> "I keep a list of things that I wish were moving faster and a list of things moving at just the right speed, and there's nothing on the second list."--FDA Deputy Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein. Article
> India's Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council will study warehousing conditions at sea ports, an early step in its effort to create a cold chain culture. Report
> Start-up BioLOGIS aims to be a one-stop vendor for cargo security, shipment tracking and biometric condition monitoring. Story
> Pfizer is spending $42 million to build a facility at its biotech packaging and distribution site in Havant, UK. Article
> Almac's tech business unit has joined the analytical testing and clinical supplies units in occupying the company's just-completed North American headquarters in Souderton, PA. Almac release
> Becton, Dickinson and Co. has opened the GMP-compliant biosciences advanced bioprocessing production facility in Miami. News
> Pharmetics is pulling up stakes in Niagra, imperiling 200 manufacturing jobs. Article
> Nigerian drugmakers were skipped over for the proposed Affordable Medicine for Malaria project because none were considered competent. Story
> Biovet, a subsidiary of Huvepharma, is building a biopharma plant in Razgrad, Bulgaria. Item
> Bormioli Rocco Glass has unveiled the Delta lightweight glass vials for injectables, intended to replace tubular glass vials. Bormioli release