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505(b)(2): It’s A Different Animal - Camargo

13-May-2013 - 505(b)(2) is more than just a regulatory pathway, it is a distinctly different animal — a unique strategy that can often result in product approval with lower risk, reduced development cost and faster speed to market. Find out if 505(b)(2)...
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A risk assessment framework for donor and recipient companies to jointly analyze and document the technical and business risks associated with the technical transfer of pharmaceutical product - Alkermes

22-Apr-2013 - Every technical (tech) transfer is different, with companies taking different paths toward reaching their goal. Each one presents a unique set of challenges. These challenges are most often technical, but at times they may also be business related. However all...
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RECIPHARM: WHY CONTINUOUS AUDIT READINESS IS CRUICAL - Recipharm AB

15-Apr-2013 - Recipharm Stockholm has risen to the challenge of increased regulatory and customer-based inspections by devising an audit system that enables the company to be in a state of continuous inspection readiness. Recipharm, one of the busiest and most highly regarded...
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Increasing Accuracy, Not Costs - Mettler Toledo

11-Apr-2013 - Pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide are turning to vision inspection as a way to safeguard their brands, keeping products with label and packaging defects from retailer shelves. One major pharmaceutical manufacturer came to Mettler-Toledo CI-Vision hoping to reduce the rate of defective...
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White Paper: Is My Method Still Valid? - SGS

26-Mar-2013 - The goal of method validation is to pro­vide proof that data from each individual sample is indicative of the actual batch content with little deviation. This paper outlines the importance of validation as well as the official requirements, including characteristics...
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ePathology Improves Data Accuracy & Study Productivity! – Amicus Study Confirms - Aperio

20-Mar-2013 - With current glass slide methods, sharing and scoring slides within a study from one pathologist to another at a different organization or site, meant that slides had to be packed, shipped and tracked. Often the reading pathologist was required to...
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What Makes 505(b)(2) Different? - Camargo

19-Mar-2013 - When it comes to developing a compound, the 505(b)(2) drug development pathway is not just a regulatory platform — it’s a different animal. This pathway offers a holistic approach for developing products that offer differentiated benefits with Lower Risk, Reduced...
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Vcaps® Plus capsules: The next generation HPMC capsule for optimum formulation of Pharmaceutical Dosage forms - Capsugel

28-Feb-2013 - Traditionally, HPMC capsules have been formulated with secondary gelling agents and ionic gel promoters, which may lead to unwanted issues during the product development.Vcaps® Plus HPMC capsules are made through a proprietary manufacturing process that eliminates the need for gelling...
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VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY - Recipharm AB

11-Feb-2013 - VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORYCONTINUED GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR VMI Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) can be defined as a means of optimising supply chain performance in which a chosen outsourced manufacturer partner is responsible for maintaining their customer’s inventory levels. The manufacturer has...
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New European Offices, Thermal Packaging Alternatives Accommodate Specialized Needs of World Courier Biopharm Customers - World Courier

11-Feb-2013 - World Courier’s newly-expanded international network − now numbering 152 office locations in 52 countries − brings expertise, personnel and infrastructure closer to key customers in Switzerland and Austria with the recent opening of offices in Basel and Innsbruck.At the same...
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Identifying the Product - Camargo

06-Feb-2013 - When it comes to developing a compound, the 505(b)(2) pathway can make changes to reference products for greater profit potential and lower risk. Camargo Pharmaceutical Services offers a clear process from concept through commercialization to identify products with documented market differentiation: Selection...
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Quantify biodistribution, enhance in vivo decisions - Molecular Imaging Inc.

04-Feb-2013 - Non-invasive preclinical SPECT imaging of test agent biodistribution, kinetics and targeting in discovery and safety applications has key advantages over pre-existing methods including: full 3-dimensionality with tissue and sub-tissue localization fine kinetics, targeting, binding and clearance pathways can be examined clinical translatability isotope multiplexing...
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Blinding Techniques for Inhaler Devices - Development of a Novel Blinding Methodology for a Market Leading DPI - Almac Group

21-Jan-2013 - Blinding inhalers for use in clinical studies is a challenging and specialised area of clinical trial supplies. In this case study, Almac provide a real life overview of their unique inhaler blinding services which have been successfully developed and validated,...
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Clinical Trial Logistics in Africa: Ensuring Quality, Compliance and Control within the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain - World Courier

01-Jan-2013 - WORLD COURIER is the market leader in the handling, transport, storage and distribution of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products and biological specimens in Africa and worldwide. It offers a fully-integrated GxP-compliant pharmaceutical supply chain system, strong knowledge of the local regulatory environment,...
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Alkermes successful approach to commercial-scale, final dosage manufacture of drug product containing highly potent API for a global pharmaceutical company. - Alkermes

18-Dec-2012 - As part of Alkermes plc, Alkermes Contract Pharma Services, provides solid oral dosage product development, scale–up and manufacturing services as well as sterile fill finish capabilities to the global pharmaceutical market. This case study demonstrates how a commercial manufacturing partnership...
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Best Practices for Achieving and Maintaining Aseptic Conditions During Sterility Testing - SGS

03-Dec-2012 - Sterility testing is required for companies producing pharmaceutical products and consistent and meticulous testing is essential to obtain results that accurately represent the sterility status of a batch. Download this article for the best practices
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Analytical Method Development and Validation — A CDMO Perspective - DPT Labs

28-Nov-2012 - Pharmaceutical drug product development can be an expensive and time consuming process. Many challenges are faced by pharmaceutical development companies including developing a scaleable, marketable formulation, ensuring safety and efficacy of the drug product and receiving approval of the drug...
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Smaller pharma companies financially benefitting from CDMO partnerships - Recipharm AB

26-Nov-2012 - In today’s global economy, available financing is increasingly scarce for pharmaceutical companies looking to bring new products to market. Find out how risk-sharing practices initiated by Recipharm have made it possible for customers to closely collaborate and share rewards as...
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INFLUENZA TREATMENT CLINICAL TRIALS: CLINICAL CASE STUDIES - SGS

19-Nov-2012 - Development of influenza vaccines is critical; but, there is also a need for new influenza treatments. This article presents an overview of challenges faced when conducting an influenza treatment study based on two recently managed clinical trials. 
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Lyophilized Pharmaceuticals: A Design Space Approach - Baxter

29-Oct-2012 - This presentation by Steven Nail, PhD and principal Scientist for Baxter BioPharma Solutions, discusses development of design spaces for lyophilized pharmaceutical products in the context of the Quality by Design regulatory paradigm.