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Brian W. Pack

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Restructuring Method Transfer Through Global Sites

Method-transfer kits help simplify analytical method transfer for global site certifications.


Alan Kennedy

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A New Route to Pharma GDP Compliance and Standardization

A consensus-based approach to GDP lies at the heart of a new industry-wide program seeking to rationalize, standardize, and harmonize the adherence to pharma transportation norms and regulatory guidelines.


Marie-Elene Y. Boivin 

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REACH: has the cloud of confusion cleared?

The pharmaceutical industry must understand its responsibilities to improve the safety of chemicals as defined by the REACH initiative.


Andrew Mansfield

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Shining a Light on Photochemistry in Flow

The ever-increasing interest in photochemistry has inspired the development of innovative, modular flow photochemistry reactors.


Larry Bellot

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Exploring Best Practice Tech Transfer Methods for CGTs

Best practice methods for the tech transfer of CGTs can increase process and analytics robustness while remaining scalable.


James Park

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Preparing for the Future: Expanding Capacity and Facilitating Multi-modalities

CDMOs need to consistently demonstrate agility as demand increases for newly developed therapeutic modalities.


Frédérique Bordes-Picard

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Small is a Powerful Ingredient for Patient-Centric Formulations

Patient centricity is driving change in drug discovery and development, leading to a a new dawn in therapeutics.


David Cockburn

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Survey of QPs on Remote Certification

Despite some improved understanding of adapted processes in light of the pandemic, information is still not filtered throughout the qualified persons community fully and more work by authorities and associations is required to improve communications.


Lena Mueller

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Seven Trends Shaping the Future of Pharmaceutical Formulation Development

Emerging new technologies and disruptive manufacturing concepts are providing new opportunities for pharmaceutical companies.


Kenji Tabata

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Digital Transformation: Accelerating Small-Molecule Drug Discovery

Advancing digital transformation can significantly reduce R&D costs and shorten drug discovery timelines.


Jérôme Dalin

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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.


Qingyong Lang

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Spectrophotometric Determination of Lead

The authors developed a reliable spectrophotometric method for determining and measuring trace amounts of lead in various samples.


Stefano Pompilio

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Enhancing Process Validation for Sterile Liquid and Freeze-Dried Forms: Part 1

AFI representatives of the process validation working group explore and define key elements for an enhanced approach to process validation for sterile liquid and freeze-dried forms.


CURIS

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Behind CURIS System: A Gaseous Biodecontamination Solutions Provider

CURIS® provides portable and fixed decontamination systems. CURIS® has revolutionized the biodecontamination world with efficacious hybrid hydrogen peroxide decontamination, which delivers a mix of vapor and micro-aerosols to each space at precisely calibrated intervals. Recent challenges in staffing for Life Sciences inspired CURIS® to help labs save time and money by creating a single system that completes multiple decontamination tasks in virtually any space, including as an integrated system for on-demand biodecontamination.


Mary Devlin Capizzi

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Viewpoint: Precompetitive Collaboration Drives Pharma Industry Innovation

The IQ Consortium marks a decade of impactful innovation of collaboration through a network of pharmaceutical companies driving change for the bio/pharmaceutical industry.


Bruker Optics

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Biological Tissue Analysis by Infrared Laster Imaging (QCL) v2

The analysis of tissue samples as a typical application of FTIR microscopy in biology to identify diseased or damaged tissue. It has typically been limited in use for research purposes due to the large amount of time needed to obtain the spectral data. The new HYPERION II significantly reduces the time to collect data and can be utilized for endless applications.


Emanuel Petricoin

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Personalizing cancer therapy

We have recently launched a novel personalised therapy clinical trial to treat patients with late-stage colorectal cancer at George Mason University's Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM). This is one of the most cutting-edge personalised therapy clinical trials in the world for several reasons including


John G. Grazal

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Product Annual/Quality Review: US–EU Comparative Analysis and Interpretations

There are significant differences between the United States and European Union requirements for the annual review of records related to the manufacturing and control for pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients.


Jared Auclair

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Is Collaboration the Key to Accelerating Biotherapeutic Development?

Vendors are finding ways to address the increasingly complex analytical challenges in the biopharmaceutical industry to further biotherapeutic development.


Rajendra Kotadiya

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Using Quality by Design to Develop Fixed-Dose Combination Tablets

In the present investigation, the fixed-dose combination (FDC) tablet of Atorvastatin calcium and Ezetimibe was prepared by a quality-by-design approach using two-level factorial design.


Federico Colombari

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Industry 1VQ Solutions: Replace Identity (ID) Testing of Incoming Liquid Drug Substance with ID by Visual Verification

A Post Approval Change (PAC) to replace identity (ID) testing of incoming liquid drug substance with ID by visual inspection is considered a low risk provided questioned listed in this example have been answered favorably. In that case the PAC can be downgraded from a prior approval to a notification to health authorities, and managed in the PQS with immediate implementation effect.


Will Kanyi

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Compliance vs. Competency: Designing CGMP Training with Performance Outcomes in Mind

Alternative approaches to training design can better address the desired performance outcomes in a GMP environment while delivering relevant information to meet regulatory compliance.


Ascendia Pharma

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Optimizing Drug Delivery Methods With Nanotechnologies

Shaukat Ali, PhD, Senior Director of Scientific Affairs and Technical Marketing, Ascendia Pharmaceuticals, highlights the benefits of the company’s nanotechnologies in supporting formulation development of poorly soluble molecules.


Valerie Mulholland

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Steps Towards Demystifying Risk-Based Decision Making

It is important to understand the differences between risk-based decision making and other decision making in a pharmaceutical quality system.


Daniela Strohmeier 

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Printable Medicines: A Microdosing Device For Producing Personalized Medicines

The authors describe a new method for the production of personalised medicines utilising ultra-precise microdrop printing technology.



Christine Voura

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Printable Medicines: A Microdosing Device For Producing Personalized Medicines

The authors describe a new method for the production of personalised medicines utilising ultra-precise microdrop printing technology.


Maurizio Valleri

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Enhancing Process Validation for Sterile Liquid and Freeze-Dried Forms: Part 1

AFI representatives of the process validation working group explore and define key elements for an enhanced approach to process validation for sterile liquid and freeze-dried forms.


Aptar CSP Technologies

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Active Packaging Reimagined: Novel Technologies to Derisk Drug Product Stability

Stability and moisture challenges are likely to increase with the development of more potent APIs, larger molecules, and modified-release tablets. Learn about innovative packaging solutions to address the increasing need to protect hydrophilic oral solid doses from moisture and preserve drug stability. Live: Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 at 11am EDT| 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST On demand available after airing until Sept. 17, 2021