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The agency, in response to an executive order, published a list of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and critical inputs that should be available at all times in an adequate amount to serve patient needs.

FDA Identifies Essential Medicines

Best practices to consider when transitioning from research-grade to GMP-grade materials. 

Avoiding the GMP Bottleneck

pci | bridge makes inventory, production, distribution, and shipping data immediately accessible by integrating the platform with PCI’s other systems, making the data manageable from both sides.

PCI Pharma Service Launches Digital Platform for Supply Chain Management

The companies have signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake of PCI Pharma Services.

Kohlberg and Mubadala to Acquire Majority Stake in PCI Pharma Services

The companies will work to establish an operational footprint across North America and Europe that will offer customers supply chain assurance for a combined portfolio of leading solutions.

CTS Bioprocessing Acquires Sani-Tech West Companies and Rebrands as SaniSure

Healthcare groups met in late July 2020 to discuss the state of the US pharmaceutical supply chain and the impact of COVID-19.

Drug Safety Summit Discusses Impact of COVID-19 on Pharma Supply Chain 

Editor of Pharmaceutical Technology Europe

Efforts are already underway to harmonize standards and regulatory approaches for testing of raw and ancillary materials, but continuous improvement is required.

Regulating Raw Materials Testing

Agnes Shanley is senior editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Manufacturers and the US government are investing heavily in traditional and non-traditional forms and materials to ensure supplies of containers and delivery devices for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. 


COVID-19: Shoring Up the Drug Delivery Infrastructure

Corning will use BARDA funding to expand US manufacturing capacity for pharmaceutical tubing and vials made from Valor glass.

Corning Expands Glass Vial Capacity

SiO2 Materials Science has received $143 million from the US government to accelerate capacity scale-up of its advanced primary packaging platform. 

Supply Chain/Logistics