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29 January 2013

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Report Shows Increase in Anticompetitive Activities Among Pharma Companies
In a new report issued by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), FTC analysts reported that the number of potentially anticompetitive patent dispute settlements between branded and generic drug companies increased from 28 in 2011 to 40 in 2012. More...

Allergan to Acquire MAP Pharmaceuticals
Allergan and MAP Pharmaceuticals have entered into a definite merger agreement under which Allergan will purchase all of MAP’s outstanding shares for the price of $25.00 per share. More...

AstraZeneca and Ceram Sign R&D Agreement
AstraZeneca and Ceram Research, a materials development company based in the UK, have signed an agreement whereby Ceram will develop its inorganic-based controlled release technology in a feasibility study for delivering select AstraZeneca compounds. More...

FDA Approves Influenza Vaccine Manufactured with Novel Technology
FDA has approved Protein Sciences’s FluBlok, a seasonal influenza vaccine made with a novel technology that uses recombinant DNA and a modified baculovirus. More...

Rutgers University Research Center and Janssen Develop Continuous Manufacturing Process
Researchers in the Engineering Research Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems at Rutgers University have collaborated with Janssen to develop a direct-compaction line using continuous manufacturing principles. More...

New Alliance to Help Accelerate Academic Drug Discovery
Six of the world’s leading health research centres have joined forces to form a global alliance that seeks to strengthen international academic and not-for-profit drug development. More...

Outsourcing Outlook: Offshoring Biomanufacturing
A survey asked respondents to reflect on their facility's future international outsourcing during the next five years. We reveal the results. More...

Will Robust Pipeline Yield More Drugs?
A report by the Analysis Group for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) documents more than 5,000 new medicines in the pipeline globally, many for untreated diseases and life-threatening conditions. More...

Product Profiles

Agilent

Together: It's how we work. It's how we help Pharma Succeed.
Look to Agilent for real world solutions that help pharmaceutical companies discover more rapidly and more efficiently.
The Agilent RapidFire High-throughput System and 6550 iFunnel Q-TOF mass spec helped one lab reduce a week of work to 4.5 hours, transforming their productivity. Discover more, and request your free ADME Solutions Guide at our new pharma web page

www.agilent.com/chem/togetherADME

Shimadzu

HS-20 headspace sampler for GC and GCMS
Environmental and pharmaceutical application, forensics, material and food production analyses – Shimadzu’s new HS-20 headspace sampler serves GC and GCMS applications particularly in testing and inspection organizations.

Flexicon Liquid Filling

Fully automatic aseptic liquid filling system
The FPC50W is an aseptic filling system with full or partial stoppering and crimp capping of vials, delivering fill volumes ranging 0.1ml to 100ml and filling accuracy of ± 0.5%.

Event Profiles

Pharmapack Europe

13-14 February 2013, Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France
How Innovations in Pharma Packaging and Drug Delivery Technologies Enhance Patient Safety and Compliance.