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Medical Devices Are Evolving Toward Specialized Solutions

MedCity News

As medical devices evolve and become more sophisticated, we are seeing a trend toward specialization. However, one-size-fits-all solutions have disadvantages in medicine today. That demand for specialized solutions has drawn the attention of investors and the largest manufacturers.

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Enabling the next wave of innovative drug therapies with speciality enzymes

Pharmaceutical Technology

The next wave of medicine is well on course to be cell and gene-based. In September 2021, GlobalData figures revealed there to be 1,320 industry-sponsored regenerative medicine and advanced therapy trials ongoing worldwide. Developing best-in-class speciality enzymes. And it’s within the family – Novozymes!”.

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Medicinal cannabis: the route to good manufacturing practice registration

European Pharmaceutical Review

The UK medicinal cannabis sector has witnessed important regulatory advances in recent years. In this Q&A, EPR caught up with CEO James Short and Managing Director Arthur Wakeley from Celadon, to learn more about the company’s experience moving through, and progressing, the strict regulatory process for medicinal cannabis.

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EMA issues guidance amidst European medicine shortage

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published recommendations to increase communication and planning efforts in a bid stop the current medicine shortages becoming even worse. The EMA set up a task force in 2016 in light of issues concerning medicine availability and supply chain.

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Halting Europe’s essential medicines manufacturing exodus

European Pharmaceutical Review

While maintaining a healthy manufacturing industry for production of ‘high tech’ pharmaceuticals, Europe has stepped away from manufacturing essential medicines and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) due to unrelenting price pressures and is now heavily reliant on the import of these critical ingredients.

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mRNA therapeutics: a limitless revolution in medicine

European Pharmaceutical Review

Advances in mRNA technologies and cellular delivery systems coupled with their cost effectiveness, manufacturing simplicity and ability to target previously-undruggable pathways has limitless potential that could revolutionise medicine. 2022) The Progress and Promise of RNA Medicine – An Arsenal of Targeted Treatments. References.

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A Physician Assistant’s Take on Direct Patient Communication

InCrowd

Despite the American Academy of Sleep Medicine ’s recent “Defend your Sleep” and “Sleep is Good Medicine” campaigns, most of my patients have never been educated in sleep hygiene. Deborah Dropcho is a PA located in Ohio specializing in Otolaryngology.