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Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:35:00 -0000 Reece Armstrong One year later, Reece Armstrong offers thanks to those who’ve worked tirelessly to fight Covid-19. https://www.epmmagazine.com/news/a-period-of-reflection/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/news/a-period-of-reflection/ Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:35:00 -0000 Covid-19 Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to the Life Science business of Merck to learn about the company's initiative to implement a sustainability framework across its entire R&D network. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/making-a-difference-merck-s-mission-to-put-sustainability-at/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/making-a-difference-merck-s-mission-to-put-sustainability-at/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:31:44 -0000 Sustainability Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to Lonza to learn about how to ensure good bioavailability across compounds and which therapy areas are benefitting from targeted drug delivery. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-with-lonza/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-with-lonza/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:05:00 -0000 Break through Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to Sophie Walton, group director of Academic Engagement, CPI, to learn about the Northern BioAccelerator Partnership, which was set up to stimulate investment in the North East’s bioscience sector. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-with-cpi-bringing-investment-to-the-uk-s-north-east-bios/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-with-cpi-bringing-investment-to-the-uk-s-north-east-bios/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:51:28 -0000 Invest Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to Shorla Pharma’s CTO Orlaith Ryan about how the company is aiming to be a strong contender in the oncology market through therapies designed for women and children. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/the-company-targeting-unmet-needs-in-oncology/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/the-company-targeting-unmet-needs-in-oncology/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Shorla Pharma Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to AlpVision to find out how the company's digital solutions are protecting products in the pharmaceutical industry from counterfeiting. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/an-inside-look-at-alpvision/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/an-inside-look-at-alpvision/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:30:00 -0000 Authenticity Reece Armstrong Here we speak to, Tsyplakov Vladyslav, development director at Mirai Intex about how the company’s air refrigeration technologies could help the pharmaceutical industry become more environmentally friendly. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/the-company-driving-sustainability-change-in-pharma/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/the-company-driving-sustainability-change-in-pharma/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Sustainability Reece Armstrong EPM editor Reece Armstrong takes a look back at how the life sciences industry came together in 2020 to fight Covid-19. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/how-life-sciences-fought-covid-19-in-2020/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/how-life-sciences-fought-covid-19-in-2020/ Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:18:48 -0000 Healthcare Workers Reece Armstrong We speak to Dr Sarah Halford, head of Medical Sciences, Cancer Research UK Centre for Drug Development about its latest virtual clinical trial and its Covid-19 efforts. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/the-work-cancer-research-uk-is-doing-during-the-pandemic-to-/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/the-work-cancer-research-uk-is-doing-during-the-pandemic-to-/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:20:00 -0000 Covid-19 Reece Armstrong The company striving to make the manufacturing of drugs safe for everyone involved. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/an-inside-look-at-onfab/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/an-inside-look-at-onfab/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 08:50:00 -0000 Dangerous Medicines Reece Armstrong The journey an established technology company is making into the life sciences market to improve drug screening. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/an-inside-look-at-arralyze/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/an-inside-look-at-arralyze/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:15:00 -0000 Lab work Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to Rafael Teixeira, President of logistics suppliers World Courier and ICS about the challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine after approval. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-world-courier-ics-the-challenges-of-distributing-a-covid/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-world-courier-ics-the-challenges-of-distributing-a-covid/ Sun, 04 Oct 2020 23:00:00 -0000 Covid map Reece Armstrong EPM editor Reece Armstrong sits down with Panna Sharma, CEO of Lantern Pharma to discuss what an Initial Public Offering of $27 million means for the company and where this biopharma is headed next. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/going-public/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/going-public/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:40:00 -0000 Stock Market Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to Paul Burden, chief commercial officer – Strategic Growth, at ADVANZ PHARMA about niche medicines, the challenges of working with multiple partners and why competition is everywhere in pharma. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/meet-the-maker-epm-talks-to-advanz/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/meet-the-maker-epm-talks-to-advanz/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:40:00 -0000 Meet the maker Reece Armstrong EPM editor Reece Armstrong examines why political meddling in pharma can harm the industry. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/political-scientists/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/political-scientists/ Mon, 21 Sep 2020 08:20:00 -0000 Politics Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to Patrick Malone, vice president, Operations, Contract Manufacturing at West Pharmaceutical Services, about the essentials in contract manufacturing and the latest trends affect manufacturers. