Quality Systems

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Simona Guidi, Associate Director, Cell and Gene Therapies at ProPharma, discusses the options available for controlling adventitious contamination in cell processing and the use of closed processing systems for cell therapy production.

The 12th edition of the European Pharmacopoeia will be an all-digital, redesigned, user-friendly issue.

A total of 13 drugs were granted recommendation for market authorization at EMA’s CHMP June 2025 meeting.

Bulk drug calculations for different types of active moieties and drugs require different calculations and labeling.

NIBRT, Firefinch, and eg technology will join the center, adding to its collective of healthcare innovators.

The new facility offers cleanroom packaging and high-sensitivity analytical testing.

The Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher can be used by drug developers to participate in a novel priority program for shortened drug approval review time.

The warning letters deal with a range of violations involving items from personal hygienic products to mismarketed analgesics.

NMPA’s Center for Drug Evaluation accepted Merck KGaA’s application for marketing authorization of pimicotinib as a Class 1 innovative drug for adult patients with TGCTs that require systemic treatment.

ICH Q6B provides expectations and a clear framework for the structural characterization of biopharmaceutical products.

The new lab will be used to develop and scale innovations for the production of medicines and to help secure the supply chain.

EMA has published recommendations to address potential radiopharmaceutical shortages.

Matt Cushing, VP of Quality and Science, Nelson Labs, and Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, a Nelson Labs Company, discuss PDA/ANSI Standard 06-2025: Assessment of Quality Culture Guidance Documents, Models, and Tools, which was published in February 2025.

A Phase III trial demonstrated mNEXSPIKE’s non-inferior efficacy compared with Moderna’s original COVID vaccine, Spikevax.

Pharmaceutical Technology® spoke with Martin Meeson, CEO of Axplora, about the role contract development and manufacturing organizations have in ensuring the quality of APIs and the security of the supply chain.

Teva’s investigational monoclonal antibody, TEV-53408, has been designed for use in adults with celiac disease, for which a strict and lifelong gluten-free diet is currently the only treatment.

Both companies viewed the early end to the PIVOT-PO trial as a positive development, with GSK saying it would work with US regulatory authorities to move the treatment forward in 2025.

Leveraging computerized maintenance management systems software can enhance efficiency, improve quality control, ensure accurate documentation, and strengthen data integrity.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, and Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice president, Technical at Parexel, discuss how to address an FDA warning letter citation for a failure to establish a quality control unit.

Poor API quality may often lead to delays in production and a shortage of supply.

Calquence (acalabrutinib) plus bendamustine and rituximab reduced risk for disease progression or death by 27% compared with the current standard of care, according to a phase III trial.

FDA chooses Dr. Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, a hematologist-oncologist, to lead the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at FDA.

This article explores the impact of test volume, microbial distribution, and dilution errors on bioburden testing variability. It presents statistical approaches to estimate percentage error and discusses strategies to optimize microbial enumeration techniques in biopharmaceutical quality control.

Amit Chivate, senior market manager, Greater Asia and China, Roquette, provides his perspective on FDA’s recommendations regarding nitrosamines.

The White House is instructing FDA to increase fees for and inspections of foreign drug manufacturing plants and reduce the time required to approve such sites that will be newly constructed in the US.