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Sanofi accelerates towards its ‘factory of the future’ vision
New digital initiative will support the pharma company’s manufacturing and supply chain ambitions.
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AI-driven biomanufacturing: revolutionising production and quality in pharmaceuticals
This article explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is forming an essential pillar of staying competitive in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with its adoption ensuring greater efficiency of medicine production in this fast-evolving sector.
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Towards ‘smart’ vaccine development and manufacturing
The coronavirus pandemic encouraged biopharmaceutical companies to adopt smarter approaches to vaccine development. Here, Vishnu Kumar and Soundar Kumara from Pennsylvania State University, and Vijay Srinivasan from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), explore the emergence of platform-based vaccine technologies and their potential expansion to treat other life-threatening diseases.
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Do your expectations of new supply chain technologies match reality?
Research suggests companies are often disappointed by new technologies because they have inflated expectations that do not match the tech's practical capabilities.
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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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Making the journey to PAT and Pharma 4.0
Here, David Leitham, senior vice president and general manager at AspenTech, explains how implementing PAT pushes the industry towards Pharma 4.0.
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Implementing the FAIR data principles is now a critical endeavour
With companies acknowledging the value of their data, it becomes increasingly important that data integrity be assured – and data stewardship implemented. In this article, Ian Harrow and Thomas Liener, Consultant Project Managers at The Pistoia Alliance explain the importance of the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles, factors…
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From simple automation to smart labs: the future for drug discovery
Phoebe Chubb explains how emerging technologies are enabling laboratory automation to occur on a smaller scale, with a less prohibitive price tag, and discusses the potential of smart labs to significantly transform the R&D environment.
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Digital trends and predictions for pharma in 2020
Bridging the gap between information and operational technology will allow pharma to excel this year. Here, the forthcoming digitalisation trends are projected.
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How developments in the pharmaceutical sector are impacting logistics
There are currently major seismic shifts happening in the pharmaceutical sector that are disrupting the status quo. Some of the most notable changes are the rise in biosimilars, the downward pressure on pricing, increased global spending and advances in technology, all of which are impacting the logistics sector and affecting…
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IoT could transform the pharma industry through these steps
Adopting IoT systems as a pharmaceutical company can provide many opportunities but achieving success can be difficult. James Steiner explains how to effectively integrate IoT solutions into pharma.
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Data security main area of technological investment in pharma
Researchers have discovered that pharma companies see the most need to invest in data protection and cybersecurity over other technologies.
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“Brain on Blockchain” technologies can open up a world of possibilities for the betterment of humanity
Human brains have to manage an inconceivably massive amount of information. By current estimations, we are offloading, transferring, and storing information upward of 2.5 quintillion bytes a day...
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Industry standards group Align Biopharma expands to 23 members
Align Biopharma, an industry technology standards group, introduced 14 leading biopharma companies and technology and service providers as new members.
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New improved BNF and BNFC app launched
The British National Formulary (BNF) and British National Formulary for Children (BNFC) have launched a new, faster, easier to use app...
