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CMO Moves: Regulatory catalysts for drug manufacturing-April

Pharmaceutical Technology

In this ongoing series , we put a spotlight on contracts between pharma companies and contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs). In 2021, the US FDA had decreed that about 60 million doses of the vaccine made at Emergent’s factory be discarded after a batch was contaminated. .

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The rising importance of containment in small molecule drug development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Despite the current emphasis on biologic medicines, small molecule drugs still dominate the pharmaceutical manufacturing world. Manufacturing these highly potent and often cytotoxic drugs introduces many risks for operators and the environment. But containment is not only important at commercial-stage manufacturing.