> Bayer HealthCare will cease manufacturing operations for multiple sclerosis drug Betaseron in Emeryville, CA, eliminating about 540 jobs. Article
> Officials in Haryana, India, have busted a counterfeits manufacturing operation at a pharma unit on the premises of Jorker Pharmaceutical. Story
> The Council of the European Union has formally adopted the Directive on Falsified Medicines. Item
> India and Italy are working to bolster their pharma relationship. Report
> U.K.-based CMO SCM Pharma will develop, manufacture and test Speciality European Pharma's oncology product. Story
> Merck South Africa has sold its pharma-manufacturing operations to black-owned investment concern Nkunzi Investment, forming Nkunzi Pharmaceuticals. Article
> Mylan will rebrand its Hyderabad-based subsidiary Matrix Labs as Mylan. Release
> Viagra fakes-distributors taken down: Sarah Knott in Maryland pleaded guilty to trafficking following the discovery by federal agents of 45,684 counterfeit pills; Gene Hardwick of Detroit, less of a brand loyalist, was arrested for his middleman role in sales of phony Viagra and Cialis. News | Item
> Cold chain logistics service provider BioStorage Technologies has opened a 60,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis. Story