Sterile medical packaging: the need of the hour amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Reeti Banerjee explains why the use of sterile packaging for medicines will see a growth in the near future, mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cannabinoid series: growing and extracting APIs
Michael Sassano from Somai Pharmaceuticals and Solaris Farms discusses the US and European markets for growing and extracting cannabinoids for the pharmaceutical industry.
Single-cell analysis techniques: advances enabling early diagnosis of genetic diseases
In this article Pramod Kumar, a Senior Research Analyst (Healthcare) at P&S Intelligence, explores how single-cell analysis techniques are used for both pharmaceutical R&D and clinical, diagnostic applications.
In vitro diagnostics and the coronavirus pandemic
Liz Thorn outlines the benefits that in vitro diagnostics can bring to the world in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Beyond compliance: why embracing the FMD can transform medicine supply chain thinking
Relying on manual processes for managing serialised medicines at an individual pack level is a labour intensive and time-consuming process that can disrupt normal operations. In this article, Sébastien Sliski outlines how digitally enabled inventory processes, such as aggregation and consolidation, can help pharmaceutical wholesalers and hospital pharmacies meet their…
A glimpse at how Novartis’ manufacturing and supply organisation responded to COVID-19
The rapid evolution of the COVID-19 situation has created significant barriers to normal operations, from locking down borders to the imposition of restrictions on trade and export – not to mention a surge in demand for many common medicines. Each of these events in isolation can affect production and supply,…
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.
Overview of workflows and data approaches in bioproduction – an industry perspective
Downstream processing is an integral part of the production process of biopharmaceuticals and contributes quite significantly to the overall productivity and product quality, as well as to processing costs. Melanie Diefenbacher of Genedata provides a comprehensive overview of downstream processes, highlighting several challenges and the importance of investing into automation…
Exploring and deploying blockchain solutions in the life sciences and healthcare sectors
Blockchain is perhaps best known as the technology on which Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are built. Notwithstanding that adoption in the life sciences and healthcare sectors is still in its relative infancy, companies and other organisations in these sectors are increasingly exploring and deploying blockchain solutions. Here, legal experts James…
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…
Regenerative medicine: a manufacturing overview
The field of regenerative medicine – an area promising a revolution in 21st century healthcare – has been enabled by rapid scientific advancements in recent years. There is a growing need for a new generation of therapeutic products, made more severe by the global shortages of organs available for transplantations.…
Continuous manufacturing: ICH Q13
Although steps have been taken to enable the implementation of continuous manufacturing in industry, a lack of global harmonisation in regulations has slowed the adoption of this promising emerging technology. Dave Elder discusses how ICH Q13 seeks to provide a harmonised approach to support this important initiative.
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.
Improving quality in investigator‑led clinical trials
Laura Trotta explains why risk-based quality management is the best strategy to ensure data integrity of information from investigator-led clinical trials.
NDMA: a recall trigger for the drug development industry
Product recalls due to contamination issues can be extremely costly for companies, in addition to the associated health implications. In this article, Marc Baiget Francesch explores the potential risks associated with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) contamination, why is it such a frequent contaminant and how to detect and eliminate the risks.
