PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY – Confident Silence: Delivering on the Promise of siRNA Therapies
Giles Campion, MD, says while the liver offers plenty of fertile ground for developing siRNAs therapies to treat many diseases, many disease-related genes are not highly expressed in the liver. For this reason, the next great challenge in the field is delivering siRNA to tissues outside the liver.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Outsourcing Formulation Development & Manufacturing: Understanding Critical Attributes Earlier in Development Leads to a More Robust Drug Product
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with industry leaders on how drug sponsors and CDMOs are collaborating earlier, and highlights how third-party contractors are navigating material shortages and how the industry is shifting to address different therapeutic targets and molecules, such as mRNA.
GLOBAL REPORT – 2021 Global Drug Delivery & Formulation Report: Part 3, Drug Delivery and Formulation Pipeline Trends
In part 3 of this 3-part series, PharmaCircle, in collaboration with Drug Development & Delivery, provides additional insights into the nature of the current pipeline in terms of development phase, delivery route, molecule type, and disease area taken from PharmaCircle’s Pipeline Dynamics module.
AUTOINJECTOR TECHNOLOGY – De-risking Biosimilar Development With a Clinically Validated & Commercially Proven Disposable Autoinjector
Victoria Meyer, MBA, explains how for many biopharmaceutical customers, BD and the BD Physioject™ Disposable Autoinjector have offered the appropriate combination of technology, documentation, and resources required for timely success.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – BIOVECTRA: mRNA & the Future of Pharma
Marc Sauer, PhD, discusses his new position, growth at BIOVECTRA, and how he believes mRNA technologies can best be leveraged to improve the lives of patients.
BIORESORBABLE POLYMERIC MATRICES – Convergence of Materials Science & Drug Development to Treat Challenging ENT Diseases
Maria Palasis, PhD, and Robert Kern, MD, review how The XTreo platform represents a unique and powerful convergence of materials science, drug development, and formulation chemistry, enabling the local delivery of medication to anatomical spaces not accessible by conventional therapeutic approaches.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Catalent: Developing & Delivering Billions of Doses of Drugs Every Year
Alessandro Maselli, President and Chief Operating Officer of Catalent, talks about his company’s unique approach to drug development partnerships as he prepares to become the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2022.
CLINICAL TRIALS SOLUTIONS – Cracking Down on the Rising Costs of Drug Development: How Pinpointing the Complexity of Individual Patients Can Improve Success Rates
Dominique Demolle, PhD, and Erica Smith, PhD, say taking a more holistic, patient-centric approach by considering patients’ individual psychology, perceptions, and beliefs provides drug developers the opportunity to quantify these interpersonal differences between patients and address this source of variability in data analysis and interpretation.
SYNTHETIC ANTI-INFECTIVES – Synthetic Polymers Offer a New Class of Anti-Infectives
James Graham believes synthetic anti-infectives offer a potential solution to the obstacles encountered by naturally derived antibiotics in the constant arms race against antimicrobial resistance.
SPECIAL FEATURE – PFS & Parenteral Drug Delivery: Self-Injection is Very Much the “New Normal”
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin showcases how leading CDMOs and drug delivery developers are responding to current market trends to create ergonomic technologies that are patient friendly, easy to use, reduce needle anxiety, and feature improved packaging materials.
GLOBAL REPORT – 2021 Global Drug Delivery & Formulation Report: Part 2, Notable Drug Delivery and Formulation Product Approvals and Technologies of 2021
In part 2 of this 3-part series, PharmaCircle, in collaboration with Drug Development & Delivery, focuses on notable drug delivery and formulation product approvals.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – Modernizing Your Clinical Development Safety Practices With Artificial Intelligence
Updesh Dosanjh, MS, says by continuing to explore the ability of these technologies to deliver better and safer treatments, pharmaceutical companies can benefit not only the advancement of the medical community, but the quality of life of patients around the world.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Adare Pharma Solutions: The Journey to Become a Full-Service Provider
Tom Sellig, CEO at Adare Pharma Solutions, discusses his expectations for Adare and how he can leverage his 30-plus years of pharma experience to put Adare in a competitive position to address complex formulation and development challenges.
FREEZE-DRYING MICROSCOPY – Unravelling the Complexities of Freeze-Drying Pharmaceuticals With Advanced Microscopy Techniques
Paul Matejtschuk, PhD, Prof Yvonne Perrie, and Robert Gurney, PhD, say FDM is being used to analyze the most challenging formulations that require sophisticated stabilization methods. By altering and adapting the three main freeze-drying stages to specific formulations, researchers are providing the tools needed for the pharma industry to improve its drug development processes and maintain drug stability when scaling up to production.
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE – Delivering on the Promise of Regenerative Medicine in Type 1 Diabetes
Thomas Donner, MD, explains how advances in stem-cell engineering, immune-evasion technologies, and vascularization of implanted cells have the potential to generate novel therapeutics that could lead to reduced treatment burden for patients with T1D and infuse new energy into efforts at finding a cure.
