Authors


Tony Hitchcock

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Validating Single-Use Systems

There are a number of validation approaches that can be adopted for single-use systems - all of which incorporate an established approach.


Craig A. Steger

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Pharma Services Sector Poised for Continued Growth and Consolidation

The CRO market will see greater consolidation by both financial buyers looking to consolidate smaller players and larger CRO players wanting to expand into value-added specialty service areas.


Jaap Venema, PhD

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Public Trust in Medicine Quality as Public Health Challenges Emerge

Public health challenges have highlighted the need for agility in maintaining the quality of medicines.


Raffaele Lasala

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Implementing Data Integrity Compliance in a GLP Test Facility

Consider how to apply ALCOA+ to a building management system in non-clinical laboratories.


Emergent BioSolutions

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Improving Aseptic Processing and Manufacturing Needs

Webinar Date/Time: Thursday, August 24th, 2023 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST


Lloyd Smart

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Consultation on Proposals for the Future of UK Clinical Trial Legislation

MHRA has opened a consultation on the proposed changes to clinical trial legislation in the UK.


Amina Faham 2

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Polymer Influence on the Rheological Properties of Co-Processed Microcrystalline Cellulose and Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose

In this study, researchers evaluated the colloidal microcrystalline cellulose (cMCC) suspending agent—a co-processed material of microcrystalline cellulose and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC)—by using a representative pharmaceutical-grade commercial version of cMCC.


Helene Pora

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Accelerating Workforce Training on Single-Use Technologies

Training is crucial for supporting GMP operations in commercial-scale bioprocessing.


Nina Schroedl 

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Printable Medicines: A Microdosing Device For Producing Personalized Medicines

The authors describe a new method for the production of personalised medicines utilising ultra-precise microdrop printing technology.


Matthew Lakelin, PhD

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Drug Product Security

High-cost-per-dose large molecules can make a big impact on cell and gene therapy supply chain management.


Tobias Rosenkranz

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Seven Trends Shaping the Future of Pharmaceutical Formulation Development

Emerging new technologies and disruptive manufacturing concepts are providing new opportunities for pharmaceutical companies.


John Fitzpatrick

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The Influence Of Superdisintegrants On Immediate Release

When it comes to immediate-release tablet formulations, the choice of disintegrant can have a significant effect on the rate and extent of drug dissolution.


Nirupama (Rupa) Pike, PhD

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From Early Development to Commercialization: Strategies for Successful Cell Therapy Manufacturing

Dr Rupa Pike, Sr. Director & Global Head Strategic Alliances and Field Scientists for Cell Therapy, Catalent, shares insight on de-risking cell therapy programs using streamlined development and manufacturing platforms.


Stephen Shapka

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Contamination Control for Cell and Gene Therapies Needs New Analytics

Analytical methods need a boost to ensure quality control for cell and gene therapies.


Dharmang Pandya

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Formulation of Modified Liquid-Solid Compact for Dissolution Enhancement of Raloxifene Hydrochloride

The purpose of this research was to formulate modified liquisolid compacts (MLSC) of RLX for improved dissolution in immediate-release tablet formulations.


David McErlane

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An End-to-End Enabler of Biologic Innovation

David McErlane, Group President of Biologics at Catalent, shares how integrated expertise in biologics helps simplify complexity, accelerate development, and deliver therapies to patients faster.


Revvity

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Harnessing cell line engineering capabilities to enhance biotherapeutic products

Explore the potential of next-generation genome editing tools for driving the success of monoclonal antibodies for biotherapeutics.


Barbara Rellahan

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Overcoming Challenges to Biopharmaceutical Development and Manufacture with Science- and Risk-Based Strategies

Many biologic drug manufacturers encounter similiar challenges; precompetitive collaboration can help resolve these issues. Representatives of the IQ Consortium’s Biologics CMC Leadership Group describe efforts to address the safe handling of biologic drugs in closed-system transfer devices in healthcare settings and the need for phase-appropriate specifications.


Torkel Gren

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Modified Release: A Pathway to More Patient-Friendly Medication

Modified-release dosage forms present new opportunities for drug developers and can help overcome challenges, such as short biological half-life or poor bioavailability due to degradation in the stomach.


M.A. Repka

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Evaluating the Impact of Fatty Alcohols on Permeation of Clotrimazole from Topical Creams

Study results indicate that fatty alcohols may plausibly enhance the skin permeation of clotrimazole.


Raphael Bar

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Determination of Shelf-Life from Stability Data: From Replicates or from Averages?

A statistical analysis for determining an expiration date can be applied to replicates or their corresponding averages as suggested in industry guidelines.


Ramesh Ramani

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Beyond GenAI: The Training-Free Discovery Potential of LLMs in a Drug Safety and Regulatory Context

Life sciences data sets can be vast and complex to process, but up to now bringing intelligent automation systems up to speed and validating them has felt debilitatingly onerous. Large language models tackle these barriers head on. Ramesh Ramani and RaviKanth Valigari, technology innovators at ArisGlobal, explain.


Matt Bauer

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Converging InformationTechnology & Automation Teams

Getting IT, engineering, and manufacturing on the same page requires a delicate balance.


Sergio Alcalá-Alcalá

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Thermogelling Matrix-Containing Platelet Lysate-Loaded Elastic Liposomes as a Potential Treatment of Wounds

The purpose of this article was to demonstrate the application of a new thermogelling matrix in the healing of wounds.


Reinhard Vollmer

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An All-Round Excipient For Direct Compression

Using new co-processing technologies, the authors show that it is possible to formulate an 'all-round' excipient.


Shriya Bhatkhande

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Staffing Shortages: Major Hurdle for Bioprocess Contract Manufacturing Services in 2023

More than a third of CMOs are struggling to keep skilled technical and production staff.


Nasser N. Nyamweya

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Chewable Tablets: A Review of Formulation Considerations

This paper reviews considerations for the formulation of chewable tablets including sensory characteristics, chewability assessment, and drug release.



Carl Levoguer 

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Characterizing A Nasal Spray Formulation From Droplet To API Particle Size

The way in which a suspension nasal spray product interacts with the body depends not only on the droplet size of the delivered droplet, but also on the particle size of the suspended API.


Bernard Sagaert

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Delivering on the Potential of mRNA Therapeutics

The complexity of the RNA production process creates challenges.

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