Susan Haigney

Automation of pharmaceutical packaging saves costs and time, say contract packagers.

Pharmaceutical Technology Europe spoke with representatives from the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EDQM) about API quality from their perspective.

Pharmaceutical Technology spoke with Ed Gump, VP Small Molecules at the US Pharmacopeia (USP) about API quality from the standards perspective.

Establishing a quality culture from the top of an organization down to each and every employee ensures a safe and effective product, and saves costs.

Pharmaceutical Technology asked Jeff Elton, PhD, CEO of ConcertAI, about the role technology plays in performing CAPAs.

Performing corrective action and preventive action (CAPA) activities is often necessary to investigate a manufacturing deviation and prevent it from reoccurring. Pharmaceutical Technology asked Joe O’Gorman, head of Global Operations at LZ Lifescience, a Cognizant Company, about the role technology plays in performing CAPAs.

The booming cell therapy market has created a need for capacity that outsourcing partners are ready to fill.

Disruptions in the bio/pharmaceutical supply chain can have serious impacts on the quality and availability of life-saving medicines.

CDMOs offer expertise and customization options for sponsors of orphan drugs.

As regulators balance pandemic tasks and rethink procedures, quality at manufacturing facilities is still a priority.

Updates to Ph. Eur. include validated tests for N-nitrosamine impurities in sartan APIs.

Vincent Colicchio, vice president, supply chain and external manufacturing at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, discusses how a lack of proper supplier oversight can impact the pharmaceutical industry and the drug supply chain.

Investments, biologics, and the impact of COVID-19 will continue to shape the bio/pharmaceutical outsourcing industry for the near term.

CMOs and CDMOs adjust business processes as demand for COVID-19 treatments and non-pandemic related therapies puts pressure on the bio/pharma industry.

Industry experts discuss how FDA’s response to COVID-19 and related pandemic-related guidance documents may impact the biologics industry long term.

Understanding an FDA corrective and preventive actions request is step one in developing a robust plan to address CGMP deficiencies.

The agency’s focus appears to be on generic drugs for the upcoming year.

Outsourcing increases as the industry balances development and manufacturing of both COVID-19 treatments and non-pandemic-related medicines.

USP is preparing for 2021 while also supporting the development of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.

The European Pharmacopoeia is preparing for 2021 while also supporting the industry to develop vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.

Industry experts discuss challenges and best practices for scaling up manufacturing under a short deadline.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the challenges and complications of sourcing, tracking, and testing materials for pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical Technology spoke with Joe DiMartino, Luminata solution manager at ACD/Labs about the impact COVID-19 is having on the pharmaceutical supply chain and how companies can prepare for these challenges.

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised several questions about the safety of the pharmaceutical materials supply chain. Is onshoring the answer?

Pharmaceutical Technology spoke with Matthew Woodcock, director of LLamasoft, a supply chain analytics company that assists companies in their decision-making and supply chain challenges, about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Hiring the right quality consultant can provide expertise and save costs.

Industry experts discuss the challenges and regulations of setting up a CGMP-compliant stability testing program.

The complex nature of biologics adds additional CQAs that must be determined to ensure the safe development of biologics