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WHO recommends second malaria vaccine
Newly recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), the new “safe, effective and affordable” malaria vaccine has potential to reduce deaths "by up to a third”.
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CPHI Barcelona 2023 – Event preview
CPHI Barcelona takes place in October 2023, covering a wide range of topics from next generation biomanufacturing and formulation to sustainability.
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Achieving pharmaceutical drug traceability compliance
A paper has highlighted a technology system for achieving drug traceability compliance and help prevent production of counterfeit drugs.
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CPHI Pharma Awards 2023 finalists announced
The finalists for CPHI’s Pharma Awards 2023 across twelve categories for innovation, manufacturing, sustainability, best start-up initiative and breakthrough digital technologies have been announced.
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Technical document: Introducing: Ami Polymer’s Sterile Sampling Systems
Next-Gen Sterile Sampling System: Pinnacle Compliance - USP Standards 87, 88, 85, 661.1, 788, 71, and ISO 11737-1 for Unparalleled Pharma & Biopharma
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Guidance for medicine packaging under Windsor Framework
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released guidance to support implementation of new requirements for medicine packaging in 2025 under the Windsor Framework.
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Next-gen sustainable inhalers on the horizon
Global development and manufacture of the next generation of green inhalers is positioned to be accelerated by a new joint £33 million government-industry investment.
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Strengthening and transforming the pharmaceutical supply chain
In this exclusive interview, Naser Al Yammahi, Deputy CEO of Hayat Biotech explores challenges facing the pharmaceutical supply chain, medicine shortages and looks at how technology advances will drive supply chain transformation.
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EMA prepares for winter antibiotic shortages
Anticipating similar demand of antibiotic use in prior winter seasons, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has proposed key actions to mitigate supply chain issues.
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Reflecting on five years of quality control for nitrosamine impurities
Since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s report on a series of nitrosamine-related impurity drug recalls in 2018, pharma has made great strides in its ability to detect and control for these impurities. Dr Mrunal Jaywant, Vice President of R&D at USP India proposed a collaborative, cross-community approach between…
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How can biopharma strengthen its resilience?
A recent report has found that since 2021, biopharma resilience has decreased, affecting areas such as supply chain, strength of the R&D ecosystem and manufacturing agility.
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Overcoming bottlenecks in the advanced therapy supply chain
Professor Dr Martin Bornhäuser of University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Technische Universität Dresden discusses the cell therapy bottleneck and why advanced therapy tracking systems could offer a solution.
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New recognition routes to fast-track UK medicine access
New recognition routes will facilitate faster and safer access to innovative medicines through seven international partners, according to the UK’s MHRA.
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EMA guidance aims to prevent medicine shortages
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has made recommendations for industry on how to prevent medicine shortages and reduce their impact.
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Moderna’s mRNA vaccine manufacturing centre begins construction
Moderna achieves another milestone in its UK government partnership, with the start of construction of its mRNA vaccine manufacturing centre.
