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June 2014 Volume 10 Issue 6

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In this issue: News, interviews, and articles on advances in pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturing, outsourcing trends, and maintaining effective supply chains.



Outsourcing
Are CMOs Out of Synch With Market Realities?
By Jim Miller
Why can’t the CMO industry break through to manufacture a greater share of drugs?
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Key Considerations for Quality-Technical Agreements
By Siegfried Schmitt
A drug sponsor’s responsibility does not end when a task is outsourced.
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API Synthesis & Manufacturing
HPAPIs: Fast-growing Segment Presents Challenges and Opportunities
By Cynthia Challener, PhD
Appropriate process design and engineering are critical for the production of small-molecule and biologic HPAPIs.
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Cocrystals: Industry Takes a Wait-and-See Approach
By Cynthia Challener, PhD
The perceived risks associated with cocrystals may be slowing progress of their industrial application.
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Supply Chain
Defining Quality Metrics to Ease Drug Shortages
By Susan J. Schniepp
Industry players and FDA evaluation possible quality metrics to improve manufacturing efficiencies and avoid drug shortages.
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BPTF Warns FDA on Reduced API Manufacturer Inspections
The Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force asks FDA to respond to concerns about reduction in API facility compliance inspections.
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EMA and European Chemicals Agency Strengthen Collaboration
EMA and ECHA sign agreement to share information and work together on risk assessments.
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DCAT Sharp Sourcing Addresses Procurement Topics
DCAT's Sharp Sourcing 2014 educational program offers pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies a forum to gain best practice insights in sourcing and procurement.
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Business Development News
FDA Expands CERSI Network
By Melanie Sena
John Hopkins and UCSF-Stanford join FDA’s Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation.
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India Offers Biopharma Opportunities and Challenges
By Jill E. Sackman and Michael Kuchenreuther
An established drug-manufacturing base with quality and safety issues, and patent protection and price capping concerns complicate efforts to do business in India.
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Turkish Pharma Manufacturers Look to New Markets
The CPhI report warns that Turkey's dynamism is being restricted by the current government reimbursement model.
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