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Articles

Pfizer's Experience with QbD. This article is part of a special issue on Outsourcing.

A Pharma Manufacturer's View of Quality by Design

Patricia Van Arnum was executive editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.

The article examines the drivers of customer perception of contract service providers of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.

Customer Drivers Influencing Supplier Differentiation

An Industry Roundtable Moderated by Patricia Van Arnum and Rich Whitworh. Contract service and technology providers share their perspectives on the influence of quality by design in the expectations between sponsor companies and outsourcing providers.

Evaluating QbD's Impact on the Outsourced Relationship

The DHS announced it has revised tiering assignments for several chemical facilities covered under DHS's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program, which requires chemical companies to develop and implement specific security plans for their facilities.

DHS Revises Tiering Assignments Under Chemical-Site Security Measures

SOCMA has issued its support this week of the passage of pending free-trade agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia by two Congressional committees.

SOCMA Offers Support for Free Trade Pacts with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia

FDA, in cooperation with IPEC, is building a spectral library of excipients to detect improper ingredients within a drug product on site.

FDA Introduces Spectral Library

The performance of biotechnology venture capital and investment is lackluster at best.

Biotech Financing Blues

The solid form of an API plays a crucial role in drug quality, and advancing methods for screening, detection, and characterization is key.

In Search of an Optimal Solid Form

Sean Milmo is a freelance writer based in Essex, UK.

Member states in the EU are working to implement the newly passed Falsified Medicines Directive.

Report from Europe

Gregg Brandyberry is senior vice-president of FedBid, and formerly senior advisor for A.T. Kearney Procurement and Analytic Solutions, Gregg.Brandyberry@FedBid.com

Better strategies and practices in sourcing and procurement can contribute to the bottom line.

Ingredients