Susan Haigney

Emerging therapies, patient-centric medicines, and the ever-changing world of bio/pharmaceuticals complicate technology transfer.

BioPharm International® spoke with Sujay Jadhav, CEO of Verana Health about trends in real-world data and the impact these trends will continue to have on the pharmaceutical industry in 2025.

Pointing to the continued circulation and evolution of COVID-19, WHO published a statement on the COVID-19 vaccine antigen composition to respond to variants of the virus.

EMA and HMA have published revised guidelines on identification of commercially confidential information and personal data used in marketing authorization applications.

Bob Schrock, PhD, senior director, global head of Process Development, at Lonza provides insight on how process controls change during development through commercialization, how cell harvesting can be optimized, and which validation and/or qualification studies are performed for cell culture.

Bob Schrock, PhD, senior director, global head of Process Development, at Lonza provides insight on how cell culture processes may be optimized and what kind of process studies are performed for cell culture.

Daniel Giroux, VP of Biologics Development at Abzena, discusses approaches for optimizing process development for the production of proteins.

EMA's committee gave recommendations for marketing authorization of 17 drugs in December, which include therapies for rare heart conditions, anemia, and liver disease.

AbbVie has completed its $1.4 billion acquisition of Aliada Therapeutics, giving it access to Aliada’s disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer’s disease.

Cellipont Bioservices and Xiogenix Partner on Advanced Filling Systems The companies will offer Cellipont’s clients access to Xiogenix’ fill/finish system for cell therapy production.

With so many personnel involved in the development and manufacture of pharmaceuticals, proper training of all staff is key to ensuring a quality product.

A new platform allowing market authorization holders to report drug shortages has gone live.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, and Siegfried Schmitt, vice president, Technical at Parexel, discuss the new chapter, Chapter <86> Bacterial Endotoxins Test Using Recombinant Reagents

Jason Bock, co-founder and CEO of CTMC, discusses the industry impact and manufacture of patient-centered medicines.

The agency will review the company’s supplemental new drug application for vutrisiran, a treatment for ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.

Operating in an aging facility and/or utilizing outdated equipment may lead to drug shortages and high operating costs.

With the launch of the Institute for Cell Therapy Discovery and Innovation, the MD Anderson Cancer Center will bring together expertise in developing cell therapies for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and infections.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has announced a £520 million (US$675 million) investment for manufacturing capacity in the United Kingdom, prompting academic and industry leaders to point out that funds should be used to train personnel.

The expanded offices in Griesheim, Germany, feature a demonstration and training area.

The company is investing $76 million to increase ADC manufacturing capacity at its St. Louis, Mo. facility.

Merck is acquiring the Yale-spinout, which develops direct DNA modification-enabled cancer treatments.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Peter Walters, Fellow of Advanced Therapies at CRB Group, discusses how facilities used for solid dosage manufacturing may be retrofitted into sustainable cell and gene therapy production facilities.

BioPharm International spoke with Kenneth LaRiviere, head of Engineering at Andelyn Biosciences, about the possible problems that can arise when operating an older facility for biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Pfizer’s bivalent RSV prefusion F vaccine has been approved by FDA to prevent lower respiratory tract disease resulting from the respiratory syncytial virus in adults 18 to 59 years of age who are at increased risk.

The merger will create a specialty company, REGiMMUNE/Kiji TX, for regulatory T cells.

The agency’s CHMP recommended drugs to treatments for hemophilia, two biosimilars for psoriasis, and two flu vaccines at their October meeting.

The draft joint network strategy for the EU until 2028 will be open for public consultation until Nov. 30, 2024.

This year's CPHI award winners emphasize achievements in pharma excellence.

The agency is working with the European medicines regulatory network to improve the assessment and approval process for new medications.

Contract organizations offer assistance for testing raw materials obtained from outside suppliers.