On PharmTech.com this week, coverage of upcoming events continued, experts continued to discuss the use of AI in pharma, and validation in oral solid dosage product production was emphasized.

In a preview of their panel discussion at AAPS PharmSci 360 2026, Alfred Rumondor, PhD, AbbVie, and Swita Singh, PhD, Bristol Myers Squibb, discuss navigating CMC requirements for new modalities and AI’s involvement in CMC.

This week saw predictive modeling, microstructure intelligence, a CAR T-cell safety pause, and major licensing deals reshape pharma manufacturing.

In a preview of their panel discussion at AAPS PharmSci 360 2026, Alfred Rumondor, PhD, AbbVie, and Swita Singh, PhD, Bristol Myers Squibb, discussed how CMC review practices are evolving and what that means for manufacturing strategy.

Robert Holt, PhD, associate director, Pharmaceutical Science, digiM Solution, discusses microstructure intelligence in more detail in part 2 of this preview of the company’s keynote presentation at AAPS PharmSci 360.

In August 2026, Heidi Overton was nominated for FDA commission, and a wave of oncology and neuro drugs were approved.

This week’s PharmTech.com content covered AI agent authority, hold-time and nitrosamine risk frameworks, biologics formulation, 3D bioprinting, and major oncology and dealmaking news.

In part 2 of his overview on hold times in biopharmaceuticals, Robert Dream details the regulations that govern hold times and how to mitigate risks that can occur during hold times.