Archive for April 2024
Prefabricated factory systems to ensure reliable HVAC in the pharmaceutical industry
Cleanrooms and other spaces involved in the production of pharmaceuticals must be, well, clean, to say the least. A gust of wind bringing in dust and other outdoor pollutants? Personnel operating the machines sneezing or shedding clothing fibres or skin flakes? Chemicals emitted by building materials? All of these are big no-nos. That’s why it’s…
Read MoreTech transfer in the pharma industry: The need of the hour for African biopharma self-sufficiency
In the late 1990s and the early 2000s, Eli Lilly did something which wasn’t very common. The Big Pharma company transferred technology for two tuberculosis (TB) drugs to pharma manufacturers in South Africa. This early instance of tech transfer in the pharma industry in Africa effectively helped fight the multi-drug resistant TB problem. More…
Read MoreMaking the Africa CDC’s vision for the continent’s pharma future come true
As the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) sets its sights on an ambitious target of fulfilling 60% of the continent’s vaccine needs through local production by 2040, a major obstacle lies in the startling lack of pharmaceutical manufacturing infrastructure across the region. Despite being home to over 1.3 billion people, Africa…
Read MoreTransforming healthcare equity: How modular factory systems can spur the gene therapy revolution
Gene therapy interventions stand front and centre in healthcare innovation. As the most rapidly growing therapeutic modality, over 50 new in vivo and ex vivo gene therapy launches are planned for the next few years. At present, pretty much all viral vectors for gene therapy are one of three types: adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors,…
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