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March 1, 2018
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FDA Publishes Q&A Document on ICH Q11

Merck & Co. Acquires Viralytics for $394 Million

A Three-Step Path Toward Combination Product Approval

Top Stories

Roche to Acquire Flatiron Health for $1.9 Billion

Roche will acquire oncology-focused healthcare technology and services company Flatiron Health for $1.9 billion to further its personalized oncological healthcare strategy.
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Gilead Wins Reversal of $2.54-Billion Hep C Patent Verdict

A jury verdict requiring Gilead Sciences to pay $2.54 billion for patent infringement to competitor Merck & Co. over Gilead's Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) and Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), two best-selling hepatitis C drugs, has been overturned.
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Industry News

Hospira Recalls Labetalol Hydrochloride Due to Cracked Vials

The company is voluntarily recalling three lots of Labetalol Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 100 mg/20 mL Vial and one lot of Labetalol Hydrochloride Injection, USP, Novaplus because of the potential of cracked glass at the rim of the vials.
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Jefferson and NIBRT Partner on New Biomanufacturing Training Center

The new training center, the Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing, will prepare engineering students and industry professionals for the field of biologics manufacturing.
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Supplier News

AMRI to Expand Container Closure Integrity Testing Services into EU

The company aims to add the additional analytical services in the European Union throughout 2018.
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Samsung BioLogics Gets $148-Million Contract for New Manufacturing Plant

The contract development and manufacturing organization has entered it first manufacturing contract worth $148 million for its recently completed Plant 3 facility.
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Bio/Pharma News

Merck & Co. Acquires Viralytics for $394 Million

Merck & Co. has acquired oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company Viralytics to strengthen Merck's oncology pipeline.
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GSK Recalls Three Lots of Respiratory Inhalers in UK

GlaxoSmithKline has issued a voluntary recall of three lots of respiratory inhalers in the United Kingdom, including preventer and emergency relief inhalers.
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Regulatory News

FDA Publishes Q&A Document on ICH Q11

The agency clarifies recommendations found in ICH Q11 about chemical entities and biotechnology entities.
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FDA Issues Guidance on Bioresearch Monitoring Content for NDAs and BLAs

The agency released draft guidance on the format for electronic submissions of NDA and BLA content regarding the planning of bioresearch monitoring inspections.
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FEATURED TOPICS

Analytics

Outsourcing Analytical Services in Early Drug Development

Successful outsourcing in early phase drug-development analytics is driven by partnership.
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Quality Systems

QbD and API Process Development: A Marriage of Chemistry and Engineering

Chemical engineers and chemists each bring unique skills to API process development and optimization. Success depends on their close collaboration, at both sponsor and CDMO facilities.
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Dosage Forms

A Three-Step Path Toward Combination Product Approval

This article describes how to improve the regulatory journey from classification to market clearance for sponsors of medical device combination products.
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Drug Development

Accelerating Early Drug Development with Translational Pharmaceutics

Mark Egerton, PhD, chief executive officer of Quotient Sciences, shares insights on a new approach to accelerate drug development, which integrates formulation development, real-time adaptive GMP manufacturing, and clinical research within a single platform.
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Events

ISPE 2018 Aseptic Conference

March 6–7, 2018

BIO-Europe Spring 2018

March 12–14, 2018

9th Global Drug Delivery & Formulation Summit

March 12–14, 2018


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eBOOKS

Vaccines Development and Manufacturing 2017

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