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Until relatively recently in our history, infectious diseases were the number 1 killer of humans. In the 20 th century alone, an estimated 1,600,000,000 people were killed by infectious diseases. They have since been pushed into second by non-communicable disease like cardiovascular diseases, but remain a significant threat, causing 16% of all deaths worldwide. Since many of the infectious...Full Article »

The latest results from Pharma IQ’s survey of industry   professionals highlights that running clinical trials in emerging market (e.g. BRIC) nations remains a firm priority for companies actively perusing research. The survey carried out the research team here at Pharma IQ in April has revealed many of the most important trends within Clinical Trial Supply and it suggests many...Full Article »

Pharma IQ is pleased to announce the release of a brand new infographic summary of the results from an industry survey conducted earlier this year. Building an intelligent lab informatics system is fast becoming an intrinsic part of the long term strategy for a wide range of industries, all with one common aim - to drive productivity and decision making based on improved data analysis. As a...Full Article »

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  With a growing demand for disposable solutions for biomanufacturing comes a growing demand for single-use components and technology providers. The biomanufacturing industry has not only indicated a need for a business meeting on disposable technology adoption, but also a forum where it can meet providers of single-use technology .   At our Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing...Full Article »

Pharma IQ looks back on some of the most read pieces on the site this year.  The Top 5 informatics reads on www.pharma-iq.com  in 2012. Breakthroughs in CRO Customer Service Contract service providers working with lab professionals are expected to deal with increasing amounts of data in shorter time intervals with either smaller or decreasing budgets. In addition, contract...Full Article »

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) published draft guidelines today, 2 nd May 2013 on Similar Biological Medicinal Products. The guideline outlines the general principles to be applied for similar biological medicinal products (also known as biosimilars) as referred to in Section 4, Part II, Annex I to Directive 2001/83/EC, as amended, where it is stated that ‘the general...Full Article »

Following blogs can be an invaluable way of keeping up with the latest developments in a specific industry and getting a glimpse behind the headlines at the inner workings of the market. This can be particularly true in complex sectors that are often considered newsworthy, such as pharmaceuticals. Read on for a list of some of the most stimulating and eye-opening pharma blogs.   Pharmalot...Full Article »

We have a new editor on board here at Pharma IQ! He’ll be working as part of our talented team to bring you the best content in the pharma industry. To help you get to know our newest member we’ve asked him 20 probing questions to reveal what makes him tick, and what it is that makes him stand out throrough his work and life experiences. Read on to find out more about our latest...Full Article »

The list of winners from Life Science Leader's 2012 CMO Leadership Awards, based on research by Nice Insight, provides a good idea of which pharmaceutical contract manufacturers are set to make headlines this year. Here's a rundown of the winning firms: Almac Pharma Services The Northern Ireland-based firm is going from strength to strength, having recently launched its US packaging...Full Article »

Closing the gaps in single use biomanufacturing; scaling up to commercial levels and overcoming downstream capacity limitations  Biomanufacturing and single use are becoming synonymous. Single use found fame in R&D, rose to stardom in clinical manufacturing and is now set on dominating commercial manufacturing scales. However, new challenges are arising and technology still has a long...Full Article »