If you’re in the business of pharmaceutical product development or manufacturing for the US market, this brief talk by Dr. Richard Sidwell is for you. The need for pharmaceutical products is higher than ever. At the same time, the ability to develop and supply new products is being constrained by demographics, geopolitics, energy, and inflation. This is why it’s more important than ever to strategically invest in CMC development and engineering, onshoring, and thoughtful supply chain design. Dr. Sidwell discusses recent trends in drug product development and manufacturing given the current demographic, geopolitical, and macroeconomic trends.
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Nate Edwards of Arya Consulting moderates a discussion with Elisabeth Gardiner of Tevard Biosciences and Donny Xu of the RTW Institute about rare disease treatment development and navigating the FDA’s Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program.
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