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Whitepaper: Sustainable microbial monitoring
This white paper looks at the environmental impact of plate count testing and how on-line microbial detection supports sustainable pharma manufacturing.
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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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Sustainable pharmaceuticals: what about pine-based painkillers?
UK researchers have developed two of the world’s most common painkillers from a pine-derived compound, meaning new sustainable turpentine-based pharmaceuticals could be on their way.
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AMR certification: recognising responsibly in antibiotic manufacture
Following the recent launch of the BSI’s AMR certification, EPR invited Steve Brooks from the AMR Industry Alliance and BSI’s Courtney Soulsby to elucidate its significance for antibiotic manufacturers and the wider pharma industry.
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Pharmapack Awards 2024 entries open
Entries are open for the Pharmapack Awards 2024, which aims to showcase innovations in global drug delivery and packaging.
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Pharma within planetary boundaries
Regulatory changes along a drug’s lifecycle should ensure that the health benefits of pharmaceuticals, which have a large ecological footprint, do not cost the environment. Dorothea Baltruks, Research Associate at the Centre for Planetary Health Policy, outlines how forthcoming EU pharmaceutical legislation could pave the way to solutions.
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Takeda to build £600m plasma therapy manufacturing site
Takeda’s largest manufacturing capacity expansion investment in Japan will fund the build of a new facility for plasma-derived therapies.
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Endotoxin trends: sustainability, automation and beyond
In this Q&A Miriam Guest, Principal Microbiologist at AstraZeneca UK, discusses trends in bacterial endotoxin testing, as well as factors to consider when looking to implement rapid methods.
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European Commission awards €7.7 million to mechanochemistry project
€7.7 million has been awarded to IMPACTIVE by the European Commission to study mechanochemistry as a sustainable method for synthesising active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
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Halting Europe’s essential medicines manufacturing exodus
With manufacturing of essential medicines in Europe at risk, Teva’s Phillippe Drechsle looks at the action needed to stop further offshoring to Asia.
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Pharmapack Europe Awards 2023 winners announced
Awards for innovative drug delivery solutions, reusable connected devices and recyclable packaging have been announced at Pharmapack Europe 2023.
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2022 Terra Carta Seal: three pharma companies awarded
Two Big Pharma companies and one CDMO have been awarded the Terra Carta Seal, which recognises the efforts of global companies in their commitment to sustainability.
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Pharmapack Europe to launch two new zones in 2024
Two new zones will be launched at Pharmapack Europe in 2024, to support growing demand for biologics, mRNA therapeutics and contract packaging.
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Collaboration promotes sustainable pharmaceutical packaging
Four Japanese pharmaceutical companies agree to collaborate on promoting more sustainable pharmaceutical packaging.
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AstraZeneca to manufacture pharmaceuticals in Abu Dhabi
AstraZeneca has signed a strategic agreement to expand its existing partnership with a healthcare company in Abu Dhabi to locally manufacture innovative drugs.
