7 October
The US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) has awarded Purdue University-affiliated company Continuity Pharma a $1.5m grant to support the agency’s efforts to fill supply chain gaps for critical drug products. The company will develop continuous manufacturing technology to move generic drug production to the US. Purdue professor of organic chemistry and Continuity co-founder and chief scientific officer David Thompson said: “We are one step closer to ensuring the availability of essential medicines to patients in need.”
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