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  1. Biologicals - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Dec 24, 2025 · Biologicals are a class of medicines made from living cells taken from plants, animals or bacteria. These cells are use in creating many types of health care products, …

  2. Biosimilars: expanding access to essential biologic therapies

    Feb 13, 2025 · Biologic medicines have transformed treatment for numerous chronic and life-threatening conditions such as cancer, auto-immune diseases, and diabetes. These therapies …

  3. Biotherapeutic products - World Health Organization (WHO)

    A major industrial application of biotechnology is in the development and preparation of biological medicinal products using genetically engineered bacteria, yeast, fungi, cells or even whole …

  4. Biological starting materials: starting materials derived from a biological source that mark the beginning of the manufacturing process of a drug, as described in a marketing authorization or …

  5. Traditional medicine and biodiversity highlighted at COP16

    Nov 7, 2024 · Traditional medicine was a key theme during the first-ever Biodiversity and Health Day during the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological …

  6. Health products policy and standards

    Apr 25, 2024 · The norms and standards are intended to assist WHO Member States in ensuring consistent quality and safety of biological medicines and related in vitro biological diagnostic …

  7. International Day for Biological Diversity: Harmony between …

    May 19, 2025 · This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity, on Thursday, 22 May 2025, highlights the inherent connections between people and the natural world through the theme, …

  8. Connecting global priorities: biodiversity and human health: a …

    Jun 3, 2015 · Biodiversity loss is happening at unprecedented rates, impacting human health worldwide, according to a new state of knowledge review of the Convention on Biological …

  9. Health products policy and standards

    The catalogue of international reference standards for biological products is updated following the Expert Committee on Biological Standardization meetings. See below for the catalogue, listed …

  10. Ionizing radiation and health effects

    Jul 27, 2023 · Ionizing radiation has many beneficial applications, including uses in medicine, industry, agriculture and research. As the use of ionizing radiation increases, so does the …