Drug Development

All members of the pharmaceutical supply chain must implement reliable sourcing and manufacturing strategies that balance quality and costs to ensure the uninterrupted supply of high-quality medicines to patients worldwide.

A new generation of interactive formulation development platforms can leave trial and error in the formulation process in the past.

The Start-Up Market at CPHI Barcelona will bring together 27 start-ups, innovators, and small enterprises from across the pharma landscape.

Sherma Ellis Daal, brand director, Pharma at Informa Markets, gives a preview of CPHI Barcelona 2023.

CPHI’s Annual Report predicts huge impact of AI on drug development and manufacturing.

Under an expanded agreement, Cellares will provide proof-of-concept manufacturing for a second CAR-T cell therapy from Bristol Myers Squibb.

Salipro Biotech and Icosagen have entered into a multi-target collaboration to discover and characterize monoclonal antibodies.

Under this agreement, Acuitas Therapeutics’ LNP technology platform will be transferred to BIOVECTRA for use in manufacturing mRNA-based therapies.

Roche will gain exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Ionis’ investigational RNA-based therapeutic candidates for Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

The program will improve access to adeno-associated virus gene therapy vectors.

Orakl Oncology has raised funds to develop its precision oncology platform and accelerate drug development.

Eli Lilly and Company has received a complete response letter from FDA for its anti-dermatitis biologic therapeutic, lebrikizumab.

Sanofi is set to pay $175 million upfront to Janssen, followed by development and commercial milestones.

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Clene was awarded the four-year grant for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to support an Expanded Access Protocol for ALS drug.

The program will allow sponsors of certain CBER and/or CDER-regulated products more frequent communication with FDA staff.

The prize was awarded jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their groundbreaking discovery regarding modification of the bases in mRNA.

Pfizer has entered into a collaboration with Ginkgo Bioworks to discover novel RNA molecules across priority research areas.

Government provides a spoonful of sugar, and genuine leadership, for good medicines.

Webinar Date/Time: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 11am EDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST

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Dosage forms are being shaped by numerous factors, with patient-centricity continuing to be an important driver of decisions in development.

Twin-screw granulation process insight is growing as researchers employ new analytical technologies and investigate new ways to use the equipment.

Sustainability advances are being made, but more investment is needed.

In this episode of Drug Digest, Pharmaceutical Technology’s European/Senior Editor, Felicity Thomas, discusses small-molecule APIs, excipients, and formulation advances, including a discussion about novel approaches and solutions to pediatric formulations and taste-masking, a rundown of the fundamental stages of gaining a certificate of suitability for APIs, and a deliberation on the biggest trends impacting the industry and key sessions to visit while at CPHI, with several key industry experts.

BenevolentAI will leverage its suite of AI chemistry design tools in combination with its fully equipped wet lab facility in Cambridge, UK, to deliver small molecule drug development candidates into the Merck pipeline, according to the press release.

The company is currently developing EVX-101 as an adjunctive treatment for MDD due to patients experiencing an inadequate response to first-line antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors SNRIs.

Under the collaboration, Orionis will receive $47 million upfront to leverage its Allo-Glue platform to discover small-molecule monovalent glues.

Maik Jornitz, Principal Consultant, BioProcess Resources LLC, discusses the definition of patient safety and how to implement new technologies into upgraded facilities.

Webinar Date/Time: Wed, Oct 4, 2023 - 11:00 am EDT | 4:00 pm GMT | 5:00 pm CEST | 8:00 am PDT