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Aug 12, 2009 | Volume 3, Issue 32 Subscribe | Advertising Services | Contact Us

When Worlds Don't Collide--But Ought To
By Barbara Kanegsberg and Ed Kanegsberg
Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers tend to operate in separate worlds. The products are different; the cultures and customary manufacturing practices are different; the regulations are often different. For the successful manufacture of combination devices, there must be a harmonious fusion; so the two worlds collide, albeit with some reluctance.
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CLEANROOM TIP OF THE WEEK

Microbial Basics
 The risk of microbial contamination is confirmed by the consistent number of recalls ordered by the FDA due to microbial contamination. From 1991 to 1998, for example, the FDA ordered 46 such recalls, an average of 6 per year.
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MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE WEEK

10 Ways to Handle Complaints
Most managers welcome and can deal with a complaint that is valid and objectively expressed. Complaints that seem trite, invalid, or resemble whining are more difficult to handle.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
  • New Inroads in Semiconductors
    Theoretically, the size of a laser in any one dimension is restricted to no smaller than the diffraction limit. But researchers have found a way to crack that limit, potentially offering new inroads into improvements in semiconductors.
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  • Spinning Nanotube Video
    Researchers at France's Université Lyon1/CNRS and Houston's Rice University have published a video showing the atom-by-atom growth of a carbon nanotube, and revealing that such nanotubes spin as they grow.
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  • Boston Scientific Adopts Shoe Cover Dispensing
    Employees at Boston Scientific’s Valencia, CA neuromodulation division will no longer need to struggle and contort themselves to put on disposable shoe covers. The company has begun using automatic shoe cover dispensers.
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  • Positive Semiconductor Forecast for 2010
    Caution and concern for the state of the semiconductor industry reigned among attendees at Semicon West 2009, but two big guns stuck positive notes and forecasted recovery in 2010.
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Industry Calendar

August 24-26, 2009
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and Drug Product Specification
Costa Mesa, CA

Aug 30 - Sep 4, 2009
EOS/ESD Symposium
Anaheim, CA

September 2-4, 2009
Technical Writing for the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Biotech Industries
Costa Mesa, CA

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