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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.
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.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – PCI Pharma Services: Broadening Our Biologics Footprint, Together
Shawn Cain, SVP Development & Manufacturing at PCI Pharma Services, discusses the recent acquisition, the opportunities this presents to Biopharma companies, and the current trends in the sterile fill-finish industry.
MEDICAL DEVICE UX DESIGN – Bridging the Divide Between People & Products: How UX Design Can Improve Medical Device Product Development
Aditya Jagannathan explains how human factors and industrial design can bridge the divide between people and products to maximize the likelihood that new medical devices will be safe and effective for the intended uses, users, and use environments.
AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS – The Future of Lab Tech Will Combine Automation, Accuracy & Agility
Rich Ellson and John Fuller, PhD, say accelerating development comes down to designing and using flexible automation solutions along with smarter instruments and new consumable paradigms to help meet researchers’ needs.
WHITE PAPER – Making Sub-Visible Particles Visible: Innovative Analytical Techniques for Detection & Identification
The demand for complex, often life-saving drug substances such as monoclonal antibodies, interferons, and peptides is on the rise, creating a greater need for innovative delivery mechanisms to administer these new therapeutics. For a variety of reasons, sub-visible particles….
WHITE PAPER: Controlled Synthesis of Lipid Nanoparticles Using the Automated Nanoparticle System
Particle Works’ leading microfluidic technology offers a unique automated nanoparticle generation platform for the production of homogeneous, controllable, and reproducible LNPs….
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT- Are Supply Chains Up for the Post-Pandemic Challenge?
John Swift believes each medical device manufacturer will discover different patterns of risk as a result of COVID-19. It is therefore imperative that businesses carry out an in-depth and urgent re-appraisal of their supply chain, as failing to do so may cause commercial damage.
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT
Gerresheimer Boosts Global Production Capabilities With New State-of-the-Art Facilities in India
Gerresheimer has significantly ramped up its glass and plastic production capacities in India. A new modern plant to produce high quality plastic containers and closures was built at the….
Aptar CSP Technologies’ Activ-Blister Solutions Now Available for Manufacturing in the EMEA Region
Aptar CSP Technologies recently announced a new manufacturing site able to produce its Activ-Blister™ Solutions for oral slide dose drugs in Europe. The move is part of….
PCI Pharma Services Announces Major Manufacturing Expansion with $100-Million Investment
PCI Pharma Services recently announced a major expansion of capabilities and capacity in aseptic liquid fill-finish and sterile lyophilization technology with the investment of $100 million into the….
Hovione & JIXING Announce an Exclusive Global License Agreement for Ophthalmology Program
Hovione, the leader in spray drying and particle engineering, recently announced an exclusive license agreement for a preclinical ophthalmology program, JX08, with….
Gerresheimer & Portal Enter Strategic Partnership to Treat Chronically Ill Patients With Innovative Needle-Free Drug Delivery Solution
Gerresheimer recently announced an investment into US-based Portal Instruments, a developer of a next-generation needle-free drug delivery technology. Together, the partners aim….
MARKET NEWS & TRENDS
Lonza & ALSA Ventures Collaborate to Provide Development & Manufacturing Services for Biotech Firms
Hepion Pharmaceuticals Announces Clinical Collaboration With HepQuant in Phase 2b NASH Trial
WEBINARS
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.
Celanese Live Webinar: Engineering Drug Delivery to Improve Therapeutic Outcomes
Celanese and ThermoFisher Scientific have partnered together to present the value of the VitalDose® EVA drug delivery platform and manufacturing through Hot Melt Extrusion (HME) on September 9, 2021.
WHITE PAPERS
WHITE PAPER – Making Sub-Visible Particles Visible: Innovative Analytical Techniques for Detection & Identification
The demand for complex, often life-saving drug substances such as monoclonal antibodies, interferons, and peptides is on the rise, creating a greater need for innovative delivery mechanisms to administer these new therapeutics. For a variety of reasons, sub-visible particles….
WHITE PAPER: Controlled Synthesis of Lipid Nanoparticles Using the Automated Nanoparticle System
Particle Works’ leading microfluidic technology offers a unique automated nanoparticle generation platform for the production of homogeneous, controllable, and reproducible LNPs….
WHITE PAPER: Tackling a Changing Climate; Metered Dose Inhalers | Recipharm
Are you prepared for the HFA phasedown? With many industries switching to more environmentally friendly propellants, pMDI developers need to be ready. Recipharm explore alternative…
WHITE PAPER: HPAPI Drug Solid Oral Dosage (SOD) Manufacturing – Ensuring Content Uniformity
What techniques should manufacturers employ when working with low-dose drug products? By: Thomas Daggs, MBA, Vice President, Product Development & Quality Control, and Angelo Consalvo,…
eBOOK: Antibody Production
Antibody production is a multi-step complex process and generating reproducible antibodies is highly critical for immunoassays-based research, immunodiagnostics, and immunotherapy. Antibodies’ reproducibility is driven by…