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-west-pharmaceuticals-the-essentials-of-contract-manufact/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-west-pharmaceuticals-the-essentials-of-contract-manufact/ Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:45:00 -0000 Outsourcing Reece Armstrong European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer sits down with Derek Wang, CEO of data analytics company Stratifyd, to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic and how technology can be better used to predict and potentially curtail disease outbreaks. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/looking-towards-social-media-to-predict-disease-outbreaks/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/looking-towards-social-media-to-predict-disease-outbreaks/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 08:35:00 -0000 Social media Reece Armstrong The UK government has been criticised for not doing enough to reduce the number of scientific experiments taking place on animals. https://www.epmmagazine.com/news/uk-government-criticised-for-animal-testing/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/news/uk-government-criticised-for-animal-testing/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:15:00 -0000 Hamster Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to Chris Ross, head of Life Science Integrated Supply Chain Operations at Merck to discuss the company's response to Covid-19 and the challenges in developing and supplying vaccines. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-with-merck/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-with-merck/ Thu, 06 Aug 2020 08:30:00 -0000 Q&A Reece Armstrong A government ordered review into a range of medical treatments primarily targeting women has uncovered serious wrongdoing by healthcare professionals. https://www.epmmagazine.com/news/women-ignored-in-major-health-scandal/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/news/women-ignored-in-major-health-scandal/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Woman doctors Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to Alex Guite, vice president of Services and Alliances at World Courier about the impact Covid-19 has had on the clinical trials sector and how a direct-to-patient approach can help trials continue. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-with-world-courier-covid-19-and-the-impact-on-clinical-t/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/q-a-with-world-courier-covid-19-and-the-impact-on-clinical-t/ Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:35:00 -0000 Covid-19 Reece Armstrong European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer editor Reece Armstrong looks at the issue of diversity in clinical trials and how medicines aren't developed with every patient in mind. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/the-steps-taken-why-diversity-in-clinical-trials/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/the-steps-taken-why-diversity-in-clinical-trials/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 12:20:00 -0000 Diversity Reece Armstrong EPM sits down with Scott Ross, global product specialist for the GORE LYOGUARD Freeze-Drying Trays, to learn about lyophilsation in API manufacturing and the benefits of single-use products. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/how-gore-is-improving-operator-safety/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/how-gore-is-improving-operator-safety/ Thu, 28 May 2020 09:05:00 -0000 Safety first (2).jpg Reece Armstrong EPM sits down with H.E.L Group to discuss the company’s customer legacy and how the pharma market has changed since its formation over 30 years ago. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/in-profile-with-h-e-l-group%E2%80%99s-paul-orange-joe-willmot/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/in-profile-with-h-e-l-group%E2%80%99s-paul-orange-joe-willmot/ Tue, 19 May 2020 23:00:00 -0000 In Profile (Web) Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to Rami Cassis, executive chairman of pharmaceutical serialisation company Advanco and CEO of Parabellum Investments about the rise in counterfeit medicines during the Covid-19 pandemic. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/quick-questions-with-rami-cassis/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/quick-questions-with-rami-cassis/ Tue, 19 May 2020 08:40:00 -0000 Counterfeit Reece Armstrong With countries around the world beginning to consider steps to ease their lockdown restrictions now may be the best time to look at the lessons we should have learned from the Covid-19 crisis. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/lessons-learned-the-questions-to-ask-after-covid-19/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/lessons-learned-the-questions-to-ask-after-covid-19/ Tue, 05 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000 Lessons Learned Reece Armstrong Whilst the outbreak of the latest strain of Coronavirus – Covid-19 – is a scare for healthcare systems and citizens worldwide, it presents an opportunity to pharma and government to reassess the way they work together. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/why-covid-19-could-change-how-pharma-and-government-work-tog/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/why-covid-19-could-change-how-pharma-and-government-work-tog/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:22:43 -0000 Coronavirus Reece Armstrong EPM speaks to a range of pharma players to find out how Covid-19 is affecting the various aspects of the pharmaceutical supply chain. https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/how-covid-19-is-affecting-the-pharma-supply-chain/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/opinion/how-covid-19-is-affecting-the-pharma-supply-chain/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:15:00 -0000 Covid-19 Reece Armstrong A new breath testing device could revolutionise the way we diagnose diseases, including the new strain of coronavirus. https://www.epmmagazine.com/news/new-breath-testing-device/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/news/new-breath-testing-device/ Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:20:00 -0000 Lungs Reece Armstrong King's College London is working on a project to fight 'zombie' cells in the body in an effort to improve age-related conditions. https://www.epmmagazine.com/news/king-s-college-london-to-fight-zombie-spread-with-new-drugs/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/news/king-s-college-london-to-fight-zombie-spread-with-new-drugs/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Zombie silhouette