Big Pharma Ups its Game
June 29, 2016
A video game built about the pharma industry adds marketing and malpractice capabilities
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June 2016
Welcome to the June issue. Upfront features drug delivery to the placenta, an update on the French clinical trial tragedy, the futility of drug demand forecasting and more. Our cover feature takes a look at Ireland’s National Institute for Bioprocess Research and Training – NIBRT. Best Practice looks at elemental impurities derived from packaging, and the challenges of demonstrating biosimilarity, and NextGen focuses on the future of pharma manufacturing apps. We also Sit Down With Ibraheem “Ibs” Mahmood, President and Chief Executive Officer, DrugDev.
A Tale of Irish Biopharma
June 29, 2016
Ireland can boast of many success stories when it comes to biopharma investment. Here, Barry Heavey from IDA takes us on a tour of recent investments and explains why talent and training are key.
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The Great British Exit
June 29, 2016
The UK votes to leave the European Union: what happens next, and what are the implications for pharma?
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Sustaining the Biopharma Boom: Train and Retain
June 27, 2016
When an industry grows rapidly, innovative approaches are required to ensure sustainable growth. Here, we speak to leaders at Ireland’s National Institute for Bioprocess Research and Training – NIBRT – to find out how a focus on talent, training and technology is changing the face of the field.
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Finding Fingerprints of Biosimilars
June 27, 2016
After finally breaking into the US market, biosimilars have created a real buzz in the industry, but the best practice for demonstrating similarity can be daunting to say the least.
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Insights into Elemental Impurities
June 27, 2016
Packaging components can leach into drug products and become foreign impurities. Guidelines exist for the testing of drug products for elemental impurities, but how are these applied to elemental impurities derived from drug product packaging?
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Formulating for the Perfect Tablet Finish
June 24, 2016
When it comes to film coating, there’s more than meets the eye. Is the drug or tablet core sensitive to acidity or moisture? What release profile is needed? And finally, how will the patient react to the finished product?
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Bioavailability by Design
June 24, 2016
Few oral biologics have made it to market, and though the challenges are well known, the benefits are huge and the task is not impossible. New technologies can help.
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Discovery & Development
Facilities & Equipment
Technology & Manufacturing
Business & Trends
Development & Clinical
Trial Trailblazer
June 24, 2016
Sitting Down With... Ibraheem “Ibs” Mahmood, President and Chief Executive Officer, DrugDev, founded in the UK and headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, USA.
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Breaking the Bioprocessing Mold
June 24, 2016
Manufacturers have gotten to grips with the complexities of batch-based bioprocesses, but breaking into the realm of continuous bioprocessing can lead to even greater efficiency.
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Thinking Outside the Tox
June 24, 2016
Decisions around toxicology testing must be made using scientific methods, not emotions or politics.
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Codes, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll
June 24, 2016
Europe has set the stage for safer supply chains with its Falsified Medicines Directive. Next, the spotlight could fall on using serialization to boost patient centricity.
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All Hail the ADC Heroes
June 24, 2016
Amazing innovation is happening all around us in the pharma industry. We should take the time to look outside of our own unique areas to congratulate the efforts of others.
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Shaking Up European Drug Prices
June 24, 2016
Will future drugs in Europe be priced based on therapeutic outcomes?
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A Vouch for Caution
June 24, 2016
Will expanding the Priority Review Voucher scheme defeat its original purpose?
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Failure to Launch
June 24, 2016
How difficult is it to develop a new drug? Statistics have the answer
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Clinical Trials in Safety Spotlight
June 24, 2016
The EMA says it will review its standards for first-in-human trials
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Is Forecasting Futile?
June 24, 2016
A survey-based report highlights wildly inaccurate drug demand projections
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Placental Payloads
June 24, 2016
Tumor cells and phages inspire a new drug delivery method targeting the placenta
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The Ups and Downs of Medicine’s Vanguard
June 23, 2016
Cell therapy successes are widely hailed as breakthroughs, but will adverse effects and patient deaths hold the field back?
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