Drug Development

BioSC Lab is the first in a line of next-generation chromatography equipment for protein purification in batch and continuous modes.

Reach Separations has announced plans to double its laboratory space at its Nottingham facility as a result of increased demand for its specialist purification services.

Monoclonal antibodies can facilitate the entry of radiopharmaceuticals into cells, David Scheinberg said at BIO 2015.

The International Conference on Harmonization finalizes Q&A document on APIs.

GSK announces it will invest $95 million to launch a US-based non-profit research institute, Altius, to research technologies and approaches in understanding gene control.

Presenters at IVT's Microbiology Week discussed best practices and recent guidance publications for microbial control in sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical processes.

Experts at Eppendorf discuss common challenges in cell culture and share insights on possible solutions.

The University of Pennsylvania announces that it will collaborate with WuXi AppTech to research and develop gene vectors derived from recombinant viruses.

The agency creates initiative to stimulate pediatric drug development.

BPTF seeks changes in performance goals and fee payment schedule in GDUFA renegotiations.

The product, marketed as Sirdupla in the United Kingdom, is the generic version of GSK’s beta agonist and corticosteroid combination treatment for asthma.

The agency issues draft guidance on the development of drugs to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

At this year’s ACHEMA, Malvern brings to the exhibition floor, its expertise and tools for measuring particle size and shape, zeta potential, molecular weight, and rheological properties for the characterization of dispersed systems.

Talks will explore key trends and issues in the pharmaceutical space and address the “latest industry buzz.”

Optima Pharma is exhibiting a range of technologies from sterile-filling and freeze-drying solutions to isolators and restricted access barrier systems.

Hüttlin GranuLean offers a compact solution for high-quality granulation processes.

Products on display include the newest addition to the Mobius line of single-use bioreactors; Cellvento CHO cell culture media for optimized production of specific cell lines; and new high-volume AFS water purification systems.

Successful drug delivery via a dry powder inhaler is determined by the API physicochemical properties, the formulation composition and process, the device and operating conditions, the patient–device relationship, the environmental variables, and ultimately, patient compliance.

Biopharma companies on both sides of the Atlantic ship more of their assay testing to outside service providers.

Safer reagents and reaction conditions are making many hazardous transformations possible.

Pharmaceutical Technology spoke to experts in the field of biopharmaceutical manufacturing to gain insights on top trends that are currently shaping the industry.

Box-Behnken modeling was used to optimize a resinate complex, to mask the taste of levocetirizine dihydrochloride and montelukast sodium in orally disintegrating tablets.

Excipient manufacturing site achieves EXCiPACT certification following regulatory inspections.

Experts attending the European Psychiatry Association Congress in Vienna say that Adasuve has made an impact in the treatment of agitation in patients suffering from schizophrenia or biopolar I disorder.

The countdown has begun for one of the biggest trade shows for the process industry.