People spotlight — April 2021
The latest people news happenings over the past month
OptimizeRx grows omnichannel point-of-care reach
Platform partnerships aim to unlock new ways for pharma to engage with HCPs and patients
Sanofi will help produce Moderna’s Covid vaccine
Intends to provide fill-and-finish services for up to 200 million doses
Ergomed’s pharmacovigilance business sets up shop in Japan
The CRO establishes new legal entity and regional office in Tokyo
BMS to construct cell therapy manufacturing facility in the Netherlands
Leiden site will be the company's fifth such facility, and first in Europe
New device joins efforts in cold chain visibility of vaccines and other pharma shipments
CalAmp smart tracking tool can collect environmental data on assets in temperatures as low as -20ºC
HDA offers recruiting/placement assistance for cargo security professionals
Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition (PCSC) adds to its advisory services
White House seeks funding boost for medical research, disease tracking
Proposal also points to need for further resource investment to “enhance” FDA operations
Fake doses spotlight unique distribution-chain risks for Covid vaccines
Pfizer is working with local law enforcement to counter the threat
TraceLink launches platform harnessing collective supply chain intelligence
Digital supply network creation tool can enable industries to work together, company says
J&J Covid vaccine rollout to recommence in Europe
European Medicines Agency confirms that the benefits exceed the risks
ixlayer, FrontRunnerHC team up to provide a virtual patient management experience
Focus is on enabling more efficient healthcare payment collection and reimbursement—and helping patients better understand the billing process for Covid-19 tests
Syneos Health and Medable partner around decentralized trials
Companies will work together on delivering improved patient access and clinical trial diversity
Report: Emergent pauses J&J vaccine production at Baltimore plant
FDA launches investigation into last month’s dose contamination
Report spotlights cost constraints in clinical study activation—and the search for efficiencies
Survey-based data uncovers ways to streamline the trial activation process and improve operations at the site level
Avery Dennison bids to get more RFID tags on pharma packages
Company offers a plug-and-play bundle of tags, readers and data collection
Abzena unveils location for its latest biologics GMP site
Sanford, NC, facility will be its sixth globally
Morris & Dickson has new leadership
Jody Hatcher, an experienced GPO executive, will be CEO
Thermo Fisher to acquire CRO giant PPD for $17.4 billion
Deal gives leader in lab instruments and tests a big push into pharma service and clinical research space
SkyCell partners with Virgin Atlantic in pharma shipment deal
Global service arrangement allows for transport that meets various temperature demands
Verantos and Amgen form RWE pact
Partnership focused around providing real-world patient insight through advanced data and technologies
Catalent undergoes facility expansion, more than doubling its capacity
Madison, WI, site now contains five manufacturing suites
Lilly to only supply Covid antibody treatment as a combo therapy
Following strong data backing of the combined drug therapy, Lilly revises its supply deal with the US government
Pfizer-BioNTech hoping to expand vaccine EUA to adolescents
Amended emergency use authorization would include 12-15 year olds
Sanofi invests $476 million in Singapore vaccine production site
Upon completion of five-year project, the location will serve as Asian hub for dose manufacturing
Report: EU seeking new contract with Pfizer-BioNTech for additional vaccines
Unnamed EU official says up to 1.8 billion doses could be delivered in 2022 and 2023
IATA releases February air cargo numbers
Most recent figures show air freight is outperforming last year’s pre-Covid marks
Catalent and Moderna expand their manufacturing collaboration
Dedicate new high-speed vial filling line for production of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine
Tapping script performance to aid in healthcare outreach
New platform can reportedly integrate up-to-date pharmacy claims data to potentially boost and adjust live marketing campaigns
Ajinomoto expands its manufacturing arrangement with AstraZeneca
Agreement will now include fill-finish services at San Diego facility