Excipients
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….
WHITE PAPER – Poloxamer: A Simple & Powerful Solution for Accelerating Dissolution
This white paper will introduce the concept of dissolution and discuss how poloxamers are a simple yet powerful formulation approach that can enhance dissolution rate, while minimizing resource requirements.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Excipients: Exciting Expansion & Innovation
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with several companies and presents a unique look at how excipients are being used to support current and future innovative active pharmaceutical ingredients.
FORMULATION FORUM – Oral Formulation Approaches for Different Stages of Clinical Studies
Jim Huang, PhD, says it is of the utmost important task to utilize a phase-appropriate formulation development approach for early and later-stage commercial development of oral dosage forms.
FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT – Impact of Excipients & Manufacturing Process on Solubility-Enhanced Ritonavir Tablet Size & Weight Reduction
Gayatri Khanvilkar, MPharm, Ajit Bhagat, and Tejas Gunjikar, PhD, investigate bulking agents and disintegrants to develop efficacious Rotonavir tablets with improved in vitro release.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Kytosan USA, Inc.: Blazing a Trail in Chitosan Manufacturing in the United States
Dr. Joseph F. Bristow, Chief Technology Officer for Kytosan USA, discusses chitosan and its impact on the pharmaceutical industry, as well as Kytosan USA’s production plans.
2022 COMPANY PROFILES & CAPABILITIES
For each participating company, this section presents a detailed summary highlighting their core technologies, capabilities, technologies, and services.
DRUG DELIVERY – CAPRO(TM): A New Advance in Polymeric Drug Delivery
Bob Wieden and Chun Wang, PhD, discuss how significant challenges, coupled with the complexity and diversity of new pharmaceuticals, have fueled the development of a novel polymeric drug delivery platform that overcomes a great many bioavailability and delivery obstacles.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Croda: Solutions for Your High Value Drug Products
Dr. Stephen Rumbelow, Life Sciences Research Fellow for Croda Inc., discusses polysorbates, a key excipient used for stabilizing drug molecules in injectable dosage forms.
WHITEPAPER: Lonza Engine® & Xcelodose®: Accelerating Preclinical & Clinical Trial Pathways With Target Dosing Technologies
Learn how Lonza helps developers quickly assess new drug candidates while minimizing API consumption through efficient excipient screenings, encapsulation and early-phase clinical development technologies. Drug…
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Lubrizol Life Science Health Launches Innovative Apisolex(TM) Technology to Improve Solubility & Simplify Manufacturing of Parenteral Drug Products
Lubrizol Life Science (LLS) Health, a global leader in accelerating success and innovation in pharmaceutical development, has launched Apisolex, a novel solubility-enhancing excipient for use in….

UK Government to Support Expansion of Croda’s Lipid Systems Manufacturing Facility
Croda International Plc that uses smart science to create high performance ingredients and solutions that improve lives, recently announced that it has been awarded a £15.9 million grant by the UK Government to expand….

DFE Pharma, Harro Höfliger & Sterling Announce Unique Partnership to Provide Formulation Services for Respiratory Products
Three leading companies in their respective fields – DFE Pharma (excipients solution provider), Harro Höfliger (equipment supplier), and Sterling (API manufacturer) recently announced a unique partnership….

Evonik Increases Global Supply of Pharma-Grade Plant-Derived Cholesterol for mRNA Vaccines & Gene Therapies
Evonik has boosted its supply of plant-derived cholesterol, one of the most critical components for the manufacture of mRNA vaccines and gene therapies. The large-scale production of….

Q-VANT Biosciences Launches to Solve the Pharmaceutical Industry Problem of Limited Quillaja Saponin-Based Adjuvants for Life-Saving Vaccines
Q-VANT Biosciences has launched as the first company to achieve a 100% sustainable way to meet the growing global vaccine market demand for Quillaja saponin-based adjuvants including QS-21. QS-21 is considered the “Gold Standard” adjuvant for enhancing immune….
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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….

Where Do We Stand on Poorly Soluble Drugs and Peptides in Oral Delivery?
The Rule of 5 suggests that, for oral bioavailability, a better chance for oral absorption is obtained when the molecules are within the parameters of the Rule of 5’. However, the pharmaceutical industry is achieving oral efficacy with drugs that exceed….

Oral Delivery of Hydrophilic Macromolecules: Lipid-Based Nanocarriers as Key to Success
This LIVE event has already taken place CLICK HERE to access the recorded version of this event and receive a copy of the presentation. Join…
WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPER – Poloxamer: A Simple & Powerful Solution for Accelerating Dissolution
This white paper will introduce the concept of dissolution and discuss how poloxamers are a simple yet powerful formulation approach that can enhance dissolution rate, while minimizing resource requirements.

WHITEPAPER: Lonza Engine® & Xcelodose®: Accelerating Preclinical & Clinical Trial Pathways With Target Dosing Technologies
Learn how Lonza helps developers quickly assess new drug candidates while minimizing API consumption through efficient excipient screenings, encapsulation and early-phase clinical development technologies. Drug…

FORMULATION FORUM – A Quick Approach for Evaluation of Drug-Excipient Compatibility: Case of Acetylsalicylic Acid
In this study, the authors monitor acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) hydrolysis in different formulations using UPLC and TAM with the objective of comparing these methods for agreement, speed, and efficiency in predicting drug stability. In parallel, they assess the impact of the excipient choices on the stability of the ASA.

ProPerma™ Oral Formulation Technology
ProPerma™ uniquely improves both permeability and bioavailability of BCS III and BCS IV compounds by deploying an innovative and bespoke combination of GRAS and novel enhancing excipients…