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June 18, 2015
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West Breaks Ground on Facility in Ireland
Orally Bioavailable Peptide Drug Research
BPTF Calls for Changes to GDUFA

Top Stories

FDA Advisory Panel Backs Amgen's Repatha

An advisory panel deemed Amgen's Repatha (evolocumab) to be safe overall.
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FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Praluent

An FDA advisory panel voted 13-3 in favor of approval of Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' cholesterol-homeostasis therapy Praluent (alirocumab).
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Industry News

With Processes, It's All About Optimization

With drug development trends shifting towards personalized medicines, new technologies are needed for the manufacture of these highly sensitive drug products.
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CPhI Announces New Award Categories

CPhI Worldwide announces five new categories for the 2015 CPhIPharma Awards.
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Supplier News

West Breaks Ground on Facility in Ireland

West Pharmaceutical began construction on its component manufacturing facility located in Waterford, Ireland.
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New England Biolabs to Build Manufacturing Plant

A new GMP facility in Massachusetts will produce enzymes and other reagents for in-vitro diagnostics.
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Bio/Pharma News

Encycle Gains Investment in Orally Bioavailable Peptide Drug Research

At BIO 2015, CQDM and MaRS Innovation announced an investment in Encycle Therapeutics to research chemical properties needed to make peptide-like molecules orally bioavailable.
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REGENXBIO and WuXiAppTec Collaborate on Gene Therapy Manufacturing

The exclusive manufacturing collaboration will establish production for adeno-associated virus gene-therapy treatments incorporating REGENXBIO’s NAV Technology.
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Regulatory News

EMA Launches Pediatric Drug Pilot Project

The agency creates initiative to stimulate pediatric drug development.
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BPTF Calls for Changes to GDUFA

BPTF seeks changes in performance goals and fee payment schedule in GDUFA renegotiations.
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Ion exchange resins have long been in the formulator's toolkit, but only recently has there been an increased interest in their use as excipients. Dow AMBERLITE™ and DUOLITE™ ion exchange resins have a broad range of applications, including taste masking, tablet disintegration, modified release, and the formulation of poorly soluble or unstable drug compounds.
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FEATURED TOPICS

MANUFACTURING

Designing Clean Zones

Clearly defined zones of cleanliness must be designed and maintained to prevent product contamination.
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INSIDE USP

What's In a Name? For Biosimilars, A Lot

Will biosimilars share a compendial identity like generic drugs do?
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INGREDIENTS

New Ways Around Hazardous Reagent Chemistry

Safer reagents and reaction conditions are making many hazardous transformations possible.
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FROM THE EDITOR

Help Build Better Bio/Pharma Processes

Peer-reviewed papers and technical articles can help advance bio/pharmaceutical development.
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REGULATORY WATCH

Quality Systems Key to Lifecycle Drug Management

Regulators and industry seek to streamline and harmonize oversight of postapproval changes.
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OUTSOURCING

Fill/Finish Capacity Use for Biologics

There are significant differences between small molecules and biologics fill/finish capacity.
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E-Book: Bioprocessing and Sterile Manufacturing
The editors examine novel technologies for the development, manufacture, purification, and delivery of small- and large-molecule drugs, including single-use systems, lyophilization, andmicrobial monitoring. Aging facilities and the future of aseptic processing are featured topics.
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Webcasts

Strategies to Accelerate Early Phase Clinical Trials

Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 15:00 CEST for Europe and June 30, 2015, 11:00am EDT for North America

Learn about adaptive clinical trials, patient recruitment strategies, and advanced biomarker analysis tools designed that can accelerate drug development and clinical testing processes.
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Addressing Formulation Needs With a Different Technology: Say "Hello" to Ion Exchange Resins

Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 09:00 AM EDT
Ion exchange resins have long been in the formulator's toolkit, but only recently have they been used as excipients. Learn the value and benefits ion exchange resins bring to drug formulation challenges such as taste masking, abuse deterrence, controlled release, and more.

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Safe and cost-effective capsule filling for pre-clinical and first-in-man studies

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Hear how CoreRx has successfully implemented a flexible automated powder dosing solution for capsule filling, in order to save time, increase accuracy and protect the safety of the scientists working with active pharmaceutical ingredients.

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Pharmaceutical Technology E-Book: Solid Dosage and Excipients
This e-book examines how advances in technology, equipment, excipients, analytical techniques, software, and manufacturing practices are facilitating the development, scale up, manufacturing, efficacy, and delivery of solid- and semi-solid dosage forms.
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External Lubrication in Tablet Production

Trends and Concerns in Capsule Production

Focus on Biobetters, Part 2

Feeding Powders in Pharmaceutical Processes

Events

DCAT Sharp Sourcing 2015

July 16, 2015 | New Brunswick, NJ

29th Annual Symposium of The Protein Society

July 22–25, 2015 | Barcelona, Spain

10th Annual Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

August 12–13, 2015 | Philadelphia, PA

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Trends in Quality
Agreements & Communications: A CMO Perspective
Live Webcast: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 11:00 am EDT
This webinar, led by Milton Boyer, senior vice-president of drug product manufacturing at AMRI, will review and challenge the changing paradigms in the CMO/drug sponsor relationship. It is clear that both CMOs and drug sponsors are being held responsible for the actions of the other. Responsibilities once thought to be clearly defined are changing, with new guidance and expectations revealed in 483s and FDA warning letters.
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REFERENCE BOOKS

Pharmaceutical Technology Solid Dosage Combo

This three-volume set of comprehensive pharmacology reference guides cover solid-dosage form principles such as oral solid-dosage forms, powders, mixing and blending, excipients, tableting, and coating. 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. / Learn more /

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Solubility Enhancement
Solutions Using Predictive Analytics & Molecular Modeling

On Demand
Learn about a novel, systematic methodology to accelerate solubilization of poorly soluble molecules and speed formulation optimization and process development. Understand how molecular modeling can be used enhance the predictability of solubilization and overcome poor bioavailability.
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eBOOKS

Bioprocessing and Sterile Manufacturing eBook

The editors examine novel sterile and bioprocessing technologies including single-use systems, aging systems, cleanrooms, and lyophilization.


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Practical Guidance for Successful Mammalian Cell Banking and Cell Line Characterization
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Join us for this informative webinar, presented by the team at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories, to learn about the various aspects of cell banking and cell line characterization, including GMP production master and working cell banks, GMP non-production (e.g. bioassay) master and working cell banks, R&D cell banks or banking for end of production cells.
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