Wiley acquires Carpe Diem Communications.

John Wiley & Sons (Hoboken, NJ) has purchased Carpe Diem Communications (Yardley, PA), the publisher of three controlled circulation magazines and their accompanying web sites and electronic information products. No terms of the deal were given.

The acquisition, which expands Wiley's global portfolio of controlled circulation life and physical science offerings, includes the purchase of "Food Quality," "PFQ (Pharmaceutical Formulation & Quality)" and "Contamination Control." "Food Quality," which was launched in 1994, focuses on food safety and quality in the U.S. It is published six times a year and is distributed to a circulation of 21,000 equipment suppliers, food company executives, plant engineers, managers, supervisors and researchers. Editorial covers such topics as food security, sanitation, auditing/validation, pest management, RFID/food IT, instrument selection and hormones/antibiotics.

"PFQ" was launched in 1997 and covers trends and advances in product development, formulation, quality control, regulations and drug delivery. It is published quarterly for a circulation of 16,500 quality control, corporate management and research and development executives at pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, manufacturing and research companies. Editorial covers such topics as demographic developments, life cycle management, tablet technology, coatings, microbiology, foreign object detection, chromatography, raw material testing and training programs.

Launched in 2005, "Contamination Control" focuses on the life science industry, covering the technology and methods used to prevent contamination in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and medical devices. It is published quarterly for a circulation of 16,500 professionals in the biotechnology, food and beverage, bio/pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Editorial includes articles on contract cleaning, isolators, practical aseptic training, automation, rapid microbiology, particle monitoring and air sampling, filtration, and antimicrobial resistance.

Carpe Diem founder/President Rick Biros said "we recognize many cross-pollenization opportunities between Carpe Diem's publications and Wiley's journals in both print and new media." Biros will join Wiley as Publisher of Wiley's Carpe Diem division.

Also, Wiley and the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM; Philadelphia, PA) have agreed to launch "InfoPOEMS (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters) for Hospitalists" in spring 2007. The title will publish in print six times a year and will be mailed with Wiley's "Journal of Hospital Medicine." "InfoPOEMS" are summaries of evidence-based medical research collected from over 120 journals and are graded for validity and relevance to patient outcomes. Each POEM is reviewed by at least 15 physicians prior to publication. Wiley acquired InfoPOEMS, Inc. in October 2005.