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News Day in the Life of a Green Chief Financial Officer
Our latest look into the daily lives of the people behind the pharma community brings us to meet Juan Jose Piedra Galan, Global Financial Planning & Analysis Manager for Galderma, otherwise known as 'The Green CFO'. -
News CPHI Milan 2024 - From the Floor
Milan and CPHI welcome you to 2024 CPHI Milan! As we celebrate the 35th edition of our flagship CPHI show, editors Vivian Xie and Lucy Chard bring you the latest from the show floor, conference sessions, and innovative solutions from all exhibitors, at...
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News CPHI Podcast Series: analysing supplier audits with the PSCI
This episode of the CPHI Podcast Series, hosted by Digital Editor Lucy Chard, goes through the results from the recent audits from the PSCI conducted on suppliers across the pharmaceutical industry, looking into ESG outcomes. -
News CPHI Online Trend Report: what is pharmaceutical packaging really costing the industry?
The latest CPHI Online Trend Report dives into what it really costs to develop, manufacture, and deploy pharmaceutical packaging that balances sustainability concerns, patient safety, and drug efficacy. -
News CPHI Podcast Series: the power of digital marketing in pharma
Digital marketing is a valuable tool for many industries, and the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry is no exception. The CPHI Podcast Series covers how marketing can be used by companies to increase their engagement and overcome challenges.&n... -
News Press release: CPHI Sustainability Report 2024 – a guide to a greener industry
The CPHI Pharma portfolio is pleased to announce that their annual Sustainability Report has been published, with thought leaders outlining a guide to a greener pharmaceutical industry. -
News The PSCI publishes Materiality Assessment of the Pharma Supply Chain
In the latest instalment of the PSCI blog on CPHI Online, The PSCI introduces the 2024 PSCI Supply Chain Materiality Assessment, the first public materialty assessment of the pharmaceutical supply chain they have worked on. -
News CPHI North America 2024 – From the Floor
Welcome to Philly! CPHI North America once again graces the Philadelphia Convention Center, 7–9 May 2024. -
News On Track at CPHI NA 2024: Sustainable Futures with Thermo Fisher Scientific
On the 7-9 May 2024 in Philadelphia, CPHI NA will be presenting an unmissable agenda, filled with content across 4 main tracks. In the following interview the Sustainable Futures Track sponsor, Thermo Fisher Scientific gives an overview of what to expe... -
News The CPHI North America agenda - see what's in store
CPHI North America will once again be held in Philadelphia this May. Philadelphia has been home to CPHI North America for several years and continues to be a hub for the US pharmaceutical market. -
News Chasing new frontiers at LEAP – The National Biotechnology Strategy Keynote
On the third day of LEAP (4–7 March 2024, Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Centre, Malham, Saudi Arabia) the CPHI Middle East team hosted the Future Pharma Forum, to set the scene for an exciting new event for the pharma community, coming to Riya... -
News CPHI Pharma Awards 2023 – Sustainability winners: Schneider Electric
After another year of impressive nominations for the CPHI Pharma Awards our winners were announced at CPHI Barcelona in October 2023. In this series of interviews, we speak to the people and teams behind the award-winning projects, concepts, and techno... -
News What did we learn from Pharmapack 2024? The green edition
Pharmapack Europe, held in Paris each year is a great opportunity to see the latest innovations and trends in pharmaceutical packaging and to hear from the companies and experts in the area on what aspects are most important to them in their products a... -
News 5 big pharma companies agree to decarbonise operations in China
Following extensive talks, leading pharmaceutical companies sign an agreement to work with renewable energy companies to decarbonise their manufacturing supply chains in China and switch to renewables. -
News CPHI Podcast Series: The 2023 Retro – what have we learnt from the past year in pharma?
