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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

LJMU Partner on the Liverpool Big Data Collaborative

A new initiative, the Liverpool Big Data Collaboration for Health, is bringing together key partners across the health and academic community, including Liverpool John Moores University to take advantage of big data to support the changes required.
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White Papers

Autoinjectors From Planning to Launch

SHL Group

Looking at the rising trend towards self-administration therapies, injectable drug delivery devices such as pen injectors, autoinjectors and needle free injectors show a significant growth potential in the near future. In 2010, the pen systems and autoinjectors market was estimated to be worth over $0.58bn, a growth of 8-10% from previous years. It is estimated that the market will continue to grow steadily between 10-15% over the forecast period. It will reach $0.87bn in 2013 and $1.07bn in 2015. (Visiongain, June, 2011)
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Industry Events

Respiratory Drug Delivery

4-8 May 2014, Puerto Rico

Respiratory Drug Delivery (RDD®) 2014 will be held at El Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico from May 4-8, 2014. Approximately 600 participants are expected at this international symposium devoted to issues surrounding nasal and pulmonary drug delivery.
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