Author Archives: Chantale Julien

Take Complexity and Risk Out of Regulatory Compliance

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech’s high-purity, nontherapeutic insulin is sourced directly from the Novo Nordisk parent company, the world’s largest insulin producer. The product consists of insulin human crystals that are biosynthetically produced by recombinant microbial expression in yeast. Insulin human AF stimulates the proliferation of cells and enhances the yield, and it is a key component in serum-free growth media for mammalian cells. Insulin human AF is used for manufacturing monoclonal antibodies, virus vaccines, gene therapies, and other biological drug products…

Mitigating Raw-Material Risks During a Pandemic

The COVID-19 crisis has reinforced the importance of having a strong supply chain and a risk-management and business-continuity plan. How can you mitigate your raw material risk, especially during a pandemic? Risks When Choosing a Raw Material Supplier: How do you select your critical raw-material suppliers? What selection criteria and which risks have you identified? To understand risks related to supply, demand, material supplier capacities, and so on, you need information that can come only from communicating with your supplier…