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August 20, 2015
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Xellia Pharmaceuticals Expands Raleigh Site
Implementation for Elemental Impurities Testing
FDA Releases Guidance on Developing Botanical Drugs

Top Stories

GSK Factory in Tianjin Affected by Explosion

GSK reports no employee injuries at the facility and is assessing damage.
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Novo Nordisk Licenses Genmab's Bispecific Antibody Platform

Licenses could potentially bring antibody R&D to areas beyond oncology, such as diabetes treatments.
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Industry News

AbbVie Amends its Citizen Petition to FDA

The company adds a few new arguments—as well as new stakeholder support—to its Citizen Petition on biosimilar naming.
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Continued Process Verification Key to Lifecycle Control and Continuous Improvement

Regulatory officials and industry scientists participated in a CMC Strategy Forum sponsored by CASSS in July 2015.
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Supplier News

Source BioScience Completes Acquisition of Select Pharma Laboratories

With this acquisition, Source BioScience is now able to offer integrated solutions to customers, with environmentally controlled storage in combination with the required up- or downstream analytical testing services.
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WuXi PharmaTech and TruTag Technologies Complete Successful Testing of On-Dose Authentication Solution

WuXi PharmaTech and TruTag Technologies successfully applied and detected TruTag's edible microtags on solid-dosage drug products and found no effect on dissolution.
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Bio/Pharma News

Xellia Pharmaceuticals Expands Raleigh Site as New North American Headquarters

The expansion will enable relocation of its North American headquarters from Grayslake, Illinois.
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Pluristem's PLX Cell Therapy Considered for Accelerated Development

The company is in discussions with Europe's Adaptive Pathways Group on clinical trials that would evaluate its PLX cells for the treatment of specific diseases.
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Regulatory News

FDA Releases Guidance on Developing Botanical Drugs

FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research provides guidance on development plans for botanical drugs.
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FDA Guidance on Treatments for Rare Diseases

The agency issued guidance regarding common issues involved with the development of treatments for rare diseases.
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FEATURED TOPICS

OUTSOURCING

Outsourcing Becoming More Cost Competitive

Biopharma companies are outsourcing more jobs to cut costs.
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GLOBAL REPORT

Market Access in China

China's emergence as a significant commercial market is forcing manufacturers to re-evaluate their overall business model.
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VIEWPOINTS

Defining Crucial CAPA Components

Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow, and Andrew Harrison, chief regulatory affairs officer and general counsel, both of Regulatory Compliance Associates, discuss the requirements for a successful corrective action and preventive action (CAPA) system.
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STANDARDS AND REGULATION

Regulation of Medical Devices and Companion Diagnostics

The trend towards personalized medicines in Europe requires a more integrated framework that regulates the approval of devices and diagnostics.
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QUALITY

FDA's Guidance on Quality Metrics: Possible Implications for Contract Testing Laboratories

Challenges related to the reporting of out-of-specification results loom for contract testing laboratories.
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ANALYTICS

Moving On to Implementation for Elemental Impurities Testing

After a long wait for the new elemental impurities guidelines, the bio/pharma industry must now look ahead to implementation and take action.
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Capsule Filling: Manufacturing Efficiency and the Added Value of Technical Service

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Trends in Quality Agreements & Communications: A CMO Perspective

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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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Events

CPhI Korea 2015

September 7–9, 2015 | Seoul, Korea

PDA/FDA Meeting 2015

September 28–30, 2015 | Washington, DC, USA

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015

September 28–30, 2015 | Las Vegas, NV, USA


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REFERENCE BOOKS

Pharmaceutical Technology Drug Delivery Guides

A compilation of articles from Pharmaceutical Technology in a three-handbook set covering methods and processes of manufacturing and administering pharmaceutical compounds to achieve therapeutic effects. Topics include the development of controlled-release formulations and reformulating injectable drugs for oral delivery.
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eBOOKS

Bioprocessing and Sterile Manufacturing 2015 eBook

This eBook features articles on sterility testing, disposable technologies, parenterals, facility planning, mAb formulation, and more.

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