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CDSCO releases draft guidance document on stability studies of IVD Medical Devices

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The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has released a draft guidance document on stability studies of In-vitro Diagnostic Medical Device (IVDMD) to aid manufacturers in the preparation of premarket review documents for the import or manufacturing license applications.

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Lab to jab in 100 days: manufacturing flexibility for future rapid responses

Pharmaceutical Technology

This approach to vaccination offers many advantages to developers, including quick development, high potency, a favorable safety profile, and the potential for cost-effective manufacturing. Before COVID-19, Merck held the record for the fastest modern vaccine ever developed. Single- and multi-nation funding opportunities flooded in.

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High risk, high reward – the future of CAR-T therapy in CLL

Pharmaceutical Technology

Autologous CAR-T therapy does not easily lend itself to treating CLL, as it relies on extracting functional T-cells from the patient’s blood and genetically modifying them in vitro. Autologous CAR-T agents are now becoming the standard of care for patients in the third line and later settings, providing lucrative returns for these agents.

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What Should IVD Manufacturers Look for When Selecting a Lab Testing Partner?

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In vitro diagnostics, or IVD, is a field where precision, reliability and robust partnerships propel advancement. The collaboration between IVD manufacturers and lab testing partners is central to precise and efficient diagnostic processes. But why should IVD manufacturers choose Quest Diagnostics as one of these partners?

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

The preparation of a semi-solid dosage form – from formulation and development, to scale-up, commercial manufacturing, and packaging – should ideally take place under one roof in a contiguous, end-to-end workflow to avoid unnecessary equipment and process changes. Simplicity matters. Optimising development and scale-up.

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Touchlight boosts DNA manufacturing capacity with latest expansion

Pharmaceutical Technology

Tripling its production capacity, Touchlight can now manufacture 8kg plasmid DNA, a key component for mRNA gene therapies and vaccines. As per the company, dbDNA is suitable for rapid, scalable manufacture of GMP DNA and can incorporate gene sequences of sizes ranging from 500bp to 20kb, which are typically unstable as pDNA.

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Top 30 New Medical Devices of 2024

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TriClip G4 System Manufacturer/developer : Abbott Medical Date of FDA approval : April 1, 2024 Approved for : Tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Abbott Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Systems Manufacturer/developer : Abbott Medical Date of FDA approval : May 30, 2024 Approved for : Chronic, hard-to-manage pain in the torso, arms and legs.