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August 11, 2016
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First Doses of Flu Vaccine to Ship
Phase III Trial Results for Opdivo
EMA Publishes Report on Adaptive Pathways

Top Stories

NIH Launches Zika Vaccine Clinical Trial

The NIH has launched a Phase I clinical trial in humans of an investigational Zika vaccine.
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FDA Approves First Generic Version of Tamiflu

FDA approved Natco and Alvogen's generic Tamiflu to treat and prevent influenza.
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Industry News

FDA awards LIU for research into variability

A $2-million, three-year grant will explore how statistically-based pharmaceutical quality standards might be established.
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FDA Releases First Doses of Sanofi Pasteur Influenza Vaccine for Shipment

Sanofi Pasteur will deliver the first of more than 65 million influenza vaccines to the United States throughout the 2016–2017 flu season.
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Richard Denk, head sales containment at SKAN, spoke with Pharmaceutical Technology about trends in handling high potency APIs.

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Supplier News

Piramal to Expand Sterile Manufacturing in Kentucky

The company will install new vial-filling and lyophilization capacity, including an isolator-based filling machine. The new filling equipment will result in a five-fold increase in the company's current filling capacity.
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MilliporeSigma to Provide Development and Manufacturing Services to Y-mAbs

MilliporeSigma will provide support to Y-mAbs for the development of its monoclonal antibody for the treatment of pediatric brain cancer.
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Bio/Pharma News

Plasticell and National University of Ireland Form Stem-Cell Pact

The collaboration will focus on methods to eradicate cancer stem cells.
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Phase III Trials for Bristol-Myers' Opdivo Fail to Meet Primary Endpoints

Opdivo did not meet primary endpoints in Phase III trials investigating the drug as a monotherapy for untreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer in patients whose tumors expressed PD-L1.
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Regulatory News

EMA Publishes Report on Adaptive Pathways Pilot Project

The report addressed how the agency might support medicine development for patients' unmet medical needs.
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Ribociclib Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation

The cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor received Breakthrough Therapy Designation as a first line treatment for advanced breast cancer.
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FEATURED TOPICS

MANUFACTURING

Measuring Equipment and Manufacturing Trends

PharmTech's 2016 survey shows general satisfaction with existing solid-dose and parenteral manufacturing equipment, and slow adoption of continuous manufacturing processes.
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EQUIPMENT

New Equipment Meets Need for Innovation in Pharma Manufacturing

New technology introduced in 2016 aids innovation growth for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
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PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH

Purification of Peptides Using Surrogate Stationary Phases on Reversed-Phase Columns

This paper describes a unique Prep-rP-HPLC technique that uses a C-18/C-8 derivatized silica coated with a hydrophobic quaternary ammonium salt or quaternary phosphonium salt that acts as an additional/surrogate stationary phase (AsP/ssP).
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DRUG DELIVERY

Using 3D Printing for Solid-Dosage Drugs

Three-dimensional printing allows unique benefits to be built into solid-dosage forms.
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Sustained-Release Formulation: Overcoming Key Challenges Like Alcohol-Induced Dose Dumping
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Understanding the Relationship between Critical Quality Attributes and the Microstructure of Topical Semi-Solid Formulations
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Events

Data Integrity Conference

August 17-18, 2016

PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference

September 12-14, 2016

ISPE Annual Meeting

September 18-21, 2016

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REFERENCE BOOKS

Pharmaceutical Technology Drug Delivery Guides

A three-volume set of drug delivery system handbooks. A compilation of articles related to 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 & Sterile Manufacturing eBook

Read feature articles on accelerated scale-up for vaccine production, standards for air cleanliness classification, aseptic filling advances, a flexible approach to cleanroom design, a science-driven approach for microbial control, removing genotoxic impurities, regulatory enforcement, drug shortages, and validation of single-use shipping systems.


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