BioSpace

APRIL 29, 2021

Battered by vaccine manufacturing mishaps that led to the contamination of 15 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Emergent BioSolutions is shaking up its leadership to ensure such errors do not occur again.

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NY Times

MAY 2, 2022

His company, Emergent BioSolutions, won a lucrative contract to produce Covid vaccines but then had to throw out millions of contaminated doses.

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NY Times

MAY 10, 2022

The report sheds new light on executives’ worries about deficiencies in the company’s quality control systems at its troubled Baltimore plant; no contaminated doses were ever released to the public.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The impacted products originated from the company’s distribution facility in West Memphis, Arkansas, where an FDA inspection found insanitary conditions, including a rodent infestation, that could cause many of the products to become contaminated. Families rely on stores like Family Dollar for products such as food and medicine. 29 and Sep.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

BioNTech announced its new vaccine manufacturing approach in Africa where the company will ship modular factories, called the BioNTainer, to the continent to enable domestic production of the vaccines to help increase supplies. Related: BioNTech to Build First mRNA Vaccine Production Plant in Africa. Photo source: BioNTech.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 19, 2023

In-human studies have been initiated to test treatments for Parkinson’s disease, radioactive contamination, Dravet Syndrome, influenza and inflammatory diseases. This week we have reported on the launch of a number of new Phase I trials in a range of disease areas.

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NY Times

APRIL 30, 2021

The step was taken after Health Canada learned that an active ingredient was made in a Baltimore plant with contamination problems.

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Sciensano

MARCH 27, 2024

Investigations show that these counterfeit ivermectin tablets are systematically underdosed or seriously contaminated with bacteria. The FAMHP and Sciensano are warning about counterfeit ivermectin tablets that are being used for self-medication against COVID -19. These tablets are regularly found in postal packages to this day.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 14, 2022

Covid-19 vaccines stay in the spotlight. Even as regulatory agencies contemplate the authorization of Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccines , existing versions continue to make headlines. Several companies have been charged with manufacturing different components of J&J’s vaccine.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 21, 2020

McKesson supports OWS to centralize distributor of future Covid-19 vaccines. McKesson Corporation has expanded its existing partnership with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to support the US government’s Operation Warp Speed (OWS) team in order to deliver a Covid-19 vaccine and related supplies to point of care sites across the US. .

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The Pharma Data

MAY 16, 2021

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Charles River Laboratories (CRL) from harvesting the blood of horseshoe crabs for use in bacterial contamination tests for drugs and vaccines — a move that could lead to a shortage of the much-needed tests. Source link.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech”) has taken a next step to improve vaccine supply in Africa. The company has introduced its approach to establishing scalable vaccine production by developing and delivering turnkey mRNA manufacturing facilities based on a container solution.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 19, 2021

Since the third quarter of last year DeepVerge’s scientists have been working to transform an AI-based water contamination detection system into a unit that tests for the presence of the coronavirus. A femtogram is 0.000000000000000001 kilograms.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Even minor amounts of biological contaminants in your sample could cause unwanted biological effects,” Dr Amiji says. coli, where small amounts of contaminants could cause significant toxicity. For example, the Covid-19 pandemic brought messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines into international prominence.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 22, 2022

In addition, immunity against the infection is found to wane for both previously infected individuals and the vaccinated. According to the and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the conditions are favourable for serious outbreaks of measles and vaccine-preventable diseases in children this year.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Becomes First Country to Approve Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford-AstraZeneca. Britain became the first country to give authorization to the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 4, 2023

He told The Times of India in September 2022: “The state contributes more than 40% of pharma production to the country and Hyderabad as ‘vaccine capital of the world’ played a crucial role in supplying WHO-approved vaccines globally during the pandemic.” ©GlobalData. ©GlobalData.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 29, 2022

The FDA has taken this action to protect public health because, despite multiple inspections, notifications of violations, and recalls, this firm continued to operate under insanitary conditions and produce pet food contaminated with harmful bacteria. The FDA, an agency within the U.S.

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Roots Analysis

JANUARY 23, 2023

Humans to Humans Transmission: Human-to-human transmission can result from close contact with respiratory secretions, skin lesions of an infected person or recently contaminated objects. Presently, more than 25 therapeutics / vaccines are commercialized / under development for the treatment and prevention of monkeypox.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

“The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the necessity for the FDA to assist make sure that foods ordered online and delivered on to consumers are safe to eat and not in danger of contamination. one among these core elements is New Business Models and Retail Modernization, which incorporates the goal of convening the forthcoming summit.

