Manufacturing

The directorate says monographs are flexible and changeable and their compliance does not on its own determine biosimilarity in biosimilars.

The company has voluntarily recalled all lots of of human chorionic gonadotropin because of a lack of sterility assurance.

Soft sensors are powerful tools that can be used along with spectroscopic instruments in on-line measurement.

Aurobindo has added four cell-culture derived biosimilars to its product line.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association announces a rebranding campaign to expand access to medicines.

Quotient Clinical’s addition of CDMO QS Pharma increases the company’s footprint in the US an adds high potency molecule capability.

Research by Pew Charitable Trust and ISPE suggests that inability to forecast internal demand, and poor partner alignment are among the reasons for drug shortages

This three-year partnership will explore and identify new tools and methods to modify and optimize the Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line performance.

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) and its Facility of the Year Awards program announced its 2017 category award winners.

The pharmaceutical industry now has a way to accurately evaluate and compare dust collection systems that are self-cleaning

Laboratory tests can determine critical cleaning parameters for passivation treatments used to prevent rouge on GMP stainless-steel equipment.

Pump systems must be designed to meet the needs of specific processes, including preventing cross-contamination and damage due to shear forces.

Early-access schemes aim to make medicines available to patients faster but the regulatory framework remains unclear especially for biologics that involve complex manufacturing.

Extraction studies demonstrate approaches for evaluating single-use bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing materials.

Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates,  discusses how to ensure sterility when manufacturing small-scale parenteral batches.

Longer packouts are becoming the rule, as logistics service providers and sponsors gain experience planning logistics for clinical trials involving novel therapies.

The RA802 Pharmaceutical Analyzer from Renishaw is a compact benchtop Raman imaging system that enables users to formulate tablets by speeding up the analysis of tablet composition and structure.

Pharmco Laboratories received an FDA warning letter for significant violations of CGMP for finished drugs and APIs at its Florida, US facility as well as misbranding of over-the-counter (OTC) acne and sunscreen drug products.

Cold-chain requirements and the tight logistical windows needed for cell and gene therapies demand a focus on early communication and risk mitigation.

As the date for implementation of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act approaches, bio/pharma companies and contractors should focus on key areas.

Lek, a Sandoz company, adds capacity to its plant in Prevalje, Slovenia.

Despite the threat of competition, both from biosimilars to Humira and new therapies that work through other mechanisms of action, AbbVie says Humira is still number one.

The agency recommended approval of a total of eight drugs at its January 2017 meeting, two of which are biosimilars.

ADMA will acquire BPC’s plasma-based fractionation and purification plant in Boca Raton, FL and plans to resolve issues at the facility noted in an FDA warning letter.

PAT, quality by design, process controls, and analytical advances for small- and large-molecule drugs are on agenda for IFPAC 2017.