India doles out noteworthy pharma pay hikes; BBC explains cold chain to the public;

> Employees in India's pharmaceutical sector can expect an average pay hike of 13 percent in 2010-2011. Article

> BBC Discovery has produced a 28-minute audio program on the challenges of cold chain distribution for vaccines in developing countries. Listen

> Almac Pharma Services has added dispensing and blending suites coupled to a sachet filling and packaging line at its Northern Ireland headquarters. Item

> Germany-based Evonik Industries has commissioned a manufacturing plant for precious-metal-powder catalysts in Shanghai. Item

> Waters Corp. has launched a liquid chromatography method-development system that conforms to Quality by Design guidelines. Release