Prophylactic and Therapeutic Vaccines

A novel approach for treatment of cancer

Cancer immunotherapy, including the development of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines, is considered a novel approach for prevention and treatment of cancer.

Foreword

Pharma Industry

Breaking new ground

New tools and innovative developments in technology have played a key role in the field of medicine. One such technology that is enabling great amount of efficiencies in pharmaceutical development is mobile phones. This technology, which has revolutionised sharing of information digitally, has wide applications in the pharmaceutical industry.

Strategy

Metabolic Biomarker and Target Discovery in Obesity-Associated Comorbidities

Millions of adults are diagnosed as obese each year. Many of these people are at risk of developing additional diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. The mechanisms by which obesity leads towards its complications are poorly understood. Recent research points to adipose tissue as the key target to treat obesity-related complications.

The New Education for Future Pharma & Biotech Leaders

Specialized Master degree studies such as the “Master in Biotechnology Management” or “Master in Healthcare Management” are now available at some top European and US-American business schools. These specialized programs become increasingly popular as they offer the industry-specific training that is so critical in order to excel in the healthcare sector.

Contract Research organisations

An Outlook

Contract research organisation is a place to reckon to address the dwindling research and development budgets of big pharmaceuticals; having skill, capabilities and potential to provide services at excellence. Success of these Organisations relies on their competency, human intellect, experience, leadership and business model.

Research and Development

Layer-by-Layer Micro and Nano Drug Encapsulation with Eolyelectrolytes

Progress and challenges

Layer-by-layer encapsulation gives a very stable fine dispersion, so fine that a dollar coin is visible when looked at through the clear dispersion.

Manufacturing

Similar Biologics

A golden bird to tame

Biologics are inherently different from chemicals drugs in terms of their source, structural complexity, fragility of the active substance, manufacturing, quality control and stability.

Developing Robust Approaches to the Effective Characterisation of Biosimilars

Biosimilars can be proved to be analogous to a Reference Medicinal Product (RMP) by employing a set of robust analytical characterisation techniques which basically provides a ‘finger print’ like identification of Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs) and matching them with RMP.

Clinical Trials

Mobile Phones“Always There Always On”

Why not use It to enhance patient compliance, trial effectiveness and reduce trial cost

With rapid growth of mobile smart phones and discovery of remote diagnostics devices, there are enormous opportunities to use mobile technologies and integrated wireless devices during clinical trials to improve patient’s medication regimen, reduce drop-outs, reduce site visits, and improve clinical data - all contributing to reduced clinical trial cost and improved compliance.

Information Technology

Emerging Trends in Functional Service Outsourcing

The IT outsourcing industry has laid down a solid foundation in terms of establishing and providing service and pricing model that can be ramped up to provide value added and highly skilled outsourcing services. Like the IT outsourcing industry in India, the clinical research industry was also established and expanded by home grown organisations. This sector has grown from a BOT (Build Operate and Transfer) model to a BPO and now to the Full Service outsourcing model.