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Issue 2 2022

 

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Can continuous manufacturing add shareholder value for pharmaceutical companies?

28 April 2022 | By

A recent empirical study of continuous manufacturing (CM) versus batch processing of US and non‑US pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities suggests that CM would be more economical than batch facilities, at least for the production of oral solid dosage products. This has significant consequences for policies and strategies to reduce supply chain…

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Reducing downtime: acoustic emission testing of compressed air pressure vessels in pharmaceutical production

28 April 2022 | By

Leakage, cracking and corrosion in pressure vessels present a serious risk for operators of pharmaceutical production systems. Imminent damage must be reliably identified at an early stage to enable necessary steps to be promptly taken. Oliver Großgart, Plant Safety Expert at TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH, explains how TÜV SÜD…

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Precision medicine for complex chronic diseases: how near are we?

28 April 2022 | By , ,

Targeting medicines against the genetic and molecular drivers of lung, breast and other tumours has helped transform cancer care for many patients, yet precision medicine for complex chronic diseases has lagged behind. Maria Orr, Adam Platt and Ben Challis, from BioPharmaceuticals R&D at AstraZeneca, explain why this is changing for…

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The future of CMC for novel therapies

22 April 2022 | By

Novel and advanced therapies have come on in leaps and bounds over the past decade. Some cell and gene therapies have already reached the approvals stage, while others have now entered the later development stages. As a result, manufacturing process consistency, GMP standards and more must now meet more formal…

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Guide to Testing

20 April 2022 | By

Welcome to European Pharmaceutical Review’s Guide to Testing. In this edition, Oliver Großgart, Plant Safety Expert at TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH, discusses the benefits of leveraging acoustic emission testing to identify faults in compressed air pressure vessels, and Associates of Cape Cod and SGS Health Science showcase their services,…