Data and Artificial Intelligence

It can take a lot of work to make sure nothing happens.

Also, Johnson & Johnson acquires Cougar Biotechnology; NIH launches program for rare and neglected diseases; PPD restructures leadership positions; more...

Also, Oxford BioTherapeutics forms drug development pact with GSK; Avila Therapeutics names CEO; more...

Automation has been part of pharmaceutical processing for some time, but robotics have not yet found wide acceptance among drugmakers.

The first project report on FDA's Sentinel website, discusses the evaluation of existing methods for safety signal identification.

Also, Takeda to consolidate operations in Ireland; FDA to redesign website; Archemix names president and CEO; more...

Also, Oxford BioMedica forms collaboration with sanofi-aventis; FDA requires labeling changes for botulinum toxin producs; C. Richter King joins IAVI; more...

The president of BIO proposes the ingredients needed for industry growth.

Technology can solve enterprise-level problems.

Editors' Picks of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology Innovations

With pressure to cut costs, shorten the pipeline life cycle and maximize return on investment, pharmaceutical manufacturers need tools that help them improve enterprise-wide communications, reach critical decisions faster and produce timely, accurate reports on how compounds are progressing.

Also, Roche's Avastin trial does not meet endpoint; Innate Pharma names regulatory VP; more...

Also: Sanofi-aventis acquires BiPar Sciences; FDA issues Warning Letter to Chinese heparin manufacturer; Halo Pharmaceutical appoints chief scientific officer; more...

Also, Sanofi-aventis acquires Medley and Laboratorios Kendrick; Eli Lilly's Cook to retire from board; more...

Also, Genzyme and Bayer HealthCare form agreement; FDA releases draft guidances; TransMolecular appointed Robert Radie president and CEO

Editors' Picks of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology Innovations

Also, SOCMA changes name; two FDA approvals; Biogen Idec names chief operating officer; more...

Obama's cost-containment and science-innovation initiatives need to overlap.

The financial and economic downturn is likey to have long-term implications for outsourcing.

The role of automation suppliers is transforming to meet the pharma industry's demand for change.

Also, Hospira to reduce workforce; WuXi AppTech makes senior appointments; more...

Also, Genzyme receives warning letter; Mesa Laboratories appoints John J. Sullivan CEO and a member of the board of directors; more...

Also, Penn Pharma to expand; stem cell research funding ban lifted; Bristol-Myers Squibb made senior appointments; more...

Also, Schering-Plough's vaccine unit, Nobilon, formed an agreement with the World Health Organization; Ore Pharmaceuticals named president and CEO; more...

Industry has changed, but its basic tenets have not. INTERPHEX's RJ Palermo discusses a 7-step process to keep pharma moving forward.