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ArticleRegulation and legislation in the era of automation and digitalisation
Experts at IP firm Finnegan discuss if the pharmaceutical industry is ready for the innovation and technologies that digitalisation and automation will bring, and whether these advances are a threat or ally to intellectual property rights in the sector.
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ArticleAdvancing targeted treatments for multiple myeloma
Edmond Chan, Senior Director, EMEA Therapeutic Area Lead, Haemato-Oncology, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines, offers insight into the promising evidence of cell therapies and biologic-based treatments for patients with multiple myeloma.
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ArticleFresh or frozen? Navigating the cryopreservation dilemma for CGT
Cell and gene therapy development grapples with a paradox: fresh starting material is often equated with higher-quality drug products, but cryopreservation is crucial for scale-up. In fact, every approved autologous cell-based therapy relies on freezing cells. Reconciling these truths can be key for the success of any commercial therapy based ...
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ArticlePioneering AAV gene therapy for Krabbe disease
Dr Maria Escolar, Chief Medical Officer, Forge Biologics, explores the advantages of the company’s novel AAV gene therapy for Krabbe disease, which could help to overcome some of the immune and safety challenges the gene therapy sector is facing.
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ReportPharma Horizons: Cell and Gene Therapy
This report is dedicated to exploring some of the latest innovations in the cell and gene therapy space, from development and quality control, through to manufacturing and clinical trials.
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ArticleProgressing personalised cell therapies in oncology
Dr Imran Khan, PhD, Vice President, Medical Affairs, Hematology, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine discusses the major benefits and current challenges of CAR-T cell therapies, as well as the potential of the company’s novel BCMA-targeted treatment for multiple myeloma.
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ArticleICH Q14 – latest guideline on analytical procedure development
Here, Dave Elder delves into the newly issued ICH Q14 guidance on analytical procedure development, discussing its impact during commercial phases as well as clinical development.
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ArticleInsights into AstraZeneca’s MANDARA Phase III data
In this Q&A, Dr Michael Wechsler, Professor of Medicine, Director of the National Jewish Health (NJH)/Cohen Family Asthma Institute, reveals details of the data from the MANDARA Phase III trial, showing remission is achievable in EGPA with Fasenra.
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ArticleAdvancements and knowledge gaps in ICH Q2(R2)
In this article, experts from USP’s Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Joint Subcommittee explore the latest advancements in ICH Q2(R2) guidelines on validation of analytical procedures and their implications for industry. They highlight areas that would benefit from additional guidance and compare how the latest ICH Q14/Q2(R2) guidelines align with US pharmacopeial approaches.
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ArticleAdvancing pharmaceutical technology: trends and innovations at ACHEMA 2024
Taking place in Frankfurt, Germany on 10-14 June, ACHEMA 2024 is expected to bring together chemists, engineers and process technicians from across the pharmaceutical and other industries.
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ArticlePioneering the next wave of LBP-based therapeutics
Christopher Weidenmaier, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, and Johannes B. Woehrstein, PhD, Chief Technology Officer at mbiomics share with EPR about the challenges and considerations of manufacturing microbiome-based therapeutics.
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ArticleWhat is the future of biologic medicines?
Sigma Mostafa, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at KBI Biopharma, discusses the current trends in biologics and how technologies such as automation are advancing the field.
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ArticleFrom viral vectors to nucleic acids: biopharma’s evolving manufacturing landscape
In this interview, Vikas Gupta, President of CDMO ReciBioPharm, outlines several key trends shaping the biopharma manufacturing landscape, including the rise of nucleic acid-based therapeutics, and the quest for continuous manufacturing.
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ArticleBioprocessing / Bioproduction In-Depth Focus 2024
This in-depth focus features articles on bioreactor size, as well as bioprocess development and manufacturing of bioconjugated products.
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ArticleEuropean Pharmaceutical Review Issue 2 2024
European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 2 includes articles on cell and gene therapy, from supply chain and manufacturing to microbial testing.
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ArticleSupporting female leaders to advance cell and gene therapies
At the 2024 Advanced Therapies conference, panellists discussed the lack of women in leadership positions within the cell and gene therapy space and what could be contributing to this.
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VideoWebinar: How Pfizer utilises Enzyme Indicator technology for bio-decontamination validation
Melanie Eggers is a Sterilisation Validation Project Support Engineer at Pfizer Belgium. In this webinar, she explains how Pfizer has adopted Enzyme Indicator (EI) technology for its VHP bio-decontamination procedures. She outlines the differences in EIs compared to more traditional Biological Indicators and the way in which Pfizer utilises the ...
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ArticleMonitoring pharmaceuticals in the environment
Andreas Häner, an environmental risk assessor at Roche in Group Safety, Security, Health & Environmental protection (SHE), speaks to EPR about how the pharmaceutical industry monitors manufacturing emissions that can impact local environments.
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Articleebook: Twin-screw extrusion for pharmaceutical applications
This compendium explains how hot-melt extrusion can help overcome common challenges in pharmaceutical development, with guidance on all stages of the HME process from formulation characterization to process design/development, and downstream processing.
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ArticleIs the pharmaceutical sector realising its potential for sustainable manufacturing?
Digitalisation could dramatically streamline the process of setting up and running pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, bringing sustainability and cost benefits, as Eric Flynn, Head of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences at Siemens, explains.