Endotoxin standards: reflection and recommendation
Dr Radhakrishna Tirumalai and Karen Zink McCullough reflect on the recent opportunity to update the user requirements document relating to reference endotoxin standards.
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Using rack systems to reduce thermal interactions between vials during freezing
Formulation experts from Polytechnic of Turin, Italy, discuss the impact of freeze-drying on the integrity and stability of pharmaceuticals and how mathematical modelling can improve understanding of the freezing process.
Cleanroom microbiology: single-temperature incubation for EM
Single-temperature incubation has been discussed for a long time in the pharmaceutical industry but only a few sites have implemented this system. Here, Guillaume Pinon, Head of the Microbiology Lab at Servier, discusses the use of single-temperature incubation in an aseptic production facility, outlining the regulatory considerations, strategic approach, challenges…
Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?
Botanical drugs, also known as traditional herbal therapies, have long been used, but obtaining regulatory approval for these medicines, or therapies, is convoluted. Often manufacturers will market their botanical drugs as dietary supplements or traditional therapies, designations that require far less regulatory approval than marketisation as a drug. In this…
Prodrugs: seeking perfection in an imperfect world
Balancing safety, efficacy and cost in drug development is challenging. Prodrugs offer potential solutions, but also introduce additional complexities, as Dave Elder explains.
Continuous manufacturing: an evolving technology for drug substance manufacturing
Continuous chemical manufacturing technology has been in use for more than 100 years producing high-volume commodity chemicals. However, it was not until the early 2000s that the technology caught the attention of the pharmaceutical industry in a significant way.
Combining biofermentation and chemical synthesis to manufacture complex molecules in pharmaceutical applications
It is well known that nature, being a rich source of bioactive natural products, offers up a massive number of candidate drugs for the pharmaceutical industry. David Blanco, Industrial BD and CDMO Director at Suanfarma CDMO, reveals why biofermentation benefits from additional processing to produce a viable drug candidate.
Guide to Data Integrity 2024
In this Guide to Data integrity articles explore the role of data integrity in CCS, AI and ML as well as biopharma manufacturing.
QA/QC Microbiology In-Depth Focus 2024
This in-depth focus features articles on single temperature incubation, endotoxin standards and aseptic connections in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 3 2024
European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 3 includes articles on microbiology, downstream bioprocessing and drug development. Register your details now to download this exclusive content.
Drug approval roundup – May/June 2024
This article highlights some of the key regulatory approvals granted in May and June in the EU and US so far this year, including for oligonucleotide and biologic therapies.
Big potential for small molecule drugs in cancer treatment
With recent recommendation of Takeda’s fruquintinib by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), EPR spoke to Dr Sebastian Stintzing, Professor of Medicine, Head of the Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumor Immunology (CCM) of The Charité University Hospital in Berlin and investigator on the FRESCO-2 trial, to find out more about…
SFC-MS: advancements and applications in pharmaceutical quality control
Modern supercritical fluid chromatography systems coupled with mass spectrometry are empowering pharmaceutical quality control laboratories. Here, Hugues Jambo, Cédric Hubert, Éric Ziemons and Philippe Hubert from the Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry at the University of Liège discuss applications from impurity and nitrosamines detection to purity analysis.
Modifier gene therapy – clinical development and manufacturing considerations
Expanding on his earlier podcast discussion with EPR, Dr Arun Upadhyay, Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Research & Development at Ocugen, discusses the company’s promising modifier gene therapy candidates for ophthalmic disorders.
Developing the EU’s first intestinal microbiota-based biologic
In this final installment of EPR's Microbiome therapeutics: microscope to medicine, Dr Olaia Aurtenetxe, Head of Clinical Research at Mikrobiomik, reveals study data demonstrating why MBK-01, an investigational drug based on faecal microbiota transplantation, presents a promising alternative to the current standard of care for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI), potentially…
