Quality manufacturing A blockbuster opportunity for pharmaceuticals

June 22, 2016

Pharmaceutical manufacturing is shedding its “poor cousin” image and gaining in importance relative to R&D and marketing. Decades of regulatory and industry standard practice in manufacturing are being reworked to help push operating efficiency in pharma closer to other “normal” industries such as semiconductors, industrial chemicals and even consumer packaged goods. Early reports from the field suggest that progress will require massive change across organisations beyond the factory floor. However, the potential improvements in efficiency and regulatory oversight are too great to ignore.

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Pearl Therapeutics, an AstraZeneca group company, was founded in 2006, with a mission to develop differentiated therapeutics for respiratory disease conditions prevalent worldwide, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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