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Aurobindo inks CMO deal for HIV drugs; Quartz Bio signs on with Debiopharm;

> Indian CMO Aurobindo Pharma has signed a deal to manufacture pediatric HIV treatments for public health outfit Medicines Patent Pool. Story

> India is losing its edge in the outsourcing market to other Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines and Indonesia, according to a report. Article

> Clinical informatics outfit Quartz Bio has signed on with Debiopharm to provide biomarker discovery services. News

> The U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has suspended production at one of Wockhardt's Indian production facilities. Report

> VWR International has bought out contract manufacturer United Biochemicals. Item

> INC Research has appointed PPD veteran Ian Braithwaite as executive vice president of general medicine. More