Industry News
Lonza Licenses Gene Expression Technology to Sorrento
The companies sign a nonexclusive research license agreement, giving Sorrento's access to Lonza's GS Xceed Gene Expression System.
Gallus Biopharmaceuticals Enters Clinical Supply Agreement with Genzyme for Niemann Pick Type B Disease
Gallus Biopharmaceuticals has signed a development and manufacturing supply agreement with Genzyme.
FDA Issues Final Guidance for Oversight of Clinical Investigations
The guidance describes a risk-based approach to monitoring of clinical trials.
Oncobiologics and InVentive Health Clinical Form Biosimilars Pact
The companies initially focused on five biosimilar products.
LSNE Successfully Completes MHRA Inspection
Lyophilization Services of New England (LSNE) received a Certificate of GMP Compliance for its New Hampshire facility.
Pfizer Licenses Potelligent CHOK1SV Cell Line
The licensed cell line combines BioWa's engineered glycosylation Potelligent Technology with Lonza's GS Gene Expression System.
ICH Guideline for Elemental Impurities Moves to Step 2b
A proposed new guideline provides a global policy for limiting metal impurities qualitatively and quantitatively in drug products and ingredients.
FDA Publishes Generic-Drug User Fees
FDA releases FY 2014 generic-drug user fees.
EMA Reorganizes
EMA restructures organization.
EMA Seeks Public Consult on Bioequivalence Concept Paper
EMA releases concept paper on development of product-specific guidance on demonstration of bioequivalence.
Clinical Manufacturing Site Approved for Molecular Profiles
Molecular Profiles has opened a new clinical manufacturing facility following a successful inspection from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Almac Adds Contained Drug Handling Capabilities
Almac's Clinical Services business unit has expanded its service offering for dispensing and bottling solid dosage products.
Vetter Offers Sterile Water for Injection Syringes with Five Years Stability Data
Vetter has ready-to-submit documentation for this service in Common Technical Document (CTD) formats for the US, Europe and Japan.
EMD Millipore Opens New R&D Center
The facility, which includes state-of-the-art formulation, analytical and synthetic laboratories as well as a customer training center, will focus on bioavailability enhancement and oral dosage formulations.
Catalent Launches New Business Unit
The new unit aligns existing modified-release and medication-delivery businesses of the company.
Azaya Launches New CDMO
Parexo Labs, a division of Azaya, launches as a new CDMO with an emphasis on nanotechnology and liposomal manufacturing.
Base4 and Hitachi High-Tech Collaborate on Developing Novel Nanopore DNA-Sequencing System
The core DNA-sequencing technology is based on the concept of passing a single strand of DNA through a nanometer-scale pore and reading out the sequence directly as it does so.
Europe Calls for Guarantee of GMP Standards
Falsified Medicines Directive requires imported APIs to have written confirmation of GMP standards.
FDA Creates Programs to Expedite Drug Development
Programs assist in the fast track of drugs for serious conditions.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Triple Quadrupole LC-MS
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., has introduced a new-generation triple quadrupole liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) platform.
Waters Introduces Ion Mobility-Enhanced Research Mass Spectrometer
Waters Corporation introduced the Waters SYNAPT G2-Si Mass Spectrometer, which integrates a third dimension of resolution and separation power.
Mass Spec Software Optimizes Biopharmaceutical Characterization
Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the MassHunter BioConfirm application, which allows users to rapidly create targeted screening methods.
Bruker Offers LC Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers
Bruker Chemical and Applied Markets offers three LC-triple quadrupole (LC-TQ) mass spectrometers, the EVOQ Qube, the EVOQ Elite, and the EVOQ Elite ER.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Tribrid LC-MS
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. introduced the Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Fusion Tribrid liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) system, which combines three mass analyzers.
ISPE Study Reports on Root Causes for Drug Shortages
ISPE study reveals quality systems of manufacturing as the leading cause of drug shortages.
EMA Revises Biosimilars Guideline
EMA?s revised guideline on biosimilars containing biotechnology-derived proteins is published for public consultation.
FDA Issues Warning Letter to Baxter Healthcare
FDA cites cGMP violations of finished pharmaceuticals at the company's facilities in Marion North Carolina and Jayuya, Puerto Rico.
FDA Discovers Microbial Contamination in Compound Pharmacy Products
Novartis Receives FDA Warning Letter for cGMP Violations at Austrian Plant
The company is cited for using unapproved visual-inspection methods for finished parenteral drugs and conducting inadequate visual inspections.
Celerion Adds Containment Room
Modular containment room at Belfast facility allows studies of biologics and vaccines.