Monday, April 24, 2023 Daily Archives

eBook: BPI Lab — Patterns, Peaks, and Trends: Advantages of Digital Data for Biopharmaceutical Quality Control

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Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living. Similarly, data are useless without analysis. And even as artificial intelligence makes inroads into the biopharmaceutical industry, human insight remains important. Graphically representing data is more than just creating pretty pictures; proper data visualization can improve the communication of sometimes abstract information to make data accessible, understandable, and usable. Patterns and insights arise during the review process — whether data are intended for internal or external publication or for inclusion in…

April 24, 2023

GSK workers to strike across all UK manufacturing sites

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UK-based trade union Unite say hundreds of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) manufacturing employees will stage a series of walkouts throughout May at several sites. 750 members of Unite voted for strike action after rejecting pharma giant GSK’s offer of a six percent pay increase and a one-time payment of £1,300 ($1,615). According to the trade union, this represents a “substantial real terms pay cut” due to the current inflation rates. “We recognize that for many of our people, this past year has…

April 24, 2023

IgE antibodies could be potential solid tumor treatments, says UCL

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Antibodies that cause allergic reactions also have potential as treatments for solid tumors, according to UCL researchers exploring the new field of allegro-oncology.  Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies consist of two heavy chains and two light chains, with the ε chain containing four Ig-like constant domains. They are an important part of the immune response, particularly against parasites and infection by members of the helminth family of worms. However, IgE antibodies are more commonly known for their role in life-threatening hypersensitivity…

April 24, 2023