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How digitalisation can help pharma weather the COVID-19 storm
Andrew Dunbar outlines five digital technologies that can help pharma function to the best of its abilities over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How biotech is financing the lockdown dip
The COVID-19 pandemic has had huge knock-on effects on economies around the world. In this article, legal experts from Taylor Wessing explore how the novel coronavirus has hit the life sciences and biotech investment sector and how they see investors behaving as the lockdown and pandemic eases and develops over…
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Artificial pancreas for type 1 diabetes control given nod by FDA
The all-in-one, Control-IQ system controlled the blood glucose levels of children aged six and over more successfully than standard technologies in a clinical trials.
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The trials and tribulations of the medical devices and IVD regulations
This article explores the reasons behind the introduction of the EU Medical Device (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVDR) regulations, the problems that beset them and how COVID-19 finally persuaded the European Commission that a further year’s preparation time for full application of the regulations was necessary.
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Manufacturing, Packaging & Logistics In-Depth Focus 2020
The articles in this in-depth focus detail how Novartis prepared and adjusted their manufacturing and supply chain to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and an exploration of what digitally enabled inventory processes can do to enhance FMD compliance.
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Intraoperative radiotherapy as effective as external beam radiotherapy, finds study
Researchers reveal that for early breast cancer a single dose of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT-IORT) is as effective at preventing breast cancer recurrence as the standard of care.
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Is global COVID-19 expertise accessible enough?
Does expert knowledge on COVID-19 need to be more accessible across the globe? This article explores this issue and addresses how greater accessibility could help fight the pandemic in emerging countries.
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Report calls for development of new cannabis testing technologies
According to research, the rise in demand for high-quality cannabis will also drive growth in the cannabis testing market, where new technologies are needed to overcome current limitations.
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New MET ONE 3400+ air particle counter automates routine environmental monitoring for GMP cleanroom compliance
Integrated electronic SOPs and maps are “all in the box” to help reduce errors.
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A new model for enhancing microparticle injectability
Scientists unveil their model, which other researchers can use to test the injectability of their drug delivering microparticle designs in silico.
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FDA approves new heart rhythm devices featuring Bluetooth connectivity and continuous remote monitoring
Abbott’s Gallant™ implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) devices are given approval.
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Further billions pledged to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 treatments
The European Investment Bank (EIB), in partnership with the European Commission (EC), have pledged an additional €4.9 billion for use in the global coronavirus response funds.
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Whitepaper: BioFire® mycoplasma solution: results in one hour, fully automated detection system
In this whitepaper, bioMérieux describe the potential application of BioFire® FilmArray technology – a well-recognised technology used in infectious disease diagnostics – for rapid at-line detection of mycoplasmas in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Collaborating in the fight against COVID-19
The founder of Apple Steve Jobs once said, “Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.” This is true now more than ever as medical device manufacturers and companies from a range of industries work together in the fight against COVID-19.…
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Lonza and Sanquin partner for commercialisation of specialised MAT reagents for accurate and reliable in vitro pyrogen testing
Lonza Sales AG, through its Bioscience Division has joined forces with Sanquin Reagents B.V. to enable drug developers and quality control laboratories to take full advantage of the power of the Monocyte Activation Test (MAT).
