Pharma 4.0 foresees a manufacturing environment that is mostly automated and barely depends on human labor. Production systems would be interconnected with each other, as well as with supply chain management systems and quality assessment systems, all orchestrated by machine-learning-driven AI control systems. As such, smart factories promise higher productivity, better quality, and enhanced agility.…
Authored by Frank Nestle, Global Head of Research and Chief Scientific Officer, SanofiOver the past few decades, progress in understanding the molecular drivers of disease has revealed exciting new opportunities for targeting common and complex conditions in the fields of Immunology, Oncology, Neurology, and Rare Diseases. At Sanofi, we are going beyond incremental therapeutic…
Introduction:'Over-prescription' is defined as the action of prescribing a drug or treatment in greater amount or on more occasions than necessary. Overprescribing, in general in health care, has been a subject of frequent study. For instance, research published in 2018 found that 46% of a half-million outpatient antibiotic prescriptions were written by clinicians without diagnoses of…
The Healthcare sector in 2021 is evolving to a greater extent owing to the initiatives and advancements taking place to futureproof the healthcare facilities from uncertain, unwanted, and deadly events like Covid-19. These advancements are happening while keeping the patients at the center with more focus on preventive and immune health. Now while talking about…
The pandemic has led to the identification of some promising nutraceuticals for the management and prevention of Covid-19. Nutraceuticals with their immune-boosting potential can amplify the body's defense system against the virus. For the past numerous decades, the medicinal action of natural compounds has gained focus as an alternate or adjuvant therapy approach in treating…
Nutraceuticals such as active phytochemicals, functional foods, and dietary supplements have medicinal properties and a variety of health benefits. The Indian subcontinent has been renowned for a home to various medicinal plant species because of climate conditions. These medicinal plant species have a novel role in managing multiple illnesses, including viral respiratory diseases, through immune…
Three-dimensional technology has been an integral part of the pharmaceutical industry for many years. The medical fraternity has witnessed the clinical benefits of 3D technology such as printed anatomical prostheses, heart valves, biological tissues, hearing aids, and much more. The global 3D printed drugs market was valued at US$ 29 million in 2019 and is…
The Healthcare industry is going through a technological revolution and it is vital for the industry to work on new technologies that will help to generate, collect & track novel data. The availability of large data makes the system becomes important to convert it into appropriate information which will helps industry researchers, clinicians, doctors, entrepreneurs,…
Clinical studies cost money, time, and animal lives. There is an urgent need for alternative ways to model human diseases in-vitro to speed-up the new drug development process. Recently, Indian researchers have started exploring advanced technologies to replace animals in research. Organs on a chip (OOCs) is a novel concept, emerging as the next wave…

