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.
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Health
Advanced technology and technological innovationsCongressional oversightDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEducational facilities and institutionsGovernment information and archivesHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationManufacturingPrescription drugsProduct development and innovationResearch administration and fundingResearch and development
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.
USA115th CongressHR-5568| House
| Updated: 4/18/2018
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.)
Advanced technology and technological innovationsCongressional oversightDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEducational facilities and institutionsGovernment information and archivesHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationManufacturingPrescription drugsProduct development and innovationResearch administration and fundingResearch and development