For Patients, Not Profits
September 7, 2018
A new not-for-profit company will manufacture important generics in the US
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August 2018
Welcome to the August issue. Upfront looks at women’s participation in clinical trials, and a robotic arm that could enable non-destructive analysis of drugs on the assembly line. Stephen Wilkins asks why medical packaging is still failing elderly people in In My View, while our cover feature tells the story of Gil Roth’s quest to provide better representation for CDMOs. The second article in our Biopharma Trends series explores staff development in the industry, and in Next Gen we look at the reality behind the “doom and gloom” headlines surrounding Alzheimer’s research. Finally, we Sit Down With Melissa Hanna-Brown, Analytical Technology & Innovation Lead of Pfizer Global R&D.
Pharma Fiction
August 20, 2018
A new comedy series focuses on pharma and a clinical trial gone wrong
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Positive Results in Alzheimer’s Trial
August 20, 2018
After many years of clinical trial failures in Alzheimer’s disease, pharma is sees some positive results – although caution is recommended
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Faster for Pharma
August 15, 2018
Sitting Down With... Melissa Hanna-Brown, Analytical Technology & Innovation Lead, Pfizer Global R&D, Sandwich, UK.
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Cutting-Edge LC-MS: Essential Technology in the Pharma Toolbox
August 15, 2018
Where would drug development be without liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry – the hyphenated technique more commonly known as LC-MS? Here, we speak with expert LC-MS user Brunhilde Guessregen, who describes its importance in impurity profiling and structure elucidation at Merck.
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Nanoformulations: Reach for the (Micro)Sun!
August 15, 2018
The UK’s Centre for Process Innovation targets easier manufacturing of nanoformulated medicines.
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Bringing Alzheimer’s in from the Cold
August 15, 2018
With big pharma seemingly pulling out of the field, what hope remains for novel treatments for Alzheimer’s disease? Here, we gain insight from a small but pioneering company and researchers in the Alzheimer’s research space to discover that – with the support of the wider community – there are significant reasons to be hopeful.
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Manufacture
Regulation & Standards
Business & Trends
Bioprocessing
Biopharma
Facilities & Equipment
Technology & Manufacturing
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Getting to Grips With the New Generation
August 15, 2018
How will biopharmaceutical process development be affected by next-generation technologies?How will biopharmaceutical process development be affected by next-generation technologies?
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Just Can’t Get the Staff!
August 15, 2018
Or can you…? The second article in our Biopharma Trends series explores staff development in the industry: which positions are hardest to fill? What skills are most in demand? And what can companies do to ensure they discover and nurture talent?
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Standing up for the Invisible Manufacturers
August 15, 2018
Despite the increasingly essential role of CDMOs in the pharma and biopharma industry, their collective viewpoints and challenges have been overlooked once too often. Such organizations were in serious need of a voice – and so the Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association (PBOA) was born.
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The Great Gelatin Debate
August 15, 2018
Why we shouldn’t forget gelatin’s longstanding reputation as a reliable and trusted excipient.
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Designing Packaging for the Elderly
August 15, 2018
Why are we still making life difficult for a growing patient population, when solutions exist?
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Business-in-Brief
August 15, 2018
First-of-its-kind Parkinson’s trial, Brexit woes, and a vaccine scandal in China… What’s new for pharma in business?
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The Future’s RoSA
August 15, 2018
A robotic arm takes mass spec analysis of 3D objects to the next level – and could be used to probe drugs on the assembly line without destroying them
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MAICing a Decision
August 15, 2018
Do methods that compare newly approved drugs with those already on the market help cut healthcare costs?
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Brexit: Preparing Is Caring
August 15, 2018
Most UK pharma companies are on track to keep their medicines on the European market by March, 2019, according to an EMA survey. But “serious concerns” remain for a significant minority
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What Women Want
August 15, 2018
Women, like men, want good medicines that have been tested in clinical trials involving fair representation of both sexes
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Too Many Cooks
August 15, 2018
Thought that most companies understood good manufacturing practice? Think again – there are always a few bad eggs
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