Pharmaceutical Technology Editors

Abbott Agrees to Acquire Facet Biotech; FDA Issues Black-Box Warning For Plavix; and More.

FDA Issues Warning Letter To Paddock Laboratories; And More.

Three companies joined the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's 21st Century Biodefense initiative to establish a flexible vaccine development and production facility.

PharmTech's monthly newsletter, Equipment and Processing Report, reviews the Editor's Picks for the March 2010 edition from Munters and NETZSCH.

Recent developments demonstrate the importance of biologicals, which usually are delivered through injections, for the drug industry's future. To find out about the process of manufacturing prefilled syringes, and to learn about innovations in filling lines, Equipment and Processing Report talked to Thomas Otto, managing director of Vetter.

Continuous manufacturing could bring the pharmaceutical industry advantages such as improved product quality, easy scale-up, flexibility, and short cycle times. But how can a company switch from batch to continuous manufacturing?

Exelixis And XenoPort Announce Job Cuts; GSK Dedicates India Facility; And More.

The US Food and Drug Administration recently published guidance for the characterization and qualification of cell substrates, viral seeds, and other biological materials used to manufacture viral vaccines for human use.

FDA Published The International Conference on Harmonization S9 Guideline; ISPE Released A New Good Practice Guide On Manufacturing Execution Systems.

Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health unveiled plans to establish a Joint Leadership Council to address important public-health issues.

Astellas Pharma Makes Bid for OSI Pharmaceuticals; Ringo Retiring From Pfizer; And More.

Following its $68-billion acquisition of Wyeth, Pfizer is integrating its manufacturing and outsourcing activities (Podcast).

FDA issues data on drug-induced liver injuries and serious skin reactions; IPEC Federation Week starts in France.

Merck To Eliminate 15,000 jobs; Tauzin Stepping Down At PhRMA; And More.

RUSNANO, a corporation established by the Russian government to foster the development of nanotechnology, launched a project last week to manufacture targeted-delivery nanodrugs to treat malignant neoplasms.

Abbott Completes Acquisition Of Solvay; Merck Names President of Consumer Healthcare; And More.

PharmTech's monthly newsletter, Equipment and Processing Report, reviews the Editor's Picks for the February 2010 edition from ABB and David Round.

Pharmaceutical manufacturers that launch ePedigree and serialization initiatives today will improve their competitive positions in the short and long terms.

Following its $68-billion acquisition of Wyeth, Pfizer is integrating its manufacturing and outsourcing activities (Podcast).

Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, unveiled a new program to improve the efficiency of import inspections.

VaxGen Shareholders Reject OXiGENE Merger; Roche Creates Research Hub In Singapore; And More.

Pfizer's first updated pipeline since its acquisition of Wyeth includes fewer projects than before and is targeted to specific diseases.

FDA Releases Annual Guidance Agenda; OMB Urges Obama to Issue Revised Executive Order.

Cephalon Buys Mepha; BASi's CEO Retires; and More.

A recent book provides information about formulating biopharmaceuticals that is easy to swallow.

How to cut time and cost by re-using already submitted documents.

Novartis CEO To Step Down; DSM To Close Netherlands Facility; And More.

New York Governor Wants Stricter Limits On Pharmaceutical Marketing; And More.

Keiji Fukuda, special adviser on pandemic influenza to the World Health Organization's (WHO) director-general, told a hearing at the Council of Europe that WHO's response to the influenza (H1N1) pandemic was not improperly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry.

Lonza Group (Basel) plans to reinforce its presence in Asia, including its platform in Nansha, China, and to close its Conshohocken (Riverside), Pennsylvania; Shawinigan, Canada; and Wokingham, United Kingdom, sites in 2010.