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Non-stop investment from CMOs and US Government into continuous manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the last year, well-known contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs) such as Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California) and Abzena (Cambridge, UK) have expanded their continuous manufacturing capabilities. US Congress is also making substantial investments to improve the continuous manufacturing of pharmaceuticals.

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Chinese manufacturers’ transition to innovative pharma requires more investment

Pharmaceutical Technology

Advanced biologic production involving cell and gene therapies is currently limited but concentrated in Eastern China in provinces such as Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu for US FDA-approved sites. The Chinese pharma manufacturing industry is renowned for its generic API manufacturing.

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CAMP4’s funding influx paves the way for tapping regulatory RNA to treat urea cycle disorders

Pharmaceutical Technology

In preparation for this, drug manufacturing will begin later this year and will be outsourced to external contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs). CAMP4’s CSO David Bumcrot PhD tells Pharmaceutical Technology that the company plans to see clinical trials go forward for their urea cycle disorder programs late next year.

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Decline of novel drug approvals means less business for cutting-edge CMOs

Pharmaceutical Technology

The FDA approved fewer innovative drugs, New Molecular Entities (NMEs), in 2022 than it did in 2021: only 42 drugs compared to 59 drugs. This is due to generally more stringent criteria on approvals in the wake of the Aduhelm scandal. However, non-NME and biosimilar approvals increased in 2022.

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Indian pharma manufacturing: rising investment in Andhra Pradesh

Pharmaceutical Technology

Indian pharma manufacturing continues to be the backbone of drug supplies worldwide, and GlobalData analysis suggests US overreliance on the country for generic drug supply. Telangana’s pharma manufacturing industry is well established and continues to have more than double the pharma sites of Andhra Pradesh. © GlobalData.

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GSK’s Benlysta claims first FDA okay for lupus kidney damage

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GlaxoSmithKline’s Benlysta has been on the market for almost a decade, but it still has some tricks up its sleeve – it’s just become the first and only FDA-approved treatment for lupus nephritis.

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J&J’s Carvykti and BMS’ Abecma Win FDA Approvals for Earlier Use in Multiple Myeloma

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After backing from the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) last month, Johnson and Johnson (J&J) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) scored FDA approvals for the use of their B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeting CAR T-cell therapies as earlier line treatment options for multiple myeloma.