Quality/GMPs

Amid pressure to get more vaccines administered faster, FDA pushes back against changes in dosing regimens.

Clear understanding of what exactly the biomolecule entails is essential.

The incoming administration faces key decisions on drug testing and access as well as vaccine distribution challenges.

Updating the quality technical agreement will clarify any expectations and limitations, says Siegfried Schmitt, vice president, Technical at Parexel.

President Trump signed the COVID-19 package, which appropriates $2.3 trillion to finance the federal government through September 2021 and provides support for individuals and entities suffering from the economic crisis wrought by the pandemic.

The agency is organizing a second public meeting on January 8, 2021 to discuss the assessment, approval, and roll-out of new COVID-19 vaccines.

A decision by the European Commission on conditional marketing authorization for the European Union’s first COVID-19 vaccine is expected soon.

The guidance provides information on review timelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new guidance provides information on how sponsors should interact with the agency regarding complex innovative trial design proposals.

FDA is expected to issue Emergency Use Authorization for Moderna’s vaccine, enabling immediate distribution.

The agency is answering frequently asked questions about the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on its website.

The product represents a first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration in a line of domestic pigs that may be used for human therapeutics.

EUA marks a milestone in COVID-19 vaccine development and is hailed as a turning point in pandemic fight.

Success in combatting the pandemic depends on the ability of manufacturers to quickly and efficiently produce and distribute the huge quantities of vaccines demanded by the United States government and public health organizations around the world.

Committee recommends Emergency Use Authorization of first mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine; FDA approval is pending.

The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) has chosen Lonza’s MODA-EM solution for the digitalization of its microbiology quality control operations.

Celltrion Healthcare has announced that EMA's CHMP has issued a positive opinion for the marketing authorization of CT-P17—an adalimumab biosimilar.

The European Commission has granted a license for the use of inclisiran (Leqvio) as a treatment of primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidaemia in adult patients.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published a joint strategy for medicines regulation in Europe over the next five years.

The European Medicines Agency has launched a full investigation into a cyberattack.

The new guidance document is intended to minimize medication errors and avoid violations of the FD&C Act.

Pfizer-BioNTech details its case for Emergency Use Authorization for "highly effective" COVID-19 vaccine.

The European Pharmacopoeia is preparing for 2021 while also supporting the industry to develop vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.

Honeywell’s project team has remotely and efficiently migrated Richter Gedeon’s process control system with limited onsite staffing and resources.

The collaboration addresses the need for risk mitigation plans in cell therapies.

Janssen announces rolling submissions for its COVID-19 vaccine with Health Canada and EMA.

A holistic approach to validation and quality assurance is essential.

The industry is moving beyond cleaning’s “low tech” image to embrace science-based limits and statistical approaches to control.

Manufacturers and regulators accelerate R&D and production of new vaccines and therapies.

After a difficult year, biopharma science delivers promising results.