Drug Development

Stringent patentability requirements present a challenge to obtaining broad-based antibody claims, so companies should develop a strategy based on multiple reinforcing layers of protection.

Veklury (remdesivir) is an investigational antiviral drug that Gilead is developing to treat COVID-19.

The company will use the acquisition to further its drug development pipeline in women’s healthcare.

Citing undisclosed allegations against Kodak, the DFC placed a hold on a potential $765 million loan to launch US-based API manufacturing.

The companies have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement to develop, manufacture, and commercialize efinopegdutide, an investigational drug for treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

PPD announced it will provide drug development services to advance Pfizer’s portfolio.

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised several questions about the safety of the pharmaceutical materials supply chain. Is onshoring the answer?

Particle engineering is a useful tool to manipulate API particles into a form that is manufacturable and deliverable to the patient.

Understanding and overcoming excipient variation are crucial for successful continuous processes.

Time sure flies, except when you are waiting for something to happen.

The right outsourcing partner should open up access to expertise and technical capabilities in a broad range of dosage forms to ensure commercial success.

Catalent has unveiled plans to invest in a European center of excellence for clinical biologics formulation development and drug product fill/finish services at its facility in Limoges, France.

Innovate UK has awarded Epsilogen with further grant funding for the development of the next generation antibody treatments for ovarian cancer.

Study reports immune and T-cell response from CanSino COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Strong immune response by patients receiving two doses of vaccine suggests a possible treatment strategy.

Global regulatory authorities have published a report describing the aligned positions on COVID-19 vaccine development, which were agreed upon by meeting participants of the second workshop on COVID-19 vaccine development.

Through the deal, Roche will gain co-commercialization rights to pralsetinib, Blueprint Medicine’s investigational, once-daily oral precision therapy for the treatment of RET-altered non-small cell lung cancer, medullary thyroid cancer, and other types of thyroid cancer

VAR2 Pharmaceuticals has been selected for its development of a drug-conjugated malaria protein that potentially selectively binds to most human tumor types.

The European Commission has approved Lynparza (olaparib) for use in patients with germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) metastatic pancreatic cancer within the European Union.

SGS has announced the receipt of approval from Belgium’s Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) to begin a new clinical trial of a potential treatment for patients with COVID-19 related respiratory failure.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Medicago have announced a collaboration for the development and evaluation of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) has published a new general chapter (2.6.32) in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) supplement 10.3.

Lonza is making additional investments in its global particle engineering network for expanded capacity and specialized capabilities.

Demand for custom drug delivery solutions is increasing and bringing forth an exciting period of valuable, innovative development opportunities.

Controlled-release formulations offer numerous advantages for developers and patients, and this market is expected to continue to experience growth in the near future.