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Oct 2017Astellas and Universal Cells, Inc. Announce a Collaboration Utilizing Universal Donor Cell Technology
Astellas Pharma Inc and Universal Cells Inc announced that Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine AIRM and Universal Cells have entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement to research develop and commercialize a novel cell therapy for an undisclosed indication The collaboration will utilize Universal Cells…
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Oct 2017FDA Approves GSK's Shingles Vaccine with Agenus' QS-21 Stimulon® Adjuvant
Agenus Inc an immunooncology company with a pipeline of immune checkpoint antibodies and cancer vaccines announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration FDA granted marketing authorization to GlaxoSmithKlines GSK herpes zoster vaccine SHINGRIX containing Agenus proprietary immune adjuvant QS Stimulon SHINGRIX is indicated…
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Oct 2017Abzena and UGA Biopharma Partner to Develop a Cell Line Expressing a Biosimilar Therapeutic for Multiple Sclerosis
Abzena plc the life sciences group providing integrated solutions and technologies enabling the development and manufacture of biopharmaceutical products and UGA Biopharma GmbH a cell line development specialist announce the completion of the development of a biosimilar cell line to treat Multiple Sclerosis MS The…
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Oct 2017Vetter to expand its Secondary Packaging Service capacity to meet rising demands
Vetter a global leader in prefilled drugdelivery systems and an expert in complex packaging projects today announced a major expansion of its secondary packaging capacities as a response to rising…
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Oct 2017Discover the latest thinking on LEAN handling of powders, granules and tablets at P-Mec India 2017
Matcon specialise in Intermediate Bulk Container IBC Systems to handle powders granules tablets and capsules giving improved PRODUCTIVITY and QUALITY Experiencing problems with segregation or powder flow Matcons unique Cone…
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Oct 2017STA Pharmaceutical to open new transition metal catalysis center in Changzhou, China
STA Pharmaceutical a WuXi AppTec company has announced plans to launch a new transition metal catalysis center at their integrated API process RD and manufacturing site in Changzhou China The…
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Prioritising Quality Access to Healthcare
Antimicrobials treatments that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms are effective and necessary in medicine However organisms and microbes have increasi..
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Nanotechnology-based Inhalation Treatment for Lung Cancer
The lungs are the primary organ of the respiratory system The respiratory system works with the circulatory system to deliver oxygen from the lungs to the cells..
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Improving Biopharma Productivity through Optimal Bioreactor Operation
Generating global revenue of US billion biopharmaceuticals account for one fifth of pharmaceutical market The revenue grows at per cent annually which is doubl..
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Parenteral Preparations
INTRODUCTION Parenteral preparations are defined as solutions suspensionsemulsions for injection or infusion powders for injection or infusion gels for injecti..
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The Impact of Materials Handling on Facility Design and Operation
Materials handling a fundamental decision All too often the design of pharmaceutical OSD production facilities fails to recognise the impact on and the oppo..
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Untapped Opportunities in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is a growing pharmaceutical market with an increase in clinical trials in recent years With a population of about million and a total area of m..
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Datwyler Pharma Packaging
Senior Manager Global Scientific Affairs
Renaud Janssen PhD is the Senior Manager of Global Scientific Affairs at Datwyler Pharma Packaging He frequently presents on international conferences on subjects related to elastomeric and aluminiumplastic closures for pharmaceutical applications Re..
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Articles
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles MSNs have attracted great attention over the last decade as a drug delivery system in the fields of biotechnology and Nano medicine due to their unique and adjustable physiochemical properties MSNs were first synthesised by Mobil researchers in and were called Mobil Crystalline Materials MCM Some years later the research group…
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Research Insights
Clonal Evolutionary Analysis during HER2 Blockade in HER2-Positive Inflammatory Breast Cancer: A Phase II Open-Label Clinical Trial of Afatinib +/- Vinorelbine
Abstract Background Inflammatory breast cancer IBC is a rare aggressive form of breast cancer associated with HER amplification with high risk of metastasis and an estimated median survival of y We performed an openlabel singlearm phase II clinical trial ClinicalTrialsgov NCT to investigate the efficacy and safety of afatinib an irreversible ErbB family inhibitor alone and in combination with vinorelbine…
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Case Studies
Rapid, Comprehensive, And Aff Ordable Mycobacterial Diagnosis With Whole-genome Sequencing: A Prospective Case Study
Abstract Background Slow and cumbersome laboratory diagnostics for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex MTBC risk delayed treatment and poor patient outcomes Wholegenome sequencing WGS could potentially provide a rapid and comprehensive diagnostic solution In this prospective study we compare realtime WGS with routine MTBC diagnostic workflows Methods We compared…
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Techno Trends
New Method for Residual Solvent Characterization by GC-VUV
A new method has been announced by VUV Analytics for residual solvent testing in pharmaceutical products and excipients that significantly reduces analysis time while improving testing throughput It allows the combination of various sample types into a single test The gas chromatography Vacuum Ultraviolet GCVUV spectroscopy method reduces the GC separation time recommended by the Unites States Pharmacopeia USP Method…
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White Papers
Launching Global Clinical Trials—best Practices For Efficient And Cost-effective Translations: A Lionsbridge White Paper
Summary The target market for conducting global clinical trials has changed significantly moving beyond pharmaceutical early adopters to the mainstream marketplace This shift has placed a heightened focus on the language challenges and complexity of running a global clinical trial More and more companies are moving toward ascending regions such as India and China to…
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Industry Reports
Sanochemia Pharmazeutika AG (SAC) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
Sanochemia Pharmazeutika AG Sanochemia is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures of innovative drugs and diagnostics in selected indication areas such as neurodegeneration pain and cancer as well as diagnostic products based on contrast media The companys product portfolio includes radiological products including an array of xray imaging…
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Strategy
China Biopharma
China today according to our recent studies is actively growing its domestic industry not only to support its huge domestic demand for high quality therapeutics but also to develop an export market capability The industry is making progress with substantial…
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Research development
Research and Development of Medical Countermeasures in Asia for Pandemic and Bioterror Threats
Medical Counter Measures MCMs are being developed on a global scale to treat and prevent pandemic disease agents as well as chemical and radiological threats both accidental and intentional While this field is recognised as a burgeoning biomedical product subsector…
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Clinical Trials
Patient Recruitment
To address the challenges faced in patient recruitment and retention in clinical trials innovative technologies are being utilised in AsiaPacific as well as other regions to optimise the processes involved From patient matching to improving the consent process technology has…
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Manufacturing
Continuous Manufacturing
The urgent need to dramatically improve efficiency and productivity within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector is in the state of flux With the US FDAs push for moving the pharmaceutical industry into st century reality of…
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Information Technology
Cost effective Data Operations
Successful organisations need to modify reactive operating model and develop an EE data standards ecosystem with a different organisational structure
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Expert Talk
The Asian Healthcare Market
The Asian market is growing rapidly and along with this expansion comes the issue of drug counterfeiting Bernd offers his insight into the key trends affecting this market and what regulatory authorities are expecting manufacturers…