Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Daily Archives

Staffing shortage leaving blockbuster biologics undeveloped, says expert

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A shortage of bioprocess talent drives high salaries and hinders drug development, says BioPlan Associate’s Eric Langer. As biologics increasingly dominate pipelines, biomanufacturers look to traditional pharma to plug the staffing gaps. Speaking last month at the BIOLive event at CPhI Worldwide in Madrid, Eric Langer, president and managing partner at BioPlan Associates, said hiring is one of the biggest problems facing the biopharma industry. “It is painful [to the biopharma hiring managers] that 40% of the biopharma industry cannot hire…

November 14, 2018

FDA looks to NIPP inconsistent inspections in the bud

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The New Inspection Protocol Project (NIPP) intends to increase the speed and efficiency of sterile injectable facility inspections through the semi-automated generation of establishment inspection reports (EIRs). In efforts to modernize inspections program, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed a new protocol to assess, record and report the data from surveillance and pre-approval inspections for sterile drug products. “The New Inspection Protocol Project (NIPP) is focused on modernizing our inspection approach and enabling continual improvement of our…

November 14, 2018

Samsung BioLogics vows to prove innocence as trading suspended

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South Korea’s financial regulator has concluded Samsung BioLogics inflated its value ahead of its initial public offering (IPO) in 2016. The CDMO says it is filing an administrative lawsuit to clearly prove the legality of its actions. In April this year, South Korea’s financial regulators accused contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Samsung BioLogics of accounting fraud, following a yearlong audit. Today the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) ruled that Samsung BioLogics intentionally violated accounting rules by changing the accounting…

November 14, 2018