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July 22, 2014

Featured Articles
Optimizing Human Performance: Part I
Achieving excellence in human performance is an achievable system of cultivating and sustaining exceptional levels of performance.

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New single-use bag family Flexsafe
Sartorius Stedim Biotech is introducing a brand-new, scalable range of single-use bags. Its completely new developed product family Flexsafe enables the implementation of single-use bioprocessing throughout all steps of drug manufacture, from process development to production, in upstream and downstream - all using just the one innovative polyethylene film.
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Health Systems Raise the Bar on Reimbursing New Drugs
As payers refuse to cover new drugs, CMOs take a hit.

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Top Stories
AbbVie to Acquire Shire for $54.7 Billion
After rejecting several bids, Shire has agreed to a merger with AbbVie valued at almost $55 billion.

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Mylan to Acquire Abbott's Non-US Businesses in $5.3 Billion Stock Deal
Mylan set to acquire Abbott's non-US developed markets specialty and branded generics business in an all-stock transaction.

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Particulate Matter Prompts Baxter's Recall of IV Solutions
Baxter investigates root cause of cellulosic fibers and/or plastics in four lots of IV solutions.

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Industry News
AstraZeneca Reveals Design for New Global R&D Center and Corporate Headquarters
AstraZeneca releases designs for its new Global R&D center and corporate headquarters in Cambridge, UK.

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Lilly and Immunocore Enter Immunotherapy Agreement
Lilly and Immunocore enter immunotherapy agreement to co-discover and co-develop new cancer therapies.

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CPhI Announces 2014 Expert Panel and Report
CPhI 2014 panel additions to provide global insights from the contract services sector.

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Novartis to License Google "Smart Lens" Technology
Alcon enters agreement with Google to in-license its "smart lens" technology for all ocular medical uses.

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Best Practices for Effective Environmental Monitoring Program in Bio/Pharmaceutical Production
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BioPharm International Releases New eBook: Single-Use Technology
The industry sees great promise in the continued adoption of disposable devices. Entirely disposable upstream processes that can support large, commercial-scale production are becoming a reality, and now companies are focusing on cost-effective downstream single-use innovations.
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