> AmerisourceBergen ($ABC) has been tapped to be the drug distributor for pharmaceutical benefit manager Express Scripts ($ESRX) beating out Cardinal Health ($CAH). Story
> Catalent has replaced its stainless steel bioreactors at its biologics facility in Middleton, WI, with disposable technology. Story
> Alnylam Pharmaceuticals received a $3.2 million milestone payment from GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) for new manufacturing technology for a GSK vaccine. Item
> Granules India reports higher sales as demand from China drove its API business. Story
> A congressional report says some U.S. pharmacies are selling all of their inventories into the gray market at huge markups. Story
And Finally... Canada is looking at establishing a bidding process to buy generics nationally in hopes of getting them cheaper. Story