For many around the world, climate change has never felt so real as firestorms, floods and other natural disasters have shook the developed world in recent years. The problem is fossil fuels, and that problem is coming home to roost. Industry and automobiles are one source of mankind’s oil addiction, but plastics are another. So what can pharma do to help? This week we look to one answer from Novo Nordisk, who are piloting an approach to recycle millions of injection pens in the UK that otherwise would have gone to landfill.

 
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BUSINESS PRACTICE
Inside the PenCycle Recycling Scheme
01/25/2022
Novo Nordisk explains how its pilot scheme in the UK is helping to recycle injector pens.
CLINICAL TRIALS
Keeping It Real
01/24/2022 | Karen Ooms
Why the industry needs to finally wake up to the real-life benefits of real-world data.
STANDARDS & REGULATION
Who’s the Coolest?
01/26/2022 | Angus Stewart
A best practice competition developed to encourage labs to pursue more efficient cold storage is now on for 2022.
DRUG DISCOVERY
Allergy Relief
01/21/2022 | Maryam Mahdi
Allergies pose a significant challenge to patients worldwide. How can we use novel immunotherapy approaches to lessen their therapeutic burden?
 
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Evolution of Analytical Techniques for Biopharmaceutical Drug Development
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Critical Quality Attributes for supply of clinical plasmids for cell and gene therapy development
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The side-effects of bad data in API development and manufacture
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Intensifying Upstream Processing and the Implications for Media Management

Your upstream bioprocess media journey does not end when it enters the bioreactor. Find out how to implement good media management throughout your bioprocess and avoid the common pitfalls. Download our whitepaper now.

In vitro bioequivalence studies for oral solid dose products

The Morphologi® ID can be used to compare material and chemical properties of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in a drug product using Morphologically-Directed Raman Spectroscopy (MDRS®). Read more

Exploring the Value of GPC/SEC in Polysaccharide Characterization

The properties of polymeric excipients can directly affect the clinical efficacy, safety, and quality of a finished pharmaceutical product and are routinely identified as critical quality attributes (CQAs). Read more

 
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We speak with Peter Soelkner, Managing Director at Vetter, to learn about his career at the company and his views on the injectable drug segment, including trends, challenges, and more. Learn more...

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