EDQM sets new policy for testing of bacterial endotoxins
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Health Care, under the European Pharmacopeia, has set a new policy for the testing of bacterial endotoxins.
Archives for October 29, 2014
DPT adds new filling line at San Antonio site in response to customer demand
DPT has expanded bottle filling capacity with a new line at its manufacturing liquid and semi-solid drugs facility in San Antonio, Texas.
Auf Wiedersehen PET? India to ban plastic bottles for liquid drugs
India will ban PET packaging for liquid drug formulations for children, the elderly and women of reproductive age in November according to a Government statement.
INC Research sets pricing for IPO at $150m
The Raleigh, North Carolina-based CRO INC Research plans to raise about $150m in its initial public offering via about 8.1m shares at a price range of $17 to $20 per share.
Sanofi's US-based CEO Viehbacher resigns after board votes to remove him
So it appears the future of Sanofi’s CEO Christopher Viehbacher was on the agenda after all.
Millionaire crowdfunding: the future of clinical trials?
A UK writer has described how his mission to start a trial for a therapeutic virus against his friend’s cancer has led to a new model of research funding which bypasses sponsors and CROs.
Why there's no sign of Pfizer among top pharma employers
A head-hunter explains why Regeneron, Novo Nordisk and Genentech top a global survey of science employers, but Pfizer is nowhere to be seen in the top 20.
Strategic partnerships yet to fully catch on, Tufts report finds
Although a growing number of sponsors and CROs have managed strategic relationships for as many as five years, sponsors still rely on a mix of outsourcing approaches to tackle their clinical programs, according to a new report.