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Disruption brought by covid has forced Europe to rethink their strategy for API Manufacturing In Europe
Europe Active Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Industry is changing drastically since Covid-19 Pandemic. A robust pharmaceutical industry is bound to create a huge requirement for active pharmaceutical ingredients in the region. The demand for API in the region is rising and pharmaceutical companies and contract manufacturers are expanding their production capacity to meet their demand. In comparison to other regions, the reliance of Europe on foreign markets for their API needs is lesser.  Around 65% of the APIs consumed in Europe are manufactured in the home market while the remaining is sourced from other countries such as China and India.  Switzerland and Germany exhibit the hi…

One of the biggest challenges for Life Science recruiters is how to keep candidates engaged throughout the recruitment process. In recent years, LinkedIn has reported a 20% increase in job seeker drop off from the process, and with the current job market becoming even more competitive, reducing this drop off is key in securing the best talent in 2023. In this article, we’ve outlined X things you can do to keep candidates engaged.
One of the biggest challenges for Life Science recruiters is how to keep candidates engaged throughout the recruitment process. In recent years, LinkedIn has reported a 20% increase in job seeker drop off from the process, and with the current job market becoming even more competitive, reducing this drop off is key in securing the best talent in 2023. In this artic…

Progressing to enterprise decision quality is a journey. Although independent decision modeling may feel quicker and more agile, the value of an integrated approach yields significant transparency and value across the organization. Enterprise decision quality enables a far more strategic outlook for future decision making and promotes far greater decision agility across the enterprise.
“A great practice in portfolio decision quality strategically manages uncertainty and offers decision makers more reliable foundations to make hard decisions.” The Case for Enterprise Decision Quality in the Pharmaceutical Industry Within biopharmaceutical drug development, R&D investment decisions scale from millions to billions of dollars of potential value for a company. As such, it is understandabl…

Technology is set to play a much bigger role in the healthcare industry in 2022, with advancements taking effect quicker than ever before. In this article, we’ve put together predictions from 4 industry experts on what we can expect from the healthcare industry in 2022.
Technology is set to play a much bigger role in the healthcare industry in 2022, with advancements taking effect quicker than ever before. In this article, we’ve put together predictions from 4 industry experts on what we can expect from the healthcare industry in 2022… Diana Nole, EVP and GM, Healthcare Division at Nuance  In days gone by, hospitals, health systems, and other care providers viewed technology vendors as exactly that—companies that supplied the digital tools they were asked to provide. But with the pandemic a…

Enzyme engineering is an enzyme technology. With the rapid development of enzymology research, especially the promotion of enzyme application, the basic principle of enzymology is combined with chemical engineering, thus forming enzyme engineering. Enzyme engineering is a technology for the mass production and application of enzyme preparations. Starting from the purpose of application, it combines the theory of enzymology with chemical engineering to study enzymes, and uses the catalytic properties of enzymes in a certain reaction device to convert raw materials into products. As far as the development of enzyme engineering itself is concerned, it includes the following main aspects.
Enzyme engineering is an enzyme technology. With the rapid development of enzymology research, especially t…

Lactase is a disaccharidase present on the surface of mammalian small intestinal mucosal microvilli, and many beneficial intestinal bacteria have the ability to produce lactase. Lactase deficiency is present in most of the world's population, affecting nearly 2/3 of the world's population.
Lactase is a disaccharidase present on the surface of mammalian small intestinal mucosal microvilli, and many beneficial intestinal bacteria have the ability to produce lactase. Lactase deficiency is present in most of the world's population, affecting nearly 2/3 of the world's population.   Polylactose is composed of glucose and galactose, these two monosaccharides are easily absorbed by the intestinal lumen and are an important source of human tissue structure and energy. The precondition for lacto…

