Big Pharma

12 Surprisingly Interesting Facts About Making Medicines And The Pharma Industry Did you know that the general timeframe for developing a drug ranges from 11 to 14 years? The statistic above lends credence to the view that “The pharmaceutical industry has a number of unusual characteristics, both in its structure and in the nature of its business operations, which are little known outside the industry but which materially affect the process of bringing new pharmaceuticals to the patient.” This article focuses on some of these unusual characteristics of medicines and the pharmaceutical industry (often called the pharma industry). We also...

Catalent Launches UpTempo Virtuoso™ AAV Platform to Reduce Gene Therapy Development Time and Accelerate Path to Clinic As the gene therapy pipeline expands...and in anticipation of rising regulatory requirements, our optimized and standardized CGMP manufacturing process is designed to meet robust CMC submissions for AAV gene therapy products, while providing customers with the advantage of shortened timelines. SOMERSET, N.J. (PRWEB) May 16, 2022 Catalent, the global leader in enabling biopharma, cell, gene and consumer health partners to optimize development, launch, and supply of better patient treatments across multiple modalities, today introduced its new, UpTempo Virtuoso™ platform process for the development...

Metrasens Launches Metrasens Ultra™ Detection System into Healthcare "In Metrasens Ultra we have concentrated on bringing to market a solution rather than just a product. The difference is that a solution represents a more complete response to the hospital's needs holistically and serves the needs of all stakeholders"Dr. Simon Goodyear, CEO Metrasens, a recognized leader in advanced detection technology for security and safety applications, today announced the launch of its next generation detection system, Metrasens Ultra™ with Xact ID™ intelligent detection technology for availability to the healthcare security market. Metrasens Ultra, with limited release beginning in 2021, has now reached...

RF Technologies Releases SAFE PLACE® Staff Protection for Healthcare Settings Four Wearable Safe Place Options RFT SAFE PLACE Staff Protection ensures staff security, and peace of mind, by making help available at the touch of a button. BROOKFIELD, Wis. (PRWEB) May 16, 2022 RF Technologies (RFT) is pleased to announce the release of SAFE PLACE Staff Protection Solutions (https://www.rft.com/staff-protection/). RFT SAFE PLACE Staff Protection ensures staff security, and peace of mind, by making help available at the touch of a button. RFT is expanding the SAFE PLACE hospital market security system to include staff protection. SAFE PLACE, used since 1993,...

Raising the Bar for Wearable Fitness   Smartwatches have soared in popularity in recent years, with their motion and heart rate sensors tracking the activity of millions worldwide. However, not all activity can be monitored using step counts - limiting the appeal of existing wearable technology to many gym-goers and amateur athletes.   The market for wearables will reach $138bn by 2025. Source: IDTechEx   Monitoring specific exercises   Running is one of the most popular activities tracked by motion sensors in watches. They are used to keep track of the distance and speed covered by a runner, complemented by...