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  • Executive Q&A - A Strategic Acquisition: Insights and Ideas

    An interview with Brian Morrissey, General Manager of Gaelic Laboratories, which has acquired Athlone Laboratories in a strategic deal that typifies the current pharma M&A landscape and puts all of Ireland’s Beta-Lactam manufacturing capacity under one ownership umbrella. read more

  • HPLC-Based Strategies for Impurity Profiling and Validation in Standard Drug Analysis

    The control of pharmaceutical impurities is a fundamental objective in the development of drugs, focusing on the comprehension of the chemical structures of unidentified impurities. This understanding is essential for evaluating toxicological consequences and grasping the mechanisms of formation. API-related impurities, such as degradation and interaction, can affect drug product quality, safety, and efficacy. Classifying sources of impurities is essential for analytical method development and acceptance criteria. read more

  • Quality: The Gold Standard for CDMOs - No Exceptions, No Compromises

    In today’s hyper-competitive pharmaceutical landscape, innovation, speed-to-market and cost control usually take the spotlight when selecting a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). However, underneath all those metrics, a single truth remains: if quality fails, so does everything else. read more

  • Limitations of Existing Life Science Software - and the Opportunity to Evolve

    ELNs, LIMS and SDMS systems aren’t going away anytime soon. They provide a foundation for doing reliable, collaborative, and impactful science. The key here is that by embracing and adopting new technologies, scientific organizations can protect their existing investments while unlocking new levels of efficiency, collaboration, and discovery - at their own pace and on their own terms. read more