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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 4 2025
EPR Issue 4 includes articles on manufacturing, AI/ML, vaccine development, biologics and more.
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Novel NMR-based method could facilitate safer API manufacturing
The innovative approach for detecting nitrosamine impurities in APIs addresses limitations of traditional mass-based techniques, research says.
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Innovative antibiotic-free method could limit biofilm formation
The proposed mechanical antibacterial approach offers a new way to use metal-organic frameworks, a Nobel Prize-winning material.
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Novartis adjusts manufacturing strategy in Switzerland to secure competitiveness
Swiss pharma company to trim production of oral medicines and packaging in Stein, while boosting productivity in Schweizerhalle.
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HEATMOS filter technology for depyrogenation tunnels – innovations for extreme conditions
Nippon Muki illustrates the superiority of its innovative HEPA filter as a tool for sterilising injectable containers during the manufacturing process.
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Medicines manufacturing in the UK to receive £54m sustainability boost
R&D projects supported by the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) aim to shape a sustainable, resilient and competitive future for pharma manufacturing.
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Johnson & Johnson targets oncology portfolio with $3bn Halda acquisition
Acquisition of the US biotech gives Johnson & Johnson rights to clinical-stage precision treatments for solid tumours.
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Genetically engineered iPSCs see clinical-scale platelet manufacturing potential
By utilising patient-derived instead of donor-derived platelets, the method could offer a safer approach to platelet transfusions.
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Raman-based PAT tool could advance continuous vaccine manufacturing
Study demonstrates the non-invasive tool’s potential for real-time monitoring of cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral particles.
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CPHI Pharma Awards 2025 reward Fujifilm, RezonBio and Esteve leaders
Winners at the ceremony in Frankfurt also included CNX Therapeutics, NunaBio, Evonik Industries and Corden Pharma.
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AI expert warns pharma industry: artificial intelligence is a competitor, not just a tool
Speaking at CPHI Frankfurt, Bruno Fabre underlined the importance of companies viewing the technology as a fundamental business capability, rather than “an afterthought”.
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Lilly AI factory to accelerate pharmaceutical manufacturing and development
Pharma giant plans to harness its “decades of data” and use AI to set a new scientific standard that accelerates pharmaceutical innovation.
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Rentschler Biopharma marks construction milestone at new German buffer media facility
The new biopharmaceutical production facility represents the CDMO’s largest single investment at its headquarters in Lauphei, Germany.
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UV contamination control robot shows pharma cleanroom promise
Efficacy research supports the widespread use of autonomous UVC disinfection for microbial surface decontamination, say AstraZeneca microbiology experts.
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Why speed and flexibility matter now more than ever
20 October 2025 | By
The balance between speed, scale, and compliance has never been more critical. As GLP-1s, biosimilars, and advanced therapies reshape global priorities, pharma leaders face a new question: how can manufacturing infrastructure evolve fast enough to keep pace?
