To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-5568House of Representatives
Updated: Apr 18, 2018

Summary

National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to partner with institutions of higher education to designate them as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing for the purpose of studying and recommending improvements to the process of continuous manufacturing of medications. (Currently, most medications are manufactured in batches.)

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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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