Understanding the impact of API solubility on the performance of a given drug product and determining ways to enhance dissolution rates is critical to ensuring your product makes it to market, into the hands of patients and clinicians, is well absorbed and provides its intended therapeutic effect. Selecting the best formulation strategy to address challenges for each API, however, can be time-consuming, costly and complex.
PharmTech spoke with Tara Dougal, event director for pharma at Informa Markets, about trends impacting the pharmaceutical industry and how CPHI Milan is addressing these areas this year.
The recently opened NJ spray drying facility doubles capacity for amorphous solid dispersions, addressing solubility limits in roughly 70% of small-molecule pipelines.
Lori Dingledine, QC Director Microbiological Control and GTIC Operations at Genentech, provided input on the regulations surrounding raw material manufacturing and use for ATMPs in a presentation at the 2026 PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference.
FDA opens applications for its Expedited IND Pilot, pairing sponsors with qualified research institutions to test rolling CMC review ahead of first-in-human trials.
2026 approvals, clinical data, and licensing deals are advancing subcutaneous biologics, reducing patient burden, and reshaping biopharma drug strategy.