Formulation Development
STRATA Skin Sciences Announces Completion of a Clinical Study
STRATA Skin Sciences recently announced the completion of a multi-center clinical study investigating the efficiency and efficacy of its FDA cleared Multi-Micro Dose (MMD) diagnostic…
Orphazyme Reports Encouraging Arimoclomol Clinical Trial Top-Line Data
Orphazyme A/S recently announced encouraging top-line results for its clinical Phase II/III trial with orally administered arimoclomol for the treatment of patients with Niemann-Pick disease…
Melinta Therapeutics & Menarini Group Enter Commercial Agreement
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. and Menarini Group recently announced they have entered into an agreement under which Menarini will acquire the exclusive rights to co-develop and…
Dragonfly Therapeutics Announces New Multi-Target Collaboration With Merck
Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc. recently announced a strategic collaboration with Merck, known as MSD outside the US and Canada, through a subsidiary, to discover, develop, and…
Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions Signs 3-Year Agreement With GSK
Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions, LLC recently announced it has signed a 3-year clinical manufacturing agreement with GSK. Under the agreement, HCATS will manufacture GSK’s…
Arzeda & BP Sign Collaborative Joint Development Agreement
Arzeda, The Protein Design Company, and BP recently announced a collaboration to develop a process for producing a renewable chemical with broad applications. This collaboration…
A New Generation of Ophthalmic Products With Pylote Eco-Friendly Protection Offers Improved Safety & Comfort for Patients
Like all pharmaceuticals, ophthalmic preparations are subject to microbiological contamination. Both ophthalmic solutions used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes have been found to be contaminated by pathogenic bacteria with reported rates as high as 70%, associated with severe ocular infections such as keratitis and endophthalmitis.
Evonik Launches Advanced Combination Polymer; Sets New Benchmark for Enteric Coatings
Evonik, a global leader for functional excipients used in oral solid dosage forms, recently announced the launch of an advanced combination polymer for enteric coatings.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - 3Ds Powering AI in Drug Discovery – Domain Expertise, Deep Learning & Data
Liran Belenzon and Simon Smith counter skepticism about AI with concrete data on recent exponential progress, provide examples of companies applying these advances to drug discovery, and show how those combining domain expertise, deep learning, and proprietary data are excelling.
BUCCAL FILMS - Better Drug Release & Patient Experiences With Buccal Films
Robert Davidson and Jessica Rousset explain how buccal administration further represents a better alternative to injections or tablets for those patients who have difficulty swallowing.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - JRF Global: Innovating Drug Discovery & Development Solutions for Your Leads
Sameer Navalgund, Global Director at JRF Global, shares his perspective about the on-going trends, current status, and some of the upcoming biggest challenges in the contract services industry.
MARKET BRIEF - Alzheimer’s Disease Market Report (2016-2026)
Akiko Fukui, MSc, indicates that amid several failures, the AD pipeline is large and consists of many novel mechanisms, which makes it an exciting market undergoing rapid changes despite its high risk.
THERAPEUTIC FOCUS - Applying the HIV Treatment Model to Hepatitis B – Can a Cocktail Provide a Cure?
James Sapirstein, RPh, says in the ongoing search for a cure to hepatitis B, experts now believe that combining different drugs into a single regimen can work together against HBV and will be the most likely way to achieve a cure.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - BriaCell Therapeutics: Recognizing the Power of Targeted Immunotherapies
Dr. William “Bill” Williams, MD, President and CEO of BriaCell Therapeutics, discusses the value of targeted immunotherapies in the biopharmaceutical industry.
AAPS BRIEF - Personalized Medicines for Oral Drug Delivery Devices: Definitely NOT Your Father’s Tablets
Christopher McCurdy, PhD, explains how the incorporation of 3D printing technology, made a reality with the approval of the first 3D-printed pharmaceutical by Aprecia, increased the research and interest around 3D printed formulations, and now, highly sophisticated tablets are being developed.
Ajinomoto Althea & OmniChem Combine to Form Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
Ajinomoto Althea and OmniChem, global leaders in large and small molecule contract manufacturing services, recently announced they are integrating their businesses and operations as a…
Cerecor to Acquire Ichorion Therapeutics; Transaction Worth $26.6 Million
Cerecor Inc. recently announced it has agreed to acquire Ichorion Therapeutics, Inc. Ichorion is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments and increasing awareness…
Ovid Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Two Phase 2 Clinical Trials
Ovid Therapeutics Inc. recently announced initiations of the Phase 2 ELEKTRA and ARCADE trials for OV935/TAK-935 in pediatric patients with rare epilepsies. The company reports…
VisionGate Presents Breakthrough Research on Cell-CT Platform
VisionGate recently presented two peer-reviewed poster presentations at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC)…
Cobra Biologics, GE Healthcare & Centre for Process Innovation Collaborate to Advance Gene Therapy
Cobra Biologics recently announced a collaboration with the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), a UK-based technology innovation centre and GE Healthcare Life Sciences. The three-way…