Welcome to the last episode of 2023! Digital Editor Lucy Chard is joined by her teammates in a special retrospective episode to close out the year. Guests Vivian Xie, Editor for CPHI Online and Tara Dougal, Content Director for Pharma, discuss their hi... -
News Pharmaceutical industry supports COP28 health stance in joint statement
As COP28 takes place over this week in Dubai, UAE, several bodies in the pharmaceutical and health industries have come together to announce support of key movements in sustainability in the sector, and to recognise sustainability as a health issue.&nb... -
News CPHI Barcelona 2023 – From the Floor
It's that time of year again - the biggest pharma event of the year comes to Spain this October for CPHI Barcelona 2023. Follow our Editors Vivian Xie and Lucy Chard as they worked their way through the conference, bringing highlights from content ... -
News CPHI Barcelona Annual Report illuminates industry trends for 2024
The CPHI Annual Survey comes into it’s 7th year to report on the predicted trends for 2024. Over 250 pharma executives were asked 35 questions, with their answers informing the industry landscape for the next year, spanning all major pharma marke... -
News CPHI Barcelona Sustainability Partner Interview – Procaps' improvement through innovation
Procaps, developer of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical solutions, medicines, and hospital supplies that reach more than 50 countries in all five continents, has partnered with CPHI Barcelona to support sustainability initiatives, to be highlighted at t... -
News The future of robotics in pharma: drug discovery to manufacturing
Robotics are starting to play a key role in the discovery and manufacturing of health and drug products, with numerous benefits, from cost reduction to increased sustainability, but there are challenges as well. -
News CPHI Barcelona Sustainability Partner Interview – Rontis' mindful management
Rontis Corporation, a leading supplier in the healthcare industry worldwide, has partnered with CPHI Barcelona to support sustainability initiatives, to be highlighted at the CPHI Worldwide event in Barcelona in October 2023. -
News CPHI Barcelona Sustainability Partner Interview – UPS Healthcare committing to communities
UPS Healthcare, a leading logistics company in supply chain optimisation, has partnered with CPHI Barcelona to support sustainability initiatives, to be highlighted at the CPHI Worldwide event in Barcelona in October 2023. -
News The PSCI introduces the Supplier Maturity Models: a webinar
The PSCI have launched their framework for suppliers in the pharmaceutical and health industry for increasing social and environmental responsibility, complete with guides and resources, all showcased in a helpful webinar. -
News CPHI Barcelona Sustainability Partner Interview – Olon pushes for progress
Olon, the leading CDMO and API supplier has partnered with CPHI Barcelona to support sustainability initiatives, to be highlighted at the CPHI Worldwide event in Barcelona in October 2023. -
News Is patient centricity the future of pharmaceutical manufacturing?
In this interview with Sandra Sánchez y Oldenhage, President of PharmAdvice, she speaks to the importance of considering patients in the manufacturing stages of the pharmaceutical supply chain, and how it can redefine healthcare. -
News PSCI partners with Energize to promote industry decarbonisation
The latest in a quarterly series of articles about responsible supply chain management from the PSCI, this time covering environmental concerns and the programmes in place to address them. -
News CPHI Sustainability Trend Report: Towards a Greener Future
CPHI releases its Sustainability Trend Report focusing on carbon emissions in the supply chain and working towards a greener future in the pharmaceutical industry. -
News Pharma CEOs write open letter calling suppliers to commit to sustainability
Several big pharma companies have added their names to a letter challenging suppliers in the healthcare industry to pledge to sustainability targets. -
News PSCI launches progressive position on the use of Horseshoe Crabs
A quarterly series of articles about responsible supply chain management from the PSCI. -
News Sustainability in pharmaceutical manufacturing: an expert panel discussion
In this written panel discussion experts in manufacturing in the pharmaceutical supply chain comment on the manufacturing landscape, how sustainable practices are being incorporated more readily, the challenges associated with this and the overall adva... -
News CPHI Online Webinar Series – The CPO Perspective: Driving Healthcare Sustainability
Pharmaceutical contract packaging organisations (CPOs) offer organisations broader expertise in pharma packaging, specialist skills, and flexibility with time, efficiency, and costings for pharmaceutical companies lacking in-house packaging expert... -
