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MIT unlocks real-time powder particle size distribution monitoring

European Pharmaceutical Review

Researchers have developed a physics-enhanced autocorrelation-based estimator (PEACE) machine learning algorithm that can extract the particle size distribution (PSD) of a pharmaceutical powder surface from its laser speckle. This limits its application to surfaces encountered in pharmaceuticals manufacturing.

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Fosun Pharma and IFC to build new drug manufacturing plant in Africa

Pharmaceutical Technology

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) is to collaborate with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to construct a new pharmaceutical production facility and distribution hub near Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The IFC will provide two loans totalling $53.49m (€50m) to Fosun Pharma’s subsidiaries.

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Vaccine producers promise equal access in future pandemics

European Pharmaceutical Review

Three trade bodies representing vaccine creators and manufacturers are endorsing The Berlin Declaration framework , a proposal that outlines how the industry would reserve an allocation of real-time vaccine production for swift distribution to priority populations in lower-income countries in future pandemics.

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WuXi STA breaks ground on new Delaware manufacturing facility

European Pharmaceutical Review

Contract research, development and manufacturing organisation (CRDMO) WuXi STA has broken ground on its new 190-acre pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Middletown, Delaware, US. The biopharmaceutical industry is part of Delaware’s DNA,” stated Delaware Governor John Carney.

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Leading pharmaceutical wholesalers

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical wholesalers act as intermediaries between pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers and facilitate the delivery of the right medicines in a timely, efficient, and secure manner. Wholesale distributors are responsible for guaranteeing product quality and preventing the influx of counterfeited drugs.

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Sanofi to sell Japanese manufacturing plant

European Pharmaceutical Review

Sanofi has signed definitive agreements with Adragos Pharmaceutical, a German contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), for the sale of its pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Kawagoe, Japan. The French pharmaceutical company will also enter into a long-term supply agreement with the CDMO.

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How Supply Chain Planning Can Help Pharma Meet All-Time High Drug Supply Demands

PM360

The end-to-end supply chain comprises material procurement, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, and distribution. For pharmaceutical manufacturing, many of these processes are subject to good manufacturing practice (GxP) and oversight by regulatory bodies.