
Biopharma data showed M&A strength, selective venture capital favoring Phase II, record obesity deals, and significant upfronts flowing toward innovation in China were key in Q3 2025.

Biopharma data showed M&A strength, selective venture capital favoring Phase II, record obesity deals, and significant upfronts flowing toward innovation in China were key in Q3 2025.

Life sciences CEOs are boosting AI spending, focusing on workforce upskilling, and tackling ethical challenges to drive innovation and product development.

Pharma accelerates specialized R&D and clinical pipelines via agentic AI and collaboration, while manufacturing scales through CGT 2.0 flexibility, automation, and digitized supply chain security.
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In this interview, Sandra Reid of gChem explains how PROCIPIENT®, its USP-grade DMSO, is uniquely manufactured under cGMP and ICH Q7 guidelines to ensure compliance, consistency, and quality across global pharmaceutical markets.
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In this interview, Rishi Pimentel of gChem explains how PROCIPIENT®, a cGMP-compliant excipient-grade DMSO, supports advanced therapies with superior purity and sterility, mitigates risks of using industrial-grade solvents, and strengthens regulatory readiness and supply chain security.
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In this interview, Dr Nigel Langley of gChem discusses the importance of excipient grade, compliance, and supply chain transparency, and introduces PROCIPIENT®, gChem’s high-purity pharmaceutical-grade DMSO.

Pharma news on AI's role in drug development, new FDA/EMA guidance, clinical advances, MFN pricing agreements, and ongoing quality control challenges.

Pharmaceutical Technology® spoke with Juliana Maynard, PhD, Head of Translational Imaging, at Medicines Discovery Catapult, to find out what makes radiopharmaceuticals unique and how MDC’s collaboration with Crown Bioscience can help developers of these treatments for cancer.

Pfizer re-balances weight loss portfolio with Metsera, Bristol Myers Squibb and Roche make breast cancer progress, and Keytruda gets under your skin.

This review of the nitrosamines contamination problem in pharmaceuticals takes a look at how the crisis started and developed.

Pharmaceutical Technology® spoke with Bryan Miller, Director of Scientific and Technical Operations at Crown Bioscience UK, to learn more about Crown Bioscience’s collaboration with Medicines Discovery Catapult on a new development platform for radiopharmaceuticals.

Your weekly news hub for biopharma trends, FDA regulations, M&A deals, supply chain insights, drug development innovations from BIO-Europe, and more.

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.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, Regulatory Compliance Associates, and Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, Parexel, answer questions on the use of real-world evidence for both small-molecule and large-molecule drug development. In addition, they tackle a question on supply chain security problems that arise during transportation of pharmaceutical goods.

Saleem Farooqui of Fresenius Kabi explains how the company is addressing today’s pharmaceutical manufacturing needs. Watch this video to learn how these capabilities can help bring products to market successfully.

Alvin Jogasuria, ProBio; Matthew Lunning, University of Nebraska Medical Center; and Carl Schoellhammer, DeciBio, go behind the headlines to discuss the need for doing more with less.

Advancements for novel cancer therapies are booming. This video takes a look at some of the latest efforts in the cancer research and therapy arena.

In the first-ever “Two-Minute Mysteries: BioPharma Stories,” Agilent’s Ken Boda shares the mystery of a low reading.

The week's pharma news includes FDA warnings for Lilly and Novo, new drug approvals for MASH and edema, and a look ahead at CPHI Europe.

In this exclusive Drug Digest video, Steve Barr from SK pharmteco and Prasad Raje from LGM Pharma explore how supply chain pressures, sustainability, and AI adoption are reshaping small molecule development and excipient use in pharma.

Dan Williams, CEO of SynaptixBio emphasizes how small biotechs are using genetic research and partnerships to accelerate rare disease innovation in the final installment of his interview.

Pharma embraces AI for quality, supply chain, and training; navigates FDA compliance; and develops new treatments like an epinephrine nasal spray.

Susan J. Schniepp, Distinguished Fellow, Regulatory Compliance Associates, joins PDA CEO Glenn Wright and Melissa Seymour, Executive Vice President, Global Quality, Eli Lilly and Company, to talk about the regulatory and quality topics discussed at the 2025 PDA Regulatory Conference.

Aaron Cowley, Recipharm Advanced Bio; Renee Hart, LumaCyte; and Vibha Jawa, EpiVax, go behind the headlines to delve deeper into recent market deals driven by Big Pharma patent cliffs and the complex manufacturing of ATMPs.

Glenn Wright previews the 34th PDA Regulatory Conference, spotlighting AI, quality culture, FDA trends, and collaboration shaping industry progress.

Aficamten beat metoprolol for oHCM, EMA/WHO hit 10 yrs, Oxford and EIT collaborated on AI vaccine, Offit's FDA exit stirred policy, and Pistoia set agentic AI rule.

Cereno's PAH drug got FDA Fast Track. Novo plant cited for contamination. Gilead's HIV PrEP approved in EU. Nelson Labs expanded testing.

In this episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, talks to Piet Christiaens, PhD, scientific director, E&L expert at Nelson Labs, and Dennis Jenke, PhD, principal consultant for Nelson Labs and chief executive scientist, Triad Scientific Solutions, about extractables and leachables and the testing required for each.

Dan Williams, CEO of SynaptixBio discusses drivers of rare disease drug development, including FDA incentives, priority review vouchers, and a growing recognition of unmet needs.
