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USP Medicine Supply Map to help improve pharma supply chain resilience
Unveiling its Medicine Supply Map, the US Pharmacopeia (USP) showed how reliant the US pharma supply chain is on Indian API manufacturers.
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New green synthesis method to enhance sustainability and benefit IBD
A novel flow synthesis method using recoverable solvents will be used to supply NEt-3IB, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) drug candidate.
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New agreement makes “Africa’s own COVID-19 vaccine” a reality
Under a new agreement with J&J, Aspen SA Operations will be able to manufacture and make available Aspen-branded COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.
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£260mn in funding to support UK clinical research and medicines manufacturing
The UK Government has committed £200mn to support NHS-led diagnostics and treatment research and £60 million to expand life sciences manufacturing.
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Galenic software implementation on a rotary tablet press: IMAGO and its functionalities
In this article by IMA, discover how IMAGO software installed on rotary tablet presses supports scientists during tablet manufacturing, providing critical insights into powders.
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EDQM remote inspections to become permanent part of inspection scheme
The EDQM will include Real-Time Remote Inspections (RTEMIS) as an integral part of its system for the supervision of manufacturers of active substances from 2022.
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What to expect at the UK’s flagship event for Making Pharmaceuticals
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Serious about Making Pharmaceuticals? Attend the UK’s largest event dedicated to supporting the future of the pharmaceutical product life-cycle.
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Brian Henry selected as new MMIP Chair
Brian Henry, Global Head of Drug Product Design at Pfizer, is the new Chair of the Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership (MMIP), a body representing the voice of medicines manufacturing in the UK.
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Green chemistry
Here, Dave Elder reflects on the pharma industry’s efforts to get greener; highlighting the confounding issues that mean it is not always easy to achieve.
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Challenges in downstream purification of advanced therapies
John Liddell, Chief Technologist at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), writes about the challenges associated with gene therapy products, which constitute a major portion of the overall cell and gene therapy market.
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Portable NIR sensors in medicinal plant quality control
In the quest for fast and reliable ingredient analysis, Christian W Huck, Krzysztof B Bec and Justyna Grabska from the Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry at the University of Innsbruck, consider the use of portable NIR spectroscopy, comparing the results from standard and miniaturised sensors.
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Pharmaceutical analysis with portable spectrometers
Richard Crocombe of Crocombe Spectroscopic Consulting surveys the use of portable spectrometers in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with an emphasis on vibrational spectroscopy. Ideal and typical features of portable spectrometers are reviewed, alongside explanation of why device characteristics and sample presentation are critical to obtaining meaningful results.
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Novel excipients for solubility enhancement
Lubrizol Life Science Health colleagues Nick DiFranco, Global Market Segment Manager for Oral Treatments, and Joey Glassco, Senior Global Market Manager for Parenteral Drug Delivery, explore the use of amorphous solid dispersions and polymeric micelles for solubility enhancement.
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Plant “biofactories” produce proteins for potential COVID-19 vaccine
Transiently infecting tobacco plants, researchers were able to produce recombinant proteins that could be developed into COVID-19 vaccines.
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Future of pharma requires more digital talent
New report finds the UK’s life science sector needs more experienced staff with digital skills to support R&D and advanced medicines manufacturing.
