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August 21, 2018
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First Generic Version of EpiPen Gets Approval

FDA approved the first generic version of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr (epinephrine) auto-injector.
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Zika Vaccine Clinical Trial Begins

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases began a first-in-human trial of an experimental live, attenuated Zika virus vaccine.
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Process Development Forum

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Industry News

Opioids and Animals

FDA published a resource guide to promote responsible opioid prescribing in the treatment of animals.
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Joseph Polli Named AAPS President-Elect

Pharmaceutical scientist association announces upcoming term’s board of directors.
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Biopharma News

Pfizer, BioNTech to Develop mRNA-based Flu Vaccines

The companies entered a multi-year R&D collaboration to develop mRNA-based flu vaccines.
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Astellas Acquires Gene Therapy Company Quethera

The acquisition will strengthen Astellas Pharma’s position in ophthalmology.
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Biopharma Resource Center

We've gathered some essential biopharma information designed for your field and labs. Download the compendium, poster, application note, and more.
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Supplier News

FDA Approves Drug Product Manufacturing for Samsung BioLogics

Drug product approval from FDA follows previous approvals from European and Japanese authorities.
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Emergent to Acquire Specialty Vaccines Company PaxVax

The acquisition is expected to support Emergent BioSolutions’ focus on public health threats and emerging infectious disease.
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Regulatory News

Repeat Quality Deviations Found at India Facility

FDA sent a warning letter to Apotex Research Private Limited after investigators found current good manufacturing practice violations.
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FDA Grants Support Research in Modernizing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

FDA grants support US research in continuous manufacturing monitoring and control techniques for bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing at Rutgers, MIT, and Georgia Tech.
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24th Annual Validation Week

Don't miss out on three days spent learning from industry trailblazers and networking with peers at IVT's 24th Annual Validation Week. Create your own unique conference experience by choosing between four tracks - Process Validation, Quality, CSV/Data Integrity and Cleaning Validation – and attend the 2nd Annual Women in Validation Empowerment Summit. You are guaranteed to walk away with essential tools for the dynamic validation industry.
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FEATURE TOPICS

MANUFACTURING

Maintaining Cell Line Integrity

The quality of the cell lines used to manufacture biopharmaceuticals are crucial for the production of high-quality, stable biopharmaceuticals.
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FORMULATION

The Search for Next-Gen Expression Systems

Biopharma seeks alternatives that meet the needs for next-gen biologic drug production.
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ANALYTICAL METHODS

Expectations for Residual Impurity Analysis Continue to Rise

More complex biologic samples must be evaluated to ever higher levels of specificity and sensitivity.
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BUSINESS TRENDS

FDA Is Not Playing Games with Biosimilars

Frustrated by slow market adoption, Gottlieb maps out new plan for biosimilar competition.
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UPCOMING WEBCASTS

Screen Hundreds of N-Glycans per Day: More Samples – Better Decisions – Faster
Europe Broadcast: Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 2pm BST | 3pm CEST
US Broadcast: Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 11am EDT | 10am CDT | 8am PDT
Asia Pacific Broadcast: Friday, October 5, 2018 at 11am CST | 12pm JST | 1pm AEST
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The Multi-Attribute Method (MAM): Advancing Biopharmaceutical Discovery, Development, and Manufacturing
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 11am | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST
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Hydroxyapatite Separation of Monoclonal Antibodies and Antibody Aggregates
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST
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Rapid Low-level Identification and Quantitation of Host Cell Proteins
Europe: Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 2pm BST | 3pm CEST
North America: Thursday, September 6, 2018 2pm EDT | 1pm CDT | 11am PDT
Asia Pacific: Friday, September 7, 2018 at 11am CST | 12pm JST | 1pm AEST
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Characterizing Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions by Light Scattering
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST
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Events

Cleaning Validation

August 21–23, 2018

CPhI Middle East & Africa 2018

September 3–5, 2018

SMi's 9th Annual Biosimilars & Biobetters Conference

September 26–27, 2018

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eBook

Single-Use Systems 2018 eBook

A review of new technologies and processes that are helping to drive the adoption of single-use systems for the commercial production of biologic-based drugs.

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