Making Pharmaceuticals: April 29–30, 2025

Stephanie Johnson, Pfizer, discusses how platform formulations moved 2 Pfizer protein programs to IND in 8 months by redistributing, not removing risk.

Shubhajit Paul, a senior research fellow in Boehringer Ingelheim’s Department of Material Analytical Sciences, spoke with PharmTech at AAPS PharmSci 360 to explain how tabletability prediction can be improved for roller-compacted formulations.

This week on PharmTech.com, experts discussed E&L suitability standards, rare disease treatment development, sourcing ingredient suppliers, the use of AI in quality control, and more.

How to test pen injector assembly interfaces from URS to FAT and SAT: verify part tracking, reject confirmation, restarts, and data transfer evidence.

Cole and Jaenisch dig into AI poisoning in pharma manufacturing, how it hides in plain sight, and who should be accountable for catching it.

Mahmood Majeed, ZS, explains why measurable AI outcomes in pharma supply chain and manufacturing jumped from 29% to 53%, and how GMP limits and GxP validation shape adoption.

BMS-Tempus, Roche-Zymeworks, and LGM-Sannova deals show what AI data, trispecifics, and nitrosamine testing mean for CMC, QA, and development teams.

Univar Solutions scientists developed a lidocaine cream built on starch, sorbitol, coconut oil, and beeswax that matched a commercial benchmark on viscosity, assay, and hydration.