2023 COMPANY PROFILES & CAPABILITIES
For each participating company, this section presents a detailed summary highlighting their core technologies, capabilities, technologies, and services.
MACHINE LEARNING – Applying Machine Learning Techniques: Gaining Meaningful Life Sciences Insights From Genomics Data
Lucas Glass explains how the predictive capabilities offered by ML solutions can help pharmaceutical and biotech companies shift focus onto additional experiments — providing an opportunity to catch or generate potential options.
ARMED ONCOLYTIC VIRUSES – Instant Messaging Cancer With a TGF-Beta Trap Carrying Oncolytic Adenovirus
Bryan Oronsky, MD, PhD, says cancer is a systemic disease, the eradication of which heavily depends on immune responses. In his opinion, to overcome impaired immune cell function and, hence, to increase the responsiveness to CIs likely requires a 3-in-1 therapy.
DRUG DISCOVERY – Leveraging the Human Gut as a Drug Discovery Tool
Bridget Ann Martell MA, MD, says leveraging a patented technology that uses the human gut as a drug discovery tool has led to a new class of transformative precision therapeutics that disrupt inflammatory disease triggers — gut exclusive microbial metalloprotease inhibitors (GEMMI).
DRUG DELIVERY – Using the IPEG™ Delivery System to Topically Treat Rare Diseases in Dermatology While Limiting Systemic Absorption
Zachary Rome, Jessica Raiz, MPH, and Alan M. Mendelsohn, MD, are advancing innovative clinical research that is evaluating high-potential, low-risk treatments for rare dermatologic diseases using unique topical vehicles combined with established medications that enable the targeted delivery of therapies to the epidermis and dermis while minimizing systemic absorption.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services: Giving You the Power to Make
Dr. Nobu Shimba, CEO and President of Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services US, discusses the company’s recent areas of focus as well as current plans for expansions.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Alcami: Unlocking the Potential of Transformative Medicine for 40 Years
Mike Babics, Vice President, Parenteral Services at Alcami, discusses the company’s recent expansions in formulation and analytical development, manufacturing, release testing, and biostorage of clinical and commercial drug products for both solid dosage and parenteral products.
PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY – Versamune®: A New Generation of Cancer Immunotherapies
Dr. Joe Dervan says the unique ability of Versamune® to modulate and enhance numerous critical steps required for an effective clinically relevant immune response and to be combined with targeted antigens found on tumor cells offers several exciting opportunities to treat a variety of cancers.
FORMULATION FORUM – Lipid Nanoparticles: Tackling Solubility Challenges With Lipid-Based Technologies for Oral & Injectable Formulations
Jim Huang, PhD, and Shaukat Ali, PhD, believe as more hydrophobic or brick dust and/or lipophilic or waxy molecules come out of discovery, amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) and lipid based self-emulsifying microemulsions, nanoemulsions, liposomes, and nanoparticles are ideal for oral and injectable formulations.
EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES – Engineering Extracellular Vesicles to Create Next-Generation Therapeutics
David Lowe, PhD, Justin Hean, PhD, Dave Carter, PhD, and Antonin de Fougerolles, PhD, say EVs exhibit key properties that make them extremely attractive as therapeutics, particularly their safety profile and potential for low immunogenicity. In order to effectively unlock this potential, some key challenges remain, such as the development of EV product manufacture and characterization methodologies and rapid pharmacokinetics.
MEDICAL DEVICE TESTING – Chemical Characterization & the Non-Targeted Analysis of Medical Devices
Luminita Moraru, MSC, MRSC, says the medical devices industry is in continuous growth, and the development of new reliable and accurate approaches in order to assess the safety of the products should constantly be reviewed.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Owen Mumford & Stevanato Group: Collaborating to Produce Aidaptus® Auto-injector
Michael Earl, Director of Pharmaceutical Services at Owen Mumford, and Steven Kaufman, Vice President for Drug Delivery Systems at Stevanato Group, discuss their collaboration in producing the innovative Aidaptus auto-injector.
EXCIPIENT COMPACTION STUDY – Developing a Reliable Controlled-Release Polymer Using a Compaction Simulator
Gopeshkumar Singh, MS, and Ajit Bhagat provide study results showing that through polymer chemistry, it is viable to effectively manufacture matrix tablets via a simple direct compression method; and Hypromellose has impressive compatibility at various compression forces.
CLINICAL TRIALS – Quality Matters in an Evolving Clinical Trial Landscape
John Buchan reviews best practices for achieving quality by addressing challenges focused on the all-important but growing complexity of managing the distribution of critical safety documents and the processing of Individual Case Study Reports and aggregate reports to sites, Ethic Committees (ECs), IRBs, and others in the reporting chain.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Credence MedSystems: Implementing a Flexible Manufacturing Line to Deliver Innovation in Drug Delivery to the Pharmaceutical Industry
Jeffrey Tillack, Chief Operating Officer at Credence MedSystems, discusses the challenges being addressed by his innovative technology and the role its new Flex Line will play in the company’s scaling strategy.
EXCLUSIVE WEBINARS
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR – CMC Strategy to Take Bispecifics From DNA to IND in 13 Months* by Lonza
Lonza has applied it’s 35 years of CMC experience in Biologics to develop an end-to-end comprehensive DS/DP DNA to IND strategy in 13 months. This presentation….
