Randi Hernandez was science editor at Pharmaceutical Technology from September 2014 to May 2017.
Boosting Bioproduction Workflows with Automation Technologies
As cost pressures mount as a result of multiple biologics being developed for the same indication, manufacturers can harness process efficiencies to maintain the value of legacy products.
MIT Professor to Present on Continuous Manufacturing for Biologics at CPhI North America 2017
Richard D. Braatz, PhD, will discuss using mathematical models to design a continuous drug manufacturing plant and the differences between batch and continuous operations for biologics.
Study Dismantles PhRMA’s Long-Standing Argument on Drug Pricing
A blog posted on Health Affairs on March 7, 2017 presents a study that tested PhRMA’s long-standing argument that high prices for drugs fund research and development in the pharmaceutical industry.
EU and US Pledge to Recognize Each Other’s GMP Inspections
The Mutual Recognition Agreement will allow FDA and EU inspectors to recognize each other’s work and avoid the duplication of drug inspections.
Amphastar Receives Complete Response Letter for Intranasal Opioid Overdose Med
The regulatory agency rejected the medication, citing various issues related to device use.
Momenta Receives Warning Letter for Generic Copaxone
Momenta’s fill/finish contract manufacturer, Pfizer, was cited in the letter.
PhRMA Urges USTR to Ramp Up Patent Enforcement Activities Overseas
PhRMA submits comments to the The Office of the United States Trade Representative encouraging protection of US innovation in foreign markets.
Therapeutic Antibodies to Track in 2017, Part II
Evaluate and BioPharm International highlight the antibody-based therapeutics that may have 2017 launch dates in the United States.
Therapeutic Antibodies to Track in 2017, Part I
EvaluatePharma and BioPharm International highlight the antibody-based therapeutics that may gain United States Regulatory approval in 2017.
Catalent Predicts More Demand than Capacity in the Next Five Years
On a recent call, Catalent revealed that it has reached more than 90% of its current capacity and discussed how tax policy changes could affect the outsourcing industry.
FTC: Shire ViroPharma Filed Bogus Petitions to Delay C. Diff Generic
Aggressive petitioning by ViroPharma kept a generic equivalent to Vancocin off the market for more than two years.
Amgen's PCSK9 mAb Shown to Protect Against Heart Attack and Stroke
According to results from the FOURIER trial, Repatha significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular events and death in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Pfizer Reacts to Trump’s Comments and Discusses Pipeline in Its Q4 Earnings Call
A change in the tax code could help the company create more jobs in the United States, while fewer FDA regulations could help reduce drug prices, according to Pfizer CEO Ian Read.
President Trump Meets with Pharma Manufacturers
Trump met with pharma manufacturers and makes a statement focused on domestic manufacturing, FDA approvals, and drug pricing.
Danaher Reports Revenue Increases of 17% in 2016
Operational improvements at Pall contributed to the overall growth in the Danaher life-sciences sector.
Honing in on the Tumor Microenvironment
Alexandre Juillerat, PhD, innovation senior scientist at Cellectis, discusses novel construct UCART123, an investigational agent that is on deck to be the first gene-edited T-cell product in the United States.
AbbVie: Despite Competition, Humira Still the Number-One Prescribed Biologic
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.
Celgene Adds New Fusion Protein to Portfolio with Delinia Acquisition
The company will gain the rights to a mutein that is believed to help maintain immune system homeostasis.
Cellectis Describes Novel CAR-T Design in New Paper
Researchers from Cellectis investigate how external signals in the tumor microenvironment could control the cell-surface expression and specificity of engineered CARs.
FTC Bars Endo from Future Pay-for-Delay Agreements
In a recent deal with the Federal Trade Commission, Endo agreed to refrain from entering into future pay-for-delay agreements for ten years.
Merck Settles Litigation with Bristol-Myers Squibb on Use of Antibody Targeting PD-1
Merck will pay a one-time fee of $625 million and additional royalties to BMS and Ono Pharmaceutical to settle the patent infringement case related to Keytruda.
Pharma Manufacturers Say Supply Chain Stakeholders Now Getting a Bigger Cut
A new report says that failure to account for rebates, discounts, and price concessions leads to an “overstatement of payments realized by manufacturers” in most annual industry drug spend reports.
Reproducibility Project only Partially Able to Validate Findings of Prominent Cancer Studies
Researchers were not able to replicate all of the findings in five highly-cited cancer biology papers.
Switching Studies Crucial to Demonstrate Biosimilar Interchangeability
FDA released a long-awaited draft guidance to help sponsors seeking to demonstrate interchangeability for biosimilar products.
NIBRT Summarizes Top Trends in the Biopharma Industry
Industry experts identify the future focus of the biopharma industry in a new survey.
MilliporeSigma to Open Two New Bioprocessing Centers
The locations will feature end-to-end bioprocessing centers and will be in Shanghai, China and Boston, MA.
Gore Releases New Fluoropolymer-Based mAb Purification Technology
The membrane-based Protein A purification tool was unveiled at the 2017 PepTalk Conference in San Diego, California.
How Tightly Should Stem-Cell Therapies Be Regulated by FDA?
Language surrounding regenerative medicine and the REGROW Act appeared back into the 21st Century Cures Act right before it passed. What will this mean for the controversial testing and marketing of stem-cell therapies?
Amgen Links with Immatics to Continue Work on Bispecific T-Cell Therapies
The companies will combine expertise on T-cell therapies with two or more binding domains to create novel oncology medications.
CSSi LifeSciences and BioMARC Partner to Accelerate Biologics Manufacture
The partnership will focus on providing practical information to clients on the development of biologics and vaccines.