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May 26, 2016
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FDA Approves Atezolizumab
Sanofi Changes Executive Committee
FDA Guidance on COPD Drugs

Top Stories

NIH to Launch Large-Scale HIV Vaccine Trial

The NIH and partners will launch a large-scale clinical trial in South Africa to evaluate the effectiveness of an HIV vaccine regimen.
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FDA Accepts Samsung Bioepis' BLA for Remicade Biosimilar

FDA accepted for review Samsung Bioepis’ BLA for SB2, a biosimilar to Remicade (infliximab).
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EXPERT INTERVIEW

Douglas B. Hausner, PhD, from the Engineering Research Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS) based at Rutgers University, discusses rapid process development for solid-dosage drugs using continuous manufacturing.

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Industry News

FDA Approves Atezolizumab

Genentech received accelerated approval for its immunotherapy atezolizumab for the treatment of bladder cancer.
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EMA Publishes Annual Report

The agency detailed its 2015 achievements in an annual report.
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Supplier News

Althea Patents Method to Crystallize Proteins

The company's method reduces the time required to crystallize antibodies from weeks to one day.
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Jones Packaging and TUKU Develop Web-Enabled Packaging Platform

The companies entered into a commercial collaboration to develop web-enabled packaging for pharmaceutical and consumer goods companies.
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Bio/Pharma News

Sanofi Makes Changes to Executive Committee

Sanofi announced that it is making several changes to its executive committee, effective June 1, 2016.
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Celgene and Agios Collaborate on Metabolic Immuno-Oncology

Celgene will pay Agios $200 million to lead exploratory, research, drug discovery, and early development work for metabolic immuno-oncology.
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Regulatory News

FDA Releases Guidance on Developing Drugs for COPD

The draft guidance helps companies design new treatments of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Well Care Compounding Pharmacy Issues Recall

The company recalls products due to sterility concerns.
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MANUFACTURING

Tackling Moisture Challenges in Solid Dosage Manufacturing

Armin Gerhardt, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Science, Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, discusses the effects of moisture on product quality and how to achieve good control of moisture during pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.
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HIGHLY POTENT

Choosing Containment Strategies For Highly Potent APIs

Safe handling of HPAPIs requires determining exposure potential and selecting appro-priate containment strategies. Engineering controls are the first line of defense in handling HPAPIs. Engineering controls reduce risk in HPAPI handling.
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STANDARDS & REGULATIONS

FDA and Manufacturers Seek Safer Pain Medications

The campaign against opioid abuse opens door to more innovative therapies.
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SUPPLY CHAIN

Waking up to Track-and-Trace Benefits

With deadlines only a few years away, some companies have not started serialization programs, while others are taking a tactical, short-term approach, losing out on potential business benefits.
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Webcasts

Stability Assessment for Shipment of API and Drug Products

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Increasing requests from regulatory agencies have focused on evaluation of APIs and drug products during shipment. However, little guidance has been provided on how to address these concerns. This webinar will address these questions and explore approaches to assessing stability of biologic APIs and small molecule drug products throughout shipment.
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Employing a Lean Lab Approach to Optimize Lab Processes:
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Events

Quality Manufacturing Conference

June 6-8, 2016

BIO International Convention

June 6-9, 2016

PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference

September 12-14, 2016

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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

2016 Solid Dosage Drug Development and Manufacturing eBook

New materials, instruments, and processes are facilitating solid-dosage drug formulation and manufacturing. This ebook reviews methods to address quality issues for APIs, excipients, and intermediates; analysis methods for elemental impurities and continuous powder processing; modeling tools to improve workflows, and methods to improve tablet compression.


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