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Webcast: Scale up and Manufacturing Challenges of Controlled-Release Parenteral Drugs
May 15, 2012—Sponsored by Evonik Industries

Webcast: What's the matter with Sample Prep? - Novel approaches and solutions
April 24, 2012—Sponsored by Mettler Toledo AG

Webcast: Making Sense of Excipient Performance for Quality by Design (QbD)
April 19, 2012—Sponsored by Colorcon

Webcast: Risk Management in Sterile Manufacturing
April 12, 2012—Sponsored by DPT

Webcast: Overcoming Challenges in Complex Formulation Development: Bilayer Tablets & Beads-in-Capsules
April 3, 2012—Sponsored by Patheon

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Podcast: DCAT President Discusses Industry Trends and Association Activities

Podcast: Informex Roundup

Podcast: Process Validation for Sterile Manufacturing (Cook Pharmica)

Podcast: Pharmaceutical Forensics for Identification and Source Determination of Particulate Contamination in a Parenteral Manufacturing Process (Gateway Analytical)

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Events

ICH Q3D Metal Impurities Workshop
April 4, 2012—April 5, 2012
Bethesda, Maryland

Pharmaceutical Strategic Outlook
April 11, 2012—April 13, 2012
New York, New York

2012 PDA Annual Meeting
April 16, 2012—April 18, 2012
Phoenix, Arizona

World Congress of Cardiology
April 18, 2012—April 21, 2012
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

10th EGA International Symposium on Biosimilar Medicines
April 19, 2012—April 20, 2012
London, United Kingdom

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News

Court Dismisses AstraZeneca's FDA Lawsuit
A US court has denied AstraZeneca's request for a preliminary injunction against the FDA.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plans Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Investment in the UK
GlaxoSmithKline plans to invest more than £500 million ($798 million) in the United Kingdom across its manufacturing sites to increase production of key active ingredients for its pharmaceutical products and vaccines.
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Waters, NIBRT Partner to Grow Knowledge of Large-Molecule Characterization
The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training in Ireland and Waters are partnering on training and research to increase large-molecule characterization capacity and knowledge.
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FDA Issues Warning Letter to IntelliCell Biosciences
On Mar. 13, 2012, FDA issued a Warning Letter to Steven Victor, CEO of IntelliCell Biosciences for a violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for violations of cGMP and Good Tissue Practice in the manufacture of its adipose tissue-derived stem-cell product.
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Europe Adopts Transparency Guideline
The European Medicines Agency has released a guidance that outlines a European-wide approach for dealing with transparency and access to information included in marketing authorization applications.
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Product Spotlight

Sensor continuously measures total organic carbon levels

The new Thornton 5000TOCi sensor with Intelligent Sensor Management (ISM) from Mettler Toledo’s Process Analytics Division continuously measures on line total organic carbon (TOC) levels in process water. The system can be used to monitor resin bed performance, quality of final rinse water, and the effectiveness of TOC-destruct UV lamps, for example. The sensor’s fast response ensures that TOC excursions will not be missed. The new system simplifies data collection, uses a semi-automated process to improve calibration reliability, and eliminates sensitivity to system pressure changes. The system also simplifies maintenance with diagnostic data viewed on detailed sensor status screens.

The 5000TOCi can be used with Thornton’s new M800 ISM color touch-screen transmitter, which is available in two versions that can operate up to either two or four sensors for various parameters including TOC, pH, and dissolved oxygen.

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Handheld Raman Accelerates Raw Material Release
Enwave Optronics introduces the NEW ASSU℞ Handheld Raman Analyzer for raw material verification. Most materials are measured and evaluated within 15 seconds. The ASSUPx is fully 21 CFR Part 11 compliant for GMP requirements. It is an ideal choice for pharmaceutical, industrial chemicals and applications requiring high speed, reliable Raman analysis.
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Company Notes
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8 Ways to Reduce Tablet Manufacturing Costs
Are you working with a reduced budget for 2012? Want to learn how to get more and spend less? In an effort to help our customers get the most from their budgets, we put together this valuable list complete with tips, products, and video. Click here now for access to the exclusive details!

Abbott has announced that AbbVie will be the name of the new, independent research-based pharmaceutical company it expects to launch by the end of 2012. The naming of the new company is the latest milestone in the process that began in October 2011, when Abbott announced it would separate into two publicly traded companies, one in diversified medical products and the other in research-based pharmaceuticals. AbbVie will include Abbott's current portfolio of proprietary pharmaceuticals and biologics. Read More

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Podcast - Process Validation for Sterile Manufacturing
Join William (JR) Humbert, the Validation Manager at Cook Pharmica, as he discusses the 2011 FDA Guidance for the Industry, Process Validation: General Principles and Practices, and the impact the guidance has for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies performing sterile manufacturing process validation.

Catalent Pharma Solutions has completed its new development and analytical solutions' laboratories at its facility in Swindon, United Kingdom. From this new laboratory suite, Catalent will offer analytical testing, development support, and regulatory services to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies. The laboratory suite incorporates expanded facilities for the storage and testing of controlled and cytotoxic substances. Catalent's new Swindon laboratories offer a comprehensive range of development and analytical services. These services include European import testing, qualified person and regulatory consulting services, methods development, and microbial, sterility, and stability testing for a range of advanced-dose forms, including for inhaled and orally administered substances. Read More

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Overcoming Challenges in Complex Formulation Development: Bilayer Tablets & Beads-in-Capsules
Webcast: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 11:00 am EDT, 16:00 GMT
Register Free at http://www.pharmtech.com/bilayer
 

Novasep, a supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life-sciences industries, has opened a new 2000-m2 (21,527.820 ft2) facility in Shanghai, China. The site is intended to increase Novasep's process-development and engineering capabilities to meet increasing Chinese and East Asian demand. The facilities will also add to Novasep's existing 12 global synthesis and process sites in the US, France, Germany, Belgium, and the Bahamas. Read More

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Risk Management in Sterile Manufacturing
LIVE WEBCAST:Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
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Industry Briefs:

A roundup of additional company and people news from pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies, their suppliers, and contract-service providers. Read More

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Making Sense of Excipient Performance for Quality by Design (QbD)
Live Webcast: Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 10:00 EST, 15:00 GMT, 16:00 CET, 20:30 IST
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What's the matter with Sample Prep? - Novel approaches and solutions
Live Webcast: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 11:00 AM EDT
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PharmTech, the magazine
Current Issue cover
Platform Technologies
by: Erik Greb, Angie Drakulich
The standardization of upstream and downstream bioprocessing is growing, but several kinks need to be ironed out.
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