Our company is getting low and unpredictable cycle life out of our diaphragm valves. This problem has caused us to implement standard operating procedures for frequent replacement of the diaphragms, which is costly and time consuming. What could be happening, and what are our options?

Two popular methods for detecting protein aggregates are analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) and size-exclusion chromatography?multiangle light scattering (SEC?MALS). These techniques? results correlate relatively well, but each one has its own strengths.

AstraZeneca agreed to settle a sex-discrimination lawsuit by paying $250,000 to 124 women who worked at the company's Philadelphia Business Center.

A South Carolina court found that a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson violated state consumer protection laws by using misleading marketing for its antipsychotic drug, Risperdal.

The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Roche in a patent-dispute case the pharmaceutical company had with Stanford University in a 7-2 vote.

Aveo Forms Drug-Development Pact with Centocor Ortho Biotech; Generic Pharmaceutical Association Appoints Jim Fenton as Senior Vice-President of Government Affairs; and More.

The European Public Health Alliance has called for greater pricing transparency, as well as the formation of a public website that provides comparative information on medicines' procurement prices.

FDA Issues Final Guidance to Amend IND Reporting Requirements.

CDER Director Janet Woodcock announces reorganization.

The World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, met in Geneva last month to discuss and take action on initiatives relating to influenza pandemic preparedness, noncommunicable diseases, and the health-related UN Millennium Development Goals.

Eduardo Pisani, director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, discusses the global health initiatives and related activities of the association.

Can microdosing make medicines safer and more effective for children?

An independent report released by the European Medicines Agency highlighted a number of recommendations to aid the agency in its communication of the benefits and risks of medicines.

Why SOPs are rarely followed, often cited, and in need of follow-through.

A Focus on Creative Strategies to Help the Developing World.

Sometimes, there are just too many cooks in the kitchen.

FDA added a searchable database of inspection data to its website. The database lists the names and addresses of facilities that the agency inspected during fiscal years 2009 and 2010.

FDA weighs multiple views regarding the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act.

This month's BIO Convention will encourage needed conversations.

Mylan, a generic-drug manufacturer, announced that it will be rebranding its Hyderabad, India-based subsidiary, Matrix Laboratories, as Mylan.

The pharmaceutical industry has been called to action by a new report that highlights the health and cost repercussions of patient noncompliance.

During an eight-day series of meetings that concluded on May 24, 2011, the World Health Assembly passed 28 resolutions and adopted three decisions to guide the organization?s work and address global health issues.

Valeant agrees to acquire Sanitas Group; Geron makes several senior appointments; and More.

India's drug pricing authority increased the retail costs of certain domestically manufactured drugs, but not those of imported drug products. Pharma is asking why.

The greatest challenge faced by the EMA is the continuing expansion of the EU.

It was a mixed crowd hosted by Dusseldorf in the middle of May.

America's pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies are developing 851 medicines for diseases that disproportionately affect American women, says a PhRMA report.

Takeda Pharmaceutical has agreed to acquire Nycomed, a Swiss pharmaceutical company for $13.5 billion, excluding Nycomed's US dermatology business. The deal is intended to increase Takeda's presence in European and emerging markets.