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September 26, 2019
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In this issue:

UK Biotech Receives CARB-X Award Worth $9.2 Million

JSR, PeptiDream Partner on Development Program for Affinity Chromatography

Merck & Co.'s Application for Ebola Vaccine Accepted by FDA and Granted Priority Review


Top Stories

AMPAC Fine Chemicals Merged into New SK Holdings CMO

The new CMO combines SK Biotek in Korea, SK Biotek in Ireland, and AMPAC Fine Chemicals in the US to form SK Pharmteco.
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Purdue Pharma Files for Bankruptcy Protection

States oppose the company's plans for a Chapter 11 settlement, which would restructure the company as a trust and cap funding to plaintiffs, Reuters and other news outlets report.
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Industry News

UK Biotech Receives CARB-X Award Worth $9.2 Million

Procarta Biosystems has received an award from CARB-X, potentially worth $9.2 million, for the development of antibiotic precision medicines.
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ISPE Announces its 2019-2020 International Board of Directors

The new board will assume their positions at the 2019 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo on Oct. 27–30, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV.
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Supplier News

JSR, PeptiDream Partner on Development
Program for Affinity Chromatography

The companies will focus on identifying peptides applicable to the affinity chromatography process used in the purification of biopharmaceuticals.
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Exploratory Analysis Findings Show Glycemic Control Improvements with Oral Semaglutide

Novo Nordisk has revealed the findings from an exploratory analysis of Phase IIIa clinical development program, demonstrating improved glycemic control with oral semaglutide.
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Bio/Pharma News

CHMP Grants Positive Opinion for Pfizer/Merck KGaA Cancer Drug Plus Axitinib for Kidney Cancer

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has granted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for Bavencio (avelumab) in combination with axitinib for treating kidney cancer.
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AstraZeneca's Combination Diabetes Pill
Recommended for Approval in EU

The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of AstraZeneca's Qtrilmet (metformin hydrochloride, saxagliptin, and dapagliflozin) modified-release tablets for treating type-2 diabetes.
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Regulatory News

FDA Approves First Oral GLP-1 Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

FDA has approved Novo Nordisk’s Rybelsus (semaglutide), a glucagon-like peptide receptor protein treatment in oral tablet form for type 2 diabetes.
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Merck & Co.'s Application for Ebola Vaccine
Accepted by FDA and Granted Priority Review

In parallel to the priority review designation for its biologics license application, Merck plans to scale up its doses of the investigational Ebola vaccine to meet global outbreak response needs.
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FEATURED TOPICS

SCALE UP

Scale-Up: Getting It Right the First Time

Front-end focus and new approaches are speeding scale-up and reducing costs, while scale-down and scale-out become increasingly important.
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SUPPLY CHAIN

Innovations Maintain the Cold Chain

Recent advancements in cold-chain technology offer improved transporting and storing of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products.
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REGULATORY

Who Will Head FDA?

Time is running out on Ned Sharpless’ term as FDA acting commissioner, generating much talk as the administration shows interest in naming a new head for the agency.
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MANUFACTURING

Embracing the Digital Factory for Bio/Pharma Manufacturing

New technologies in the digital factory enhance quality, efficiency, and flexibility for bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing.
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Events

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