Formulation

Bayer to Open San Francisco Innovation Hub; Lonza Bioscience Names COO; And More.

Signaling its interest to strengthen its presence in emerging markets, Abbott (Abbott Park, IL) has agreed to acquire Piramal Healthcare Ltd.'s (Mumbai, India) Piramal Healthcare Solutions business (domestic formulations) for $3.72 billion.

Lonza Acquires MODA; Sigma-Aldrich Exec to Retire; And More.

Week Of May 10, 2010: Company And People Notes: Ariad and Merck Restructure Collaboration; Genzyme Changes Leadership; and More

FDA Approves AstraZeneca's and Pozen's Vimovo; Merck Announces Management Changes; And More.

FDA wants industry to talk to them about the science underlying process innovations-really.

In this case study of amines, the authors discuss several parameters to be considered in developing a headspace GC method.

The authors demonstrate that sustained-release delivery can help avoid the risk of sudden higher-blood concentration of a drug to avoid toxicity.

The growth of Brazil's generic-drug market is on a fast track, but what are the projections for the sector's future?

A Pharma Business Imperative.

When vessels, seals, and cooling units go haywire, operators must get in the mix.

The author discusses a new fillm-coating system to create customized colors and the research an development tools used in conjunction with this system. This article is part of a special supplement on Excipients and Solid Dosage.

A Technical Forum featuring representatives from Dow Chemical, ISP, and DMV-Fonterra Excipients. This article is part of PharmTech's supplement "Solid Dosage and Excipients 2010."

The author outlines the key concepts of ISPE's recently revised Baseline Pharmaceutical Guide for New and Renovated Facilities. This article is part of a special supplement on Excipients and Solid Dosage.

The authors review new regulatory expectations and describe potential approaches to accommodate excipient variability. This article is part of PharmTech's supplement "Solid Dosage and Excipients 2010."

New Draft Guidance for Solid Oral Dosage Forms Focuses on Physical Chemical Identifiers. This article is part of PharmTech's supplement "Solid Dosage and Excipients 2010."

The authors formulated bupropion hydrochloride tablets with various grades of methacrylic copolymers and analyzed the properties of the resulting dosage forms. This article is part of PharmTech's supplement "Solid Dosage and Excipients 2010."

Testing the dissolution rates of a pharmaceutical formulation (also known as in vitro availability) aids drug quality control and is a compulsory requirement of the British, European and US pharmacopoeias.

Charles River Acquires WuXi AppTec; Amgen Appoints President and COO; and More.

After several years of debate and review, the US Food and Drug Administration is calling for the removal of metered-dose inhalers.

FDA Issues Warning Letters to Astellas, GSK, And Novartis; Sandoz Acquires Oriel Therapeutics; And More.

Cephalon Completes Acquisition of Mepha; Xcellerex Appoints President and CEO; and More.

Eli Lily Wins Court Battle; Genzyme Appoints COO; And More.

As the industry continues to evolve, do we know where we're headed?

Laboratory personnel share interesting tales as well as stories of unexpected tails.

As demand for global vaccine development and production grows, all eyes are turning to Asia.

Interphex Showcase 2010.

The BIO convention, and healthcare reform, could re-energize biotech.

Pfizer Invests In Nodality; SOCMA Approves New Members; And More.

Merck Ends Partnership With Dynavax; PhRMA Elects Officers; And More.