Drug Manufacturing

• B.C. to start clinical trials for previously rejected COVID-19 treatment

  Vancouver-based biotech firm AbCellera has donated $1 million to the province to support the clinical trials.

  Health

  Feb 9, 2021
  
• Health Canada examining diabetes drug for possible cancer-causing impurities

  Health Canada is looking into metformin products to see whether they contain a cancer-causing impurity.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2019
  
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• Groundbreaking study provides blueprint to turn plants into medical drug manufacturers: Western University

  Researchers say the study is the first of its kind to show that IL-37 can be produced in plant cells.

  Science

  Feb 26, 2019
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• Health Canada bans products from Chinese drug factory tied to blood pressure medication recall

  A Chinese maker of valsartan, an ingredient in recently-recalled blood pressure medications, does not meet manufacturing standards, says Health Canada.

  Health

  Oct 2, 2018