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The pharmaceutical industries are naturally at the forefront of scientific innovation and emergency treatments, rather than of long-term intelligence and monitoring activities. This is further evidenced by the very short period of time – less than a year – that elapsed between discovery of the first cases of an unknown disease in Wuhan and the roll-out of the large-scale vaccine campaign. The scope and complexity of prospective phenomena – over and above their scientific and logistical components – requires the pooling of intelligence and anticipation by combining a range of expertise and talent, and this cannot be left to…
The pharmaceutical industries are naturally at the forefront of scientific innovation and emergency treatments, rather than of long-term intelligence and monitoring activities. This is further evidenced by the very short period of time – less than a year – that elapsed between discovery of the first cases of an unknown disease in Wuhan and the roll-out of the large-scale vaccine campaign. The scope and complexity of prospective phenomena – over and above their scientific and logistical components – requires the pooling of intelligence and anticipation by combining a range of expertise and talent, and this cannot be left to…
New Jersey is home to one of the United States’ strongest life science ecosystems and was ranked the #3 U.S. Life Science cluster in March 2021. Home to 14 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies and over 3,200 life science companies operating across all sectors, New Jersey is a state where scientific research and discovery thrives. According to Choose New Jersey, the state also ranks: #3 for employed Biochemists and Bi…
Top Pharmaceutical and Life Science events taking place in September 2022, including Biotechnology, Clinical Research, Drug Discovery and Medical Device events. 3rd Operationalize: Decentralized Clinical Trials (September 7th-8th) Join over 150 DCT leaders to hear exclusive case-studies and engage in open discussions offering practical, implementable, and grounded insights. This is your best opportunity to clarify the complex issues through end-to-end hybrid and siteless clinical trial program operationalization. Intelligent Health AI (September 7th-8th) This event will once again bring together the global AI and health community in…
In recent years, governments worldwide have emphasised the need to shift towards a circular economy for packaging, with a particular focus on phasing out single-use, virgin, and unrecyclable plastics and exploring options for reusable products and refillable packaging. Many brands have also established a…
Product-level serialisation has historically been associated with compliance mandates within highly regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and tobacco. Its central premise was to prevent counterfeit goods from entering these markets. However, as organisations within these sectors have realise…
Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives (Reps) are employed by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare companies to sell their pharmaceutical products to external stakeholders, e.g., physicians. Rather than making direct sales, they are tasked with influencing and educating these stakeholders on the company’s products, acting as a reliable information sour…
Top Pharmaceutical and Life Science events taking place in August 2022, including Biotechnology, Clinical Research, Drug Discovery and Medical Device events. Healthcare Payers and Providers Virtual Assembly (August 2nd-3rd) In the midst of a global crisis, innovation and leadership are more important than ever, and The Millennium Alliance is here to facilitate collaboration among industry leaders. The assembly will promote Executive Education and Digital Transformation through peer-to-peer connection, thought leadership, and more. 2nd REMS Innovation Summit (August 2nd-3rd) 15 years have passed since REMS was first implemented. This s…
Massachusetts is home to one of the world’s leading Life Science hubs. In 2020, more than 89,000 individuals were employed by Massachusetts-based Life Science companies, representing a growth of over 67% in the last decade. The state is also widely regarded as the top biopharma cluster in the USA; thanks to its leading health systems, world-leading universities, state government support and robust venture capital pipeline. The Massachusetts Life Science industry continues to grow at an exceptional rate, and in this article, we’ve rounded up ten of the top Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology co…
As most Regulatory teams know well, EMA has made some last-minute adjustments to its EU IDMP implementation plan, meaning that the Digital Application Dataset Integration Project (DADI) interface rather than FHIR will serve as the means for making data submissions - at least initially - once these become mandatory just under a year from now. To many, the move may…
As pharmaceutical companies become more confident and ambitious in their use of the cloud to host, run and source applications, more recently extending the model to regulated applications, important considerations arise - particularly around associated systems validation and data governance. At Amplexor Life Sciences' BE THE EXPERT 2022 conference, Dr. Thierry Dietrich of pharm@dviser, discussed the different levels of cloud use and the best approaches to ensuring compliance in each case, as regulators pay closer attention to c…
Introducing GLS With over 15 years of experience across their senior leadership team, The Global Life Science Hub provides functional services and consulting with a solid mission to accelerate, strengthen and enhance global clinical trials. Financially backed by specialist head-hunting firm AL Solutions, they are primed to continue the growth and development of the Clinical Development and Biometrics sectors with the support of AL2S3 to effectively expand their functional services globally. The Global Life Science Hub strives to ensure that all their clinical research c…
Whenever a foreign substance is introduced into the body, there will be a chance of rejection or having an adverse reaction. This reaction is the risk taken when trusting the pharmaceuticals that we have come to rely on for our wellness. We need these drugs, but sometimes other circumstances tell us otherwise. What is an Adverse Drug Reaction? An Adverse Drug Reaction is also known as an ADR - the unwanted or uncomfortable effects of a drug. ADRs can also be dangerous to the one exper…
15 Pharma and Life Science events taking place in June 2022, including Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Clinical Research and Medical Devices events. 13th Edition Biologics Formulation Development and Drug Delivery Conference (June 1st-3rd) This industry-wide known marcus evans conference will gather experienced pharma industry scientists and academics to discuss key challenges around biologics drug development. International Congress of Micro-Immunotherapy (ICoMI) (June 2nd-4th) This virtual conference is open to researchers, healthcare and medical professionals looking for up-to-date knowledge and medical experience, new impulses for research an…
“The second long awaited consultation on proposed changes to UK legislation to allow all community pharmacies to access hub and spoke dispensing is finally underway. Six years on from the original consultation, there remains speculation within the pharmacy market that the proposals may allow larger chains with automated hubs to charge smaller chains and independent pharmacies for “prescription assembly services” leading to an erosion of profits that cannot be recouped by any amount of patient facing services. Unfortunately the impact assessment into hub and spoke published by…
The party’s over for traditional models of healthcare delivery. As populations continue to age and develop comorbidities, all players in the healthcare sector need to plan a more holistic approach to healthcare that involves issues such as wellness, pre-emptive interventions, and earlier targeting and tracking. Although daunting, this also gives the pharma industry an opportunity to establish a new role for itself. The major players are well aware that the days of simply supplying pills are over. Pharmaceutical organisations need to become more deeply embedded in delivering and monitori…
A more data-driven way of managing regulated product data, based on agreed standards, is the future of pharma. But the EMA’s decision means that for now, regulatory teams will have to manually manage data in two repositories – both information populated via DADI web forms, and the fuller data sets held within their own internal RIM systems. Nevertheless, although the announcement was a disappointment to some, leveraging the parallel DADI project relieves pressure on the pharma industry. DADI, which has been running in parallel…
TrakCel was the first provider of integrated cellular orchestration solutions for the precise management, control and tracking of cell and gene therapy (CGT) products. It was established in 2012 by a group of co-founders with a background in temperature-controlled supply chain management services to the biotechnology in…
The figures speak for themselves. In 2019 the first national workforce survey in Wales showed a vacancy rate of 6% for pharmacy[1]. A year later a similar survey in Scotland saw double that with a vacancy rate of 12%[2]. In England a workforce report from Health Education England showed the pharmacy vacancy rate had doubled to 8% in just four years[3]. Further research from the Company Chemist’ Association found that a shortage of over 3000 community pharmacists had dev…
Today Merck and Pfizer announce that, following a successful appeal of the prior Final Appraisal Document (FAD), the National Institute f…