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September 13, 2018
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In this issue:

ICS Opens Logistics Distribution Center in Ohio

Hospitals Back Generic Drug Production Venture

CMO Roundup: Expansions for Biomanufacturing


Top Stories

Biosimilars Battles Heat Up

FDA, innovator companies, and biosimilar developers maneuver over exclusivity, naming, interchangeability, and more.
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Novartis to Sell Parts of Sandoz in $1-Billion Deal

Novartis will sell selected portions of its Sandoz United States portfolio to Aurobindo Pharma USA for $900 million in cash, plus $100 million in potential earn-outs.
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Industry News

Hospitals Back Generic Drug Production Venture

More than 120 healthcare organizations plan to bring competition to generic drug market.
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Study Finds Candidate for Universal Flu Vaccine Protects Against Multiple Strains

Research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that a universal flu vaccine that protects people against most influenza strains is one step closer to reality.
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Supplier News

ICS Opens Logistics Distribution Center in Ohio

The center will serve manufacturers of specialty medications, biosimilars, and cell and gene therapies.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Advanced Bioprocessing Business from BD

Alcami and the University of North Carolina Wilmington received a grant from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals to prepare students for careers in pharmaceutical sciences.
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Bio/Pharma News

Sanofi Partners with Dyadic to Research Fungus-Based Expression Platform

The collaboration will explore the potential of Dyadic's gene-expression platform to produce multiple biologic vaccines and drugs.
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Emergent to Acquire Opioid-Focused Adapt Pharma in Deal Worth $735 Million

Emergent BioSolutions is set to acquire Adapt Pharma, a pharmaceutical company focused on addressing the opioid overdose and addiction crisis, in a deal worth up to $735 million.
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Regulatory News

FDA Clarifies Worldwide Inspection Policies

FDA is revising its inspection process and seeks harmonization of standards for US and foreign regulatory oversight to ensure the safety of medicines.
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FDA Issues Warning Letters to Companies Marketing Kratom

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, issued a statement regarding new warning letters FDA issued to Chillin Mix Kratom and Mitra Distributing, companies marketing kratom–a potential source of opioids–with unproven medical claims.
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FEATURED TOPICS

BIOLOGIC DRUGS

Tackling Aggregation Challenges in ADC Production

Immobilizing the antibodies on a solid-phase support, such as a resin, and carrying out the conjugation of the payload-linker while the antibodies are bound to that support will prevent aggregation at its source.
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MANUFACTURING

CMO Roundup: Expansions for Biomanufacturing

CMOs have been active over the past year in expanding their biologics production and capabilities.
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Attend Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories' Webinar on Sterility Testing on October 23, 2018.
Learn strategies and best practices for maximizing the conditions of a sterility test environment, as well as reducing the risk of inaccurate results for sterility testing through the use of isolators and vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP). Register for this free webinar now.


SCALE UP

Testing and Simulation Approaches for Single-Use Bioreactor Scale-up

Tools aid scale-up and comparison of single-use and stainless-steel bioreactors.
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ANALYTICS

Testing Topicals: Analytical Strategies for the In-Vitro Demonstration of Bioequivalence

This article examines IVBE testing requirements for topical creams and explores some of the analytical techniques necessary.
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Successfully Navigating the Analytical Environment of Complex Generic APIs
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST
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Facing Inactive Ingredient Database Challenges? Navigating the Complexity for Successful Regulatory Filings
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 11am EDT | 10am CDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST
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Moving Beyond the Central Dogma: New Tools and Systems for the Production of Difficult-to-Express Proteins
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Assessing Product Integrity Risk Profiles and Engineering On-Dose Authentication During Drug Development Process
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Events

2018 PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference

September 24–26, 2018

CPhI 2018

October 9–11, 2018

bioLIVE

October 9–11, 2018

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