Michelle Hoffman, editorial director of Pharmaceutical Technology.
Passion, Innovation, and Loss
At a time when the industry is struggling with innovation, it might do well to learn a lesson from a few great innovators.
Retrospection and Introspection at FDA
A report commissioned by FDA evaluates the QbD program.
Biosimilars or Bust
Are biosimilars the next big thing or just the next big bubble?
Legislation v. Litigation
Which route will we take to arrive at a national stem-cell policy?
Perception and Reality
Those who doubt there's faith in science, should check out our annual Bioprocessing Survey.
Bioprocessing Trends: Annual Survey
Results from our annual survey. This article contains online bonus material and is part of a special issue on Bioprocessing and Sterile Manufacturing.
Celebrity Couples to Disunite
Research and development may be headed for divorce.
Follow-Ons: The New Black?
Follow-ons were all the rage at this year's JP Morgan Healthcare Conference.
What a Piece of Work is Pharma
Capable of great works, pharma as a whole still yields to the lesser angels of its nature.
Quality Issues Redux
As we get ready to begin the New Year, let's hope some quality resolutions are made.
Riding the Employment Roller Coaster
2010 came with pay raises for those still employed and anxiety for all. This article contains bonus online material.
Automated Inspection of Pharmaceutical Products
A conversation with Mike de la Montaigne, president of Eisai Machinery, USA Inc., about the possibilities for conducting fully automated product inspections.
This Again?
The reopened debate over embryonic-stem-cell research could stifle many other scientific pursuits.
Vaccine Manufacturing Reborn
Drugmakers hatch new manufacturing paradigms in the wake of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Novartis's Influenza Vaccine Program: A conversation with Matthew Stober, global head of technical operations for Novartis
Novartis' Matthew Stober discusses vaccine manufacturing, including egg- and cell-based systems.
Survey Says...
New data provide insight into pharma-industry professionals' daily lives.
An Ounce of Prevention
Industry's focus on cost cutting has led to a dangerous gap in training and knowledge.
It takes a World
With more hands in the manufacturing pot, a good contingency plan is crucial to success.
A Word to the Unwise
After a spate of industrial disasters, the public seeks greater oversight of corporations-so does FDA.
Anniversary Season
The birth of "the pill" and harmonization created a new paradigm for global standards.
A Very Brady FDA
FDA wants industry to talk to them about the science underlying process innovations-really.
Skinny or Dead
If both sides of the aisle don't agree on even mild healthcare reform soon, the bill could die out.
Trends in Bioprocessing
The second annual Pharmaceutical Technology Bioprocessing Survey offers a snapshot of the industry following 2009's megamergers.
Surface Plasmon Resonance as an Analytical Tool for Bioprocessing
A Q&A with GE Healthcare
Science and Sensibility
The death of a pioneer in molecular genetics recalls age-old questions about social fitness to ensure the ethical uses of scientific advances.
Refocusing Our Resources
From healthcare to corruption to life expectancy, here's what we can learn from the past decade.
Headed Up or Down? Pharma's Position in the Current Economy
Results from our annual employment survey.
An FDA Seal of Approval for Online Information?
With so many healthcare and pharmacy websites, consumers could use the agency's nod of support.
DIY Healthcare Reform
While Congress debates hundreds of healthcare plan proposals, perhaps we, the public, can get in the game too.
Technology Forecast for Injectables
A Conversation with Greystone Associates' George Perros. This article contains bonus online-exclusive material.