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Funding for AI in drug development, clinical trials and information synthesis hits $5.2bn
A study has suggested that while funding for artificial intelligence in pharma was $5.2bn in 2019, overall investment is slowing.
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Genotoxic impurities in pharmaceutical products
Several organisations have developed guidelines that specifically address genotoxic impurities in pharmaceutical products. Here, Dr Sol Bobst and Gowri Sukumar discuss the regulatory landscape, testing requirements and calculation methods for occupational exposure limits.
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Exploring Raman: a non‐invasive analytical approach
Since it was discovered in the 1920s, Raman spectroscopy has been used in pharmaceutical research as a non‐invasive way to provide chemical and structural information in situ, without any staining or complicated sample preparation. Nikki Withers spoke to Professor Kishan Dholakia to hear more about its use in industry and…
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Application note: TOC for cleaning validation: swab recoveries of worst-case compounds (feasibility testing)
THE PARENTERAL Drug Association Technical Report No. 49 serves as a resource to help guide the development and evaluation of a cleaning validation programme.
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Whitepaper: Innovative analytical techniques for bioprocess investigation
WITH THE RISE of metabolites/molecules production using complete living cells or their components (bacteria, enzymes, chloroplasts, etc), which is also termed bioprocessing, it has become increasingly important to control the different production steps and analyse the different biological materials.
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Application note: Identifying microparticles with Raman imaging
Microparticles can be found everywhere, from pigments in paint and titanium dioxide in sunscreen to microplastics in water.
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Application Notes & Whitepapers 2019
Industry experts share their latest research and developments in pharma.
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EPR’s news round-up 2019: the stories that defined the year
This article highlights the 10 most popular news stories published by European Pharmaceutical Review in 2019.
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QA/QC & Analytical Techniques In-Depth Focus 2019
This in-depth focus includes features that examine how microbiologists can advance their methods of study, discuss the regulatory guidelines regarding genotoxic impurities and explore Raman spectroscopy as a non-invasive analysis technique.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 6 2019
In this issue are articles that explore the impact of M&As within the life science industry, discuss the security trends for medicinal packaging and investigate genotoxic impurities within pharmaceutical products. Also included are features on nanobot drug delivery systems and Raman as an effective analytical approach.
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Optimising artificial intelligence in the pharmaceutical industry
Artificial intelligence can be applied to almost every part of the pharma industry. Christopher Rafter discusses its many uses and how the adoption of machine learning will increase in the future.
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The Brexit test: protecting pharmaceutical quality standards through better analysis
In the wake of Brexit, the pharma industry will need to respond to a new regulatory landscape. Peter Morgan discusses how businesses have to prepare for the oncoming political changes, all whist retaining high pharmaceutical product quality.
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Whitepaper: An Update for Pharmaceutical Stress Testing Enabled by Modern Informatics Technologies
Stress testing or forced degradation is well recognized as a fundamental part of the drug development process, specifically related to purity through control of stability.
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IoT could transform the pharma industry through these steps
Adopting IoT systems as a pharmaceutical company can provide many opportunities but achieving success can be difficult. James Steiner explains how to effectively integrate IoT solutions into pharma.
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Tc-99m radiopharmaceuticals and in-house chromatographic methods
Technetium-99m (99mTc) is a synthetic radioisotope that is used worldwide to produce radiopharmaceuticals that are mainly used for diagnostic purposes in nuclear medicines. The purity of the final radiopharmaceutical (99mTc-R) can be confirmed by applying chromatographic methods. This method is based on different rates of movement of substances in a…
