INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES - The Future of the Pharma & Biotech Industries: Your Colleague’s Perspectives June 30, 2015

The Global Formulation Report in this issue provided some interesting data on what has been happening in a number of key sectors over the past 18 months. We thought it would be intriguing to hear what some of your colleagues believe will have a significant impact on the Pharma and Biotech industries throughout the next 5 to 10 years.

CELL & GENE THERAPY - State of the Industry – Where is C&GT Headed? April 5, 2022

Bill Vincent believes if the industry wants to keep moving up the steep growth curve, then capacity and raw materials must be readily available. The innovations in therapies, platforms, and processes will all come with time, money, and increasing availability of resources.

TURNAROUND CASE STUDY - A Pharma Industry Outsider’s Perspective - Turning Around the “ABCDMO” Company January 13, 2021

Paul Fioravanti, MBA, MPA, presents a case study on how he successfully turned around a failing CDMO that grew rapidly from one production location to eight in just 4 years, but was just few weeks away from running out of cash.

2017 GLOBAL DRUG DELIVERY & FORMULATION REPORT - Notable Technologies, Approvals, Transactions, Pipelines & Perspectives September 11, 2017

This third annual report, a collaborative effort between team members at Drug Development & Delivery and PharmaCircle, provides a look back at 2016 in terms of approvals and developments in the area of drug delivery and formulation. The report continues to cover the following significant key points of interest, with the belief that understanding the past, even the recent past, can provide insights to what is possible.

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES - What Surprised You the Most This Past Year?: Your Colleague’s Perspectives June 30, 2016

The Global Formulation Report in this issue provided some interesting data on what has been happening in a number of key sectors over the past year. We thought it would be intriguing to hear what some of your colleagues said surprised them most.

FORMULATION FORUM - Prefilled Syringes: Overcoming the Challenges for Safe & Accurate Delivery of Drugs April 30, 2024

Shaukat Ali, PhD, and Jim Huang, PhD, provide a better understanding about some of the advantages of prefilled syringes, methods for manufacturing, and the syringe types commercially available.

FORMULATION FORUM - Nanoparticle Technologies Used in Ocular Drug Delivery February 29, 2024

Shaukat Ali, PhD, and Jim Huang, PhD, describe the basic understanding of eye diseases, challenges in ocular drug delivery, and the future trends in development of innovative drugs.

FORMULATION FORUM – Nanosuspensions - An Enabling Formulation for Improving Solubility & Bioavailability of Drugs December 4, 2023

Jim Huang, PhD, and Shaukat Ali, PhD, focus on the role of excipients and methods for preparation and application of nanosuspensions in injectable, ocular, topical, and oral drug delivery.

BIOLOGICS DEVELOPMENT - Five Steps to a Robust Cell Line Development Process October 2, 2023

Robert Gustines reviews the critical steps for designing and implementing a robust cell line development process to help overcome the obstacles that often hinder biologic production.

FORMULATION FORUM - PLGA – A Versatile Copolymer for Design & Development of Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery June 5, 2023

Jim Huang, PhD, and Shaukat Ali, PhD, focus on the chemistry, properties, applications, and regulatory aspects of PLGA, and the future trends in the industry, especially those requiring the development of long-acting injectables for the treatment of a variety of rare diseases and for life cycle management.

FORMULATION FORUM - Changing the Landscape of Nanoparticles for Long-Acting Injectable Drugs March 1, 2023

Jim Huang, PhD, and Shaukat Ali, PhD, say recently, there has been continued interest in parenteral NPs with sustained-release characteristics as more drugs discovered are poorly soluble and less bioavailable, and these challenges have led to enormous opportunities and launch of many drug products to market.

MARKET REPORT - Survey Suggests Global Innovation to Recover Much More Quickly Than Expected in 2023 February 9, 2023

After a brief fall in 2022 to a score of 6.5 – the first decline since its inception in 2018 – the index has surged to a record score of 7.4. This sudden recovery in scores over a little more than 8 months bodes extremely well for device and packaging manufacturers in the year ahead, suggesting a strong global recovery in industry outlook and confidence.

PATIENTS-ON-A-CHIP - Why Artificial Intelligence Will Be the Tipping Point to Remove the Faulty Reliance on Animal Testing in Drug Discovery January 16, 2023

Isaac Bentwich, MD, believes Advanced Bio-AI platforms that integrate artificial intelligence and machine learning with patients-on-a-chip, real-time nano-sensing, and stem cell genomic diversity technologies are the future of drug discovery and development.

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Syner-G BioPharma: A Track Record of CMC Excellence April 4, 2022

Prabu Nambiar, PhD, Founder and CEO Syner-G, discusses the company’s evolution, its approach to CMC, and the future of the organization.

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - inVibe: Changing the Research Game With Voice April 4, 2022

Fabio Gratton, CEO of inVibe, discusses patient-focused drug development (PFDD), his company’s language model, and the value this technology brings to a patient’s treatment journey.

DRUG DEVELOPMENT - Simplifying the Drug Development Journey October 4, 2021

Fran DeGrazio explains how experienced and focused collaborators can provide guidance, support services, manpower, and intellect to make it easier to achieve all the goals needed in delivering a drug to a patient.

Enzo Announces its Molecular Test Detects Current COVID-19 Variants March 4, 2021

BIOSIMILAR DEVELOPMENT - Biosimilars: The Process & Quality System Approach to Clinical Applications January 13, 2021

Kaiser Aziz, PhD, addresses biosimilar developments and future innovations with an emphasis placed on quality system approaches to the development and availability of new biosimilar products.

PFS MANUFACTURING - Prefilled Syringes & Biologics: The Perfect Partnership of Medicine & Delivery June 4, 2020

Anish Parikh charts the twin rise of biologics and PFS, outlines some of the common challenges associated with filling and dispensing, and discusses how a patient-centric partnership approach can help biopharmaceutical companies shorten the development pathway and ensure a reliable supply of safe, effective medicines for the people who need them.

R&D PARTNERSHIPS - Partnering for Progress: How Collaborations Are Fueling Biomedical Advances November 20, 2017

Neil Lesser and Matt Hefner analyze biopharmaceutical partnerships created throughout the past several decades, and based upon a comprehensive database of partnerships formed between 1980 and 2014, they found that R&D-focused partnerships have grown substantially.

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