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Long-term findings from CAR NK cell therapy trial revealed
One-year results from a cancer therapy trial has reported key findings for the selection criteria for allogeneic cord blood donors in CAR NK cell manufacturing.
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Achieving optimal advanced process control in bioproduction
Model Predictive Control (MPC) “stands out as a beacon of advanced control” in continuous manufacturing, through its ability to enhance efficacy within bioproduction, research suggests.
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Boehringer plans €120m European manufacturing expansion
The manufacturing capacity for some of Boehringer Ingelheim’s medicines, in disease areas including mental health and cardio-renal-metabolic conditions, will benefit from the European facility expansion.
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New collaboration could transform neonatal therapy
With no currently approved medicines for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in extremely pre-term infants, a new pharmaceutical collaboration could produce the first major therapeutic breakthrough for this patient group in decades.
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Transforming pharmaceutical manufacturing: The AI revolution
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmaceutical manufacturing is set to open a brand-new chapter in this industry's development, as well as unprecedented opportunities for strengthening quality control and improving decision-making. In this article, Dr Gonesh Chandra Saha, Head of the Department of Computer Science & Information Technology at…
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Expanded Pluvicto production gets FDA go-ahead
Novartis has obtained US manufacturing authorisation for radioligand therapy PluvictoTM at its largest, state-of-the-art radioligand therapy facility.
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Regulatory revision essential for bioprocess IIoT adoption
A limited number of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications exist in the bioprocessing industry and remain to be challenged in manufacturing operations, research has highlighted.
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Outsourcing regulatory activities in pharma
Here, EPR's Caroline Peachey explores some key considerations, approaches and strategies for pharmaceutical companies looking to outsource regulatory activities.
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Driving QbD as a quality standard in drug development
To facilitate Quality by Design (QbD) in becoming a true standard approach for drug development, pharma should attend regulatory expectations and pursue innovative frameworks that guarantee high-quality levels, researchers urge.
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AstraZeneca to advance haematology cell therapy
The new acquisition grants AstraZeneca rights to a new CAR-T cell therapy with a differentiated manufacturing process that could provide a potential best-in-class blood cancer treatment.
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Developing point-of-care CAR T manufacturing
Driven by technological advances there is now increased scope for point-of-care manufacturing of CAR T-cell therapy. Arnon Nagler, Professor of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, discusses key benefits, challenges and lessons learned from developing an in-house programme.
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Trends shaping capsule development
In this interview from CPHI Barcelona, Julien Lamps from Lonza CHI discusses trends shaping capsule development.
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CDMO expands ADC facility in Scotland
Contract development and manufacturing organisation, Piramal Pharma Solutions, has expanded its antibody drug conjugate manufacturing facility in Scotland.
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Year in review: EPR’s top stories of 2023
EPR wraps up the year with a selection of top stories from 2023, highlighting key trends and topics such as environmental monitoring (EM), quality (QA/QC), manufacturing, regulation and clinical development.
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Alkermes to sell Irish manufacturing facility to Novo Nordisk
The facility in Athlone, Ireland, will give Novo Nordisk additional capacity to manufacture oral products.
