
NEWSLETTER			July 2009, Volume XIX, No. 4

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President's Message: Like eating a bowl of Häagen-Dazs Pineapple-Coconut ice cream...

In his last President's Message, Doyle Johnson reviews the past year and prepares for upcoming Chapter elections...

Golf Tournament Raffle Prizes Needed

Help your Chapter (and raise your company's visibility) by donating raffle prizes for the 2009 Golf Outing on August 17th...

Upcoming Chapter Events - Mark Your Calendar

Members may schedule a vacation but the Chapter keeps on working, with several exciting programs planned for the upcoming months...

Student Poster Contest Winners Selected

The Boston Area Chapter is becoming known throughout ISPE for its sharp, articulate and fiercely competitive Student Poster Contest winners and this year is no exception...

Abbott Bioresearch Center Hosts Engineering Leadership Panel Discussion

A panel of young professionals shared the floor with industry veterans for a fascinating program on leadership strategies that work in the real world...

“Forefronts in Bioengineering” Program Provides a Fascinating Look into the Future

Stem cells, soft body robots, biophotonics and a tour of the labs at Tufts Gordon Institute where this exciting research is taking place. Who could ask for more?

Members Enjoy Fun in the “Sun” at the Annual Summer Social

So what if June felt more like April - with showers, gray skies & cool temperatures - the "sun" was shining at the Boston Beer Works for this Volunteer Appreciation Night...

Tech Talk: What's So Special About Specialty Gases?

This introductory article presents an overview of the differences between industrial quality gases (used in industrial processes such as welding or metal cutting) and specialty gases used in laboratory research and analytical instrumentation.

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.

Growth In Drug Sales of the Top 10 Pharmas at Lowest Level in Years - Read the full story . . .
Demand For Biotech Space Still High - Read the full story . . .
Exact Sciences To Leave Marlborough For Wisconsin - Read the full story . . .
West Coast-based Volcano opens East Coast HQ in Billerica - Read the full story . . .
Franklin's Echo Therapeutics Licenses Key Product to Brit Firm - Read the full story . . .
Genzyme Closes Drug Deal With Bayer - Read the full story . . .
Drug Giants Pump $40M into Aileron - Read the full story . . .
Novartis Produces First Batch of H1N1 Vaccine - Read the full story . . .
Third Acceleron Facility Expansion to Prompt Job Growth - Read the full story . . .
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Approves Loans for Early-Stage Companies - Read the full story . . .
Virus Shuts Down Genzyme Facility - Read the full story . . .
AstraZeneca and Merck Collaborate to Investigate Novel Anticancer Regimen - Read the full story . . .
GSK and Concert Pharmaceuticals Form Alliance to Develop Novel Deuterium-Modified Drugs - Read the full story . . .
GSK Announces Alliance to Further Accelerate Sales Growth in Emerging Markets - Read the full story . . .

Regulatory & Legislative Highlights

Regulatory & Legislative Highlights, 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 New Influenza Vaccine Production Facility - Read the full story . . .
FDA 2010 Budget Increased by 19 Percent - Read the full story . . .
FDA Approves Drug for Treatment of Aggressive Brain Cancer - Read the full story . . .
FDA Forms Transparency Task Force - Read the full story . . .
FDA: First Drug to Treat Cancer in Dogs Approved - Read the full story . . .
FDA Approves Injectable Form of Ibuprofen - Read the full story . . .
FDA Warns Web Sites against Marketing Fraudulent H1N1 Flu Virus Claims - Read the full story . . .
FDA Approves Novel Novartis Drug - 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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