Month: May 2024

Image Credit: Sterling Pharma Solutions Website Sterling Pharma Solutions, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), is financially committing $3 million toward its Germantown, WI plant, in order to grow its integrated antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development and manufacturing services.1 This expansion project opens up the door for the recruitment of more scientists, alongside the hiring of a full-time industrial […]

Today’s global marketplace demands robust measures for maintaining both product integrity and adherence to strict regulatory frameworks. Serialization technology is at the forefront of these efforts. This evolving technology—through its sophisticated mechanisms—is enhancing the safety and reliability of products throughout their journey from production to consumer. Below, we’ll explore how advancements in serialization technology are […]

The momentum continues for global air cargo demand—April 2024 data gathered by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) suggests that there has been “strong annual growth” in demand, as the industry continues through Q2.1 Total demand, which is measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), increased by 11.1% compared to April 2023 levels (11.6% for international operations). […]

Watch the video and learn more: Critical collaboration points between air freight stakeholders to ensure 100% logistics control. Working with supply partners to use reusable containers vs. single-use packaging. Balancing sustainability and performance when designing thermal packaging solutions for the air freight sector.

Image Credit: Kuehne+Nagel Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new 363,000 square-foot facility in El Paso, TX.1 The plant, which is scheduled to open on Aug. 5, 2024 while also bringing 145 jobs to the area, consists of four warehouses from across the border that are essentially consolidated into one. Nearshoring—the concept of relocating business operations to […]

Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/Crystal light CG Oncology announced positive final results from its Phase II CORE-001 clinical trial of cretostimogene grenadenorepvec (an oncolytic immunotherapy) in combination with pembrolizumab for treating BCG-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ (CIS). Results indicated that at one year, the complete response (CR) rate was […]

A Fun and Insightful Exploration of Behavioral Science Sharing an entertaining dive into the origins, milestones, and future of behavioral economics—where lessons can be applied to clinical practice. A Conversation Veteran Healthcare Lobbyist Paul Kelly | DC Roundtable A limited pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform bill may be used as a “pay for” to offset […]

Using an Omnichannel Approach for a Successful Product Launch Inizio’s chief operations officer discusses how pharmaceutical companies are tailoring their product launch strategies to meet the diverse needs of stakeholders. Optimizing Pharmaceutical Innovation Through AI: A Pathway to Expedited Drug Discovery and Development Clinical trials are using AI to handle large and complex volumes of […]

Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/NewAfrica.com Resource Label Group, LLC, a provider of label and packaging solutions including pressure sensitive labels, pharmaceutical packaging, and radio frequency identification/near-field communication (RFID/NFC) technology, has acquired Beyer Graphics, a specialty pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging business.1 The company’s high-tech plant focuses on providing packaging solutions, including such as custom folding boxes […]

US Pharma and Biotech Summit 2024: The Impact of the Presidential Election Experts discuss how the upcoming election is impacting the pharma industry, and how either party’s victory could change the landscape in the following years. Study Results Find Mood and Sleep Disorders Negatively Impact Asthma Control Despite the finding, the authors suggest further research […]

Mapping Baseline ChatGPT Usage to Support Drug Development Despite limitations to its widespread use within healthcare, there is great potential for ChatGPT’s application in drug development. Multilingual Medicine: A Pharmacist’s Impact on Inclusive Health Care Patricia Gutierrez, PharmD, BCACP, CDE, aims to combat the challenges in culturally competent care with knowledge and love for her […]

US Pharma and Biotech Summit 2024: Bringing the Skillset of Generation Alpha to the Pharma Industry In an interview with Associate Editor Don Tracy, Carmen Villar, VP, ESG & Corporate Citizenship, Gilead Sciences discusses new skills that members of generation Alpha will bring to the pharma industry and potential struggles that they may face. Unraveling […]

Leveraging Pre-Approval Information Exchange to Accelerate Product Success, Patient Access Alvana Maliqi, Cencora’s associate director of value and access strategy for its commercialization strategy & access solutions division discusses the current state of pre-approval information exchanges. New Biosimilars Continue to be Approved But Uptake Varies by Class A recent IQVIA report found that uptake of […]

MilliporeSigma, a contract development and manufacturing organization that functions as the United States and Canada life science business of Merck KGaA, will be acquiring Mirus Bio for $600 million.1,2,3 Mirus Bio specializes in the development and commercialization of transfection reagents, including TransIT-VirusGEN. When it comes to the production of viral vector-based gene therapies, transfection reagents are heavily […]

Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/NateeMeepian.com Orna Therapeutics, a biotechnology company that strives to design new classes of fully engineered circular RNA therapeutics (oRNA), has acquired ReNAgade Therapeutics.1 The company’s goal is to a “unlock the potential of RNA therapeutics,” specifically pertaining to delivery that demonstrated to multiple extra-hepatic cells in non-human primate (NHP) models over […]

Aerial view of Discovery Park. Image Credit: Asymchem After Pfizer has previously announced that the facilities would be closing as part of a realignment program, Asymchem Laboratories (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), will now be operating the former Pfizer UK small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) pilot plant, along with […]

Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/ColorCrafts.com Biogen Inc. and Human Immunology Biosciences (HI-Bio), a clinical-stage biotech company focused on targeted therapies for patients with severe immune-mediated diseases (IMDs), have entered into a definitive agreement under which Biogen will be purchasing HI-Bio for $1.15 billion upfront and up to $650 million in possible milestone payments. As of now, […]