Formulation Development
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.
MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS - Sterile Drug Product Manufacturing During a Global Pandemic
Ankit Agrawal, MSc, Ronald Aungst, Jr., PhD, Jonothan Hamer, MCIPS, and Barbara Solow, PhD, say with vaccines and treatments now available and yet more on the horizon, the first major manufacturing hurdles have been crossed; however, the finish line is still in the distance.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Emergent CDMO: Making the Impossible, Possible for Biopharma Innovators
Catherine Hanley, Vice President & Interim CDMO Business Unit Head at Emergent BioSolutions, discusses the company’s plans for current and future CDMO operations and client partnership opportunities.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Attempting to Speed Up Vaccine Development to Combat the Next Pandemic
Lars Wegner, MD, in the wake of the huge impact Covid-19 has had around the world, presents a state-of-the-art mathematical modelling and algorithms approach to vaccine development to prevent the next pandemic.
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.
DRUG DEVELOPMENT - Simplifying the Drug Development Journey
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.
Croda Donates 1,000 Solar Panel Modules to Non-Profit Organizations
Croda International Plc, the name behind high-performance ingredients and technologies that are relied on by industries and consumers everywhere, has donated 1,000 SunPower solar panels…
WHITEPAPER - Must-Use Strategies to Successfully Transfer & Scale Your Pharmaceutical Product
Introduction Pharmaceutical companies are turning more frequently to external manufacturing partners for their development and production needs. A cornerstone of modern drug development strategy, contract…
Novigenix & Radbound University Medical Center Discover the First Blood-Based ImmunoTranscriptomic Biomarkers for Response to Anti-PD-1 Therapy
Novigenix SA recently announced release of the article Whole Blood Transcriptome Profiling Identifies DNA Replication and Cell Cycle Regulation as Early Marker of Response to Anti-PD-1 in Patients with Urothelial Cancer. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become….
Evelo Biosciences Announces Positive Phase 2 Clinical Data With EDP1815 in Psoriasis
Evelo Biosciences, Inc. recently announced positive data from its Phase 2 study evaluating EDP1815 versus placebo for the treatment of mild and moderate psoriasis. A statistically significant reduction in the….
Salarius Pharmaceuticals Receives $2.7 Million in Payment From the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas
Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced the receipt of a $2.7-million payment under its existing contract with the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).…
Daré Bioscience Initiates Phase 1/2 Clinical Study of DARE-VVA1, Intravaginal Tamoxifen for the Treatment of Vulvar & Vaginal Atrophy
Daré Bioscience, Inc. recently announced the initiation of a Phase 1/2 clinical study of DARE-VVA1, a novel intravaginal tamoxifen product being developed for the treatment…
Soligenix Announces Accelerated Publication Demonstrating Efficacy & Broad Neutralizing Activity of its COVID-19 Vaccine in Non-Human Primates
Soligenix, Inc. recently announced publication of preclinical immunogenicity studies for CiVax (heat stable COVID-19 vaccine program) demonstrating durable broad-spectrum neutralizing antibody responses, including against the…
First Wave BioPharma Begins Patient Screening for Phase 2b Clinical Trial Evaluating Niclosamide in Patients With Ulcerative Proctitis & Ulcerative Proctosigmoiditis
First Wave BioPharma, Inc. recently announced it has begun screening patients for enrollment in a Phase 2b clinical trial investigating a topical formulation of FW-UP…
BioXcel Therapeutics to Highlight Novel Approaches in AI-Based Drug Candidate Discovery & Development & Advances in Neuroscience Portfolio
BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. recently hosted a virtual R&D Day that discussed new applications of the artificial intelligence ecosystem to augment and accelerate its drug candidate…
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…
ESCP Models - Hepatitis C Medications (Part 1)
In a series of four articles earlier this year, the principles of the ESCP Analysis process were outlined with a few simple to understand examples. To better explain the application of the process, I have summarized the evolution of Hepatitis C (HCV) treatment from naked Interferon alpha treatment through to the latest….
Novartis Announces Collaboration on HARMONIA, a Phase 3, Head-to-Head Trial Evaluating Kisqali Versus Ibrance in Patients With HR+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer
Novartis recently announced a collaboration with SOLTI Innovative Cancer Research (SOLTI) on HARMONIA, an international, randomized, Phase 3, multicenter, open-label study of….
Clarus Therapeutics & McGill University Announce Exclusive Worldwide Licensing Agreement to Develop & Commercialize Technology to Treat Rare Conditions Associated With Coenzyme-Q10 (Ubiquinone) Deficiencies
Clarus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. and McGill University recently announced a licensing agreement whereby Clarus will develop and commercialize McGill’s proprietary technology designed to treat….
FDA Approves Samsung Bioepis & Biogen’s BYOOVIZ (SB11), LUCENTIS Biosimilar (ranibizumab-nuna)
Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. recently announced the US FDA has approved BYOOVIZ (ranibizumab-nuna), a biosimilar referencing LUCENTIS (ranibizumab) for the treatment of neovascular….
