
The project, the North African Dementia Registry, will unite multiple entities for the purpose of developing a comprehensive dataset to advance the research community’s understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in diverse populations.
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The project, the North African Dementia Registry, will unite multiple entities for the purpose of developing a comprehensive dataset to advance the research community’s understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in diverse populations.

The commitment will include new, state-of-the-art R&D facilities as well as new or expanded manufacturing sites in multiple states.


The policy announced by Commissioner Martin A. Makary, MD, will not preclude employees of regulated companies from presenting their views to committees, and rare exceptions will be allowed.

The recombinant vaccine, under the brand name Vimkunya, is recommended for persons age 12 and older who are traveling to a country or territory where there is a chikungunya outbreak.

The new United Kingdom-based firm has sites located in France, Spain, and Sweden, thanks to an acquisition of Synerlab Group and several Recipharm facilities in 2024.

Vitrakvi (larotrectinib) was first granted accelerated approval by FDA in November 2018.

Development of the state-of-the-art facility was made possible by a £2 million (US$2.6 million) round of funding, and a successful inspection by MHRA was completed in March 2025.

Even with, or perhaps because of, the rapidity with which changes in United States policy are developing, many in the bio/pharmaceutical industry are taking a longer view.

Siemens said spending on AI software is predicted to double by the end of the 2020s, in a market increasingly driven by structural shifts that underscore a need for digital transformation.

Lack of skills in the AI realm was a distant second among those surveyed about the biggest barrier to innovation while using the technology.

Joe Bobacher of OPW Engineered Systems spoke with Pharmaceutical Technology® Group at INTERPHEX 2025 about fluid transfer in controlled environments and the importance of guarding against product loss.

As single use becomes more prevalent, end users are looking for more customization, and regulators are refining their rules, says Todd Andrews of CPC in an interview with Pharmaceutical Technology® Group.

Michael Franco, global sales director at PSG Biotech, spoke with the PharmTech Group at INTERPHEX 2025 about recent advancements in pharmaceutical flow sensor technology.

The yearly convention in New York City showcased new and emerging technologies and gave participating exhibitors a chance to unveil their strategies for the second half of the 2020s.

Sitting down with the PharmTech Group at INTERPHEX 2025, Nicole Hunter, head of Global WMArchitect at WMFTS, explains the industry initiative around single-use assembly components resulting from supply disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Pharmaceutical Technology® Group sat down with Chris Gooding, general manager at CRL Solutions, to learn more about how beta bags assist in the transfer of supplies and equipment into a sterile environment.

Speaking with the PharmTech Group at INTERPHEX 2025, Dave Loula, global product director, ITT Engineered Valves, discusses innovation in advanced sensing technologies that addresses customer need for reliable valve function.

Sitting down with the PharmTech Group at INTERPHEX 2025, Christopher Murphy, director of Global Business Development and Service Customer Support at Environmental Specialties, discusses the design and critical role of walk-in chambers in the bio/pharmaceutical industry.

Pharmaceutical Technology® Group sat down with Thomas De Beer, co-founder and CEO of RheaVita, to talk about his presentation at INTERPHEX 2025, “GMP-ready Continuous & Controlled Pharmaceutical Freeze-Drying”.

Pharmaceutical Technology® Group spoke with Peter Sarvey, head of Sales for Automation NTH, at INTERPHEX 2025 about the growing use of automation and artificial intelligence in the pharmaceutical industry.

The Pharmaceutical Technology® Group spoke with Kerry Love, co-founder and CEO of Sunflower Therapeutics at INTERPHEX 2025, to find out how automation enhances the manufacture of proteins.

William Wainwright, business development manager at Iwata Label USA, discusses the practical security benefits of functional labels at INTERPHEX 2025.

The company said the Stratyx 250 is the first bioreactor of its kind to offer biotech companies a combination of automation, remote process control, and flexibility.

Three of the five are biosimilars, and seven additional medicines received recommendations for indication extensions.

Winners are selected entirely through industry voting, with those honored representing recognition by their peers.

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s new membership survey said that 90% of US biotech companies rely on imported components for at least half of their FDA-approved products.

The company’s state-of-the-art sterile drug product manufacturing site in Saint-Beauzire, France, opened in February 2023.

The contract will support R&D of high-quality APIs for substance use disorders and mental health conditions, starting with synthesis and scale-up of psilocybin, which is derived from mushrooms.

Fabhalta (iptacopan) received a positive opinion for treatment of C3G from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and has been approved twice before by FDA.