Upcoming Cool Chain Conferences
Air Canada Cargo is participating in a number of temperature-controlled supply chain conferences in the coming months. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 15, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Bristol-Myers and Halozyme to develop subcutaneous immuno-oncology drugs
Bristol-Myers Squibb has entered   a global collaboration and licence agreement to use Halozyme Therapeutics ’ Enhanze drug-delivery technology for the development of its subcutaneously administered immuno-oncology treatments. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 14, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Evotec and MaRS Innovation launch new drug-discovery partnership
German company Evotec and Canada-based MaRS Innovation (MI) have launched a joint partnership ‘LAB150’ in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 14, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

M & As this week: Silver Falcon, Adcock Ingram Holdings, Boya Bio-pharmaceutical Group
Financial services provider Silver Falcon plans to acquire biotechnology company Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals (Hemogenyx Pharma) for £ 8m ($10.5m). (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 14, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Deals this week: Pivot Pharmaceuticals, Innovation Pharmaceuticals, Portola Pharmaceuticals
Pivot Pharmaceuticals plans to acquire the worldwide rights to Altum Pharmaceuticals ’ BiPhasix Transdermal drug delivery technology. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 14, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

How to Write To Regulatory Agencies When Things Go Wrong
Responding to severe regulatory criticism? Need some essential guidance? This white paper by Martin Lush includes step-by-step guidance on how to write to regulatory agencies when things go wrong. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 14, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

HOF's Technical Forum Set for November
Preparations are well underway for the second HOF-Fachforum in November, which will feature lectures with technical lectures from experts in freeze-dryers. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 14, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Freeze-Drying Systems and Freeze-Thaw Units
The freeze-drying principle is based on various physical basic principles, which by definition are not subject to change. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 14, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

US FDA advisory committee votes for GSK ’s Shingrix to prevent shingles
The US Food and Drug Administration ’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) has voted unanimously for GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) Shingrix (HZ/su) to prevent herpes zoster (shingles) in adults of 50 years of age and a… (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 13, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Osteoporosis breakthrough: positive news in a field plagued by bad press
A new study has shown that the use of a common osteoporosis drug with anti-inflammatory medication is linked to a lower risk of hip fracture. This is just one of a range of exciting developments in the field, which also include the approval of a new … (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 13, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Monopar receives licence to develop Onxeo ’s Validive oral mucositis treatment
Onxeo has granted a global exclusive licence to Monopar Therapeutics for its Validive (clonidine mucoadhesive buccal) tablet used to treat severe oral mucositis induced by radiotherapy or chemotherapy in patients suffering from head and neck cancer. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 13, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Fujifilm opens new cell culture process development laboratories in UK
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies has opened new and advanced 10,000ft ² cell culture process development laboratories in Wilton Centre, Teesside, UK. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 13, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Definition of Common Terms Used in Dynamic Light Scattering
The following list gives a definition of a number of terms, with notes on their specific use in the context of dynamic light scattering. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 13, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Case Study: Fully Automatic Systems to Meet Market Demand
A Flexicon FMB210L fully-automatic vial filling and screw capping machine from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has boosted output by 300% at a major pharmaceutical company dedicated to reducing the impact of allergies. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 13, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Harbour BioMed to develop and commercialise HanAll ’s biologic therapies in Greater China
South Korean pharmaceutical company HanAll Biopharma has entered a strategic collaboration and licence agreement with China-based Harbour BioMed for the development, production and commercialisation of two new biologic therapies in Greater China, inc … (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - September 12, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news