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JUNE 16, 2015
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Will New PCSK9 Drugs Affect Drug Spending?
Collaboration on Gene Therapy Manufacturing
Novasep Inks Partnership Agreements

Top Stories

FDA Advisory Panel Backs Amgen's Repatha

An advisory panel deemed Amgen's Repatha (evolocumab) to be safe overall. / read more /


Biosimilar Labeling Practices Under Fire in New Citizen Petition

In a Citizen Petition to FDA, AbbVie calls the current biosimilar labeling practices “legally unsound.”
/ read more /


Will New PCSK9 Drugs Affect Overall Drug Spending?

As FDA advisory committees meet on two potential PCSK9 inhibitors, Prime Therapeutics analyzes the impact that this class of drugs may have on overall drug spending. / read more /


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Industry News

CPhI Announces New Award Categories

CPhI Worldwide announces five new categories for the 2015 CPhI Pharma Awards. / read more /


FDA Issues Guidance on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Therapies

The agency issues draft guidance on the development of drugs to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. / read more /


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Supplier News

Novasep Inks Partnership Agreements with Two Japan-Based Companies

The supplier will add Allied Laboratories and AR Brown to its list of global partners. / read more /


Patheon Files Registration For IPO

A year after its merger with DSM Pharmaceutical Products, Patheon announces that it has filed an IPO. / read more /


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Bio/Pharma News

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. / read more /


Green Cross Builds Manufacturing Facility

The Green Cross facility in Canada will produce intravenous immunoglobulin and albumin.
/ read more /


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Regulatory News

FDA 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). / read more /


FDA Guidance Seeks More Effective Postapproval Change Strategies

FDA recently issued a much-anticipated draft guidance on how to define and report established conditions in market applications.
/ read more /


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FEATURED TOPICS

FORMULATION

Developing an Orally Inhaled Dry Powder Formulation—A Complex Itinerary and a Technological Challenge

Successful drug delivery via a dry powder inhaler is determined by the API physicochemical properties, the formulation composition and process, and other factors. / read more /

MANUFACTURING

Top Trends in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing: 2015

Pharmaceutical Technology spoke to experts in the field of biopharmaceutical manufacturing to gain insights on top trends that are currently shaping the industry. / read more /

PEER-REVIEWED

Using a Dual-Drug Resinate Complex for Taste Masking

Box-Behnken modeling was used to optimize a resinate complex, to mask the taste of levocetirizinedihydrochloride and montelukast sodium in orally disintegrating tablets.
/ read more /

ANALYTICAL TOOLS

Unlocking the Vast Potential of PAT in Solid-Dosage Manufacturing

PAT holds the key to real-time quality assurance and consistent product quality in pharmaceutical manufacturing. / read more /

TROUBLESHOOTING

Preventing Common Mistakes in Automated Washing

Careful choice of wash-water parameters and attention to water quality and basket loading are important for optimal cleaning. / read more /

OUTSOURCING

Another In-House Operation Gets Outsourced

Biopharma companies on both sides of the Atlantic ship more of their assay testing to outside service providers. / read more /


Product/Service Profiles

Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Product out-licensing opportunities to enhance your portfolio
Is your company trying to expand its expertise into other therapeutic categories? Are you looking to grow your product portfolio? Adare has a diverse portfolio of products available for out-licensing. / Read more /


Albany Molecular Research Inc.

Register for AMRI's free, live webinar, entitled “Trends in Quality Agreements & Communications: A CMO Perspective”, which will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 11 a.m. ET. / Read more /


Webcasts

Sample Preparation Technologies for Improved Peptide Quantitation Workflow

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 11 am EDT | 8 am PDT | 16:00 BST | 17:00 CEST

Peptide quantitative analysis requires workflows that deliver high levels of data quality while balancing the needs of sample throughput and regulatory compliance. Learn how advances in sample preparation can enable greater speed, reproducibility, and improved data quality.
Sponsored by: Thermo Fisher Scientific

Hydroxyapatite Separation of Monoclonal Antibodies and Antibody Fragments

Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 2 pm EDT | 11 am PDT

Join us for a discussion on the use of hydroxyapatite in mAb and mAb fragment purification processes.
Sponsored by: Tosoh Bioscience LLC


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PharmTech TV

Focus on Biobetters, Part 1 and 2

Feeding Powders in Pharmaceutical Processes

Reducing the Cost of Drug Manufacturing

FDA Applications and New Guidance Documents

Events

42nd Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society

July 26–29, 2015| Edinburgh, Scotland

2015 PDA Single Use Systems Workshop

June 23–24, 2015 | Bethesda, MD USA

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015

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


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REFERENCE BOOK

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eBOOKS

Solid Dosage and Excipients 2015 eBook

This eBook 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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