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Pharmaceutical Technology Europe spoke with John McQuaid, president and managing director at Almac Pharma Services, at CPHI Milan 2024, held October 8–10, in Milan, Italy, about how the pharmaceutical industry is growing and what might drive investment in the future.

Five speakers discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of artificial intelligence, more women in leadership tracks in the industry, and various emerging technologies.

Pharmaceutical Technology Europe sat down with Joan Bassa, Human Health Business Unit Director at Bioiberica, to talk about the history of heparin, its uses in pharmaceuticals, and what heparinoids have to offer the industry.

Pharmaceutical Technology sat down with Niloufar Salehi, advisor at Eli Lilly & Company, to talk about the session she is moderating at AAPS PharmSci 360 2024, Symposium: An Accelerated Development of Poorly Soluble Drugs Using Predictive Tool.

Rafael Ferrer, interim chief business officer at Acino, talked about his company's recent efforts to reach customers in Africa, the Middle East, and most recently, Latin America.

Enzene Biosciences CEO Himanshu Gadgil talked about fully connected continuous manufacturing's role in providing equity for biotech companies that may not normally be able to afford such services.

Nicolas Camper, senior director—Bioconjugation Chemistry, Abzena, discussed new advancements in ADC technologies, including the role of complex chemistries.

Michelle Logan, vice president of the drug product division for Thermo Fisher Scientific, talked about expanding capability to better serve customers in the OSD market.

Pharmaceutical Technology Europe spoke with Ali Rajabi-Siahboomi, vice president and chief innovation officer at Colorcon, about the evolution of coating design and how it has impacted investment, as well as innovations in packaging for oral solid dosage products.

Pharmaceutical Technology® Europe sat down with Hanns-Christian Mahler from ten23 health to discuss the fill/finish market and sustainability considerations for facilities.

Zaim Gashi, area sales manager of Steriline, discussed the evolution of aseptic processing equipment in line with current regulatory requirements at CPHI Milan.

Pharmaceutical Technology® Europe sat down with Vinod Tuliani, Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Roquette, to talk about new developments in the use of excipients in dosage forms and methods of delivery.

The winners of this year’s awards showcase achievements in pharma excellence.

European biotechs have had a strong year in 2024, causing those in the United States to increasingly look to them for innovation.

James Hamilton, president of Sharp Sterile, discussed innovation in products associated with sterile manufacturing and industry trends that are driving growth.

According to the annual survey, four of the five biggest biologics capacity holders in 2028 will comprise CMOs, which are expected to have 45% of all CMO capacity in Asia.

Stacey Treichler, senior director of global marketing and strategy, Purolite, an Ecolab company, spoke about current trends in the biopharma industry and innovations in purification resins at CPHI Milan.

The company has expanded its NeoFlex coated plungers with new sizes for large-volume auto-injectors and wearable devices.

The introduction of Accelerator Drug Development follows expansions of sites in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Bend, Ore., earlier in 2024 to enable R&D, manufacturing, and testing.

Pharmaceutical Technology® Europe sat down with Álvaro Nocete Díaz, Pharma Division Manager at HTBA, about the benefits of flavonoids and their use in the pharmaceutical industry.

Andrew Lewis, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Quotient Sciences, discussed the CMC challenges with GLP-1 and oral peptides during CPHI Milan.

Pharmaceutical Technology Europe chats with Klaus Ullherr, senior product manager at Syntegon, about challenges facing companies when trying to comply with Annex 1 and how automated systems can help.

Pharmaceutical Technology Europe sat down with Uwe Hanenberg, Head of Product Implementation at Recipharm, to talk about key trends shaping the oral solid dosage market, including technology advances and industry investments.

The nanofiber microcarriers are the first of their kind for manufacturing viral vectors used in gene therapy production, according to Cellevate.

The CDMO will be launching its EnzeneX 2.0 continuous manufacturing for biologics technology during CPHI Milan, which is being held Oct. 8–10, 2024 in Milan, Italy.

Aaron Cowley, PhD, chief technical officer and co-founder, Captozyme, discussed the advancement in development of microbiome-derived therapeutics at BIO 20204.

The stand at booth 4A41, carried over from last year in Barcelona, will be constructed of white honeycomb cardboard and linoleum, with material waste generated during production repurposed into seats and tables.

The group’s IMA Life division will present a robotic fill/finish solution that was awarded Best in Show at INTERPHEX 2023.

Pharmaceutical Technology sat down with Erica Schlesinger, vice president of technical development at Serán Bioscience, to talk about her upcoming presentation at AAPS PharmSci 360 2024, “High Dose Subcutaneous Delivery of Protein Therapeutics.”