Industry News

Reports by USP and FDA detail drug shortage numbers and challenges through 2023.

Pharmaceutical Technology® spoke with Parviz Shamlou, senior vice-president of Science and Technology, Abzena, about the impact of the Biosecure Act on the bio/pharmaceutical industry, as well as the progress of continuous manufacturing in biopharma.

BioPharm International sat down with Himanshu Gadgil, CEO of Enzene Biosciences to discuss the benefits and challenges of continuous manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals.

BioPharm International® spoke with Jeff Clement, executive director of Technical Sales for Development and Manufacturing Group at PCI Pharma Services, about the challenges and benefits of incorporating robotics into aseptic manufacturing

CGT Catapult and CATTI have developed aligned training standards for the manufacture of advanced therapies.

BioPharm International® spoke with Stacey Treichler, senior director of Marketing and Strategy for Purolite at Ecolab, about the impact of advanced therapies, new innovations, and sustainability on the biopharmaceutical industry.

Bkemv (eculizumab-aeeb) is the first interchangeable biosimilar to Soliris (eculizumab) to treat paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.

An ASGCT Panel titled Novel Nucleic Acid and Cell-based Vaccines for Cancer highlights promising mRNA personalized cancer vaccine work.

Regeneron’s Bari Kowal, senior vice-president, head Development Operations & Portfolio Management, gave insight into how the biopharma industry views the application of AI in R&D.

Studies conducted by a team at Oxford Biomedica demonstrated that HIC can be used to effectively separate non-deamidated capsids from deamidated capsids.

Regeneron’s work in CAR-T cell therapy development includes engineering receptor architecture to improve CAR-T cell sensitivity and improve immune response.

Sven Moller-Tank, PhD, director of Viral Delivery Technologies, Regeneron Genetic Medicines, Regeneron spoke about the use of bispecific antibodies to retarget AAV specificity.

Broken String Biosciences and the Francis Crick Institute will collaborate on research into how genome stability impacts ALS.

Experiments conducted by the downstream technology team at Spark Therapeutics involving metal ion-containing additives showed improved capsid clearance in AAV production.

A new draft guidance issued by FDA covers human- and animal-derived materials used in the manufacture of advanced therapy medicinal products.

Key areas to invest include manufacturing process improvements, quality management, and AI.

The new draft guidance from FDA provides recommendations for sponsor companies on cell safety testing of human-origin allogeneic cells.

Beqvez (fidanacogene elaparvovec-dzkt), a one-time gene therapy, helps adults with hemophilia B produce factor IX themselves instead of receiving regular intravenous infusions.

The approval, given across three indications, follows a previous approval for second-line use in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

GSK’s supplemental Biologics License Application for its PD-1-blocking antibody therapy has been accepted for review by FDA.

At INTERPHEX 2024, BioPharm International spoke with Mary Van Gaasbeck, technical services specialist, LS Equipment and Services, at STERIS Life Sciences, about how to effectively conduct sterile powder transfer during the fill/finish step in parenteral drug product manufacturing.

Current trends, such as single-use technologies, presen advantages and new challenges for pumping systems, according to Andreas Frerix, product management director for Quattroflow at PSG Biotech.

As the industry adjusts to new regulations, including Annex 1, bio/pharma manufacturers must rethink facility designs to remain in compliance.

At INTERPHEX 2024, Jay Rajagopalan, senior director—Engineering & Product Management for Malema at PSG Biotech, discussed how the advancement of sensor technologies are being shaped by current industry trends.

The BioMaP-Consortium includes members of the biopharmaceutical industry and supports BARDA.

BioPharm International sat down with Christa Myers of CRB Group and Nadiyra Walker Speight of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies at INTERPHEX 2024 to examine the implementation of Annex 1.

At INTERPHEX 2024, a panel of experts gave insight on new regulatory requirements for contamination control and provided advice for how to implement a contamination control strategy in existing facilities.

The outcomes of a workshop organized by WHO and ICMRA regarding COVID-19 vaccine strain updates are presented in a report published by regulators.