Contract Services
SPECIAL FEATURE – Are CDMOs Bailing Out the Pharma Industry?
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin posed a series of questions to several CDMOs to find out how they are positioned to help Pharma navigate the waters of patent expirations, rising costs, shrinking timelines, and budget constraints.
MANAGEMENT INSIGHT – A Spate of Spin-Offs
Derek G. Hennecke begins part 1 of his 6-part series on lessons learned from other industries.
CONTRACT MANUFACTURING – Early is Better: Navigating the Contract Manufacturing Process
Eric Resnick explains how engaging packaging manufacturers early in the process helps to ensure compliance and patient safety and enhance the overall patient experience.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Analytical Instruments: Global Demands, Innovations & Cost-Savings
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin recently spoke with some of the leading companies that offer analytical instrument equipment and services to find out how they are addressing pharma’s needs for faster (and more cost-efficient) testing.
CLINICAL TRIALS – Overview of Challenges in Oncology Studies
David Underwood provides an overview of some of the significant challenges (and associated recommendations) in setting up, conducting, and reporting oncology studies.
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT – ROI Optimization Through Contract Management
Laszlo Fabriczi says contract management system implementations typically cause significant shifts from the manual processes in place to a more automated contracting culture; thus, an integrated approach must be taken that includes the technology and business process transformation and associated change management to fully derive significant benefits for the business.
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Achieving Quality of Filling Operations for Biopharmaceuticals
In the process of aseptic manufacturing of prefilled drug delivery systems, the main goal is the prevention of any contamination of the final product. The best course of action is the….

Hovione Launches the Most Advanced Screening Service for Optimal Spray Dried Dispersions Formulation
Hovione, the leader in Pharmaceutical Spray Drying, recently announced the launch of ASD-HIPROS, a proprietary screening service for spray dried dispersions…..

BD Advances Immunology Research by Enabling Researchers to Investigate 30 Immune Markers in a Single Experiment
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) recently announced the commercial release of the BD AbSeq Immune Discovery Panel (IDP), a state-of-the-art, pre-titrated antibody-oligo-based discovery tool designed to….

Baxter Biopharma Solutions Announces Sterile Manufacturing Agreement for Novavax’s Covid-19 Vaccine
Baxter International Inc. recently announced that Baxter BioPharma Solutions has entered into an agreement to provide sterile manufacturing services for NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’s COVID-19 recombinant nanoparticle….

Servier & X-Chem Announce Drug Discovery Collaboration
Servier and X-Chem, Inc. recently announced a partnership to identify and develop novel small molecules for the treatment of….