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Advarra

MARCH 31, 2023

The use of engineered genetic materials in clinical trials is rapidly expanding, with potential applications for genetic vaccines, gene-modified cellular therapies, and gene therapies. For example, the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID vaccines utilize lipid nanoparticles, while other approaches utilize genetically engineered viruses.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 21, 2023

The work promises to reduce the threats of viral contamination when harnessing bacteria to produce medicines such as insulin as well as other useful substances, such as biofuels. The team used two safeguard methods to prevent the bacteria and their modified genes from escaping into the wild.

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Roots Analysis

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The limitations of stainless-steel bioreactors such as high risk of contamination, process related challenges and high operational cost have prompted innovators to develop more advanced single use bioreactor in order to meet the rising demand for safe and efficacious biotherapeutics.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 6, 2021

“In our cases, we think that tumors arose from mother-to-infant vaginal transmission through aspiration of tumor-contaminated vaginal fluids during birth,” said lead researcher Dr. Ayumu Arakawa, a pediatric oncologist with the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo.

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XTalks

AUGUST 3, 2021

Related: AstraZeneca Prevails in EU COVID-19 Vaccine Lawsuit. “We Concerns of asbestos contamination in Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based formulations have been around since the 1970s, with the company accused of ignoring and failing to report them to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines 10. Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Vaccines 9. A strong emphasis should be placed on communication with communities to prepare for COVID-19 vaccination. . A strong emphasis should be placed on communication with communities to prepare for COVID-19 vaccination. .

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 4, 2022

For instance, in pharmaceutical manufacturing, mistakes in training can lead to contamination or waste, which can cause businesses unnecessary headaches. Furthermore, by simulating real-life scenarios, AR offers the chance for staff in the pharma industry to practice complex operations without the associated risks.

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STAT News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

… A Delaware federal court refused to throw out patent infringement claims brought by Arbutus Biopharma and Genevant Sciences against Moderna over its sale of Covid-19 vaccine doses to the U.S.  Genevant and Arbutus sued Moderna in February, seeking royalties from Moderna’s sale of its Covid-19 vaccine.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Rising global temperatures will, for example, enhance the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and Zika, increasing the need for effective vaccines. Water-borne illnesses are also likely to become more common, as increased rain and storm surges contribute to flooding and contaminated run off.

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Find Me Cure

MARCH 13, 2020

Second to respiratory droplets (someone coughing or sneezing less than 6 feet away from you), touching contaminated surfaces is the fastest way to spread the virus. . Be assured that efforts are being made to find both a vaccine and a reliable treatment. How exactly is it going to help? – is a big no-no.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

A review of the firm’s internal records also indicate environmental contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii and the firm’s destruction of product due to the presence of Cronobacter. “As The FDA, an agency within the U.S.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 24, 2023

This, in turn, opened the door to studies being more flexible and efficient, a trend that will undoubtedly continue.     The best example of the power of the DCT is perhaps Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine trial. Hundreds of thousands of patients were recruited for this trial in the space of just nine months.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

mRNA technology helped us to vaccinate the world against SARS-CoV-2. At this stage, qPCR can be used to check for IVT efficiency, residual DNA contamination and adventitious agents such as microbes. Approximately 7,000 rare and ultra-rare diseases have been described, and yet, 90% have no approved therapeutic options 1.

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Camargo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Section 351 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act defines a biological product as a “virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, or analogous product. Biologics include a wide range of products , including: Vaccines. Definition of Biologic Products. Allergenics.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 11, 2023

Gene-based therapeutics and vaccines hold immense potential for more efficient and personalised treatment and prevention of complex diseases. In these cases, injection of the viral vector vaccines induced the production of antibodies recognising platelet factor 4 (PF4) found on patients’ platelets 1. coli, and Pichia cells.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Having become a staple in research labs, HeLa cells have been in use for over 60 years, having been used in the development of the first live polio vaccine, drugs for treating herpes, Parkinson’s and leukemia, as well as in AIDS research and determining the long-term effects of radiation.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 1, 2022

However, experts state that the disease can through direct contact with an infected person’s body fluids or legions, and indirectly through contaminated clothing or linens. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India has been able to vaccinate 190.48 Username: Helen Branswell. Twitter handle: @HelenBranswell.

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