A new panel will create reports that assess changes in the pharmaceutical industry.

The companies cancel plans to develop and manufacture generic drugs in Japan.

A unique demographic and payer mix make ASEAN an increasingly attractive region.

With downsizing occurring more frequently than ever within the pharmaceutical industry, is Europe doing enough to curb further job losses that could threaten the recovery of its economy?

Ranbaxy's $500 million settlement for producing adulterated drugs and fradulent data provides a cautionary tale for patients, FDA, and drug manufacturers.

Crushing, fracturing, and bending tests quantify hardness.

The Taiwanese government engages in regulatory science in a move to boost its pharmaceutical sector.

GSK expands its vaccines platform technology expertise by acquiring Okairos, a Swiss-based company.

Competence in process safety is important for preventing accidents.

Cloud-computing solutions and software enable researchers to garner insight from large, public-health datasets.

ISTA will pay $33.5 million to resolve criminal liability and false claims allegations.

Amgen and Astellas have entered into a strategic alliance to provide new medicines for serious unmet medical needs of Japanese patients. The alliance leverages the complementary capabilities of both companies through an innovative business model that combines Amgen's pipeline candidates with Astellas' deep knowledge of Japanese patient and physician needs, long-term commercial and regulatory experience, and strong presence as a leading company in Japan.

Company receives notice from FDA for not fully investigating foreign particles in APIs and finished products made from its facility in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.

The draft guidance describes how quality agreements can be used to delineate the responsibilities of contract manufacturers involved in the cGMP manufacture of APIs and finished drug products.

Johnson & Johnson anticipates submitting more than 10 new product filings and more than 25 significant brand line extensions by 2017; the announcement was made at a recent meeting with industry analysts. Upcoming new products include simeprevir for hepatitis C (already filed in Japan, Europe and the US); ibrutinib and daratumumab for haematologic malignancies; sirukumab and guselkumab for diseases of the immune system such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis; and vaccines for influenza, rabies and polio.

The South Wales, UK contained-manufacturing operation was built in less than a year using design-to-manufacture and modular approaches.

USP defers implementation date to work closely with ICH Q3D. USP will also form a new advisory group for implementation of the new general chapters on elemental impurities.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Bausch + Lomb have entered into a definitive agreement under which Valeant will acquire Bausch + Lomb for $8.7 billion in cash.

New design meets new process requirements.

Partnership will support development of drugs to fight antibiotic resistance and bioterrorism.

Pfizer has discontinued a Phase III study of its investigational cancer drug, inotuzumab ozogamicin, in relapsed or refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) after it failed to show benefit in overall survival.

Novo A/S, the holding company of Denmark's Novo Nordisk, has acquired Xellia Pharmaceuticals and purchased all shares of the group for approximately US$ 700 million.

AbbVie and Galapagos have extended their collaboration on the clinical development of GLPG0634 to include Crohn's disease.

AstraZeneca announced that three of its cancer compounds-moxetumomab pasudotox, olaparib and selumetinib-will be moving forward to Phase III clinical development. Oncology is one of the company's core therapy areas and accelerating the development of a number of new molecular entities in its pipeline is a strategic priority.

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention is offering free online access to public standards to help ensure the quality of the herbal ingredients used in medicinal products.

Actavis Inc. and Warner Chilcott plc have entered into a definitive agreement under which Actavis will acquire Warner Chilcott plc in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $8.5 billion.

Crushing, fracturing, and bending tests quantify hardness.

Program aims to develop a novel oral treatment.