News The CPO Starter Pack: Why and When to Bring in a Contract Packaging Partner
Discover the trends affecting the pharmaceutical CPO market, when and why outsourcing may be an enticing option, and what is driving pharmaceutical companies and CDMOs to partner with outsourced packaging and drug delivery organisations. ... -
News Sustainability in pharmaceutical packaging: an expert panel discussion
In this written panel discussion experts in the pharmaceutical packaging industry comment on the current state of sustainability in packaging, and what can be done to improve this in the future. -
News CPHI Podcast Series: An insight into the Chief Sustainability Officer
In the April episode of the CPHI Podcast Series we have a focus on sustainability, where Digital Editor Lucy Chard finds out what it means to be a Chief Sustainability Officer in the pharmaceutical industry from Nic Hunt, Global Head of Sustainability ... -
Sponsored Content CPHI Podcast Series: Ursatec – celebrating 30 years of pioneering preservative free
In the latest episode of the CPHI Podcast Series, Digital Editor Lucy Chard spoke with Dominik Rocchi of Ursatec. -
News World Water Day: the PSCI’s work to improve wastewater treatment, and partnership with the Musi River Revitalisation project
A quarterly series of blog posts about responsible supply chain management from the PSCI Chair, Ingrid Vande Velde. -
News Vetter joins United Nations Global Compact Network
Vetter (Ravensbury, Germany), the aseptic filling and packaging CDMO has signed up to the UN Global Compact Network. -
News Fully biodegradable nutraceutical packaging an industry first
An agreement signed between TricorBraun and BioBottles will give nutraceutical companies (and potentially pharmaceutical companies) in the US and Canada access to the industry’s first fully biodegradable packaging option. -
News CPHI Webinar Series – The Big Questions: Pharmaceutical Packaging, Sustainability and Circularity
With growing awareness for sustainable industry practices within pharmaceuticals, pharma packaging companies are facing pressures to balance drug efficacy, patient safety, supply chain security, and sustainability. Speakers Sriman Banerjee, Head of Pac... -
News Pfizer expands ‘An Accord for a Healthier World’ program to bridge global health equity gap
An expansion of Pfizer’s not-for-profit health equity program will offer up to 500 patented and off-patent products to 45 lower-income countries, building on their initial offering of patented medicines and vaccines in the US and EU. -
News CPHI Podcast Series: Sustainable Strategies in the Pharmaceutical Packaging Industry
In the first podcast from the CPHI series of 2023, we speak with Adelphe on how they work to increase sustainability in pharmaceutical packaging in France, and how their model can be translated on a global scale. -
Sponsored Content Pharma Trend Outlook: Pharma 4.0 and Industry Resilience
Download our 2023 Pharma Trends Outlook report to discover the trends set to shape the pharmaceutical landscape in the new year, with expert opinions and insight from across the pharmaceutical value chain. -
News Leveraging the power of the pharmaceutical industry for improved human rights outcomes
A quarterly series blog posts about responsible supply chain management from the PSCI Chair, Vicki Stone-Bjarup -
News CordenPharma joins sustainability initiative to achieve Net Zero
The CDMO has joined the environmental initiative looking to align private sector companies with those aims upheld by the Paris Agreement to reduce global warming. -
News From the floor - CPHI Frankfurt 2022
The live blog from the people on the ground at CPHI Frankfurt - covering all stand-out news, memorable moments, and keynote updates from the 2022 event. -
News Knowledge is power when it comes to managing ESG risks – CPHI Frankfurt preview
For more on managing exposure to ESG risks, register to attend CPHI Frankfurt this November -
News Purolite celebrates expansion of innovative bioprocessing facility in Wales
Purolite, an Ecolab company, marked the opening of a new Customer Experience Centre featuring hands-on interactive and educational displays, showcasing the company’s expanded bioprocessing solutions. -
News For supply chain security, ‘don’t live in the moment’ - CPHI Frankfurt preview
CPHI caught up with Jim Fries to discuss sustainable supply chains ahead of his CPHI Frankfurt panel discussion -
News Artificial intelligence used to uncover ‘dark matter of the plant kingdom’
Brightseed uses its AI-enabled platform to detect natural bioactives important to human health, also known as ‘nature’s dark matter’ -
News Sourcing responsibly, can it be done?
