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Pharma, patient advocates clash over Inflation Reduction Act

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Inflation Reduction Act, which became US law in August 2022, has invited its fair share of critics and supporters over its drug pricing provisions. At the core of the debate was a new provision allowing the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies for a select number of drugs.

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The Future for Biotesting

Pharmaceutical Technology

Now the facility is completely private, owned and governed by five co-owners, which all hold the key positions in the company’s management structure. Now the company is a GLP-certified contract research organisation that focuses on three main domains. Can recruiting the right employees be challenging?

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Primate models in pharma: What the future holds

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical research has long relied on non-human primate models for early-stage discoveries, but their use continues to cause controversy. However, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), non-human primates are still the most scientifically relevant large model to test biologic drugs for safety.

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