Drug developers face pressure to accelerate clinical trials to reduce costs while addressing unmet medical needs. In this Tech Talk video series, PPD’s scientists share how to improve clinical trials while the biopharmaceutical sector continues to face major headwinds. In the final video in the series, John Maier, director CDM, PPD® Laboratory services, and Renay Perry, senior director, project management, review how technology and real-time data integration can improve the clinical trial experience and outcomes.
The PharmTech team focused on its coverage of AAPS PharmSci 360 this week, conducting interviews with experts on a range of topics including formulation platforms, AI, amorphous solid dispersions, and animal studies.
Nitin Kumar Swarnakar, PhD, global application lab manager at BASF, talks about spray drying for drying amorphous solid dispersions and Raman spectroscopy’s role as a quantitative analytical tool.
Aleksandra Zuraw, senior veterinary pathologist at Charles River, discusses how chain of custody, good laboratory practice, quality control, and validation are applied to digital pathology data used in drug development.