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January 2010 Contents


Cover Story
 

Digital Pathology and Biomarkers Help Pave the Way to Personalized Medicine


Christopher Ung, VP, Strategic Business & Operations, Oncology, Quintiles

Advances in biomarker technology are aiding researchers in identifying the right treatments - for the right patient.

 

Drug Manufacturing
 

Planning for Success


Pedram Alaedini, President and CEO, Primapax Biopharma

A pathway to obtaining US FDA approval for developing, manufacturing and commercializing generic drugs.

 

A Workflow Approach


Robert Plumb, Michael Jones, Marian Twohig, Karen Haas, Waters Corporation

Mass Spectrometry and its related technologies offer accuracy and efficiency in the identification and structural elucidation of impurities in a drug substance.

 

Drug Delivery
 

Inhaled Drug Delivery: Market Opinion


Georgina Fradley; Louise Righton; Yuan Lu Ho, 3M Drug Delivery Systems

Drug delivery innovators are designing inhalation devices based on the demands of regulatory authorities and consumers.

 

Editor''s Note
 

A Fresh Start


Michael Tham, Editor

 

Global News
 

Pfizer and Strides Arcolab to Collaborate on Generic Products


 

Artes and Rhein Minapharm Continue Joint Product Development


 

PPD Selected as Exclusive Partner by DiabetesAmerica


 

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals and Fluidigm Corporation Announce Collaboration


 

Regional News
 

Tianyin Pharmaceutical Receives Approval from SFDA


 

Sinovac Files Clinical Trial Application for HFMD in China


 

Vaccines: Big Players Push into Asia


 

Drug Discovery
 

Mass Spectrometry: Processing Power


John Moncur, director SpectralWorks

Rapid advancements are pushing the technology towards higher productivity and greater precision.

 

Drug Development
 

On the Move: Pharmaceuticals R&D in Asia (Part Four)


Frank Floether, VP business development Asia Pacific (2004-2008), Johnson & Johnson

Different countries posses varying characteristics that affect the selection of business models for outsourcing activities.

 

Special Report
 

Pharma Outlook 2010


With the economic landscape starting to look rosier as countries recover from the global recession, experts share their views on industry trends and developments for the year ahead.

 

Clinical Trials
 

Facilitating Data Management in Clinical Trials


Nick Giannasi, VP of Strategy, Oracle Health Sciences; Yashi Kant, VP, Oracle Health Sciences, APAC

Organizations are harnessing technologies such as Electronic Data Capture (EDC) to improve the efficiency of clinical studies.

 

Product Focus
 

PBL InterferonSource Introduces Multiplex ELISA Arrays


 

KD Scientific Offers Programmable Syringe Pumps


 

Wyatt Technology Launches Size Exclusion Chromatography Columns


 

Integra: Safe Vacuum Disposal of Liquids


 

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