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December 14, 2017
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In this issue:

Gilead Sciences to Acquire Cell Design Labs

Manufacturing Microparticles in a Single Step

Contract Manufacturing Raises Regulatory Concerns

Top Stories

Pharma Outsourcing: A Year in Review

In a productive year, 2017 was filled with acquisitions, facility expansions, and new biopharma technology.
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Formulating Bio/Pharma Career Success

Attracting and retaining qualified bio/pharma experts demands a mix of recognition, rewards, and opportunities.
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Industry News

Honeywell Survey Shows Low Adoption of Industrial Cyber Security Measures

A survey by LNS Research and sponsored by Honeywell showed that industrial companies are not moving quickly to adopt cyber security; calls on CEOs to take action.
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FDA Warns Companies for Promoting Street Drug Substitutes

The agency has posted a warning letter to companies promoting Coco Loko, a snortable chocolate powder, and Legal Lean, a drink, as substitutes for street drugs.
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Supplier News

WuXi Biologics Starts Up Large-Scale, Single-Use Biomanufacturing Facility

The new 30,000-L, $150-million biologics manufacturing facility in Wuxi, China, quintuples the company’s existing manufacturing capability.
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Phillips-Medisize Invests in Manufacturing Center of Excellence for Connected Health and Drug-Delivery Devices

The company is expanding its 380,000-square-feet Molex Little Rock facility to include a FDA-registered manufacturing center of excellence for connected health and drug-delivery devices.
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Bio/Pharma News

Gilead Sciences to Acquire Cell Design Labs

Gilead Sciences will acquire Cell Design Labs to further cell-therapy research and development efforts.
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FDA Accepts Lilly’s Application for Migraine Biologic

FDA has accepted for review Eli Lilly and Company’s biologic drug candidate that is in development for treating migraine.
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Regulatory News

FDA Approves First Drug for EGPA

The agency has approved Nucala (mepolizumab) to treat Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) to GlaxoSmithKline. This indication is the first FDA-approved therapy specifically to treat EGPA.
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Contract Manufacturing Raises Regulatory Concerns

An increasing number of warning letters shows that FDA is observing more problems with pharmaceutical contract manufacturing.
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FEATURED TOPICS

Process Validation

Evaluating Surface Cleanliness Using a Risk-Based Approach

Rinse sample analysis or visual inspection are risk-based approaches that can be correlated to surface cleanliness to replace surface sampling in a biopharmaceutical equipment cleaning process.
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Dosage Forms

Manufacturing Microparticles in a Single Step

Orbis Biosciences’ Optimµm Platform delivers microparticulate dosage forms with controlled-release and taste-masked properties in a single manufacturing step.
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Analytics

Methods for Identifying Out-of-Trend Data in Analysis of Stability Measurements—Part II: By-Time-Point and Multivariate Control Chart

In Part I of this article series, the authors discussed the regression control chart method for identifying out-of-trend data in pharmaceutical stability studies. In Part II, the by-time-point method and the multivariate control chart method are investigated, and improved approaches are suggested. The method is illustrated using real data sets.
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Supply Chain

Reliability Rooms and the Move to Proactive Supply Chain Management

Cross-functional reliability rooms identify risk and planning metrics, provide insights for production forecasts, and predict trends and areas for improvement.
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ON DEMAND WEBCASTS

Risk Assessment and Testing Requirements for Elemental Impurities in Pharmaceutical Products
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The Journey to a Successful Biologic License Application
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Partnership of Chemical Engineers and Chemists Optimizes Process Development
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Events

Pharmapack Europe

February 7–8, 2018

IFPAC-2018

February 11–14, 2018

ISPE 2018 Facilities of the Future Conference

February 20–22, 2018

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eBOOKS

Vaccines Development and Manufacturing 2017

New technologies, including single-use systems, are leading the push for faster production and higher titers. At the same time, ensuring quality in raw materials and water systems, and controlling contamination are paramount. In this Biologics and Sterile Manufacturing eBook, the editors explore key technology, process, and operational topics.


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