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July 10, 2018
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Novartis to Spinoff Alcon Eye Care Device Biz and Initiates $5-Billion Share Buyback

The pharma major intends to spinoff Alcon as a stand-alone eye-care devices company.
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Biogen to Increase Stake in Samsung Bioepis Joint Venture for $700 Million

Biogen will pay Samsung BioLogics approximately $700 million to increase its stake in Samsung Bioepis to approximately 49.9%.
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Industry News

EDQM Annual Report Showcases 2017 Highlights

The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare highlighted the organization's achievements in 2017, including the first mAb monograph.
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Neostigmine Methylsulfate 5mL Recalled

Fagron Sterile Services is voluntarily recalling two lots of Neostigmine Methylsulfate 5mL syringes due to mislabeling.
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Biopharma News

Takeda Opens New Global Headquarters

The company opened its new global headquarters in Japan.
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Sanofi Plans R&D Hub in China

Sanofi will open a R&D operations hub in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, with a focus on digitalization and big data analysis.
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Supplier News

Amazon to Acquire Online Pharmacy

Amazon will acquire PillPack, an online pharmacy that offers pre-sorted doses of medications and home delivery.
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Alcami Expands Laboratory Services Program

The company expanded its extended workbench laboratory services program to support the ongoing manufacturing and development of Flexion Therapeutics's Zilretta (triamcinolone acetonide extended-release injectable suspension).
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Process Development Forum

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Regulatory News

EMA Recommends First CART-T Cell Therapies

The European Medicines Agency recommended Novartis' Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) and Kite's Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel), chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, for approval in the European Union.
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FDA Seeks to Revive Quality Metrics Initiative

The agency is asking firms to discuss internal quality metrics efforts as part of the approval process for new medical products.
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SUPPLY CHAIN/LOGISTICS

An Integrated Approach to Shipping Liquid in Single-Use Systems

Increased use of single-use systems has led to a need to redefine safe, stable and integral systems for shipping biopharmaceuticals around the world. This article provides qualification data under international ASTM D4169 norms.
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QUALITY SYSTEMS

Managing Quality in Single-Use Systems

Industry experts discuss how to address extractables and leachables in single-use systems and the challenges in qualifying equipment.
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Data Integrity:

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ANALYTICS

Stability Testing Ensures Proper Packaging for Drug Storage

Conducting stability testing on APIs/finished drug product helps ensure shelf-life storage.
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MANUFACTURING

Single-Use Boosts Fill/Finish in Commercial Biomanufacturing

Single-use technologies have become increasingly prevalent in final fill/finish operations for biologics.
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Cleaning Validation

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Single-Use Systems 2018 eBook

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