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July/August 2015

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GLOBAL FORMULATION REPORT

This Global Formulation Report is a joint initiative by Drug Development & Delivery and PharmaCircle LLC, covering several areas of significant interest in today’s ever-challenging pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES - The Future of the Pharma & Biotech Industries: Your Colleague’s Perspectives

The Global Formulation Report in this issue provided some interesting data on what has been happening in a number of key sectors over the past 18 months. We thought it would be intriguing to hear what some of your colleagues believe will have a significant impact on the Pharma and Biotech industries throughout the next 5 to 10 years.

BIOANALYTICS TECHNOLOGY - New Bioanalytical Technology Holds Promise for Alzheimer's Research

Stephen Turner believes a next-generation capability is now available to rapidly and comprehensively provide molecular profiles of normal and AD-affected brain cells and tissues, offering the possibility of new, AD stage-specific biomarkers and points of therapeutic intervention for developing new treatments.

TASTE-MASKING - Pharmaceutical Taste-Masking Technologies

Suniket Fulzele, PhD, and Sarah Rieschl present an overview and current status of the industrial approaches and platforms used for taste-masking in oral dosage forms.

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Presage Biosciences: Comparing Multiple Drugs & Combinations Directly in a Patient’s Tumor

Nathan Caffo, President of Presage Biosciences, discusses his company’s technology with the potential to usher in a new era of cancer drug development and testing.

EXTERNAL DELIVERY - Successful Business Failures

John A. Bermingham says taking responsible risks and making mistakes that lead to failure is a part of business life. Almost everyone experiences failure in business at some point, but not everyone reacts the same way