> Eli Lilly has settled with the federal government over charges of air pollution from an Indiana manufacturing plant, agreeing to pay a $337,500 penalty but admitting to none of the charges. Story
> President Obama has identified the FDA as an agency that ought to be modernized. Article
> The World Health Organization is rolling up its sleeves on the topic of counterfeit drugs, but some members see a red herring in intellectual property rights issues. News
> UK regulatory changes illustrate the legislative perspective on drugs and drugmakers: approved medicines are less commercial assets owned by the brand holders and more public health tools to be co-managed by the companies and regulators. Item
> Contract researcher Quintiles now has a $30 million stake in Samsung's move into the biosimilars business through its funding contribution to the construction of a $266 million factory. Article
> DHL Global Forwarding Life Sciences is upgrading the capabilities of its competence centers via training and accreditation as a Qualified Envirotainer Provider of temperature-controlled unit-load devices for pharma transport. Report
> The FDA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are using predictive risk-based evaluation to screen for adulterated erectile dysfunction and other unauthorized supplements at U.S. borders. Story
> Oracle now supplies an integration tool that lets users combine the software giant's Pedigree and Serialization Manager with software for inventory, manufacturing and order management. Announcement
> Codexis has promoted David Anton to chief technology officer and senior VP, process development and manufacturing. Codexis release