BMS to acquire Amira for $325 Million Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has signed an agreement to acquire Amira Pharmaceuticals, a small-molecule company with a focus on treatments for inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, for $325 million. More...
FDA identifies key regulatory needs and strategies The FDA has released a report from its Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) that identifies regulatory science needs that will guide CDER’s strategic planning in the years ahead and allow it to fulfill its regulatory mission. More...
Flu vaccine production will double by 2015 The global production of seasonal influenza vaccine will double to 1.7 billion doses by 2015, according to presentation given by Marie-Paule Kieny, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) assistant director general for innovation, information, evidence and research. More...
Foreign scientists welcome, sort of The national policies of some countries may be acting as a barrier to the entry of foreign scientists, according to a report by ScienceInsider. More...
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Protect Your Supply with Patheon
Regulatory agencies are escalating the pressure on outsourced sterile manufacturing. Establishing a back-up solution with Patheon is like having an insurance policy for your sterile product supply.Read more
Shimadzu
The Nexera MP UHPLC for LC/MS analysis in drug detection processes
Shimadzu has introduced the Nexera MP UHPLC as a Front End system for LC/MS. The Nexera MP is perfect for LC/MS analysis conducted in pharmacokinetics and synthesis stages in drug detection processes.Read more
Sterilin
Superior quality pipettes for endotoxin testing
Sterilin single-use, serological pipettes are certified non-pyrogenic to a lower level than ever before (0.01EU/ml), making them ideal for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to use when ensuring that their products are free from endotoxin contamination.Read more
Veltek
Veltek debuts new sterile clean room wipes, including the industry's first sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide clean room wipes.
Veltek Associates, Inc., recently debuted four new sterile clean room wipes, including the HYPO-CHLOR® Saturated Sodium Hypochlorite Wipe and the STERI-PEROX®. Saturated Hydrogen Peroxide Wipe.Read more
Event profile
Extractables & Leachables for Pharmaceutical Products
27-28 September 2011
Dublin, Ireland
Extractables and leachables assessment of all materials - especially from elastomeric and plastic components - forms an integral part of the submission for approval of a new drug system or medical device.Read more
How important will biosimilars be in the future?
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Extremely important. They will dominate biopharmaceutical sales within the next five years
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Somewhat important, but probably less dominant than people now think
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Not at all important. It's just the current bandwagon
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