BioPharm International-03-01-2004

BioPharm International

Qualifying Release Laboratories in Europe and the United States

March 01, 2004

Compliance Concerns

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The European Union requires final container testing of US-manufactured biopharmaceutical products to be performed in Europe for release into the European market. Similarly, but less strictly enforced, the US requires final container testing in the US for European-manufactured biopharmaceutical products before release.

Operations Excellence: BioPharma Consortium Discusses Key Industry Trends

March 01, 2004

Columns and Departments

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In early November 2003, Wyeth BioPharma, headquartered in Andover, MA, hosted the quarterly meeting of the BioPharma Operations Excellence Consortium. Approximately 50 people representing over 15 companies attended this first meeting of the consortium's newly established East Coast chapter.

Tefen Operations Excellence

March 01, 2004

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On March 25, 2004 Centocor will host the first meeting of the European chapter in Leiden, Holland. Wyeth BioPharma and Genzyme have co-sponsored the establishment of this European group; other leading companies - such as Lonza Biologics, Celltech, and Baxter Bioscience - have joined the forum.

Regulatory Beat: Pharmaceutical Pricing and Healthcare Access Lead Policy Agenda

March 01, 2004

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Rising healthcare costs and the pressure to expand medical coverage focus public attention on medicine outlays.

Final Word: Beware of Patent Infringement During Discovery Research

March 01, 2004

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Experimenting with a rival?s patented compound may land you in hot water.

StreetTalk: It Takes Two (Or Does It?)

March 01, 2004

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Technology partnerships don?t guarantee soaring stock prices.