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Pyxant

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Buy vs. Build: Bioanalytical lab

With so many outsourcing/insourcing options across drug development workflows, pharmaceutical companies are faced with finding the right partner to fit the needs of their unique molecule. There are criteria to consider when outweighing the benefits and risks associated with buying or building a bioanalytical lab.


Parth Soni

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ECHA’s Microplastics Use Restriction—Impact on Pharmaceuticals

To restrict the use of intentionally added microplastics, the European Chemicals Agency has proposed a restriction dossier that describes various measures aimed at minimizing the use of microplastics in various industrial segments, including pharmaceuticals. In this paper, the authors discuss these restrictions.


Chris Spivey

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Behind the Headlines Episode 14–Investment Trends, Policy Realignments, and Vaccines

Christian Cobaugh, Eswar Iyer, and Vincenzo Antignani go behind the headlines to discuss a mixture of investment trends, policy realignments, trade and stock recalibrations, and an apparent crusade against vaccines both new and old.



Lawrence Feeley

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Determining Low PPB Levels of Nitrite in Polymeric Excipients

In this paper, the authors introduce a method that combines ion exchange chromatography with an easier-to-perform, simpler one-step post-column derivatization that is selective to nitrite and visible spectrophotometric detection to allow high sample loading volumes without affecting resolution.


John Palmer

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Optimizing Loss-in-Weight Feeding of Poorly Flowing Materials

Prior to use in a continuous manufacturing system for oral solid dosage forms, loss-in-weight feeders need to be tested and validated to understand the performance capabilities of a given material–feeder combination. In this article, the proper strategy for set-up and optimization of a loss-in-weight feeder is demonstrated for a range of materials. The optimized set-up of the feeders was demonstrated to provide suitable performance for even the most challenging, poorly flowing materials.


Renato Rjavec

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What DADI Means for the Pharmaceutical Industry

The move toward using the Digital Application Dataset Integration (DADI) project for the initial implementation of IDMP-based regulatory data submissions offers both opportunities and challenges for pharmaceutical organizations.



Heather Longden

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Empowering Pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratories through Strategic Change Management

Change management is central to the evolution of quality control laboratories, but what factors can maximize patient outcomes?


Jason Martin

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Exploring Options for Optimizing Cell Line Development

Biopharmaceutical manufacturers must consider a surprisingly wide range of factors when deciding where to turn for assistance with cell line development.


Distek, Inc.

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BIOne Single-Use Solution

Accelerate process development with a customizable, liner-based, BIOne single-use solution.


Andy Maitland

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Containing and Enhancing Potent Particles with Micronization

A multilayered processing approach ensures safe handling and content uniformity of highly potent APIs.


Kalah Auchincloss

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FDA Inspections During COVID-19: A Brave New World

This article explores the evolution of FDA’s approach to inspections of drug and biologics manufacturing facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Solvias

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Biopharmaceutical Frontiers

Daniel Galbraith, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Solvias provided a comprehensive picture to Pharmaceutical Technology of the current landscape of cell and gene therapy advancements. The discussion covers important regulatory guidance, technological landmarks, and how Solvias is impacting the current market.


Scott Kenny

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Packaging for Stability Studies: to Outsource or Not?

Developers might invest in small-scale equipment to produce packaging for stability studies in-house, or they might outsource production. Manufacturers should consider the benefits and risks to both approaches.


Lyn McNeill

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Understanding the Benefits of Harnessing Just in Time Manufacturing as a Supply Chain Solution for Managed Access Programs

Challenges that can prevent sponsors realizing the full potential of managed access programs can be overcome by embracing a just-in-time manufacturing strategy.


Tom Miller

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Using Gas Headspace Analysis to Assess Glass and Nontraditional Vial-Closure Integrity

Increased use of nested and ready-to-use primary packaging has resulted in a need for more validation data on container-closure integrity. This article describes efforts to develop these data for new and traditional containers and closures.


Daryl P. Allen

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Highly Efficient Olefin-Metathesis Catalysts

The authors describe the Piers' catalysts and detail latest progress in olefin-metathesis catalyst technology.


BioVectra DCL

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A Big Impact: Trends Shaping Small-Molecule APIs, Excipients, and Formulations

Webinar Date/Time: Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 11am ET | 10am CT | 8am PT | 4 pm BST


BACHEM

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Trends in Peptides and Oligonucleotides: Choosing a Partner CDMO

Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 4pm ET | 3pm CT | 1pm PT Partnering with an experienced CDMO can support drug developers’ manufacturing needs and allow them to focus on the core of their developments.


Sarah Le Merdy

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Perceptions and Considerations for Adopting Closed Processing

The combination of modular facilities and closed processing offers significant advantages in the production of biopharmaceuticals and is becoming a compelling option for manufacturing.


Jane Weitzel

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Ongoing Analytical Procedure Performance Verification—Stage 3 of USP<1220>

Analytical procedure performance can be continually verified by risk-based monitoring of performance related data.


Quotient Sciences

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Advancing the CMC Development of Oncology Medicines

***Live: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 11am EDT| 8am PDT| 4pm GMT| 5pm CET***Oncology drugs dominate today’s industry pipeline, increasing the pressure on pharmaceutical scientists to get medications to patients as quickly as possible. But does the focus on speed mean sacrifices are made elsewhere in the development plan? Drug developers need to be mindful of the development challenges that come with oncology drug products in order to accelerate to proof-of-concept and onwards towards a successful commercial launch. *** On demand available after final airing until Nov. 17, 2021.***


E2open

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Industry Pulse: The “Connected” Pharmaceutical Supply Chain for Resiliency and Agility

Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 10am EDT | 7am PDT | 3pm BST | 4pm CEST



Formulaction

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OPTIMIZING VACCINE EFFICIENCY & DOSAGE : SEPARATION & FLOCCULATION TESTING

This note describes a rapid method for the evaluation of sediment redispersibility in less than 30 minutes using the Turbiscan technology.


Jay Harkins

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Using Gas Headspace Analysis to Assess Glass and Nontraditional Vial-Closure Integrity

Increased use of nested and ready-to-use primary packaging has resulted in a need for more validation data on container-closure integrity. This article describes efforts to develop these data for new and traditional containers and closures.


Tom Riley

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Coating and Taste Masking with Shellac

The authors describe the background and applications of fully formulated aqueous shellac for film-coating systems.


Greg Amidon

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Preformulation in Theory and Practice

An ambitious survey of characterization techniques presents current information.


Scott Geller

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The Pharmaceutical Industry Looks to Reduce Waste by Getting Lean

The low-volume pharmaceutical industry must adapt Lean Manufacturing tools invented for high-volume, single product industries.