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Vetter Receives Awards for Syringe Closure System
This marks Vetter’s fourth internationally recognized award for its syringe closure system, Vetter-Ject.
Capsugel and Pulmatrix Collaborate on Pulmonary Disease Treatments
The collaboration will allow the companies to develop and manufacture novel inhaled therapeutics.
CMA Fines Pharmaceutical Companies £45 million for Pay-For-Delay Deals
UK pharmaceutical companies face £45 million in fines after entering pay-for-delay agreements for generic versions of paroxetine.
Durvalumab Receives Breakthrough Therapy Status
FDA fast-tracked the monoclonal antibody based on early clinical data from a Phase I trial.
Harnessing the Potential of Smart Glasses
Smart glasses enhance remote troubleshooting and process management for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
CPhI Worldwide Adds Finished Dosage Formulation Event
Growth in finished dosage formulations triggers a new CPhI Worldwide event.
Wyeth Agrees to $784 Million Medicaid Claim Fine
Wyeth reaches agreement in principle to resolve Medicaid drug rebate claims for 2001-2006 period for Protonix.
Sartorius Releases Mechanical Pipettes
Sartorius announced the release of the company’s new Tacta pipettes.
Sandoz Announces Acquisition of Pfizer’s Biosimilar Infliximab in European Economic Area
Sandoz reveals plans to complete a Phase III development program for Pfizer’s infliximab and file for registration in the EU.
FDA Issues Warnings to Various Cannabidiol Oil Sellers
FDA cracks down on makers of products extracted from Cannabis and says the products cannot be considered dietary supplements.
FDA Cites Three Ipca Facilities for Multiple Violations
Multiple data-integrity violations results in FDA warning letter for Mumbai, India-based Ipca Laboratories.
MPI Reasearch Invests in Upgrades and Department Expansions
MPI Research plans to renovate more than 55,000 square feet of facility space as part of the company’s plan to invest in upgrades and department expansion.
GRAM Completes Fourth FDA Inspection
GRAM completed a fourth FDA inspection of its parenteral manufacturing facility with no Form 483 observation issues.
Vaccines Prove Effective and Cost-Effective
Vaccine R&D has grown exponentially in recent years, spurred by ethical and medical needs to combat lethal infectious outbreaks and increased funding from public and private agencies and organizations.
Smart Sensor for Insulin Delivery Wins Pharmapack Award
Biocorp’s Easylog smart sensor for insulin delivery devices enhances compliance.
Pharmapack Europe Announces Award Winners
Innovations awarded at Pharmapack Europe include improvements for patient compliance and protection from errors, tampering, or misuse.
Ashland Facility Achieves EXCiPACT Certification
Ashland Chemical’s Calvert City, KY, facility is the first in the US to receive EXCiPACT certification for GMPs of pharmaceutical excipients.
Little to Like in Obama’s Last Budget
There was scant praise from the medical community for the eighth and final budget plan from the Obama administration.
Metrohm USA Announces 2016 Young Chemist Award Winner
Metrohm USA awards the 2016 Young Chemist Award to PhD candidate developing wearable sensors that can non-invasively monitor physiologically relevant chemicals.
PBOA Adds Members and Trustees
3M Drug Delivery Systems, Ei Solutionworks, IDT Biologika join CMO/CDMO association
Pfizer Announces Organizational Changes for Pending Allergan Merger
Pfizer names executive leadership team for combined organization upon close of proposed Allergan transaction.
Celltrion’s Biosimilar to Remicade Likely to be Approved for All Indications
There are no clinically meaningful differences between Celltrion’s CT-P13 and Remicade, according to an FDA briefing released ahead of the formal panel meeting.
Europe Implements Measures to Prevent Falsified Medicines
The agency prepares a plan to implement new packaging safety features.
The Use of 2D-NMR for the Assessment of Biosimilarity
Researchers describe a new method to compare the higher-order structure of a reference biologic with its proposed biosimilar product candidates.
Immunomedics Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Breast Cancer Antibody-Drug Conjugate
FDA granted Immunomedics breakthrough therapy designation for the company’s investigational antibody drug conjugate for treatment of triple negative breast cancer.
FDA Publishes Blog On Modernizing Generic Drug Review Processes
Stephen Ostroff published a blog on FDA regarding goals to modernize the generic drug review process in an effort to increase patient access to generics.
Danish Companies and University Collaborate on MRSA Vaccine
Barvarian Nordic, Evaxion Biotech, and the Technical University of Denmark announced plans to collaborate on the development of a vaccine for MRSA.
FDA Staff Backs Remicade Biosimilar
FDA officials said on Feb. 5, 2016 that Celltrion’s biosimilar to infliximab was “highly similar” to Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Remicade, according to a report by Reuters.
AMETEK Acquires Brookfield Engineering Laboratories
AMETEK announced the acquisition of Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, a Massachusetts based manufacturer of viscometers and rheometers.
Merck: Biosimilar Makers Likely to Target New Patients
Although switching has occurred in European markets for some biosimilars, most biosimilar manufacturers will focus on securing new users, according to Merck.