BioPharm International, December 2012 Issue (PDF)
Job Security in a Changing BioPharma Environment
Optimizing Global Biopharmaceutical Operations Through Risk Mitigation and Management
A UC Berkeley survey provides insight into biopharma's risk concerns and strategies.
Closures for Pharmaceutical Preparations: A Review of Design and Test Considerations
The author examines the use of closures for products intended for injection.
Bioanalytical Methods for Sample Cleanup
Preparation of biological samples for chromatographic analyses.
Report from South Korea
The South Korean market is characterized by its aging population and an affluent population. Growth potential is limited as it has evolved to a developed market and industry players expect it to have established regulations.
When Disaster Strikes at Home
Keeping tabs on crucial medicines should be part of consumers' and manufacturers' emergency-preparedness plans.
Research Policies Pose New Challenge for US Administration
White House and Congress likely to struggle over funding for bio/pharmaceutical regulation.
Patents and Postapproval Batch Testing
Can postapproval FDA filings immunize pharma companies from patent lawsuits?
Navigating Emerging Markets
An introduction to a new series on manufacturing within global markets.
Discovery Pipeline: Understanding Cellular Reprogramming
Recent research examines the sequence of events underlying cellular reprogramming, which may aid in better control of the production of induced pluripotent stem cells.
Glycan Analysis: A Primer
NIBRT's Pauline Rudd on what to expect when performing glycan analysis.
Job Security in a Changing Biopharma Environment
Results from the 2012 employment survey.
A New Scale-Down Membrane Adsorber Device for Process Development and Validation
The authors describe the development of an ultra scale-down anion exchange membrane adsorber, and demonstrate scalability to larger-scale devices.
A 25-Year Retrospective on Computer System Validation
This month, Sharon Strause, an industry consultant, provides a look back at "Computer System Validation Part I: Testing and Verification of Applications Software" by Leonard J. Goren.