Probiotics are a class of active microorganisms that are beneficial to the host. They are the general term for active beneficial microorganisms that colonize the human intestine and reproductive system and can produce definite health effects to improve the host's micro-ecological balance and play a beneficial role. The beneficial bacteria or fungi in humans and animals mainly include: Clostridium butyricum, Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Actinomyces, yeast, etc. At present, the most powerful products are mainly compound active probiotics composed of the above types of microorganisms, which are widely used in the fields of bioengineering, industry and agriculture, food safety and life and health.
Probiotics are a class of active microorganisms that are beneficial to the host. They are the g…

What are the influences on Quality Management today? And what does the future hold for Quality in the era of smart automation? Late last year, James Kelleher, CEO of Generis, chaired a discussion of experts from Merck, Syneos Health and Accenture.
What are the influences on Quality Management today? And what does the future hold for Quality in the era of smart automation? Late last year, James Kelleher, CEO of Generis, chaired a discussion of experts from Merck, Syneos Health and Accenture. Taking part were: Dr. Heiner Niessen, Head of Application Technology Quality & Compliance at Merck Peter Brandstetter, Quality and Regulatory expert at Accenture James Man, Quality subject expert and R&D Advisory Managing Director at Syneos Health. Here are the edited highlights. Is the era of…

Excipients are designed to interact with and enhance the properties of APIs. Excipients have various functions.
Pharmaceutical excipients are substances formulated together with active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) of the drug, and excipients account for most of the drug composition. Excipients are designed to interact with and enhance the properties of APIs. Excipients have various functions. In addition to acting as carriers, and improving stability, pharmaceutical excipients are also conducive in terms of solubilization, sustained release, and controlled release. Overall, they are important components that may affect the quality, safety and effectiveness of drugs. Excipients can be classified by source, function, route of administration, and the like. By Source They can be divided in…

To help you prepare for your next pharma job interview, we’ve put together this list of 36 questions to ask yourself prior to the interview, with ways to prepare for both in-person and virtual job interviews.
Download the checklist here. About the Interview [  ] Do you know who your interview is with? [  ] Have you done some research on your interviewer(s)? [  ] Do you know where the interview is taking place? Is it in-person or virtual? [  ] Do you know how long the interview is for? [  ] Do you know the format of the interview? E.g., is it a one-to-one, panel interview, assessment centre, or presentation? [  ] Have you researched and rehearsed some commonly asked interview questions? [  ] Have you prepared some questions of your own to ask the interviewer? [  ] Have you read over your CV…

The following discussion is based on the requirements described in the EU Guideline on Good Distribution Practice of medicinal products for human use, however, the GDP Guidelines for active substances, the GMP Guidelines and similar regulations contain comparable requirements for the respective areas within or outside of the EU.
Legal and regulatory requirements, including GMP and GDP guidelines, require consistently that medicinal products shall be stored and transported in a way that the product delivered maintain their quality and integrity and remain within the legal supply chain during storage and/or transportation. Storage and transport need to be described in the Pharmaceutical Quality System and the principles of quality risk management shall be used for designing and managing these…

A strong commercialization strategy is vital to a successful launch and uptake in any geography, but especially in the EU market, where pricing and reimbursement decisions are decentralized, complex, and dynamic. A commercialization strategy for the EU needs to account for the unique pricing and reimbursement approaches for the individual country markets. The strategy used in our case is referred to as international reference pricing (IRP) which is the practice of informing price negotiations in a given country by calculating a benchmark, or reference, price based on publicly available pricing data from one or more other countries.
Launching a new molecular entity (NME) has always been an uncertain endeavor for the pharmaceutical industry. To do so, one must successfully address seemingl…

Understanding the forecasting process and making decisions based on those predictions is not done easily. Without time-machines or real fortune tellers to give us the answers of what will happen, we’re left with the practice of modeling the future, and subsequently base our decisions on what those models tells us. As these results provide the basis for our decisions, the models must be sufficiently realistic and describe the most important components of the decision reality.
Understanding the forecasting process and making decisions based on those predictions is not done easily. Without time-machines or real fortune tellers to give us the answers of what will happen, we’re left with the practice of modeling the future, and subsequently base our decisions on what those models tells us. As th…

