> The European Commission Customs Union seized 11.5 million medicines and medical products for suspected violations of intellectual property in 2009. Article
> Sanofi Pasteur CEO Wayne Pisano has responded to a July letter from the FDA by saying the vaccine maker has already addressed, or is currently addressing, microbial contamination and other manufacturing shortcomings at a plant in France. Article
> Specialty pharma Global Health Ventures has signed an agreement with Canadian CMO Carter Pharmaceutical to manufacture 10,000 pills of the sublingual formulation for anti-anxiety drug Relax-B for testing. Release
> Green Planet Bioengineering has received a patent for the "sync effective" extraction process it uses in making Salvia Miltiorrhiza for use in health supplements and prescription drugs. Release
> Romanian pharma distributor Relad has begun dynamic routing after adopting ORTEC's Transport and Distribution solution. Release