EDQM News - May 2011

EDQM
World Blood Donor Day – Celebrating the gift of blood
World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on 14th June every year. The theme for this year is "More Blood. More Life". For more information on this Day and on events, visit: http://www.edqm.eu/en/World-Blood-Donor-Day-1381.html

European Pharmacopoeia
Decisions taken at the 139th Session of the PhEur Commission: http://www.edqm.eu/en/News-and-General-Information-43.html

Enquiry: Demonstration of Uniformity of Dosage Units using Large Sample Sizes (Deadline: 30 June 2011)
Proposal for a new general chapter in the European Pharmacopoeia. More information: http://www.edqm.eu/en/News-and-General-Information-43.html

Certification
Monthly Report of Activities (April 2011): http://www.edqm.eu/en/News-and-General-Information-164.html
Policy document revised - Suspension or withdrawal of a CEP : http://www.edqm.eu/en/News-and-General-Information-164.html
Note concerning CEPs for gelatin & impact of the revised EU Note for Guidance on TSE risk: http://www.edqm.eu/en/News-and-General-Information-164.html

HealthCare - Classification of Medicines as Regards their Supply
Evidence-based classification reviews 2007-2010 available : http://www.edqm.eu/en/page_1241.php

Publications
Blood Transfusion Guide
NEW EDITION: Guide to the preparation, use and quality assurance of blood components, 16th Edition (2010) now available to order. More information: http://www.edqm.eu/en/Blood_Transfusion_Organ_Transplantation_Guides-1131.html

Organ Transplantation Guide
NEW EDITION: Guide to the safety and quality assurance for the transplantation of organs, tissues and cells, 4th Edition (2010) now available to order. More information:
http://www.edqm.eu/en/Blood_Transfusion_Organ_Transplantation_Guides-1131.html

NEW: Pharmeuropa Bio & Scientific Notes 2011-1 (June 2011)
List of Contents now available. For more information on how to order : www.edqm.eu/store/
Instructions for Authors has been updated: http://www.edqm.eu/en/Pharmeuropa-Pharmeuropa-Bio-amp-Scientific-Notes-584.html

7th Edition European Pharmacopoeia 2012
We are currently taking orders online for the 7th Edition 2012 (Supplement 7.3 to 7.5). For more information: www.edqm.eu/store

Technical Guides
Recommendations for the layout of monographs on substances of human and animal origin: http://www.edqm.eu/en/Technical-Guides-589.html
Employment
Vacancy Notice N° e105/2011: Fixed-term contract: Production/Distribution Operator (Grade C1/C2)
Reference Standards and Samples Division. Closing Date: 27 May 2011. More information: http://www.edqm.eu/en/Employment-1377.html

Events
Meet the EDQM at the 21st Regional Congress of the ISBT, 18-22 June 2011, Lisbon, Portugal: http://www.edqm.eu/en/Fairs-Exhibitions-254.html

Book today your ‘One-to-One Session’ with the EDQM Certification Division at CPhI China, 21-23 June 2011, Shanghai, China: http://www.edqm.eu/en/Fairs-Exhibitions-254.html

Places still available - 7th Edition European Pharmacopoeia Training Session, 11-12 July 2011, Strasbourg, France. Open for registrations : http://www.edqm.eu/en/PhEur-Training-Session-Strasbourg-France-256.html

Symposium on ‘Alternatives to Animal Testing’, 8-9 September 2011, Strasbourg, France. Open for registrations: http://www.edqm.eu/en/EDQM-Symposium-Alternatives-to-Animal-Testing-1374.html

Other interesting events supported by the EDQM:
7-8 June 2011: 2011 PDA Europe Workshop on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products in Collaboration with the Finnish Medicines Agency (Fimea)
Helsinki, Finland. More information: http://www.edqm.eu/en/Events-253.html

APIB Event ‘Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients from Biotechnology: from research to industrial and regulatory issues’, 14-17 June 2011, Madrid, Spain.
More information: http://www.edqm.eu/en/APIB-2011-Madrid-Spain-14-17-June-2011-1405.html