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October 8, 2015
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Certifying Excipient cGMPs
FDA Releases Guidance on Labeling
Ubl Named Next PhRMA President and CEO

Top Stories

Nobel Prize Awarded for Parasitic Disease Drug Development Efforts

Researchers in the US, Japan, and China are recognized for developing therapies to combat river blindness, lymphatic filariasis, and malaria.
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CPhI Report Predicts Switch to Continuous Manufacturing

CPhI’s Annual Report discusses the implications of QbD, continuous processing, excipient criticality, and process validation on pharmaceutical manufacturing and predicts a steady shift to continuous manufacturing.
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Industry News

Ubl Named Next PhRMA President and CEO

Stephen J. Ubl to succeed John J. Castellani as the next president and chief executive officer of PhRMA.
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PDA Releases Report on Passive Thermal Protection Systems

The PDA report discusses qualification and operational handling of passive thermal protection systems.
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Supplier News

Merck Millipore Adds Protein Pegylation Services

Merck Millipore’s collaboration with celares GmbH launches pegylation services for protein-based therapeutics.
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Impel and 3M Partner to Advance Olfactory Drug Delivery

3M and Impel will collaborate to develop and commercialize Impel’s Precision Olfactory Delivery technology for enhanced central nervous system drug delivery.
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Bio/Pharma News

New Study Reveals Immunotherapy More Effective Than Chemotherapy

The results from an international study on nivolumab, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggest a paradigm shift in the standard of care for previously treated lung cancer patients.
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Adaptimmune to Open New R&D Facility in Oxfordshire, UK

The new facility will house the company’s expanding R&D operations.
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Regulatory News

FDA Releases Guidance on Labeling

The agency provides recommendations for submitting proposed labeling with abbreviated new drug applications.
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FDA Plans Pilot Projects for Drug Supply Chain Security Act

FDA selected USDM Life Sciences, RC Partners, and The Clarion Group to develop and implement a DSCSA pilot project.
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FEATURED TOPICS

EXCIPIENTS

Certifying Excipient cGMPs

As EU supplier risk assessment deadlines approach, a number of voluntary third-party auditing and certification options are available. Will more excipient suppliers, and drug manufacturers, use them?
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VALIDATION

Cleaning of Dedicated Equipment: Why Validation is Needed

This article discusses cleaning validation of equipment dedicated to the production of a single API.
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STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

FDA Faces Controversy Over Quality Metrics and Biosimilars

Manufacturers challenge details in new policies designed to promote access to important therapies.
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ANALYTICS

PAT Paves the Way for Continuous Manufacturing

Process analytical technology is crucial for understanding a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical process. Thorough process knowledge is needed to develop process control strategies and select process equipment configuration for continuous manufacturing.
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AAPS 2015 EXHIBITOR GUIDE

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Webcasts

Controlling Contamination in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

On Demand

In this webcast, experts will review the sources of contamination, regulations and guidance documents on the control of potential contaminants in raw materials, and best practices to guard against the introduction of contaminants in the manufacturing process. The challenges of detecting contaminants, including mycoplasma, assay development, and testing practices will be discussed.
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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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Innovative Tools for the Development and Manufacturing of Biotherapeutic Proteins
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The biopharmaceutical industry has seen ever increasing innovation over the past five years. Most notably, there has been an increase adoption of high-throughput process development (HTPD) and single-use technologies. Join our webinar to learn effective strategies to match product quality attributes for a biosimilar product and reduce process development timelines.
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Trends and Concerns in Capsule Production

Application of External Lubrication in Tablet Production

Contract Services Market Trends

FDA Comments on Continuous Manufacturing


Events

2015 AAPS Annual Meeting

October 25–29, 2015 | Orlando, FL, USA

21st Annual Validation Week

October 27–29, 2015 | Philadelphia, PA

Stability Testing

December 08–10, 2015 | Philadelphia, PA


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REFERENCE BOOKS

Pharmaceutical Technology Outsourcing Guide

Pharmaceutical Technology Outsourcing Guide provides details behind recent partnerships, strategies for selecting an appropriate CDMO/CMO, and quality by design factors for outsourced operations.
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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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