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LYOPHILIZATION – The Key to Creating Acceptable & Effective Fast-Dissolving Oral Formulations
Leon Grother says multiple products are on the market made using a controlled lyophilization process. The fast-dissolving characteristics it can impart have enabled the demands of several challenging patient populations to be met with formulations of important medicines that work well for them.
DISSOLUTION TESTING – Exploring the Link Between Particle Size & Dissolution Behavior for OINDPs
Paul Kippax, PhD; Deborah Huck-Jones, PhD; et al review current trends in dissolution testing within the context of understanding particle size, which impacts clinical studies and ultimately generic submissions.
MANAGEMENT INSIGHT – Why I Sold Xcelience: The Non-Linear Path of Decision-Making
Derek Hennecke explains that he sold his company to Capsugel, and some of you may be wondering did he sell out? He shares with you some of the thought process that brought him to this momentous and very emotional decision, as well as some of the lessons he learned.
PULMONARY DELIVERY – Afrezza – Another Lesson for Drug Delivery Professionals?
Josef Bossart, PhD, believes Mannkind’s recent announcement that Sanofi has decided to return the marketing rights for Afrezza may not exactly be history repeating itself, but it certainly feels as though it rhymes.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Advancements in Drug Delivery Technologies Tackle Solubility & Bioavailability Challenges
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with several innovator companies to learn more about the latest advances in drug delivery to address the challenging issues of solubility and bioavailability today
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Cardax Inc: Delivering Nature-Identical Astaxanthin to the Market
David G. Watumull, President and CEO of Cardax, Inc, discusses the company’s plans to create a new platform for products in the consumer health and pharmaceutical markets based on the delivery of nature-identical astaxanthin.
EXTERNAL DELIVERY – 5 Topics Your Board Needs to Discuss Immediately
Last week, this magazine’s Executive Director, Dan Marino, asked me to comment on an article titled 5 Topics Your Board Needs to Discuss Immediately by…
SPECIAL FEATURE – Analytical Testing: Using More Sophisticated Tools to Support Small & Large Molecule Projects
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin recently spoke with leading analytical testing providers to find out what services they offer and what equipment they use to handle both small and large molecules for their pharma clients.
MANAGEMENT INSIGHT – Forging a Blue Ocean Strategy to Work in a Red Pharma Ocean
I used to hate the circus. Crowds, sticky cotton candy fingers, poodles utterly failing to take the place of lions and bears, candy-overdosed children, and…
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Capsugel: Choosing the Right Pharmaceutical Design, Development & Manufacturing Partner
Pharmaceutical companies today increasingly require specialized design, development, and manufacturing partners to help bring new and improved drugs to market. These companies need partners of…
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EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Oasmia Pharmaceutical: Commercializing Technologies While Pursuing the US Market
Julian Aleksov, Executive Chairman of Oasmia Pharmaceutical, discusses his company’s efforts to enter the US market, its strategy to increase commercial adoption, and why it believes its underlying drug delivery system technology is significant not only within the oncology sector, but the entire pharmaceutical industry.
LIPOPHILIC SALTS – Opportunities & Applications in Oral Drug Delivery
Hywel Williams, PhD, Annabel Igonin, PhD, David Vodak, PhD, and Hassan Benameur, PhD, believe lipophilic salts are being explored in a number of different areas and one interesting application is their potential to boost API loading in lipid formulations.