Clinical research data sharing promises new cures and treatments
Clinical research generates extensive amounts of data, yet most of it is siloed or generally unavailable to a larger pool of willing potential researchers.
If this data were liberated to the masses, we would venture...
Scalability and patient data security in the age of clinical trial recruitment using electronic...
Finding suitable patients to participate in clinical trials is a long complicated process taking months today.The emergence of electronic hospital records (EHRs) in a hospital information system (HIS) allows this process to be automated...
Evolving technology supports emerging pharmaceutical product needs
Although it may not be the first component that comes to mind when thinking of a pharmaceutical package, closure liners play a critical role in delivering tamper-evidence, supporting product integrity and protecting the package...
Partner with robots for a simpler validation process
For the pharmaceutical industry, keeping all regulatory requirements is a top priority not only in development and production, but also for the storage and distribution of drugs, active substances and medical products.
As those in...
Quick Guide: Getting Market-Ready for 2017 Pharmaceutical Serialization
January 1, 2015 initiates a step-wise supply chain mobilization towards a new era of pharmaceutical product serialization in the US. The US is not the first country to institute measures to control suspect and...
Logistics Advancements and Trends in the Biopharma Industry
The biopharma market is in the early stages of its next transformation. Clinical pipelines are being filled with increasingly intricate targets and medicines, including next generation cell and gene therapies, an emerging field known...
BFS Technology for Parenteral Packaging
Blow/Fill/Seal (BFS), Technology is not new in the sterile manufacturing of drug products, but often the true value of this automated advanced aseptic filling method is over looked.
BFS has long provided innovative primary packaging...
Game-Changing Technology Works to Resolve Patient Adherence Issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that “increasing the effectiveness of adherence interventions may have a far greater impact on the health of the world population than any improvement in medical treatment.” If...
Rethinking the cold supply chain: Complex healthcare logistics require innovative packaging solutions
When unplanned events such as weather delays cause product spoilage, it’s easy for healthcare executives to react by instituting an across-the-board increase in insulation material.
But a thorough evaluation of the supply chain may reveal...
Artwork in safe hands
Historically, artwork for the packaging and labeling of pharmaceutical products has been the final part of a long process to get a product ready for market. All too often, it was treated as a...