WEBINAR – Getting to the Core of Pellet Coating
This webinar is part of The future of solid dosage, an ACG 360 webinar series covering wide-ranging, simple, and transformative ways to achieve smarter pharma formulation, manufacture, and packaging.
WEBINAR – Hot-Melt Granulation Technology for Lipid-Based Pharmaceuticals
Join our experts Dr. Mandar Kodgule, Dr. Rahul Aware, and Dr. Agnivesh Shrivastava live as they take you through compelling case studies, current trends and developments, and insights on mastering the design of hot-melt granulation process.
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR – Exploring Pectin & the Advancement of Delayed Release Technology
In this webinar, experts will provide an overview of why the properties and structure of pectin are well suited for site-specific delivery to the colon. In addition, experts will also provide insights into how softgel capsules, formed by the combination of both pectin and gelatin, are used in OptiGel® DR, a new delayed release delivery technology for pharmaceutical applications.
WEBINAR – Understanding Patch Composition for Effective Transdermal Delivery
As the advantages of transdermal drug delivery grow, the global market for transdermal patches also is growing. Join DuPont™ Liveo™ Healthcare Solutions and Gattefossé Pharmaceuticals for a complimentary one-hour webinar to explore the current….
EXCLUSIVE WHITEPAPERS
WHITEPAPER – Maintaining Sustainable Business Practices During the Energy & Supply Crisis
As we come to the end of another year, our global economy faces many significant challenges. Recently, a colleague asked me, “As a biopharma executive, which of today’s major issues are the ones that keep you up at night?”
WHITEPAPER WORKSHOP – Soft Mist Inhalers
Soft mist inhalers (SMIs) are a versatile technology suitable for the delivery of both small and complex large molecules, optimising lung deposition whilst minimising oropharyngeal deposition…..
WHITEPAPER – Accelerated API Manufacturing by Combining Early-Stage and Late-Stage Process Development
Traditionally, early-stage and late-stage process development have been done separately, with early-stage mostly focused on material production and late-stage on process intensification. As more….
WHITEPAPER – Extrusion-Spheronization, Engineered for Today’s Controlled Release Forms
Synchronizing and controlling API delivery, extrusion-spheronization (E-S) offers pharmaceutical companies a robust technique to manufacture today’s most complex therapeutics.
WHITEPAPER – Launching a Drug-Device Combination: 5 Key Factors to Focus On
Going to market in a delivery device is one of the most complex steps in the life cycle of an injectable medication. A CDMO expert explains where to start and what to prepare for.
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT
Metrion Biosciences & The KCNC1 Foundation Collaborate on Development of New Ion Channel Modulators for Ultra-Rare Genetic Disorder
Metrion Biosciences Limited and The KCNC1 Foundation recently announced a collaboration to progress a hit identification research project for small molecule modulators of the….
Summit Therapeutics Partners With Akeso Inc. in Deal for Up to $5 Billion to In-License Breakthrough Innovative Bispecific Antibody
Summit Therapeutics Inc. recently announced a definitive agreement of its partnership with Akeso Inc. to in-license its breakthrough bispecific antibody, ivonescimab…..
Incannex Expands Intellectual Property Position Over IHL-42X
Incannex Healthcare Limited recently announced the filing of a provisional patent application directed to the use of IHL-42X for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea….
Enzyvant Announces Merger With Altavant
Combined company has full range of capabilities required to advance bold science for rare diseases in immunology and cardiopulmonology….
Athira Pharma Presents Preclinical Data Supporting Therapeutic Potential of ATH-1105 in ALS
ATH-1105 demonstrated consistent improvements across measures of motor function, nerve function, and neurodegeneration in a TDP-43 mouse model of ALS….
Wheeler Bio Licenses ATUM’s Proprietary Leap-In Transposase Technology in Support of its Disruptive CDMO Service Offering
Wheeler Bio, Inc. recently announced it has been granted a license to ATUM’s proprietary Leap-In Transposase and miCHO cell line development technology…..
Roivant & Pfizer Form New Vant Company Focused on Developing TL1A Drug Candidate for Inflammatory & Fibrotic Diseases
Roivant to develop PF-06480605 (now RVT-3101), a potential first in class, fully human monoclonal antibody that blocks tumor necrosis factor-like ligand 1A (TL1A), a cytokine believed to play a key role in inflammation and fibrosis ….
Ryvu Therapeutics & BioNTech Enter Global Collaboration to Develop & Commercialize Immuno-Modulatory Small Molecule Candidates
The companies enter a multi-target research collaboration to develop multiple small molecule programs targeting immune modulation in cancer and potentially other disease areas based on targets selected by BioNTech….
First Wave BioPharma Files INDA for Enhanced Microgranule Delivery Formulation of Adrulipase
Upon IND clearance, Phase 2 clinical trial investigating adrulipase as a treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency associated with cystic fibrosis and chronic pancreatitis is expected to initiate in early 2023 with topline clinical data anticipated in the first half of 2023….
Avectas, CCRM & OmniaBio Expand Their Collaboration to Accelerate the Manufacture of Edited iPSCs Using SOLUPORE Technology
Avectas and CCRM, with its subsidiary OmniaBio Inc., have recently announced an expansion of their collaboration, to enable the development of gene-edited induced pluripotent stem….
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