A quarterly series of blog posts about responsible supply chain management from the PSCI Chair, Vicki Stone-Bjarup. -
News Samsung Biologics lays out sustainability plans in new ESG report
The company says its goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, limit waste, and increase social contributions in its new report -
News Jetting emerges as greener, more efficient alternative in resin manufacturing
Purolite discusses its decision to switch from batch emulsification to Jetting technology -
News How can pharma achieve ‘Net Zero’? Through driving change in pharma manufacturing
Through the entire product lifecycle – production, consumption and disposal – the pharma industry significantly impacts the environment. -
News Greater standardisation needed for effective ESG reporting - Expert panel
Increased transparency and standardisation in ESG reporting frameworks is emerging as a key requirement for investors. -
News CPHI Podcast Series: Leveraging data science for sustainable autoinjector development
Environmental impact is an area of increasing focus for the pharma and biopharma industries, with companies like Merck, Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline setting ambitious targets for carbon neutrality and laying plans for waste reduction. -
News Celebrating World Water Day and the PSCI’s continued support for the Musi River Revitalisation Initiative
The Musi River flows through Hyderabad in Telangana State, southern India. It is fed by the world heritage Hussain Sagar Lake, known as the 'heart of the world'. -
News Emissions down and profits up: how can biopharma be more sustainable?
The biopharma industry drives development of complex therapies which improve the health outcomes and quality of life of patients across the globe. It is however a significant contributor to environmental waste and emissions as a direct result of it'... -
News Sustainability vs single-use-tech: how COVID-19 has made biopharma more sustainable
COVID-19 saw biopharma turn to single-use technology in a big way. But greater use of disposable manufacturing systems does not necessarily mean drug and vaccine production has become less environmentally sustainable. -
News Steps for Building Supply Chain Integrity and Resilience in Europe
Speakers from the European Fine Chemicals Group, the voice of fine chemical manufacturers in Europe, led a discussion on the ‘globalised, fragmented and complex’ API and raw materials supply chain, in this month’s edition of the CPHI ... -
News The Lancet warns of 'overlooked pandemic of antimicrobial resistance' in new study
The medical journal highlights antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to be a 'leading cause of death around the world'. -
News Biotest on track to achieve climate neutrality
Last year the company reduced its electricity requirements by 40% -
News Pharmapack 2021 Packaging and Drug Delivery Trend Report: Out Now!
Rather than looking back at what has been a challenging past few months, this Trend Report - featuring highlights from the Pharmapack 2021 content programme - has been written very much in the spirit of looking forward and addressing the key challenges... -
News Pharmapack Europe 2021 announces Awards winners!
Awards showcased a wide range of industry-changing innovations in packaging and drug delivery, with sustainability emerging as a key metric across all categories -
News Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre aims to 'solve major pharma industry challenges'
£35 million public-private collaboration to develop next-generation pharmaceutical manufacturing processes to drive forward innovation in the medicines supply chain -
News Responsible Supply Chain Practices: Highlights from the PSCI Annual Report
An update on responsible supply chain management from the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative Chair, Manjit Singh -
News COVID-19, patient needs and sustainability driving drug delivery tech innovation
Innovation is the cornerstone of the drug delivery technology sector; efforts to make therapies more convenient for patients, reduce side effects and differentiate products from the competition have always made the delivery sector a hotbed of new ideas... -
News Cosmetics packaging needs to respond to increasing consumer awareness of sustainability: CPHI Webinar panel
The cosmetics packaging sector will need to respond to increasing consumer awareness of climate change by transitioning from fossil-based materials to long-term carbon neutral and carbon negative alternatives, according to industry experts speaking at ... -
News Thermo Fisher pledges to reach carbon neutrality by 2050
Accelerated efforts align with the Paris Agreement and Race To Zero to combat climate change -
News The latest trends for cosmeceuticals: what is fueling consumer drive towards beauty?
