Formulation Development
FORMULATION FORUM – Rational Design & Development of Lipid-Filled Hard Capsules
Jim Huang, PhD, says with ever increasing percentage of water-insoluble or low permeable new therapeutic entities among drug pipelines, lipid-based delivery systems, together with other main delivery technologies, have become an important tool for the development of those compounds.
THERAPEUTIC PEPTIDES – Continuous Manufacturing of Peptides Could Speed Up Development, Reduce Costs & Improve Quality
Jens Bukrinski, PhD, MSc, says the high-quality, high-process consistency between manufacturing runs and the in-line PAT analytics of the μLOT platform will enable unprecedented robustness of the manufacturing process, significantly retiring the risk of failure to supply due to non-scalability of the manufacturing process.
CANNABINOID THERAPY – NeuroDirect Effects(TM) CBD: Non-Systemic Cannabidiol for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Ronald Aung-Din, MD, says NeuroDirect Effects Technology CBD is particularly attractive in this population as it utilizes the body’s own ECS, and in utilizing a non-systemic therapeutic mechanism, there is less likelihood for long-term negative effects in developing brains of children.
ORAL THIN FILMS – Misconceptions, Advantages & Limitations About an Emerging Drug Delivery System
Srinivasan Shanmugam, PhD, says due to advancements in the science behind OTF design, as well as the predicted increase in OTF market valuation, this drug delivery system is becoming increasingly popular.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Tedor Pharma, Inc.: A Strategy Shift to Serve Both Generic & Branded Companies
Doug Drysdale, President & CEO of Tedor Pharma, Inc., discusses the FLEXITAB technology, his strategy for managing a shift in business model, and how Tedor is addressing the needs of small- and medium-size companies developing innovative and repurposed small molecules for unmet medical needs.
NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING – How Life Sciences Companies Are Leveraging NLP From Molecule to Market
Jane Z. Reed, PhD, MA, discusses some of the challenges facing pharma researchers and executives; the benefit NLP can bring; and some specific customer-use cases (covering patent landscaping, gene disease associations, access to safety silos, and more).
DEVELOPMENT TIMELINES – Drug Development Times, What it Takes – Part 3
Josef Bossart, PhD, analyzes the development and review times of the US FDA’s new drug approvals (NDA and BLA) for the period of 2010 through 2018.
MARKET BRIEF – Allergic Rhinitis Immunotherapy: Opportunity Analysis & Forecasts to 2028
Rose Joachim, PhD, indicates that while a wide variety of OTC therapies exist for the temporary abatement of AR symptoms, allergen-specific immunotherapy is the only truly disease-modifying therapy available for AR.
GLOBAL REPORT – 2019 Global Drug Delivery & Formulation Report: Part 2, Notable Drug Delivery & Formulation Product Approvals of 2019
In part 2 of this 4-part series, PharmaCircle, in collaboration with Drug Development & Delivery, focuses on notable drug delivery and formulation product approvals.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Improving Bioavailability & Solubility: Understand Your Molecule
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin asked several leading companies about how they are currently overcoming today’s most pressing bioavailability and solubility challenges for their pharma clients.
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT
Croda Strengthens Position in Life Sciences With Acquisition of Avanti Polar Lipids
Croda International Plc recently announced it has agreed to acquire Avanti Polar Lipids, Inc., a knowledge-intensive leader in lipid-based drug delivery technologies for next-generation pharmaceuticals…..
Don’t Miss RNA Medicine in a Pandemic Symposium on July 23!
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SGS Joins Biophytis to Launch International Clinical Trial of COVID-19-Related Respiratory Failure Treatment
SGS has recently received approval from Belgium’s Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) and has initiated the first site to begin a new clinical trial of….
ABITEC Corporation Acquires Larodan AB Research-Grade Lipids
ABITEC Corporation, an ABF Ingredients company, announced today that it has acquired Larodan AB, a manufacturer and international marketer of state of the art, high-purity research grade lipids…..