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September 12, 2019
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Hospira Recalls Product Due to Sterilization Concerns

IRBM Signs Agreement with MD Anderson Cancer Center for MAb Development

Passage Bio Establishes New Gene Therapy Development Program for Nerve Disorder


Top Stories

Adverse Event Reporting for Compounded Drugs

FDA issued a statement about the importance of reporting adverse events resulting from the use of compounded drugs.
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Vertex to Acquire Semma Therapeutics in $950-Million Deal

Vertex will use the acquisition to develop cell-based treatments for type 1 diabetes.
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Industry News

GE Healthcare to Partner with NIBRT for
Biopharma Education Program

The companies plan to create a new curriculum focusing on single-use applications training, cell therapy technology, process efficiency strategies, process development methodologies, and chromatography proficiency.
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Hospira Recalls Product Due to Sterilization Concerns

The company is voluntarily recalling BACTERIOSTATIC WATER for Injection, USP, 30 mL, multi-dose vial, lot W20308, to the hospital/retail level because of a lack of confirmation of sterilization for some vials from this lot.
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Supplier News

IRBM Signs Agreement with MD Anderson
Cancer Center for MAb Development

The organization will utilize the cancer center’s Research for Biologics and Immunotherapy Translation platform for the development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies against a novel immune checkpoint target.
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Lonza, Citryll Partner to Manufacture New NET Antibody

The new antibody, Citryll’s CIT-013, could offer new treatment options for various human diseases including lupus, vasculitis, pulmonary fibrosis, and organ damage due to sepsis.
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Bio/Pharma News

Passage Bio Establishes New Gene Therapy
Development Program for Nerve Disorder

Passage Bio has licensed a sixth gene therapy development program under its partnership with the University of Pennsylvania for the clinical development of a potential treatment for a nerve disorder.
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FDA Approves New Indication for Boehringer
Ingelheim's Lung Disease Drug

The agency has approved Boehringer Ingelheim's Ofev (nintedanib), its lung disease drug, for the treatment of patients with systemic sclerosis associated with lung disease
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Regulatory News

Xeris Pharmaceuticals Gets FDA Nod for Liquid Glucagon

Xeris Pharmaceuticals has received FDA approval for GVOKE (glucagon), a liquid glucagon for treating hypoglycemia.
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Federal Court Enters into Consent Decree with Tennessee Distributors

A US District Court judge in Tennessee entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Basic Reset and Biogenyx after multiple FDA inspections of the companies’ facility found violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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Webinar Alert: BCC Testing for Non-Sterile Water Based Drug Products
Watch Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing's on-demand webinar on B. cepacia complex (Bcc) testing, the absence of Bcc and the FDA's guidance on prevention and detection. Our expert also covers the history, health risks, recalls and lessons learned, as well as a glimpse of the USP chapter <60> draft for Bcc testing.
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FEATURED TOPICS

QUALITY

Stability Indicating Methods for Aluminum
Adsorbed Vaccine Products

The authors provide an introduction to aluminum adsorbed vaccines, review studies of antigen stability, and propose test methods for the analysis of aluminum vaccine release and stability analysis.
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ANALYTICS

Container Closure Integrity Testing of
Finished Sterile Injectable Product
Regulatory Hurdles

As regulatory guidance has evolved, changes in CCIT testing have also become apparent. In this article, possible CCIT strategy approaches are outlined.
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REGULATORY

More Predictable Post-Approval Change
Policy on Horizon

Industry and regulators seek global system that reduces regional differences.
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MANUFACTURING

Using Digital Tools to Optimize Facility Design

Digital tools, such as building information modeling (BIM) software, improves efficiency for optimizing pharmaceutical facility design.
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Presentation from CPhI: Data as cGMP Records and Other Integrity Issues
Bob Voelkner of LabVantage talks about steps to ensure no data is forgotten.
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The Evolution of Cellulose in Tableting Technology
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The Product Development Superhighway: Leveraging End-to-End Solutions for Market Success
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Protecting Oxygen-Sensitive Formulations Throughout the Product Lifecycle
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From Basics to Best Practices: Exploring Bioassays and Binding Assays
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Considerations in Primary Packaging Component Selection for Parenteral Drug Delivery
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Events

30th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Analysis

September 15–18, 2019

PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference

September 16–18, 2019

PDA Data Integrity Workshop

September 18–20, 2019

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eBOOKS

Biologics and Sterile Drug Manufacturing 2019

The editors explore novel technologies for the formulation, manufacture, purification, and delivery of sterile small- and large-molecule drugs including single-use systems, facilities and equipment, contamination issues, and process analytics.


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