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Pharmaceutical Industry Insights, Technical Articles and Expert Interviews

Stay informed with practical insights from across the pharmaceutical outsourcing landscape.

Our News & Insights section features technical articles, expert commentary and interviews with service providers from the Pharma Services Hub network. Content covers pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, quality, regulatory affairs, analytical sciences, outsourcing strategy and emerging industry trends.

Whether you are evaluating service providers, developing a new product or seeking specialist knowledge, these resources are designed to support informed decision-making and help you navigate complex development challenges and service provider selection.

Lab technician

How to author a robust validation of an analytical method for regulatory submission

Linda Cutler, a consultant at Regulink provides a short guide on how manufacturing site methods would typically be formatted and summarised for regulatory submissions.
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Making Informed Decisions: A Guide to Selecting the Right Contract Research Organisation Partner

As part of our technical insights series, we asked the team at Resolian about the key factors to consider when selecting CRO organisations that can support both discovery and early phase non-clinical studies, alongside clinical and GMP studies
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How to author a robust analytical method for regulatory submission

Linda Cutler, a consultant at Regulink provides a short guide on how manufacturing site methods would typically be formatted and summarised for regulatory submissions
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Blue-gloved hand holding a small glass vial of tan granules above an array of petri dishes filled with multi coloured powders and pellets in a laboratory setting.

Outsourcing Raw Material Testing. Essential aspects to consider when selecting a service provider

John Welch, Associate Director - Business Operations at Butterworth Laboratories provides an insight into the considerations and benefits of outsourcing raw material testing.
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Essential aspects to consider when developing and characterising dosage forms for early-stage paediatric and orphan drug studies

As part of our small molecule insights interview series, we review the 'essential aspects to consider when developing and characterising dosage forms for early-stage paediatric and orphan drug studies'.
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The significance of QP Services for Product Importation to support development programmes

In our consultancy insights interview series, we review the 'the significance of QP Services for Product Importation to support development programmes''. This interview aims to address the considerations necessary for UK-EU product flow.
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Essential aspects to consider when developing and characterising an early-stage drug substance synthetic process

As part of our small molecule insights interview series, we focus on the 'essential aspects to consider when developing and characterising an early-stage drug substance synthetic process'.
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Model-Informed Design of Oral Controlled Release Products in Early Proof-of-Concept Studies

Claire Patterson, Director of Complex Medicines at Seda Pharmaceutical Development Services provides an insight into the considerations and benefits of model-informed dosage form design.
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Pharmacist hands a medication box to a customer in a pharmacy setting.

Fulfilment activities, the critical steps involved to get drug product to the patient

In the first of our commercial insights interview series, we focus on the considerations to be made when selecting service providers for fulfilment activities.
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