The rise in the concept of ‘self-care’ has forced the beauty and cosmetics industry to think differently about how they launch their products. Martin Oxley, Managing Director at buzzback explains why the cosmeceuticals sector does not just ... -
News Cannabinoids: The Next Frontier for Cosmeceuticals?
The market for CBD is growing and it is not just the pharmaceutical industry that is exploring its potential. Martin Oxley, MD at buzzback UK explains how consumer interest in plant-based ingredients and natural products present huge opportunities for ... -
News CPHI Trend Report - Sustainability in Pharma
While in the past, much of the discussion around sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry rightly focused on efforts to minimize the environmental impact of drug production, the needle has now shifted. There are signs that companies not only under... -
News Pharma supply chain companies form alliance to accelerate sustainability
Alliance to Zero aims to facilitate the transition of the pharma sector to reach net zero emissions target -
News CPHI Webinar Series: How to Drive Sustainable Packaging Development in a post-COVID world?
To remain competitive, pharma companies must now collaborate with suppliers on how their packaging processes address sustainability. This recent webinar available on demand provides an overview on the drive for sustainable development and improving the... -
News Green chemistry: environmental and economic sense for pharma?
The concept of Green Chemistry first arose as a set of principles to minimize the environmental impact of chemical production but as one of its earliest adopters, the pharmaceutical industry has enjoyed several other benefits -
News CPHI Podcast Series: Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and Antimicrobial Resistance
Pharmaceuticals discarded in the environment pose a risk to fish and other wildlife, for example by affecting their ability to reproduce, by altering their behaviour in ways jeopardising their survival, or through direct toxic effects. Increased awaren... -
News Calculating Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The third in a quarterly series of blog posts about responsible supply chain management from the PSCI Chair, Caroline O'Brien
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News As the pharma packaging world becomes more personalized, what does it mean?
With a value of more than $1,000 billion in 2019 and enjoying a 5% increase during that year, the global pharmaceutical sector is in good health. But it is also a moving universe, in which both the digital and design revolutions have changed the game o... -
News Sirio Europe invests in advanced manufacturing and green technologies
Manufacturing facility upgrades have substantially increased the CDMO’s production capacity and energy efficiency. -
News Sharp invests $10M in biologics and injectables packaging equipment
Investment includes the installation two of automated top-loading cartoner with the flexibility to pack vials, syringes, pens/autoinjectors and multi-component kits. -
News Biogen invests $250 million to eliminate its use of fossil fuels
After achieving carbon neutrality in 2014, Biogen further bolsters its action against climate change with the goal to become fossil fuel free by 2040. -
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News DuPont's seaweed-based soft capsule ingredient gains non-GMO certification
SeaGel offers drug and dietary supplement manufacturers an animal-free and sustainable alternative to traditional soft capsules. -
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News Pharmapack expert recommends holistic approach to sustainability
Although the industry might be 30% along its sustainability journey, greater interoperability is needed from materials to devices. -
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News Wasdell acquires specialist packaging supplier
The acquisition will strengthen Wasdell’s capabilities and product offerings, including 100% recyclable and biodegradable options, in the medical device sector. -
News Sanner introduces bio-based plastic packaging
Represents the first biopackaging of its kind made of renewable raw materials. -
News Hovione completes pilot-scale blister manufacturing for its 'green' DPI
The device's blister is designed to provide flexibility to pharmaceutical partners delivering a wide range of inhaled drugs for both acute and chronic respiratory treatments.
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