EXCLUSIVE WEBINARS
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….
On-Demand Webinar: How to Safely Handle Your Antibody Drug Conjugate
Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) have a highly specific mechanism of action which is an advantage for the treatment of several oncology indications…..
WEBINAR: BPOG 2020 & USP 665 – Extractables Testing of Single-Use Systems
This webinar will explore how to conduct effective extractables and leachables (E&L) testing on plastic process materials used during pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing…..
On Demand Webinar – Emergent CDMO: High-Speed Manufacturing Solutions for Your Viral Vaccine or Therapeutic
Emergent and groniger partner to present the benefits and features of the INTEGRA® high-speed aseptic fill line with isolator technology for viral vaccines and therapeutics.
WEBINAR – ILC Dover: Handling Potent Products in a Sterile Environment
The need for flexible solutions for potent product handling is increasing. We’ll discuss the proven benefits of aseptic isolator systems in sterile environments and take a look at real feedback from real customers of ours in an upcoming webinar on Tuesday, November 16th at 11:00 AM EST.
EXCLUSIVE WHITEPAPERS
WHITEPAPER – The Viscosity Reduction Platform: Viscosity-Reducing Excipients for Protein Formulation
This white paper evaluates the viscosity-reducing capacities of excipients and excipient combinations. It shows the over-additive effect of using two excipients together and addresses how…
WHITEPAPER – Protecting Workers and the Environment: Facilities and Processes Key to Safely Making Highly Potent Drug Products
Handling HPAPI drug products requires skill, expertise and knowledge of safety considerations. This whitepaper examines the importance of US based drug product manufacturing and facility requirements to safely and efficiently manufacture solid oral dosage (SOD) HPAPI products….
WHITE PAPER: Bring Quality OINDPs to Market Faster Than Ever Before | Proveris Scientific
Learn how the Proveris by Design(TM) approach is a proven tool for successfully developing nasal spray and inhalation drug products….
WHITE PAPER – Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery & Photothermal Therapies
Download this white paper to learn more about the applications of silica and metal-based nanoparticles in drug delivery and photothermal therapy…..
WHITEPAPER: Optimizing Oral Drug Delivery Using Zydis® Orally Disintegrating Tablet Technology to Address Patient Challenges
Many patients prefer conventional tablets for the administration of medications, but some geriatric and pediatric patients and those with altered mental status and physical impairments…
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT
Cullinan Oncology & Taiho Pharmaceutical Complete Agreement for Strategic Collaboration to Jointly Develop & Commercialize CLN-081/TAS6417
Cullinan Oncology, Inc. recently announced the completion of its agreement with Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Taiho) signed in May 2022. Per the terms of the agreement….
Silo Pharma Expands License Agreement & Patent Portfolio
Silo Pharma, Inc. recently announced that it has expanded its Commercial Evaluation License Agreement (CELA) with the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) for its next generation Liposomal Peptide targeting….
Apellis Expands R&D Collaboration With Affilogic to Develop Targeted Complement Therapies for Delivery into the Brain
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Affilogic recently announced the companies have expanded their research and development (R&D) collaboration, which was initially formed in 2018, to include the development of Nanofitins….
Precision BioSciences Announces In Vivo Gene Editing Collaboration With Novartis
Precision BioSciences, Inc. recently announced it has entered into an exclusive worldwide in vivo gene editing research and development collaboration and license agreement with Novartis Pharma….
Pasithea Therapeutics Acquires Alpha-5 Integrin, LLC
Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. recently announced its acquisition of Alpha-5 integrin, LLC, a privately-held preclinical-stage company developing a monoclonal antibody (mAbs) for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and….
Halberd Creates Subsidiary to Apply Its Patented Technology to Treat Cancer
Recognizing the breadth of application of its patented extracorporeal treatment approach, Halberd Corporation recently announced the creation of a subgroup of researchers to focus on cancer treatment. ….
Valneva & Pfizer Enter Equity Subscription Agreement & Update Terms of Collaboration Agreement for Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate
Valneva SE and Pfizer Inc. recently announced they have entered into an Equity Subscription Agreement and have updated the terms of their Collaboration and License Agreement for Lyme disease vaccine candidate VLA15…..
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical & BD Have Signed LOI to Discuss Partnership Agreement to Explore New Ways to Advance Biologic Drug Delivery
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. and BD recently announced they have entered into an agreement to investigate further development of OXYCAPT – an innovation from MGC that integrates….
Owen Mumford Appoints New Director of R&D
Owen Mumford, a global leader in the design, manufacture, and advancement of medical devices recently announced it has appointed….
Kindeva Drug Delivery Announces Collaboration With Synopsys
Kindeva Drug Delivery recently announced a collaboration with Synopsys, Inc. involving the implementation of Synopsys Simpleware automated software solutions to assist in creating….
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