Proteomics in India: A Report on a Brainstorming Meeting at Hyderabad, India.

The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India, was host for an international forum, or "brainstorming meeting," on proteomics held in November 2014, which provided the opportunity to showcase proteomic science in India and to allow discussions between Indian scientists and students and several international visitors. This provided an amalgamation of speakers and participants whose interests lay mainly in developing and using mass-spectrometry-based proteomics to advance their research work. A week-long workshop with hands-on training in proteomic methodology followed the meeting.

Practical fundamentals of glass, rubber, and plastic sterile packaging systems.

Sterile product packaging systems consist of glass, rubber, and plastic materials that are in intimate contact with the formulation. These materials can significantly affect the stability of the formulation. The interaction between the packaging materials and the formulation can also affect the appropriate delivery of the product.

Top ten hot topics in parenteral science and technology.

Ten current "hot topics" in parenteral science and technology are reviewed to update the reader on current advances and challenges with each topic. Topics selected are formulation advances, packaging advances, extractables and leachables, analytical method advances for biopharmaceuticals, protein pharmaceutics, quality by design, manufacturing and equipment advances, aseptic processing advances, rapid microbial methods, and visual inspection of parenteral products.