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  1. First AMT Program OK'd Under New FDA Designation — Here's What To Know 5/21/2025

    The FDA's new Advanced Manufacturing Technology program has its first recipient, a development expected to reveal the specific ways the program benefits drug innovators.

  2. How Modeling Predicts Bottlenecks In Takeda's Multimodal Facilities 5/20/2025

    A functional simulation requires many manual inputs, including data smoothing, vendor collaboration, and even direct communication with tenured employees who know the job best.

  3. Small Molecule Pharma Companies Are Employing These Advanced Technologies To Get Ahead 5/19/2025

    Small molecule drug companies are employing these concrete innovations, including several associated with Pharma 4.0, all boosting quality and efficiency.

  4. The 3 Phases of QRM – An Inspector's View 5/14/2025

    Quality resource management has three phases: assessment, control, and review. The experts at GMP Compliance Advisor bring us this breakdown of all of them.

  5. ADCs Unleashed: Navigating Development Hurdles In Targeted Cancer Therapy 5/12/2025

    Despite their potential to revolutionize treatment paradigms, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) face challenges that companies must tackle for successful development.

  6. The Potential Impact Of U.S. Tariffs On The Biotech Sector: Manufacturing, Funding, And Clinical Trials 5/12/2025

    Syner-G Biopharma Group's Raymond Forslund, Ph.D., MBA explores how U.S. tariffs might affect biotech manufacturing, funding, and clinical research.

  7. April 2025 — CDMO Opportunities And Threats Report 5/8/2025

    Each month, Outsourced Pharma works in conjunction with PharmSource, part of GlobalData, to present its “Contract Manufacturing: Opportunities and Threats (CMOT) Report” to our readers. The report identifies CDMOs that might be impacted by key events affecting their clients, including company acquisitions, product acquisitions and licenses, product approvals, late clinical product terminations, and FDA rejections.

  8. A Road Map For PAT Monitoring And Control 5/8/2025

    Process analytic technology monitoring and control is rapidly progressing. BioPhorum shares new best practices on how to move from concept through life cycle management and/or regulatory approval of the PAT application.

  9. From Preparation To Compliance: DSCSA Implementation Takes Big Steps In 2025 5/7/2025

    The phased exemption periods of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) expire on different dates throughout 2025 (including one quickly approaching in May), marking a series of milestones for implementation.

  10. Addressing Human "Error" In Pharma Manufacturing 5/7/2025

    Why is it that managers at pharma manufacturing sites continue to be frustrated by what could be labeled as “avoidable” human errors, and what can companies do about it? Let's investigate.