COVID-19: A catalyst for change in global clinical trials
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed some significant frailties in the physical clinical supply chain. As governments, medical professionals and life science organisations around the world direct their energy and resources to curtailing...
Auto-injector assembly: Flexible and scalable production is the key
Introduction: Self-administration of drugs is on the rise – due to a drastic surge in lifestyle-related diseases, as well as major advances in oncology and hormone therapy. Thanks to the use of...
Leveraging synergies in pre-clinical biomedical R&D – pharmaceutical companies benefit from new innovation models
Introduction: As the complexity of pharmaceutical research and development increases constantly, its innovation productivity defined as the successful approval and launch of truly novel drugs and therapies, has declined since years. To boost its...
Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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Quality control laboratories play a vital role in pharmaceutical manufacturing, from the evaluation of raw materials through to the release of the final packaged product. They are pivotal in ensuring the safety and...
An Overview of Russia’s Pharma Serialization Regulations and its National Track and Trace Digital...
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Russia began transforming its pharma supply chain on December 29, 2017, when President Vladimir Putin signed Federal LawNo.425-FZ. This legislation aims to streamline the quality control of pharmaceuticals, protect against counterfeit medicines, and monitor...
Putting the Patient First: Not Just When It’s Convenient
Introduction
Successful clinical trials rely on effective patient recruitment and retention. However, a 2019 report indicates that the industry continues to struggle meeting these objectives. The study found that about 80 percent of clinical trials...
Scientific data Management – the crucial importance of laboratories
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The unexpected benefits of clinical trial disclosure
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Patients, clinical trial sponsors and institutions are starting to benefit from increased transparency commitments and significant investments in trial data disclosure. To make an ever-broader scope of trial data public, leading pharmaceutical organizations have...
Biopharma Freight in Asia: Growing Cost Pressures Drive Smarter Risk Management
How can logistics professionals manage costs without creating unnecessary risks on the biopharma cold chain? Here are a few tips for planning freight shipments in and out of Asia.
As bio-pharmaceutical production accelerates in Asia,...
Trademarks in the medical sphere: Practice, examination and obstacles for registration in Russia, Ukraine...
Pharmaceutical industry in Russia, Ukraine and in other CIS countries can be considered one of the most complex industries with a view to the management of intellectual property, as it involves complicated legal, regulatory,...