The Life Science job market is becoming even more competitive and candidate-driven in 2022. With The Great Resignation already making an impact in the industry, and with 67% of candidates feeling either confident or very confident with finding a new employer, improving your employee retention this year should be a priority.
The Life Science job market is becoming even more competitive and candidate-driven in 2023. With The Great Resignation already making an impact in the industry, and with 67% of candidates feeling either confident or very confident with finding a new employer, improving your employee retention this year should be a priority. In this article, we outline 8 things you can do to improve your employee retention in 2023, focusing on what you can do beyond offering a competitive…

A strong commercialization strategy is vital to a successful launch and uptake in any geography, but especially in the EU market, where pricing and reimbursement decisions are decentralized, complex, and dynamic. A commercialization strategy for the EU needs to account for the unique pricing and reimbursement approaches for the individual country markets. The strategy used in our case is referred to as international reference pricing (IRP) which is the practice of informing price negotiations in a given country by calculating a benchmark, or reference, price based on publicly available pricing data from one or more other countries.
Launching a new molecular entity (NME) has always been an uncertain endeavor for the pharmaceutical industry. To do so, one must successfully address seemingl…

PharmiWeb.Jobs is delighted to welcome Clinigen Healthcare to our job board. Clinigen Healthcare in their own words...
Clinigen Healthcare in their own words... Clinigen exists to make sure a healthcare professional with a patient in need, anywhere in the world, can always get the right medicine for their individual patient – quickly, easily and safely whether licensed or unlicensed. We’re a rapidly growing company with a bright future ahead. To sustain this growth, we’re always on the lookout for motivated, ambitious, and committed individuals to join our team. Click here to view Clinigen Healthcare jobs

Even before the Covid pandemic struck there were signs of significant growth in the UK in vitro diagnostics industry. 2019, the last year for which figures are available, saw its market increase by 3.1%, compared with a rise of just 0.3% in France and a fall of 0.4% in Germany, its nearest competitors.
Having reached the Premier League, the UK diagnostics industry must now avoid relegation     By Ivor Campbell Even before the Covid pandemic struck there were signs of significant growth in the UK in vitro diagnostics industry. 2019, the last year for which figures are available, saw its market increase by 3.1%, compared with a rise of just 0.3% in France and a fall of 0.4% in Germany, its nearest competitors. A significant component was instruments and consumables, while there…

Filling roles by implementing an internal mobility strategy for your organisation can be a cost-effective way of filling critical skills gaps, whilst boosting your employee retention and reducing turnover rates. In this article, we outline some of the key benefits of internal mobility, along with advice on how to get the most out of your internal mobility strategy.
Internal mobility describes the movement of employees within an organisation from one role to another. There are two types: Lateral mobility is where an employee takes on a new role at the same level as their current role, usually with different responsibilities or in a different business area Vertical mobility is where an employee tales on a new role at a level above their current role, usually with additional responsibility F…

High blood pressure is typically experienced by older people(1). You may have it but do not feel the severe symptoms. However, it may cause other severe problems, such as heart diseases, eye problems, stroke, and kidney failure(2). Some alternative ways to deal with high blood pressure include managing stress, stretching exercises, doing yoga, and a healthy diet...
High blood pressure is typically experienced by older people(1). You may have it but do not feel the severe symptoms. However, it may cause other severe problems, such as heart diseases, eye problems, stroke, and kidney failure(2). Some alternative ways to deal with high blood pressure include managing stress, stretching exercises, doing yoga, and a healthy diet. High Blood Pressure and Your Feet One complication associated with…

NHS professionals make millions of health and care decisions every single day. The challenge of ensuring these decisions are based on the latest insight, married with decades of evidence and research, is being met head-on with the arrival of a brand-new online search.
Healthcare evidence and knowledge now a simple search away   NHS professionals make millions of health and care decisions every single day. The challenge of ensuring these decisions are based on the latest insight, married with decades of evidence and research, is being met head-on with the arrival of a brand-new online search.   The Health Education England funded NHS Knowledge and Library Hub is a ‘one-stop’ national gateway which, for the first time nationally, connects healthcare staff and trainees seamlessly to…