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Pharma supply companies form the Alliance to Zero
The Alliance to Zero was founded by eight pharma/biotech supply companies to promote the transition of the pharma sector to net zero emissions.
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EU regulators release medicine demand forecasting guidance for future crises
The new recommendations, developed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, are designed to help countries and other stakeholders forecast demand of medicines in future pandemics.
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Ten recommendations to foster the UK’s medicinal cannabis market
In this article, EPR summarises the list of 10 recommendations for the UK Government, published by experts in the medicinal cannabis industry, to ensure the UK capitalises on the opportunities afforded by the market.
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Industry hustling to ensure supply of recombinant vector COVID-19 vaccines
A new report suggests pharma is working hard to combat worldwide viral vectors shortage that could threaten the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
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EU secures up to 1.8 billion additional doses of Comirnaty® COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech have agreed to supply Europe with 900 million additional doses of Comirnaty® with the option to request 900 million more in future.
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Six major risks facing pharmaceutical manufacturers in 2021
In this article, Shannon Flynn outlines six of the key risks threatening pharmaceutical manufacturers’ recovery from COVID-19 in 2021.
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Moderna invests to increase global supply of its COVID-19 vaccine
According to Moderna, its new investments could increase global supply of its COVID-19 vaccine to one billion doses in 2021 and three billion in 2022.
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EPR Podcast Episode 1 – Richard Daniell, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Learn about current and future European pharmaceutical supply chains from Richard Daniell at Teva Pharmaceuticals in European Pharmaceutical Review’s first podcast.
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Building the UK’s domestic pharma manufacturing capability
In this article, Rich Quelch, Global head of marketing at Origin, discusses how the UK’s pharmaceutical supply chain could be adapted to increase its resilience to future disruptions and the challenges in doing so.
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Gilead to support Indian COVID-19 crisis with donation of remdesivir
The company will donate 450,000 vials of remdesivir and support its licencing partners in expanding and accelerating the production of the drug.
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How new risk-sharing strategies can help ensure faster access to COVID-19 vaccines
In this article, Charles River Associates (CRA) delves into why traditional vaccine procurement schemes are not fit for purpose during the pandemic and how both governments and manufacturers must adapt to manage the greater level of risk associated with pandemic vaccine development and distribution.
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Collaboration to encourage US adoption of continuous manufacturing
USP and Phlow have built a new laboratory to develop test methods and standards to facilitate broader adoption of continuous manufacturing in the US.
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EMA approves increased manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 vaccines
The approval of at least one new manufacturing site based in Europe for each of the approved COVID-19 vaccines should increase supply for the EU.
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Could viral vector shortages disrupt the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out?
According to GlobalData, AstraZeneca’s and Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccines could be impacted by global viral vector shortages.
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Pharma is making steady progress toward meeting 2023 DSCSA requirements, finds study
Over 90 percent of packages at three companies met all of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) labelling requirements in 2020, despite there being three years until the final deadline.
