Formulation Development
CONTROLLED RELEASE – Informed Selection of Modified-Release Technologies Provides Simpler Oral Dose Regimens
Ronak Savla, PhD, reviews some of the physicochemical and biopharmaceutical characteristics of drugs and how they influence creation of a controlled drug delivery formulation.
DRUG DEVELOPMENT – Cell & Gene Therapies Calling for Innovation in Drug Development
Lev Gerlovin and Pascale Diesel, PharmD, believe there is significant evidence to indicate that we are entering a golden age of gene and cell therapy development, and while industry works to advance these programs, the debate over new approaches in both structuring and financing clinical research is likely to continue.
LIPID-BASED DELIVERY – Advanced Lipid-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Solid Lipid Nanoparticles & Nanostructured Lipid Carriers
John K. Tillotson, RPh, PhD, believes increased research and development of these drug delivery platforms will continue to advance therapeutic efficacy and safety for emerging difficult-to-deliver actives.
HIGH-RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY – A Map to Biologics
William Boomershine, PhD, explains how high-resolution mass spectrometry is a key component to the characterization of novel biologics and biosimilars.
DRUG DELIVERY – Targeted Delivery of Submicron Particle Cancer Chemotherapy: Helping Shift the Immunotherapy Paradigm
Marc A. Iacobucci says that with much attention and research investment into IOT, NanOlogy is shaping a new paradigm for cancer treatment by attempting to improve the safety and effectiveness of tried and true CT through local delivery.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Outsourcing Formulation Development & Manufacturing: CDMOs Are Innovating for 21st-Century Medicine
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin speaks with some of the industry’s leading CDMOs about the innovations they are developing for next-generation patient care, and how many are making investments that are enabling them to offer more services under one roof.
GLOBAL REPORT – 2017 Global Drug Delivery & Formulation Report: Part 4, The Drug Delivery & Formulation Pipeline
In the final installment of this 4-part series, PharmaCircle in collaboration with Drug Development & Delivery, provides a pipeline review and analysis (centered on drug delivery and formulation products) looking forward and back 5 years for a total of 10 years.
ANTIBODY DISCOVERY – Why Understanding Immune Dysregulation is the Key to Drug Development
David S. Johnson, PhD, provides a unique insight into immune dysregulation through a proprietary technology known as Surge – a platform that quickly characterizes every cell in complex immune systems so that natural immune repertoires can be translated into medical treatments.
PEPTIDE DELIVERY – The Endometriosis Enigma – Why Can’t There Be a Pill for That?
Joel Tune, MBA, says for those peptide therapeutics that meet the necessary criteria, advances in formulation technologies coupled with favorable market dynamics will continue to drive interest across the entire prescription drug spectrum for safe and effective orally administered peptide therapeutics.
MICROFLUIDICS – Taking a Microfluidics Approach to Drug Delivery
Richard Gray, MA, and Pavel Abdulkin, PhD, look at how microfluidics is changing the drug development sector and explore an exciting new non-encapsulating microparticle-based approach that offers “tunable” release of the API.
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT
Intravacc & Primrose Bio Announce Partnership to Enhance Conjugate Vaccine Development
The companies will leverage their combined experience in the development of conjugate vaccines for their clients….
Abzena Announces Major Investment in Bioconjugation & ADC Capabilities in Response to Increasing Industry Demand
Abzena recently announced a significant expansion of their Bristol, PA bioconjugate development and cGMP manufacturing site. The $5-million investment in expanded laboratory….
Vector Pharma & Oncopeptides FZCO Announce Collaboration to Provide Pepaxti to Patients in the Middle East & North Africa
Oncopeptides AB and Vector Pharma FZCO recently announced a collaboration to commercialize Oncopeptides’ flagship drug Pepaxti (melphalan flufenamide) in the Middle….
Vaccinex Announces $1.5-Million Registered Direct Offering & Concurrent Private Placement Priced At-the-Market Under Nasdaq Rules
Vaccinex, Inc. recently announced it has entered into definitive agreements with certain institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 193,000 shares of its common stock in a….
Teva UK & Closed Loop Medicine Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Development of Personalized Medicines
Teva UK Limited and Closed Loop Medicine Ltd have announced a strategic partnership to advance the development of personalized medicine. Under the agreement, Closed Loop Medicine and Teva UK will investigate….
WEBINARS
WEBINAR – 2024 Trends in Topical Drug Delivery: Insights & Innovation
This webinar will discuss some of the key trends from these leaders in the topical market on both a global and regional level, including the increased importance of sensory properties and the rise in non-conventional product formats, among others…..
WEBINAR – Enabling Upstream Intensified Bioprocessing
Intensified upstream bioprocesses are being developed to increase productivity while reducing footprint, costs, and timelines for manufacturing. The higher cell densities generated by….
WEBINAR – Nanoparticle Suspensions: History, Applications & CMC Aspects
This webinar describes the history, CMC aspects, and potential applications of nanoparticle suspensions (NSs). This drug delivery technology should be considered for crystalline, sparingly water-soluble APIs. The presentation highlights….
WEBINAR – Impact of Process Re-design on Sustainability in Pharmaceutical Small Molecule Manufacturing
Join us for an upcoming webinar that delves into a crucial issue in the pharmaceutical industry. Recent research has revealed a surprising fact: the pharmaceutical sector has a larger carbon footprint than even the automotive industry, especially when we consider the entire supply chain’s impact on
WEBINAR – Beyond the Lab: Unleashing the Potential of In Silico Modeling in Drug Product Formulation
In this webinar you will learn how digital chemistry tools facilitate rapid screening of formulation parameters, aiding in the identification of optimal drug delivery systems, excipient selection, and dosage forms….
WHITE PAPERS
WHITEPAPER – Manufacturing of 10-mg Loratadine Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery System (SEDDS) Tablets by Direct Compression With ABISORB-DC & ABISOL Emulsion Preconcentrate Kit
10-mg loratadine SEDDS were successfully manufactured with ABISORB-DC(TM) and ABISOL(TM) 2 by direct compression on a rotary tablet press, employing standard pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment…..
WHITEPAPER – Revolutionizing Small Molecule API Production: Unveiling the Impact of Fermentation as a Sustainable Solution
While large molecules continue to advance in drug development pipelines, small molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) still retain their historical dominance among new drug applications…
WHITEPAPER – Copolymer Microstructures: Connecting Monomer Sequence Distribution With Biomedical End-Application Performance
To gain insights into advanced copolymer characterization techniques and their impact on drug release in biomedical products, we invite you to explore the latest Corbion white paper…..
WHITEPAPER – Monitoring Low Dose API Blend Uniformity With Parteck® M Mannitol Using Near-Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy
Direct compression is often used for tablet manufacturing because it is the shortest, most effective, and least complex method. The physical properties of active pharmaceutical…
WHITEPAPER – The Viscosity Reduction Platform: Viscosity-Reducing Excipients for Protein Formulation
This white paper evaluates the viscosity-reducing capacities of excipients and excipient combinations…..