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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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.
The EC’s approval of the immuno-oncology treatment “will define a new standard of care for certain patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer in the EU,” says principal investigator of the RUBY trial.
Improving data harmonisation and investing in the advanced therapy sector’s workforce are some of the key recommendations the sector must take to advance the field and increase patient access, a new report highlights.
A novel Factor B inhibitor of the immune system's complement pathway has been approved for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH).
According to research, increased in R&D investment for developing novel excipients and greater emphasis on patient-centric formulations are key drivers for the pharmaceutical excipients market.
A subcutaneous C5 complement inhibitor has been authorised by the European Commission (EC) as a treatment for generalised myasthenia gravis in Europe.
Under its proposed acquisition of ImmunoGen, AbbVie will gain rights to ELAHERE®, the first antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) approved in ovarian cancer.
In this interview, Stephen Ward, Chief Manufacturing Officer and Jeanette Evans, Chief Business Officer, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, highlight key data from the organisation’s recent GMP Manufacturing Survey and Skills Demand reports, and present insight into the sector’s current and future landscape.
Following the acquisition from Viatris, Biocon Biologics and its partners state that they will commercialise biosimilar products in 31 European countries.
The new industry collaboration aims to help decarbonise the global supply chain by focusing on the energy-intensive pharmaceutical manufacturing that takes place in China and India.
The combination of tech innovation, automation, and sustainability is reshaping the landscape of cold storage solutions, research says.
Approval of the first treatment option for desmoid tumours beyond surgery and radiation has been granted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Alexion’s intravenous enzyme replacement therapy has been recommended for the ultra-rare disease by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
If biotech Berlin Cures’ larger Phase III study of its Long COVID drug candidate goes ahead, the findings will support the treatment’s potential future regulatory approval.
Following a milestone approval by the European Commission in July 2023, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has been granted a label expansion for its cystic fibrosis medicine KAFTRIO® (ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor) with ivacaftor.