
We’ve arrived at a time in which real-time remote GMP inspections of drug manufacturing facilities are an actual thing – and not just an “it would be nice to have…
AstraZeneca’s $39-billion acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals joined by Merck’s acquisition of Acceleron for $11.5 billion and other deals, have made the Rare Disease space a destination for Big Pharma this…
Here’s some good news, courtesy of DCAT Value Chain Insights: “Smaller bio/pharmaceutical companies are accounting for an increasingly larger portion of new products as measured by recent new molecular entity…
Facility inspections continue to be on the minds of both drug manufacturers and regulators. Over the past year, we’ve discussed the challenges surrounding inspections in our Maintaining Quality and Supply…
During the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, travel and social distancing restrictions had a significant impact on regulatory inspections. In March of 2020, hands-off policies quickly became the new…
Seven years ago – in March of 2013 – we published a blog post on 5 Things to Consider When Looking for an API Supplier. Because seven human years equals…
Have other areas in drug discovery suffered because of COVID-19? It’s probably not too early to say that COVID-19 has changed pharmaceutical drug discovery considerably. And why wouldn’t it have,…
The outbreak of COVID-19 has significantly impacted physical visits to drug manufacturing facilities. This raises a number of challenges, since many regulations — especially those relating to inspections — weren’t written with…
According to the American Lung Association, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD – which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema) is the third-leading cause of disease-related death in the U.S. It affects…
Following up on our earlier post on the 2018 valsartan contamination, much has happened over the last six months. In our original post, we discussed the appearance of impurities in…