
NEWSLETTER			February 2009, Volume XIX, No. 1

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President's Message:
What is the Boston Area Chapter doing to Help Members Survive the Down Economy?

We haven't figured out how to get the banks to start lending money again but we're working on other ways to help our members throught current economic downturn.

Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendar!

Register today for February 17th our next educational program, "ASTM E2500 Standard and Its Use in the Real World" and see what else 2009 has in store...

Members Visit Devens for “Keeping It Clean – Sanitary Pumps 101”

This introductory level program drew a diverse crowd of engineers, and validation and quality personnel to Devens to learn the basics of sanitary pump design and operation.

Another Memorable New Year’s Party at Flat Top Johnny’s

With over a hundred attendees joining the festivities, our annual get together again proved Chapter members know how to relax and enjoy themselves...

LEED – The Path to Environmental Enlightenment

January 20^th saw the Boston Area Chapter tackle this much-discussed and complex topic from two different perspectives...

YPI to Grow the Presence of Young Professionals within ISPE

Are you a life sciences professional under the age of 35? Perhaps you'd like to help plan programs and activities of special interest to you and your peers...

Tech Talk:
Improve Your Plant’s Efficiency and Reduce Cost with Variable Speed Drives

This case study presents the benefits of using a VSD oil-free air compressor compared to a standard oil-free air compressor and provides lessons that can be applied in multiple areas within a production facility.

Industry News In Brief

Industry News In Brief, a regular feature of the Boston Area Chapter Newsletter, presents news items concerning companies in the pharma, biotech, medical device and related fields, with an emphasis on companies with a local presence and topics of special interest to our readers

Pfizer to Acquire Wyeth in $68 Billion Deal - Read the full story . . .
Biogen Idec to Move its Main Offices to Weston - Read the full story . . .
FDA Approves EPIX Imaging Agent to Enhance Scans of Blood Flow - Read the full story . . .
Merck Plans Generic Biologic Drug Unit - Read the full story . . .
Pfizer Will Sell Off Fledgling Drugs - Read the full story . . .
Endo to Buy Indevus Pharmaceuticals - Read the full story . . .
Synta Gets $15M from Glaxo on Cancer Drug - Read the full story . . .
Targanta Therapeutics Fetches $42M in Sale to NJ Pharma - Read the full story . . .
Advanced Cell Technology and Korean Biotech Form New Stem Cell Joint Venture - Read the full story . . .
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals and BIND Biosciences Expanding in Cambridge - Read the full story . . .
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Chooses Cambridge Over South Boston - Read the full story . . .
New Biotech Group Forms Locally - Read the full story . . .
Forma Therapeutics Bucks Trend, Raises $25m from Investors - Read the full story . . .
Genzyme Elects $1.38B Stem Cell Deal with Osiris - Read the full story . . .
FDA Approves Genzyme Drug to Boost Stem Cell Yield for Bone Marrow Transplants - Read the full story . . .
Genzyme Gets Extension from FDA for New Version of Drug - Read the full story . . .

Regulatory & Legislative Highlights

Regulatory & Legislative Highlights, is a regular feature of the Boston Area Chapter Newsletter. It reviews recent actions by the FDA and other regulatory agencies and governmental bodies, both federal and regional, with the potential to impact the pharma, biotech and device industries, and related fields.

FDA Approves Drug for Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer - Read the full story . . .
FDA Approves Novartis' Gleevec to Prevent Recurrence of Gastrointestinal Cancer - Read the full story . . .
New FDA Recommendations on Cardiovascular Risk in Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes - Read the full story . . .
FDA Teams with WebMD for New Online Health Information - Read the full story . . .
FDA Approves New Drug from Eisai to Treat Severe Epilepsy - Read the full story . . .
FDA OKs Describing Off-Label Drug Uses - Read the full story . . .
FDA's First Foreign Branch Opened in Beijing - Read the full story . . .

New Members

The Boston Area Chapter continues to grow at a record rate. For a full list of new members...

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Chapter Manager: Amy Poole, CAMI - Tel: 1.781.647.4773 and E-mail: ispe@camihq.com