LIPID-BASED DELIVERY - Are Lipid-Based Drug Delivery Systems in Your Formulation Toolbox?
Jason M. LePree, RPh, PhD, reviews the causes of poor bioavailability for drugs and provides an introduction to lipid-based drug delivery systems, and how the formulation approach can be used to overcome impediments to good bioavailability of therapeutic actives.
SPECIAL FEATURE - Platform Technologies - Derisking & Transforming Drug Development
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin, in this second annual report, speaks with several exciting and innovative companies whose platform technologies are transforming drug development.
CordenPharma Inaugurates Third Development Suite for Highly Potent Oral Solid Dosage
CordenPharma is pleased to announce the completion of its newest early development suite for Highly Potent, oral solid dosage products in CordenPharma Plankstadt (DE). The…
SPECIAL FEATURE - Injectable Drug Delivery: New Technologies Deliver Biologics & Differentiate Brands
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin reports on a segment of the drug delivery industry that will see its market revenue double in just 5 years in response to a growing need to deliver highly viscous, high-volume drugs.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - BioCare, PharmaCare, MedCare: Datwyler’s New Health Care Offering
Torsten Maschke, CEO of Datwyler Sealing Solutions, speaks about the opportunities and challenges the current healthcare industry poses and how they are met by Datwyler’s strategy and products.
2017 GLOBAL DRUG DELIVERY & FORMULATION REPORT - Notable Technologies, Approvals, Transactions, Pipelines & Perspectives
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.
DRUG DEVELOPMENT - To De-Risk Patient Acceptance of Biologic Drugs, Focus Early on Delivery
Jeannie Joughin, PhD, asks what does a pharmaceutical company do when everyone wants more effective new therapies but no one – including third-party payers – wants to pay the price for their development? De-risk the drug development process, in every possible way.
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING - How Advances in Pharmaceutical Packaging Are Better Meeting Patients' Needs
Detlev Haack, PhD, and Martin Koeberle, PhD, says an industry-wide focus on the design of packaging that can protect user-friendly dosage forms, as well as improve patient compliance and fit into modern consumers’ lifestyles, has resulted in a wide range of primary and secondary packaging solutions.
FAQs on What Happens If You Miss the Serialization Deadline
By: Catherine Hanley Serialization affects all stages of the supply chain and with many companies, small and large, unprepared for the scope of regulations…
SPECIAL FEATURE - Wanted: New Excipients to Meet the Demands of a Challenging Industry
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin recently spoke with some of the leading excipient innovators to find out what types of excipients they are developing, the advantages they offer to formulations, and where they see the industry focusing throughout the next few years.
NANOPARTICLES - A Revolution in the Development of Drug Delivery Vehicles
Tim Leaver explains how his company has developed a proprietary technology for the rapid development of nanoparticles and seamless scale-up for clinical studies and commercial production, and how it is transforming the development and manufacturing of a range of nanoparticle formulations from a hit-and-miss affair to a standardized process, accelerating novel nanomedicines from the bench to the clinic.
SPRAY-DRIED DISPERSIONS - Particle Engineering of Spray Dried Dispersions: Considerations for Downstream Processing
Aaron Goodwin, PhD, Alyssa Ekdahl, and Deanna Mudie, PhD, demonstrate the tunability of SDD particle properties and the resulting impact on the powder flow and mechanical properties for tablet manufacturability of a given SDD formulation.
CONTRACT MANUFACTURING - Delivering Market Success & ROI to Pharmaceutical Partners
Mike Schaefers, PhD, and Mike Treadaway say more than ever, contract manufacturing must deliver continuous innovation and flexibility to accommodate the delivery of a wide range of drugs throughout each therapy’s lifecycle.
LYOPHILIZATION - Lyophilization Cycle Development: Lessons Learned & Pitfalls to Avoid
John W. Burke, MS, says that success in lyophilization transfer and scale-up projects depends on a structured approach to information sharing between a pharma company and its CDMO partner, and should include extensive details about the APIs or bulk drug substance characteristics and planned development and clinical programs.
Pion Inc. Acquires Sirius Analytical Instruments Ltd.
Pion Inc., an industry leader in analytical instrumentation for drug development for the pharmaceutical industry, recently announced the acquisition of Sirius Analytical Instruments Ltd., headquartered in…
Pion Inc. Acquires Sirius Analytical Instruments Ltd.
Pion Inc., an industry leader in analytical instrumentation for drug development for the pharmaceutical industry, recently announced the acquisition of Sirius Analytical Instruments Ltd., headquartered in…
Pion Inc. Acquires Sirius Analytical Instruments Ltd.
Pion Inc., an industry leader in analytical instrumentation for drug development for the pharmaceutical industry, recently announced the acquisition of Sirius Analytical Instruments Ltd., headquartered in…
Pion Inc. Acquires Sirius Analytical Instruments Ltd.
Pion Inc., an industry leader in analytical instrumentation for drug development for the pharmaceutical industry, recently announced the acquisition of Sirius Analytical Instruments Ltd., headquartered in…
NEEDLE-FREE INJECTION - Portal PRIME: A Digitally Controlled, Cloud-Integrated Jet Injection System
Patrick Anquetil, PhD, and Gaspar Taroncher-Oldenburg, PhD, report on Portal PRIME, a needle-free and digitally controlled jet injection device that is breaking new ground for injectable drug delivery.
EXTERNAL DELIVERY - Diary of a Wimpy CEO
John A. Bermingham talks about his experiences working for CEOs with great strength and character, as well as those considered to be “wimps” who had very little respect from the management team.
