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January 02, 2020
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Top Pharmaceutical Technology News Stories of 2019

FDA Expands Scope of API Impurity Investigation

While downgrading the impact of nitrosamine impurities on patients, FDA vows to step up investigations for other drug types.
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US and Europe Reach Mutual Recognition Agreement Goal on Inspections

Slovakia becomes the final European Union country to be recognized by FDA, and the mutual recognition agreement for inspections of manufacturing sites between the US and the EU is now fully implemented.
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EMA Implements the Next Phase in its
Relocation Plan

The European Medicines Agency has announced that its physical relocation to Amsterdam will be complete in March 2019.
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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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Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Brammer Bio

A $1.7-billion acquisition of CDMO Brammer Bio establishes Thermo Fisher Scientific in viral vector manufacturing.
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Catalent to Acquire Paragon Bioservices for $1.2 Billion

Catalent’s acquisition of Paragon Bioservices will provide expertise in expanding gene therapy market.
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Danaher to Acquire GE’s Biopharma Business

The $21.4-billion acquisition will create stand-alone business within Danaher’s life-sciences portfolio.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb to Acquire Celgene in $74-Billion Deal

Merger cites combined strengths in oncology, immunology and inflammation, and cardiovascular disease.
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Hospira Facility in India Receives Warning Letter

FDA sent a warning letter to Hospira Healthcare India Pvt. Ltd. for CGMP violations including data integrity issues.
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CPhI Worldwide 2020 Will Return to Milan, Italy

CPhI Worldwide organizers have revealed that the 2020 edition of the pharma event will return to the Fiera Milano venue in Milan, Italy.
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Top Pharmaceutical Technology Feature Stories of 2019

Key Considerations in Stability Testing

Harmonization of best practices and regulatory requirements will enable developers to find the best stability testing approach.
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Smarter Packaging Comes to the Pharma Market

Active and intelligent packaging technologies benefit brand owners, caregivers, and patients.
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Lessons from FDA 483s and cGMP Inspection Data

Production and process controls, organization and personnel were the top problems found, while packaging and labelling citations increased in 2017 and 2018.
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Real-Time Measurement of Coating Film Thickness

Optical coherence tomography can improve quality control and development of coated dosage forms by allowing film thickness to be measured in real time.
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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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Bio/Pharma Needs Ideas and Incentives to
Advance Manufacturing

While pharma is proving its capabilities to develop novel therapies, the industry still needs to work on manufacturing innovation.
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Avoiding Excipient Variability

Knowing the source and understanding the impact on CQAs is crucial to optimum drug formulation and processing.
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The Solubility Conundrum

Early adoption of the right approach to address solubility can deliver significant benefits.
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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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Putting Drug Delivery into Patients’ Hands

Wearable and smart devices allow user-friendly subcutaneous drug delivery.
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Bioprocessing Facilities and FDA Inspection Problems

FDA inspections can create uncertainty. Supervision of the contract manufacturer is crucial in ensuring compliance.
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Paradigm Shift for Data Analysis and Interpretation

Leveraging vast quantities of analytical data requires digitalization and platform integration.
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Defining and Managing Raw Manufacturing Data

Protecting the integrity of raw data is crucial to regulatory compliance and to proving that manufacturing and quality operations are being run and managed properly.
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The Search for Bioprocess Productivity Improvement

Large biopharmas, emerging biotechs, and CMOs are looking for novel ways to improve the productivity of biologics in a rapidly evolving biotherapeutics market.
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Events

SMi Group’s 12th Annual Conference and Exhibition: Pre-Filled Syringes and Injectable Drug Devices 2020

January 15–16, 2020

SMi’s 9th Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology Conference

January 20–21, 2020

Pharmapack

February 5–6, 2020

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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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