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  Pharmaceutical Technology Europe E-Alert
 
August 14, 2009
IN THIS ISSUE
• FDA six-step plan
• Clinical trial corruption
 • Green manufacturing
• FDA guidance issued
• More...

Six-step plan for improved FDA enforcement
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg has outlined six initial steps designed to improve the effectiveness and timeliness of FDA’s regulatory and enforcement system. More...

Corruption in clinical trials
Jim Miller explains why corruption is a more important issue as the pharmaceutical industry looks to emerging markets. More...

Green manufacturing with marine microbes
Manufacturing methods for new drugs could be made greener and more efficient with the help of marine microbes. More...

FDA guidance on monitoring at-risk melamine contamination
The FDA has released its Guidance for Industry titled Pharmaceutical Components at Risk for Melamine Contamination. More...

Antipsychotic drugs dominate
There is a considerable commercial opportunity for developers of antipsychotic drugs, according to market analysts Datamonitor, who claim that this class of drugs dominates the US market and boasted a global value of approximately $22 billion in 2008. More...

GSK buys rights to staph infection vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has signed an agreement to acquire US-based Nabi Biopharmaceuticals' PentaStaph programme, which will provide the company with a five component vaccine candidate for Pentavalent S. aureus. More...

BIO asks Supreme Court to overturn Bilski
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has filed an amicus brief asking the US Supreme Court to overturn Bilski versus Doll, a decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The case involves Bernard L. Bilski's method for hedging risks in commodities trading. More...

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September events
PharmaManufacturersArena.com (UK)
Biological Production 2009 (UK)
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Analyical
Dynamic avalanching accurately assesses flowability and quality
Characterizing amorphous materials with gravimetric vapour sorption techniques
Particle size analysis
More analytical articles
 
Formulation
Improving liposome integrity and easing bottlenecks to production
Formulation effects on the thermomechanical properties and permeability of free films and coating films
Narrowing the gap between clinical capsule formulations and commercial film-coated tablets
More formulation articles

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