Formulation Development
Vetter Announces Plans to Expand its Capacity in the US & Germany
The move will effectively double the capacity of Vetter Development Services in the US and provide ample space for future expansion opportunities…..
CERo Therapeutics Successfully Completes IND-Enabling Toxicology Studies for Lead Compound
CERo Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. recently announced the successful completion of toxicology studies for its lead compound, CER-1236. The toxicology studies will be included in the…
ArriVent Announces Multi-Target ADC Collaboration With Alphamab
ArriVent BioPharma, Inc. recently announced it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Jiangsu Alphamab Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. to discover, develop and commercialize novel antibody…
Ocean Biomedical Congratulates Joint Venture Partner, Virion Therapeutics, on Positive Immunogenicity Results
Ocean Biomedical, Inc. congratulated its JV partner Virion Therapeutics, LLC, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel T cell-based immunotherapies, on its late breaker presentation highlighting the…
Nucleus RadioPharma Secures Series A Extension Funding With AstraZeneca Investment
Nucleus RadioPharma recently announced the closing of a Series A extension round with new investor AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca joins existing investors from GE Healthcare, Mayo Clinic,…
Assembly Biosciences Presents New Data Highlighting Hepatitis D Virus Entry Inhibitor
Assembly Biosciences, Inc. recently announced new data for ABI-6250, the company’s orally bioavailable, small molecule hepatitis D virus (HDV) entry inhibitor candidate, featured in a…
First Participants Vaccinated in IMUNON’s Phase 1 Clinical Trial
IMUNON, Inc. recently announced the first participants have been treated in the IMNN-101 Phase 1 clinical trial. This proof-of-concept study of IMUNON’s proprietary PlaCCine platform…
Osteal Therapeutics Closes $5-M Financing to Support Approval & Commercial Launch of Lead Candidate
Osteal Therapeutics, Inc. recently announced the completion of an oversubscribed $50-million Series D preferred stock equity financing. Zimmer Biomet led the round, joined by returning…
Wistar Scientists Develop Novel Antibody Treatment for Kidney Cancer
Advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a deadly form of kidney cancer with few treatment options; even with new immunotherapies, only around one…
ExeVir Bio Announces Exceptional Virus Neutralization Potency of its Variant-Proof Antibody Against the SARS-CoV-2 Variant JN.1
ExeVir Bio recently announced new data demonstrating its antibodies are exceptionally potent in neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 variant JN.1, the parental strain of the currently most…
PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY - Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™) - Revolutionizing a New Class of Targeted RNA Therapeutics
Arthur A. Levin, PhD, highlights the first-ever successful targeted delivery of RNA to muscle in humans, a revolutionary advancement for the field of RNA therapeutics that may help transform the opportunities to advance research targeting many previously untreatable diseases in the years ahead.
SPECIAL FEATURE - Outsourcing Formulation Development & Manufacturing: Going Beyond the Science to Become True Partners
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with leading CDMOs about how they are adapting to bio/pharma client needs, their capabilities in handling complex molecules, and how they are transforming from specialist contractors to true partners.
FORMULATION FORUM - Advances in Drug Delivery by Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs)
Shaukat Ali, PhD, and Jim Huang, PhD, focus on two aspects of drug delivery through ADCs. One, where an antibody is conjugated via a ligand with functionalized LNPs carrying cytotoxic drugs; and two, where an antibody is conjugated directly with drug through a linker at the specific site.
AMORPHOUS SOLID DISPERSION SPECIATION - Impact of Polymer Chemistry & Drug Properties
Wesley K. Tatum, PhD, focuses on the use of in vitro techniques for characterizing ASD performance and on how these techniques can be used to help better understand the role of polymer chemistry in ASD performance.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Lonza: Navigating Today’s Challenges in Drug Solubility & Bioavailability
Adi Kaushal, Director and Technology Head, Bioavailability Enhancement at Lonza, discusses solubility and bioavailability challenges and Lonza’s approach.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - PCI Pharma Services: A Consultative Approach to High Potency Formulation Development
David O’Connell, Director of Scientific Affairs at PCI Pharma Services, explains how important it is to choose the right CDMO partner to accompany you throughout the drug product lifecycle.
THERAPEUTIC FOCUS - The Unmet Need of Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease
Ram Mukunda, MS, and Evelyn Gutiérrez, and Claudia Grimaldi report on IGC-AD1, the first natural cannabinoid-based investigational drug to be tested in human FDA trials for the treatment of AD, which has shown promising results in treating agitation in Alzheimer’s patients.
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Announces Oral Presentation of Results from MOTION Pivotal Phase 3 Study of Vimseltinib in Patients With Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced that results from the company’s MOTION pivotal Phase 3 study of vimseltinib in patients with TGCT are being highlighted in…
Denali Therapeutics Announces FDA Has Selected DNL126 (ETV:SGSH) for MPS IIIA (Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A) for START Pilot Program Intended to Accelerate Development of Rare Disease Therapies
Denali Therapeutics Inc. recently announced the US FDA has selected DNL126 for participation in the Support for clinical Trials Advancing Rare disease Therapeutics (START) Pilot…
Ecolab Life Sciences & Repligen Announce Commercial Launch of DurA Cycle Affinity Resin for Large-Scale Biologic Manufacturing
St. Paul, MN, US and Waltham, MA, US – June 3, 2024 – Ecolab today announced that its Purolite resin business, together with Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN), a life…
