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Comirnaty and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine supply to increase in the EU
The CHMP has adopted recommendations to increase manufacturing capacity and supply of COVID-19 Vaccines Comirnaty and Moderna in Europe.
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Partnership to stabilise essential medicines supply with synthetic biology
Under a new collaboration, Antheia will use Ginkgo Bioworks’ cell programming platform to expand the capabilities of its whole-cell engineered pharmaceutical production pathways.
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EMA endorses global facilitation of track and trace systems
The European Medicines Agency has endorsed ICMRA recommendations to facilitate the use of track and trace systems for medicinal products at a global level.
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Global API CDMO market to value almost $140bn by 2028
Market research suggests the Asia Pacific region could soon overtake Europe and North America in the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) market.
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Biden Administration to support resilience of US pharma supply chain
US President announces $60 million in funding to support domestic API production and a consortium to onshore essential medicine manufacturing.
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British generics manufacturers call for Northern Ireland supply to be sorted
Mark Samuels, Chief Executive of the British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA), urges EU and UK to put patients above politics in solving medicine supply challenges for Northern Ireland.
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Has the threat of waiving COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property rights had its desired effect?
In this final article on the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and technologies, EPR’s Hannah Balfour considers whether it is the correct strategy to overcome COVID-19 treatment inequalities and explores other options.
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Supply of biosimilars and generics with Adrian van den Hoven, Medicines for Europe
In this interview, Adrian van den Hoven, Director General of Medicines for Europe, discusses all things supply of generic and biosimilar medicines for the continent. Also, in a bonus video, Adrian discusses challenges disrupting access to biosimilars and generics in Europe.
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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.
