Biologics

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Aug

Connect with Lachman Consultants at ISPE Singapore Affiliate Conference & Exhibition August 23 – 25, 2023

Join Lachman Consultant Services, Inc. online and in-person at Suntec Singapore for the 2023 ISPE Singapore Affiliate Conference & Exhibition, August 23rd – 25th. The exhibition showcases the latest technologies and services for pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing. The three-day conference is expected to include more than ninety international exhibitors and sponsors. Lachman Consultants is pleased to […]

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21
Jul

Mother Nature Just Can’t Cut the Drug Industry a Break

With the latest news that a tornado severely damaged a Pfizer sterile injectable plant in North Carolina, it is clear that Mother Nature is yet another interloper into the drug shortage problem in the United States.  Ed Silverman, of the publication STAT, reports  that “Among the damaged buildings was a Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount, […]

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11
Jul

Removing Quality Roadblocks For Cell & Gene Therapies

REMOVING QUALITY ROADBLOCKS FOR CELL & GENE THERAPIES REGISTER HERE Keith Lamb, Executive Director, Lachman Consultant Services, Inc., will be joined by a panel of Cell & Gene Therapy (CGT) industry experts from leading organizations as they discuss the key considerations of successful CGT manufacturing and quality strategies. Roundtable topics will include: • Developing a […]

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06
Jun

Highlights from the Recent European Biomanufacturing Summit

The European Biomanufacturing Summit was held on May 31 and June 1, 2023, and was attended by industry leaders from multinational biotech and biologics companies, largely from Europe. The agenda on the first day of the conference included topics related to modernization and digitization of the pharmaceutical industry.  The presenters talked about challenges in transforming […]

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08
Dec

FDA Proposes Rule to Change the IND Annual Report

Today’s pre-publication of the Federal Register contains a proposed rule (here) that will require the expansion of the current IND annual report. “Current § 312.33 requires sponsors that have an IND in effect to submit an annual report that must contain individual study information, which generally includes brief summaries of the status of each ongoing […]

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09
Nov

CDER Advisory Committee Votes to Progress Quality Management Maturity

Is a mature pharmaceutical quality system really a competitive advantage?  The industry held this as a belief, but progress in a tangible program was always elusive.  On  November 2nd, the CDER’s advisory committee, Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical Pharmacology Advisory Committee (PSCP‑AC), voted to establish a Quality Management Maturity (QMM) program to incentivize investments in mature […]

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03
Nov

Face-to-Face Meetings – FDA Clarifies the Term

So, you have just been granted a face-to-face (FTF) meeting with the FDA.  Woohoo!  You’re going to Bethesda!  Don’t be too quick to make those plane and hotel reservations.  This morning, the FDA published a clarification from the FDA, CDER, Small Business and Industry Assistance (SBIA) program in its INDUSTRY NEWS section titled FDA Describes […]

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03
Nov

Industry and Regulators Working to Prevent Drug Shortages

I recently attended the ISPE Annual Meeting, held October 29 through November 2, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.  The conference had varied content in areas such as Digital Transformation, Manufacturing Trends, Regulatory and Quality, Supply Chain Optimization, and Therapy Innovations.  The conference was well attended by both industry and regulators. Although I found all of the […]

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