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  Pharmaceutical Technology Europe E-Alert
 
September 25, 2009
IN THIS ISSUE
Online drug promotion
Back to basics
New antibiotics needed
Bayer's Warning Letter
More...

FDA to hold public hearing on online drug promotion
The FDA plans to hold a public hearing to discuss the promotion of agency-regulated drugs and medical devices using the internet and social media tools. More...

Pharma goes back to basics to battle recession
Many UK pharmaceutical companies are turning to basic business skills training to help them emerge from the recession stronger than before. More...

EMEA makes urgent call for new antibiotics
A report from the EMEA has highlighted the critical fact that there are not enough new antibiotics in the pharma industry's pipeline to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria. More...

Bayer receives Warning Letter for alleged deviations
The FDA has sent Bayer Schering Pharma (Germany) a Warning Letter, citing deviations from cGMP in the manufacture of nonsterile APIs. More...

Vaccines for low-income countries
A joint venture between a charity and a pharma giant has led to the creation of the Hilleman Laboratories, which will use a not-for-profit operating model to develop and deliver vaccines to low-income countries. More...

What pharma can learn from general manufacturing in a recession
Senior leaders in the pharma world can benefit greatly from the lessons being learned the hard way in other industries. More...

Are you on Twitter?
So are we! Follow PharmTechEurope to receive tweets about news, articles, events and more. More...

New pharma plastic centers opened
The Gerresheimer Group is opening two new centers: an R&D center for medical plastic systems in the US and a new production center for pharmaceutical plastic packaging in Spain. More...

Vetter to open new US facility
Vetter (Germany) plans to open a technologically advanced customer services facility at the end of 2009 in Chicago (USA). More...

Event profile

BIO-Europe 2009 - 15th Annual International Partnering Conference

2–4 November 2009
Event Profile Austria
BIO-Europe is the preeminent partnering conference for the life sciences. Delegates from all parts of the biotechnology value chain come to BIO-Europe to quickly identify, engage and enter into strategic relationships that drive their businesses successfully forward.
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Product profile

Watson Marlow's peristaltic pump technology

Product Profile Watson-Marlow’s peristaltic pump technology is at the centre of a range of single-use filter assemblies for the world's leading life sciences companies. The pumps' inherent non-contacting design lowers the risk of contamination and reduces cleaning and validation requirements in these applications.
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Key Topic Updates
October events
PACK EXPO (5–7 October | USA)
CPhI Worldwide 2009 (13–15 October | Spain)
End to end: Pharma Logistics & Security 2009 (20–21 October | Belgium)
More events
 
Formulation articles
The influence of superdisintegrant choice on the rate of drug dissolution
Is another ODT excipient necessary?
Orally disintegrating tablets: the effect of recent FDA guidance on ODT technologies and applications
More formulation articles
 
Outsourcing articles
Tracking CMO activity
A brave new path for pharma
Belgium: Will its enviable geographic position continue to ensure success in pharma?
More outsourcing articles

Key Topic Updates

Survey
What impediments, if any, do you encounter in implementing green chemistry/engineering practices?
  Weak or no management direction and support 16%
  Cost and time restraints 8%
  Insufficient training/education in green-chemistry/engineering 6%
  Lack of industry-wide green-chemistry/engineering standards 0%
  All of the above 58%
  Other obstacles 4%
  None of the above; my team is able to apply green chemistry/engineering 8%

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