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Why the Next Generation of Drugs Can’t Depend on Legacy Drug Packaging

Pharma Mirror

By Christopher Weikart, Chief Scientist at SiO2 Materials Science Why is an incredibly innovative and forward-thinking industry like pharmaceuticals being held back by the products that haven’t changed in over a century?

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MIT Scientists Develop Food Sensor That Can Detect Spoiled or Contaminated Food

XTalks

MIT engineers have designed a food sensor , made from an array of silk microneedles, that can pierce through the plastic packaging of foods to sample for bacterial contamination and spoilage. The Velco-like device pierces the packaging and the food via silk microneedles that suck in material through capillary action.

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Packaging Solutions for Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices: Insights and Considerations

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A container closure system consists of all the packaging components that contain and protect a pharmaceutical product. They provide specific guidance on packaging requirements for closed closure integrity (CCI) and general integrity testing. Container Closure Systems. Container closure systems are highly regulated by health agencies.

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A Biodegradable Nanocellulose ECG Patch: The Sustainable Alternative

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Behfar, senior scientist at VTT, in the news release. Unfortunately, about 91 percent of this plastic waste from healthcare is not recycled and either ends up in landfills or contaminates natural environments. Aayush Jaiswal, research scientist at VTT said, “Ours is the first nanocellulose-based ECG patch with no plastic additives.

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Topical products: Aiming for quality, simplicity, and cost-efficiency in their development, scale-up, and manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Technology

It requires having access to proper techniques and skill sets, state-of-the-art equipment, process scientists and engineers who have a deep understanding of Quality by Design (QbD) principles, and methods for product and process characterisation. Expertise in analytical testing, validation, and quality control are also essential.

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Modernizing cell culture processes for the next wave of genomic medicine

Pharmaceutical Technology

With scientists fervently developing mRNA vaccines, nucleic acid therapeutics, and viral vector-based gene therapies, clinicians are set to have a growing number of tools available to treat a wide range of conditions, from infectious diseases to genetic disorders and more. Two-Plasmid Packaging System for Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus.

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Optimizing lyophilization cycle times and improving stability for complex injectables 

Pharmaceutical Technology

That would not allow sufficient time to manufacture, package and distribute before half of the content was degraded. Download this whitepaper to find out more about oncology trends and how Baxter’s oncology contract manufacturing facility in Halle, Germany, minimise the risk of cross contamination. A great example is aspirin.