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Kate Denton 

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Regulatory Challenges Are Hindering The Use Of Novel Excipients

Europe needs a more standardised and consistent approach for supplying excipient information to the regulators.


Chinmoy Roy

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Validating Pharma 4.0 for Smart Manufacturing

The drug manufacturing ecosystem Pharma 4.0, a term coined in 2017 by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineers, promises a revolution across drug discovery, manufacturing, and supply chain logistics, ensuring drugs are delivered precisely when needed, and improving overall patient care.


Abdul W. Basit

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Entering New Domains for 3D Printing of Drug Products

3D printing of personalized medications is currently possible under existing compounding regulations, offering enhanced process control through automation. But new legislation coming in 2025 will allow 3D printing as part of a distributed manufacturing framework.


Iain McGhee

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Ensuring Quality in Contracted Support

This article looks at the relationship between a CDMO quality organization and the client.


René Hilmes

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The Quest for Quality: Challenges and Strategies in Raw Material Selection for Biopharmaceuticals

Biopharmaceutical production faces the challenge of ensuring the quality of raw materials due to a lack of specific guidelines. By implementing effective risk assessment strategies and working with reliable, selected solution providers, biopharmaceutical manufacturers can minimize these challenges and improve product quality.


Brian Carlin

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Understanding Excipient Characteristics to Ensure Robust Continuous Manufacturing

Key information is needed for excipients and their potential impact on continuous manufacturing processes.


Emad Alzubi

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Fabrication Modulation of Zein-based Fibers for Oral Delivery of Hydrochlorothiazide

This study suggests that using a simple centrifugal method can produce a natural polymer-blend molecule that can successfully be used as an oral delivery mechanism for poorly soluble drugs.


Mike Wilson

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Mitigating Human Error and Supporting Compliance with Smart Technology

Technological advances hold promise for mitigating human error in the pharmaceutical industry, especially in quality assurance/quality control, by reducing the incidence of, and risk associated with, mistakes.


Laxman Shetty

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Manufacturing OSD Forms: Key Trends Shaping the Industry

The latest manufacturing technologies are essential for helping pharmaceutical formulators meet up-and-coming trends in OSD treatments.



BASF

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Emerging Trends in the Pharma Industry: Drug Development, Sustainability, and Digitalization

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Francisco Raya

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GMP/GDP Inspections: Challenges and Opportunities Revealed by the COVID-19 Pandemic

An annual survey on inspections and audits has revealed opportunities to use more flexible approaches to optimize processes.


Madison Prifti

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Determining Efficacy and Proper Methodology in Cleanroom Cleaning

It is vital to consider optimal cleaning and disinfection practices when operating a cleanroom.


Almac Group

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Peptide analytical method development (Oct 2023)

Analytical Method Development for Synthetic Peptide Purity and Impurities Content by UHPLC - Illustrated Case Study



Linda Billett

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Drug Substance Starting Material Selection

The authors review the current regulatory framework for the selection of drug substance starting materials.


Element Life Sciences

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Expert Pharmaceutical Services from Element

Element offers comprehensive solutions for the entire product lifecycle.




Jie Ding

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Viral Vector API Characterization of Product-Related Impurities

FDA’s final CMC guidance sets expectations for manufacturing and quality for human gene therapy INDs. This article reviews existing analytical applications, focusing on viral vector characterization of impurities.



Dr. Ulrich Kissel

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Survey of QPs on Remote Certification

Despite some improved understanding of adapted processes in light of the pandemic, information is still not filtered throughout the qualified persons community fully and more work by authorities and associations is required to improve communications.


Mauro Silvestri

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Enhancing Process Validation for Sterile Liquid and Freeze-Dried Forms: Part 1

AFI representatives of the process validation working group explore and define key elements for an enhanced approach to process validation for sterile liquid and freeze-dried forms.


Rite-Hite

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Clean Room Solutions for the Pharma Industry

At Rite-Hite, we have many solutions for the pharmaceutical industry along with the knowledge and experience to help you address the issues you face with your clean areas. We keep up-to-date on best practices, new design and technology and the latest trends in the industry.


WeylChem

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Reliability Throughout the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Within several sites available for pharmaceutical contract manufacturing, WeylChem has access to many technologies, e.g. low temperature, halogenations, or complex metalloorganic chemistry. This allows us to offer our customers a reliable, transparent supply chain.




Laura N. Provan 

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US Pharmacopeia Sets Five-Year Goals

The US Pharmacopeia recently convened a meeting of stakeholders to set goals for its 2010–2015 cycle.


Mark van Ooij

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Reliance-Based Waivers Become the Predominant Trend in In-Country Testing of Pharmaceutical Products

This study reviews changes in in-country testing (registration testing, import testing) requirements and analyzes current trends. In the context of international harmonization of good practices and standards as well as the improved information exchange between national regulatory authorities, in-country testing is considered outdated and redundant in many cases.


Alejandro Kaiser

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Perceptions and Considerations for Adopting Closed Processing

The combination of modular facilities and closed processing offers significant advantages in the production of biopharmaceuticals and is becoming a compelling option for manufacturing.