Biologics—including vaccines, cell and gene therapies, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), and their biosimilars—have great potential for the treatment and prophylaxis of a broad range of diseases. But, rapid and efficient development of new and effective biologics is no easy feat. With such drastic implications for time and resources, it is imperative that biologic manufacturers choose the right commercial collaborators from the start—agile partners who can improve predictivity, speed, and consistency to bridge basic and clinical research.
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.