Bridging the global health equity gap: the impact of local biological manufacturing on patient access in Iran

Introduction/Study Objectives: Biological therapies have revolutionized the treatment of cancers, autoimmune, and metabolic diseases. However, access to these life-saving treatments remains severely limited in low- and middle-income countries due to high costs and infrastructure deficits. This study evaluates the impact of local manufacturing of biosimilars and complex biologicals on patient access in Iran, a lower-middle-income […]


Global challenges in the manufacture, regulation and international harmonization of GMP and quality standards for biopharmaceuticals

Author byline as per print journal: Adjunct Associate Professor Sia Chong Hock, BSc (Pharm), MSc; Associate Professor Sia Ming Kian, BSc (Pharm) (Hons); Chan Lai Wah, BSc (Pharm) (Hons), PhD Abstract: Biopharmaceuticals belong to a class of medicinal products whose active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is manufactured using living systems such as microbial and mammalian cells. […]