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US healthcare groups publish drug supply chain recommendations
Healthcare groups including the US Pharmacopeia and American Medical Association release advice for policymakers on addressing challenges in the US supply chain.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 6 2021
This journal features articles discussing what knowledge could help the industry to prevent the next nitrosamine-like contamination event, the key steps when validating analytical techniques for cell and gene therapies and how artificial intelligence is shaping microbiology. Also in this issue, using Raman spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging to detect counterfeit…
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Supply chain risks force significant shift to near-shore medicines sourcing
With global supply chains under stress due the pandemic, European pharma companies are increasingly looking for alternative supply channels.
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Energize initiative to boost renewable energy access for pharma suppliers
The Energize programme will allow 10 big pharma companies to engage with renewable energy suppliers and address their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Application note: A new, more flexible endotoxin test platform
This application note discusses some of the critical issues users experience with endotoxin testing around accuracy, flexibility, sustainability and platform cost.
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Smart use of off-patent medicines critical for post-COVID healthcare
2021 Medicines for Europe-IGBA conference speakers assert that off-patent medicines will be crucial to rebuild healthcare post-COVID-19.
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US government purchases additional 1.4 million doses of REGEN-COV™
Regeneron announced a new US government agreement to purchase additional doses of REGEN-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab) antibody cocktail.
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Six major disruptors for the generics and biosimilars market
In this article, EPR's Hannah Balfour outlines six factors that could significantly challenge the generics and biosimilars market in the next decade.
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BioNTech evaluates mRNA vaccine manufacturing capabilities in Africa
BioNTech will evaluate mRNA vaccine manufacturing facilities in Rwanda and Senegal to support vaccine supply in African states.
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Comirnaty and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine supply to increase in the EU
The CHMP has adopted recommendations to increase manufacturing capacity and supply of COVID-19 Vaccines Comirnaty and Moderna in Europe.
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Partnership to stabilise essential medicines supply with synthetic biology
Under a new collaboration, Antheia will use Ginkgo Bioworks’ cell programming platform to expand the capabilities of its whole-cell engineered pharmaceutical production pathways.
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EMA endorses global facilitation of track and trace systems
The European Medicines Agency has endorsed ICMRA recommendations to facilitate the use of track and trace systems for medicinal products at a global level.
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Global API CDMO market to value almost $140bn by 2028
Market research suggests the Asia Pacific region could soon overtake Europe and North America in the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) market.
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Biden Administration to support resilience of US pharma supply chain
US President announces $60 million in funding to support domestic API production and a consortium to onshore essential medicine manufacturing.
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British generics manufacturers call for Northern Ireland supply to be sorted
Mark Samuels, Chief Executive of the British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA), urges EU and UK to put patients above politics in solving medicine supply challenges for Northern Ireland.
