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Green chemistry
Here, Dave Elder reflects on the pharma industry’s efforts to get greener; highlighting the confounding issues that mean it is not always easy to achieve.
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Challenges in downstream purification of advanced therapies
John Liddell, Chief Technologist at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), writes about the challenges associated with gene therapy products, which constitute a major portion of the overall cell and gene therapy market.
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Portable NIR sensors in medicinal plant quality control
In the quest for fast and reliable ingredient analysis, Christian W Huck, Krzysztof B Bec and Justyna Grabska from the Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry at the University of Innsbruck, consider the use of portable NIR spectroscopy, comparing the results from standard and miniaturised sensors.
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Pharmaceutical analysis with portable spectrometers
Richard Crocombe of Crocombe Spectroscopic Consulting surveys the use of portable spectrometers in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with an emphasis on vibrational spectroscopy. Ideal and typical features of portable spectrometers are reviewed, alongside explanation of why device characteristics and sample presentation are critical to obtaining meaningful results.
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Novel excipients for solubility enhancement
Lubrizol Life Science Health colleagues Nick DiFranco, Global Market Segment Manager for Oral Treatments, and Joey Glassco, Senior Global Market Manager for Parenteral Drug Delivery, explore the use of amorphous solid dispersions and polymeric micelles for solubility enhancement.
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Plant “biofactories” produce proteins for potential COVID-19 vaccine
Transiently infecting tobacco plants, researchers were able to produce recombinant proteins that could be developed into COVID-19 vaccines.
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Future of pharma requires more digital talent
New report finds the UK’s life science sector needs more experienced staff with digital skills to support R&D and advanced medicines manufacturing.
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Lilly to build new $1bn manufacturing facility in US
The new North Carolinian site will increase parenteral and device manufacturing capacity and create 600 new jobs.
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Could COVID-19 vaccines be freeze dried?
US researchers have been granted $930,000 to develop a freeze drying technique for mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.
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CME to support just-in-time clinical trial supply
CME will support the delivery of automated just-in-time clinical supply, as one of the collaborators in the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre Grand Challenge 2.
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Key challenges for bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing 2022
What are the top six challenges facing pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers in 2022? We spoke to representatives from four contract manufacturing and development organisations (CDMOs) – Samsung Biologics, Lonza, MedPharm and Genezen – to find out.
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ACG introduces Smart Connected Product to enable remote machine monitoring in real-time
New solution improves machine efficiency, prevents breakdowns, lowers costs and reduces risks whilst providing anytime, anywhere remote monitoring.
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New strategy could improve generic drug quality assessments
Population pharmaceutical quality assessment could be used to improve the quality consistency of generic drugs, suggests study.
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Enabling impactful breakthroughs and therapies
Linda De Jesus, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Azenta Life Sciences highlights the benefits of uniting and focusing efforts solely for the life sciences sector.
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The culmination of knowledge and experience equals a prized partner
Tim Mullane, President and COO of FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, talks expansion, evolution and excellence.
