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PREDICTIVE MODELING – Predicting Price Changes of Oncology Drugs in the US: Can Proportional Hazard Models Predict the Timing & Percentage of Changes?
Bruce Wang, PhD, MA, suggests that Cox Proportional Hazard Models can be used to predict price change percentages and timing of prescription drugs in the market, which is extremely valuable as it enables more informed insights through predictive modeling and analytics on the lifecycle of a drug.
MANAGEMENT INSIGHT – Digital Soup
Derek G. Hennecke continues with part 5 on a new 6-part series offering an overview of this year’s best business books with insights into what they can teach the Pharma industry.
SPECIAL REPORT – Prefilled Syringes & Parenteral Contract Manufacturing: Improving for Flexibility & Customization
Special Feature: Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with prefilled syringe manufacturers as well as contract parenteral manufacturers who share their thoughts about the delivery challenges associated with high-viscous, high-volume formulations.
FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT – Trends & Opportunities in Particle Design Technologies – Life Sciences & Biopharma in the Spotlight
Frost & Sullivan Analyst, Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe, MS, examines the observed trends in particle design and engineering technologies, as well as the main factors and opportunities driving the principal technological advances in the biopharmaceutical industry.
MANAGEMENT INSIGHT – Rook to D7: Game Theory in the Pharma Industry
Derek G. Hennecke continues with part 4 of a new 6-part series offering an overview of this year’s best business books with insights into what they can teach the Pharma industry.
SPECIAL REPORT – Outsourcing Formulation Development and Manufacturing: An Early Approach Saves Time and Money
In this Special Report, Contributor Cindy H. Dubin asks many of the leading companies in this sector what challenges pharma currently faces in formulation and manufacturing and how they, as third-party providers, are helping to alleviate those burdens.
IMPURITIES DETECTION – Impurities Detection in Pharmaceuticals
Kevin P. Menard, PhD, focuses on the detection of residual solvents from processing and small levels of contaminates leached from containers.
MANAGEMENT INSIGHT – Listening to the Voice of Inexperience
Derek G. Hennecke continues with part 3 of a new 6-part series offering an overview of this year’s best business books with insights into what they can teach the Pharma industry.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Agere: Solubilization: Accessing Broader Chemistries by Integrating Fundamental Science With Automation for Greater Predictability
Drug Development Executive: Marshall Crew, President & CEO of Agere, discusses how the company is taking a different approach that leverages expertise, but relies heavily on the principles of physical chemistry to enable automation.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Analytical Instrumentation Gets Faster, Smaller, and Easier to Use
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin learns that one doesn’t have to be a rocket scientist to use analytical instrumentation. Three leading players in the market showcase their products, all aimed at making analysis easier and faster.
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT
Analytical Testing in Drug Development eBook – Regulations Help Propel Testing Market
This e-Book showcases the various types of services that leading testing companies offer and how they are helping industry comply with regulations to get their products approved and commercialized.
Accenture Announces Collaboration With Bayer
Accenture recently announced a collaboration with Bayer to implement the Accenture INTIENT Clinical platform to help simplify and speed its……
Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services Acquires Remaining Interest in Granules OmniChem Joint Venture in India
Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services recently announced its intention to purchase the remaining 50% ownership interest in its Visakhapatnam, India, joint venture, Granules OmniChem Private Limited (GOC) from its….
Creating Your Secondary Packaging Strategy – Begin With the End in Mind
Whether it is meeting the needs of a rapidly aging market, blocking drug counterfeiters, or differentiating your pharmaceutical product in the market, a secondary packaging program is an important factor in………
Cambrex to be Acquired by the Permira Funds
Cambrex Corporation recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of the Permira funds in a transaction valued at approximately……