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NICE recommends first medicine for severe alopecia areata
Clinical studies of Pfizer’s oral medicine for alopecia areata have demonstrated response rates continued to improve for up to two years.
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Driving the UK’s “innovation engine” for novel AMR therapeutics
Despite the UK having “a very healthy” therapeutic pipeline, more needs to be done in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), NovaBiotics’ CEO asserts.
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UK manufacturing output expected to improve despite challenges
Output volumes for UK manufacturing fell in the three months to February 2024, yet it is expected to rise slightly in the next three months, research reports.
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Single-use technology propelling upstream bioprocessing market expansion
A driving factor behind the expansion of the upstream bioprocessing market is the need for process improvement in the biopharma industry, research highlights.
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WHO initiative to enhance biomanufacturing in LMICs
A new World Health Organization (WHO)-driven initiative aims to enhance bioproduction capabilities for biological products in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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Novel immunotherapy approved for melanoma
The first non-CAR-T adoptive cell therapy to reach the market has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Overcoming challenges of continuous antibody manufacture
During monoclonal antibody (mAb) manufacture, continuous flowsheets could offer ~20 percent–40 percent cost of goods (COG) saving over the batch process, for instance, during low commercial demand, a paper suggests.
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New chemotherapy treatment could benefit multiple cancer types
The innovative treatment significantly increased survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive cancer, according to Phase III data from UK researchers.
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Nelson Labs facility expansion to benefit parenteral and ophthalmic drug product manufacturers
The new Pharmaceutical Center of Excellence from Nelson Labs offers state-of-the-art chemistry manufacturing and controls (CMC) analytical testing support.
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Process analytical technology: applications and opportunities for pharma
15 February 2024 | By European Pharmaceutical Review, sponsored by Mettler Toledo, Bruker and 908Devices
During this virtual panel, industry experts will discuss the latest advances and applications of process analytical technology in the pharmaceutical sector.
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Taming cardiovascular risk: the promise of LDL cholesterol lowering therapeutics
In this exclusive interview, CEO of NewAmsterdam Pharma, Michael Davidson, offers insight into the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol lowering therapeutic landscape and shares promising data from the company’s lead candidate, a cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor.
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Pharmaceutical suspension market to witness accelerated growth
The global pharmaceutical suspensions market is set to value $83.8 billion by 2032, due to the systems having key benefits such as supporting patient compliance.
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Navigating the unique CMC challenges of oral anaerobic live biotherapeutics
Here, Chief Technical Officer, Mike Frodsham and Ryan Wilson, Head of Microbiome Services at SGS Quay Pharma, explore the chemistry, manufacturing, and control (CMC) challenges of developing drug products containing live anaerobic bacterial strains, used for treatments such as microbiome therapeutics.
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USP recommends revisions to proposed RMM chapters
Revisions for two proposed USP chapters recommend changes for rapid tests required for releasing sterile short-life products, as well as for rapid microbiological methods (RMM) for detecting contamination in these products.
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Vertex secures European approval for CRISPR cell therapy
Now conditionally approved in Europe for sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, the CRISPR therapy offers eligible patients a functional cure.
