> Watson-Marlow Pumps Group has acquired for £8.5 million another U.K.-based company, Bio Pure Technology, which makes single-use tubing connector systems for the biopharmaceutical industry. Report
> Nanyang Polytechnic in Singapore, in a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK), will train 400 students annually in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Report
> The FDA is expected this month to inspect Wockhardt's plant in Shendra where it could shift production from banned plants. Report
> Baudette, MN-based ANI Pharmaceuticals has a new contract to produce a generic drug for Sterling Pharmaceutical Services. Release
And finally... GlaxoSmithKline has launched a new website and Twitter account dedicated to keeping the public informed about the progress of the £350 million ($574 million) biopharmaceutical plant it is building in Ulverston, U.K. Announcement