Digital Transformation (DT) is impacting every aspect of our personal and professional lives, so it was no surprise that nearly one-third of all presentation proposals for this year’s ISPE Annual Meeting involved DT topics. It is a testament to the breadth of DT that there are three ISPE Communities of Practice (CoPs) operating in this space, each of whom had submitted high-quality...
The ISPE Drug Shortages Initiative Team conducted a webinar on 9 February 2023 to discuss regulatory and industry insights on drug shortage prevention with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. The webinar was moderated by Vivien Santillan, Regional Director, Asia, Novatek International. Regulatory speakers were Lisa Hedman, Group Lead for the Division of Supply and Access to Medicines of the...
Following the recent surge in popularity of mRNA technology due to Covid-19 vaccines, we are beginning to realise its impact and potential in this field and for oligonucleotides. However, we face a steep learning curve in understanding the diversity and specifics of the manufacturing chain that make this new generation of RNA drug products completely different from traditional biologics (e.g....
Digital initiatives are becoming increasingly abundant and important, but many large organizations, particularly in the life science sector, struggle to implement and roll out these initiatives successfully. A common reason for this is that digital transformation efforts often fail to successfully move from the boardroom to the plant room, resulting in a disjointed user experience with limited...
The ISPE GAMP® Blockchain Special Interest Group is excited to be in its 4th year! For those of you following this space I’m sure you can appreciate the roller coaster of events across crypto, blockchain, and pharma over that time. Yet despite many of the external challenges the core technology behind blockchains has remained secure, available, and immutable – just as they were...
