCAST: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 | 11 am EDT | 10 am CDT | 8 am PDT
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Regulatory News

Funding for Zika Vaccine Hinders Development

Zika vaccine development is hindered by technical challenges and funding shortfalls.
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Testing Laboratory Receives Warning Letter

FDA issued a warning letter to contract testing laboratory, Adamson Analytical Laboratories, for CGMP violations.
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Understanding the Relationship between Critical Quality Attributes and the Microstructure of Topical Semi-Solid Formulations
LIVE WEBCAST: Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 11 am EDT | 10 am CDT | 8 am PDT
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FEATURED TOPICS

MANUFACTURING

Evaluating Technology and Innovation in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

A technology management process identifies and evaluates new technologies in biopharmaceutical manufacturing to aid business decisions.
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FORMULATION

A Case for Orally Disintegrating Tablets

Industry experts discuss key considerations in the development of orally disintegrating tablets.
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Amorphous Dispersion Drug Formulations: A Modern Simulation-Based Approach
LIVE WEBCAST: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 11 am EDT
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API SYNTHESIS & MANUFACTURING

Going Green with Biocatalysis

Enzymatic catalysis offers pharma manufacturers a way to implement the Principles of Green Chemistry.
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DRUG DELIVERY

FDA and the Emerging Technology of 3D Printing

A Q&A with FDA to gain insight on FDA's views of three-dimensional printing and its regulation in drug manufacturing.
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Webcasts

Continuous Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals: Scale-up of a Hot-Melt Extrusion Process

On Demand

An understanding of the variable process parameters that have a significant impact on the final pharmaceutical product is necessary to successfully manage a hot-melt extrusion process when using twin-screw extrusion. Experts will discuss residence time, mechanical-energy consumption, and other critical parameters, as well as their effects on a scientific approach to process scale-up.
Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific


Engineering the Mechanical Properties of Amorphous Spray-Dried Dispersions

On Demand
Capsugel Dosage Form Solutions will present a webinar discussing the aspect of engineering spray-dried dispersion properties, with a particular emphasis on the impact of atomization and drying rate on powder mechanical properties.

Sponsored by Capsugel

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Events

PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference

September 12-14, 2016

ISPE Annual Meeting

September 18-21, 2016

13th Confocal Raman Imaging Symposium

September 26–28, 2016

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REFERENCE BOOKS

Pharmaceutical Technology Solid Dosage Combo

Increase your knowledge of solid dosage technology and solid dose tablet manufacturing processes. These comprehensive pharmacology reference guides cover a variety of solid-dosage form principles such as oral solid-dosage forms, powders, mixing and blending, excipients, tableting, and coating. Drug delivery system manufacturing professionals can use the solid dosage manufacturing books to stay current with compressed tablet manufacturing processes, solid dosage processing equipment, tablet-pressing processes, and pharmaceutical industry trends in oral solid dosage manufacturing and solid dosage form development.
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eBOOKS

Bioprocessing & Sterile Manufacturing eBook

Read feature articles on accelerated scale-up for vaccine production, standards for air cleanliness classification, aseptic filling advances, a flexible approach to cleanroom design, a science-driven approach for microbial control, removing genotoxic impurities, regulatory enforcement, drug shortages, and validation of single-use shipping systems.


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