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MHRA approves Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
The UK's MHRA has given temporary emergency authorisation to Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, making it the first in the world to receive approval.
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Pharma cold chain: is our industry ready, willing and scalable?
The pharmaceutical cold chain includes numerous participants – David Lewandowski discusses why this must be scalable to ensure efficient delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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UK announces £20 million investment into medicine manufacturing
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a £20 million investment fund for medicine manufacturing and supply chains in the UK.
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EC announces new Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe
The strategy outlines actions to strengthen EU supply chains, encourage innovation and ensure medicines are affordable and sustainable.
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US pharma initiates litigation challenging HHS and FDA action
PhRMA and other organisations have challenged action by the HHS and FDA that permits the importation of drugs from Canada without drug manufacturers’ oversight.
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How can Software as a Service drive collaboration and success in pharma?
In this Q&A, Nick Pike, Chief Revenue Officer at Vizibl, outlines with EPR’s Hannah Balfour the benefits of Software as a Service (SaaS) for pharmaceutical companies and describes how its adoption can enable companies to achieve many goals faster; from collaborating on bringing new products to market to reaching their…
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Pfizer and BioNTech to supply the EU with 200 million doses of BNT162b2 vaccine
Subject to regulatory approval, EU member states will be supplied with the potentially highly effective BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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How to master raw material ID testing in 2021
11 November 2020 | By Thermo Fisher Scientific
In this on-demand webinar we explore the evolving role of handheld and portable instruments to drive quality improvements and manufacturing success in 2021.
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GSK sets goals of net zero impact on environment by 2030
GSK will use 100 percent renewable electricity usage among other efforts in its plans to have a net zero impact on the climate by 2030.
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How will Trump’s ‘Buy American’ executive order impact pharmaceutical supply chains?
On 6 August 2020, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order, dubbed ‘Buy American’, with the aim of increasing the production of essential medicines in the US for domestic use. Here, Victoria Rees discusses the order and what it means for drug manufacturers in the US and rest of…
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What the world can learn from the UK’s pharmaceutical industry
Through the recent coronavirus crisis, the UK’s pharmaceutical sector has performed strongly and delivered innovation at a time when it was most needed. In this article, Dr Cheryl Teoh discusses how the industry has been set up for success.
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Availability of critical medicines during pandemics
The impact of COVID-19 is wide-reaching with disruptions to supply chains likely to continue over the coming years. In this article, Dave Elder discusses the effect of the pandemic on the supply and demand of critical medicines and what this means for pharma supply chains.
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On-demand webinar: Extractables profiles for chromatography resins
Extractables studies for chromatography resins based on the adapted requirements of the USP support risk evaluation for chromatography steps.
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On-demand webinar: BioPhorum raw materials risk assessments
Introduction to BioPhorum (BPOG) raw materials risk assessments tool and an overview on risk assessment regulations for raw materials.
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Manufacturing, Packaging & Logistics In-Depth Focus 2020
In this in-depth focus explore the implications of Trump's 'Buy American’ order for drug manufacturers, how researchers step-up metformin production from lab to industry scale and a discussion on how advanced planning could enable pharmaceutical production to be scaled up.
