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UK government reserves Wockhardt production line to fill finish COVID-19 vaccines
The UK government reserved a production line at Wockhardt for 18 months to ensure the rapid fill finish of COVID-19 vaccines.
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US invests over $240 million into seven new COVID-19 diagnostic tests
The National Institutes of Health in the US has awarded contracts to seven biomedical companies to develop and manufacture COVID-19 diagnostics.
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Why pharma firms would benefit from a modular approach to working with product labelling
According to David Bennett, securing and building trust in the label, brand and process of a highly regulated industry player in a complex age will demand a new approach.
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Sanofi and GSK to supply UK with 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Sanofi and GSK have reached an agreement with the UK government to supply up to 60 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine.
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The analytical reality of recombinant endotoxin technologies
29 July 2020 | By Charles River
In this webinar we discuss the results of our latest study where we evaluated the ruggedness, repeatability and specificity of commercially available rFC products, as well as our own recombinant product in development, against a large panel of endotoxins.
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Sandoz and Austrian government to invest in European antibiotic manufacturing
Sandoz plans to invest €150 million and the Austrian government €50 million into integrated antibiotic manufacturing operations at Kundl.
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Gilead prices remdesivir at $2,340 per patient for developed countries
Gilead has announced that the potential COVID-19 drug remdesivir will cost $390 per vial for developed countries, with treatment courses costing $2,340 per patient.
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Moderna and Catalent to collaborate on COVID-19 vaccine manufacture
Catalent's biologics facility will conduct large-scale, commercial fill-finish manufacturing of Moderna’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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The circuit of life: saving on manufacturing, waste and delivery-related supply chain inefficiencies
Many pharmaceutical companies have complicated supply chains that are inefficient and ill-equipped to deal with current demands. This article explores how digitalising the healthcare supply chain can address the pharmaceutical sector's increasing financial-, capacity- and waste-related strains associated with our ageing population and the soaring costs of new treatments.
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Application note: Application of flow cytometry for microbiological monitoring of pharmaceutical grade water
As the main excipient for the pharmaceutical industry, water is integral to patient safety and the quality of pharmaceutical products.
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AstraZeneca commits to supply Europe with 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
AstraZeneca plans to produce up to 400 million doses of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, with deliveries to begin by the end of the year.
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Demand for synthesised drugs to drive growth of global drug intermediates market
Smita Deshmukh describes the current state of the global drug intermediates market, while suggesting how it will grow in the future.
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Report reveals CMOs in Italy concentrated in worst-hit COVID-19 regions
According to findings, the majority of CMOs in Italy are found in the locations hit worst by COVID-19, meaning the pharma supply chain has been greatly impacted.
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Mylan partners with Gilead to manufacture remdesivir, potential COVID-19 treatment
According to a new agreement between Mylan and Gilead, the former has the rights to manufacture and distribute remdesivir in 127 countries, a drug being tested to combat COVID-19.
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The opportunities for CDMOs in the pharmaceutical industry
A PricewaterhouseCoopers report has highlighted the directions that the growth of the contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) outsourcing market will take in the near future.
