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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packing Sourcer

Summer 2008

At the cutting edge of the latest industry developments, Samedan is adept at keeping the information you need at your fingertips. PMPS provides a unique platform of communication for the market across Europe, North America and the rest of the developed world. To find out what's hot in the world of pharmaceuticals, take a look below at the range of articles featured in this issue of PMPS.

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Manufacturing

X-Ray systems are becoming increasingly valued by the pharmaceutical industry as an indispensable means of non-destructive testing; Martin Allen of Shaw Inspection Systems takes a closer look

The automated CheckWeighing system for dry powder inhalers supports the quality assurance process, outlines James Aitken of Aitken Scientific

Elisabethann Wright of Hogan & Hartson Brussels consider the European Commision’s attempts to strengthen the legal framework for regulating medical devices in Europe

Tom Roche at FM Global assesses how a single incident in one country can have a disastrous impact on the entire global economy

Drug Delivery

Frances L DeGrazio at West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc, outlines the procedures involved and the importance of thorough testing in the leachables and extractables field

Stephen Grant at ANSYS discusses how computational fluid dynamics (CFD) enable a fast and cost-effective evaluation of new drug delivery systems and formulations

Douglas Custato at Helvoet Pharma outlines the options pharma companies will be presented with when choosing the ideal elastomeric closure

Andy Wallace at Comark Ltd encourages investment in wireless monitoring systems – a key tool for those looking to expand into emerging markets

Formulations, Ingredients and Excipients

Many active pharmaceutical ingredients are unstable and subject to degradation. The role of excipients is therefore being viewed as progressively more important. Nigel A Langley and Karen H Chen at Croda Inc (USA) explain how.

Dr Robert Hardy of Aesica explains to PMPS that exceptional service and a well-balanced business model is key in providing contract services to the outsourcing industry

IT and Logistics

Guido Moosmann of Schreiner MediPharm explores the latest innovative technologies for clinical trial supply management

PACKING, PACKAGING & ANTI-COUNTERFEITING

John Haworth at Ditone Labels looks at how the pharma packaging industry has responded to the needs of the blind community

Nicole Golomb at 3S Simons Security Systems GmbH takes us through the various options available to avoid the counterfeit risk

Low and microdose powder filling in the pharmaceutical industry has traditionally been a challenging process. However, new developments are on the way, as Robin Davies of Isopak Ltd explains

COOL CHAIN

Robert Kayum at Kuehne + Nagel explores today’s climate for temperature-sensitive logistics, and the developments in solutions that can transform the role they play in the pharma industry

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News and Press Releases

CPhI China 2013 Increases Customer Content Services and Expands thanks to a Double Digit Pharma Industry Growth Rate and a Burgeoning Generics Market

CPhI announces that CPhI China, an event organised by UBM Live and UBM Sinoexpo is returning to the Shanghai New International Expo Center (25-27 June 2013, Shanghai) for the 13th consecutive year – with an increased scale, more informative exhibition and regional networking opportunities and a greater range of content services than it has ever offered before.
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White Papers

Competitive Drive: The Challenges of a Globalised Packaging Industry

Aesica Pharmaceuticals

Packaging is becoming an increasingly competitive and lucrative industry globally. Jeremy Drummond PhD of Aesica Formulated Products looks at the challenges and opportunities this presents.
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Industry Events

Cell Culture

3-4 July 2013, Copthorne Tara Hotel, Kensington, London

SMi are pleased to announce their inaugural Cell-Culture conference taking place on the 3 & 4 July 2013 in London. The conference will feature an international expert speaking faculty discussing the latest developments in cell culture techniques from industry experts in the absolute cutting edge of their field.
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