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31. Import Product Specifications And Drug Registration Testing For China 10/6/2025

    This overview and its recommendations are valid for drug registration testing (for marketing authorization application in China) as well as import testing (for commercial batches to be imported to China after approval).

32. Trust But Verify: Validating AI In Pharma's GxP World 10/3/2025

    Here are practical tips to build validated, transparent, and auditable AI systems that align with GxP principles, paving the way for smarter and more resilient manufacturing processes.

33. Derisking AI Means First Asking: Who Does It Serve? 9/26/2025

    Ethical and accountability questions still swirl around how we use artificial intelligence in drug development.

34. Defining Strong Program Management In CDMO Partnerships 9/23/2025

    This first article of a planned three-part series discusses the pitfalls that program managers help sponsor companies avoid, how program managers accelerate timelines or reduce risk, and more.

35. Sanofi's Digitalization Road Trip Shifts Into High Gear 9/16/2025

    The company's head of manufacturing discusses their latest investments in AI and automation, plus offers tips on how any company can start adopting advanced technology.

36. Why Pharmaceutical And Medical Device Risks Must Be Analyzed By Their Risk Mechanisms 9/16/2025

    Current risk analysis methods focus on the possibility and severity of bad events instead of focusing directly on analyzing and improving the performance of systems and processes producing the bad events. 

37. The Regulatory Imperative To Improve Environmental And Sustainability Stewardship In Biopharma 9/15/2025

    As the industry faces increasing pressure to align with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards, companies must evaluate how to integrate supply chain management with these initiatives to drive sustainability and mitigate risks.

38. Operating And Maintaining Pharmaceutical Gas Distribution Systems 9/12/2025

    Drug manufacturers face stringent requirements when using gas that comes into direct contact with the product. This guide discusses operation, maintenance, and monitoring of gas systems.

39. August 2025 — CDMO Opportunities And Threats Report 9/11/2025

    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.

40. The New FDA Era Of Radical Transparency And Pervasive Oversight 9/9/2025

    The first half of 2025 has been transformative for biopharmaceutical quality and regulatory affairs, with the FDA leading the charge with four significant changes. Curadian Group's David Grote discusses implications for all four.