Industry News

The new training center, the Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing, will prepare engineering students and industry professionals for the field of biologics manufacturing.

The research partnership will focus on advancing regenerative medicine using porcine bioproducts.

The agency released draft guidance on the format for electronic submissions of NDA and BLA content regarding the planning of bioresearch monitoring inspections.

The study suggests that circumventing evolution in cell factories can enable the commercialization of new biobased chemicals to large-scale.

Researchers at the University of Illinois developed a method to transplant pancreatic islet cells from pigs more easily to treat type I diabetes.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a statement that FDA will be modernizing regulatory programs in order to advance novel treatments.

The Trump budget boosts funding for FDA but squeezes resources for NIH and healthcare.

FDA sent a warning letter to Celltrion detailing CGMP violations, including poor microbial contamination control.

A new report states that more research and clinical development must be done in the treatment of pain and addiction.

CPhI North America 2018, taking place Apr. 24-26 in Philadelphia, PA, has announced Dr. Bertalan Mesko as its first keynote speaker.

The agency met to discuss its new temporary and permanent premises in Amsterdam.

The guidance addresses the development, analysis, and presentation of microbiology data during antibacterial drug development.

New programs and initiatives by industry examine rising healthcare costs.

The company announced the winner of its 2018 Young Chemist Award.

The NECC supervisory pharmacist at the center of the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

The President described US drug costs as unfair and stated that prices will come down.

Federal agencies have partnered to develop a roadmap that offers a new framework for the safety testing of drugs and chemicals without the use of animals.

A collaboration between The Centre for Process Innovation and The Roslin Institute aims to develop commercially viable and scalable methods of producing biologics using transgenic animals.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says FDA is committed to meet the challenges faced by the saline shortage during an aggressive flu season.

FDA and industry weigh broader use of prior knowledge in biotechnology testing and production.

A manufacturing disruption has led to an EpiPen shortage in Canada, which currently has no alternative auto-injectors available on the market.

EMA will be using temporary premises in the city while construction of the new building takes place, which is not ideal because it requires moving the agency's headquarters twice.

The agencies sent warning letters to several companies that the agencies say are illegally marketing unapproved products to treat opioid addiction and withdrawal.

The latest continuing resolution funds the government for three weeks.

The funding from the Walloon Region will enable Univercells to start developing a manufacturing platform aimed at driving down costs of biosimilars manufacturing.

The FDA center released its list of planned guidance documents for the rest of the year.

The agency is sending a survey out to pharmaceutical companies in the UK to gain information on their preparedness for Brexit.

Non-essential activities and new regulatory submissions are on hold until a federal government funding agreement is reached.