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Enhancing bioavailability 08 December, 2011 Poor solubility can be critical for otherwise life-saving drugs, but new information could herald a welcome solution. Elly Earls speaks to John Comer of Sirius Analytical and Dr Woei Ping Cheng...

No risk, no reward - outsourcing the supply chain 30 November, 2011 Although pharmaceutical companies rely heavily on contractors, the industry is still new to the world of outsourcing. Risk management strategies across parts of the pharmaceutical supply...

Take a load off: the age of cloud computing 21 November, 2011 Excessive, unmanageable data may be to blame for low productivity rates in the drug industry. Sarah Blackman looks at how cloud computing can streamline this data to make information...

A new era of drug safety: European pharmacovigilance 09 November, 2011 The introduction of a new law on pharmacovigilance is set to revolutionise European drug safety in years to come. In the run-up to Arena International's Pharmacovigilance, Drug Safety and...

Keeping your cool: Pharmaceutical supply chain management in remote areas 26 October, 2011 Building distribution networks in remote countries poses many challenges, especially when it comes to sensitive materials like pharmaceuticals. Rowan Watt-Pringle speaks to a veteran of...

Carpooling for Cargo 20 October, 2011 One in four goods vehicles in the EU are running empty, creating substantial supply chain inefficiencies. Elly Earls catches up with UCB's Marc Mostinckx and TRI-VIZOR's Alex Van Breedam to...

The sustainable supply chain 13 October, 2011 In 2006, 14 pharma companies came together to monitor standards in the supply chain, especially in the developing world. Chris Lo speaks to Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative organiser...

The smart approach to pharma packaging 28 September, 2011 The pharmaceutical industry is the perfect place for the packaging industry to show off some of its advanced technology. Chris Lo discovers how packaging concepts are helping patients to make...

Trial and error: site selection for clinical studies 19 September, 2011 An often underrated process, site selection is one of the most significant factors for a successful clinical trial. Ahead of Arena International’s Achieve Operational Efficiency in Clinical...

Snapshot H1N1 (swine influenza) – the post-pandemic pipeline 07 September, 2011 Few modern pandemics created as much global furore as the H1N1 swine flu outbreak which struck in 2008. The scale and spread of the outbreak created a very real sense of fear about mutating...

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