Pharmaceutical Technology Europe-06-01-2010

Pharmaceutical Technology Europe

German pharma's hopes and fears

June 01, 2010

Spotlight

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Despite being a historically strong performer in the pharmaceutical arena, Germany is now underperforming compared with the growth of other European markets.

News

June 01, 2010

News

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When will personalised medicine deliver on its promise? and Europe's IP system trails behind the US

Data sharing more efficient with purpose-built LIMS

June 01, 2010

Information Technology

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A laboratory information system (LIMS) is a key tool in facilitating communication between a pharmaceutical company and its outsourcing partners; however, most LIMS require extensive customisation before they can be used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Detecting GMP failures

June 01, 2010

Regulation

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An effective quality management system will identify the root cause of non-conformances and put measures in place to ensure that they do not recur, but is the pharmaceutical industry choosing the right methods to make sure this happens?

Assessing environmental risk of pharmaceuticals

June 01, 2010

Manufacturing

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An environmental risk assessment (ERA) is now required for all new pharmaceutical product marketing authorisation applications. The author outlines the steps to this procedure.

EU debt crisis adds uncertainty for contract services

June 01, 2010

Outsourcing Review

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Having barely begun recovering from the economic slump that began in 2008, the contract services industry must now face the consequences of the debt crisis in Europe, which will include reduced bio/pharmaceutical expenditure by governments.

QPSHARE: a new way to share audits

June 01, 2010

Talking Point

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Shared audits of suppliers offer several advantages, but networking to conduct such an audit can be challenging.