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Engineering the Future of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines (PCV)

PhD, Chemical and Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University. Manager-Manufacturing, Inventprise Inc
Walmik Karbhari Gaikwad PhD is a seasoned biopharmaceutical expert with years in vaccine RD and manufacturing His PhD research pioneered costeffective processes for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines holds scholarly publications international patents and serves on editorial boards Based in Seattle currently works on cGMPcompliant process development and production at Inventprise Inc

Articles

Machine Learning for New Drugs

Common health problems such as obesity typediabetes hypertension and heart problems are caused by the effect of multiple genes environmental factors as well as lifestyle habits are called complex diseases A major risk factor for these diseases is hyperlipidemia or high lipid levels which is a complex disorder leading to increased level

Research Insights

Evaluation of dose-efficacy of sorafenib and effect of transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma patients: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Transarterial chemoembolization TACE and sorafenib are the therapeutic standard for intermediate and advanced stage hepatocellular carcinoma HCC patients respectively High costs with adverse events AE of sorafenib might limit sorafenib dosage further affecting therapeutic response To at

Case Studies

Bioavailability of Methadone After Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Planned Observational Case Study

Abstract Although there are no absolute contraindications to bariatric surgery most bariatric surgeons consider that patients with ongoing illicit drug use should not undergo such procedures The lack of clear recommendations within this field makes morbidly obese patients on opioidreplacement therapy a subgroup at risk for treatment refusal There is little

Techno Trends

China's New Regulatory Framework to Accelerate Biopharma R&D Investments

Chinas revised regulations aim to boost biopharma RD investments and streamline approval processes

White Papers

Cloud Computing in the Laboratory Informatics Solutions and Validation Approaches

In the modern business environment, a significant portion of work is conducted using computerized systems. Many solutions are used to complete tasks, including simple desktop programs like email and Microsoft Office to enterprise-wide, global systems like ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution System), and LIMS

TOP ARTICLES

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Lipid Based Drug Delivery Systems

Venu Madhav Katla

Venu Madhav Katla working as Professor in Department of Pharmaceutics and having over 15 years of teaching and research experience. He had more than 15 research and review publications. He is having 10 national as well as international presentations in his credit. He guided around 25 M.Pharm and one Ph.D student (Pursuing).

 

Sridhar Babu Gummadi

Sridhar Babu Gummadi working as Professor and having over 18 years of teaching and research experience. He is having more than 20 research and review publications. Had 10 national as well as international presentations in his credit. He had one patent and one book as publication. He guided around 35 M.Pharm and 4 Ph.D students (Pursuing).

 

Somnath De

Somnath De working as Professor and have over 15 years of teaching and research experience. He had more than 20 research and review publications. He is having 10 national as well as international presentations in his credit. He filed one patent. He guided around 24 MPharm and 4 Ph.D students (Pursuing).

 

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Moving from Code to Consequence

Dr. Sanjesh Kumar

Dr. Sanjesh Kumar is an Assistant Professor at Chandigarh University Uttar Pradesh with a Ph.D. in Pharmacology. An award-winning academician specialized in neurodegenerative disorders and advanced drug delivery, he has authored over 45 high-impact publications and holds multiple patents, seamlessly bridging the gap between clinical research and classroom education.

Dr. Disha Marwaha

Dr. Disha Marwaha earned a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI) in 2024 and currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Chandigarh University Uttar Pradesh. Her research encompasses nanomedicine, pharmacokinetics, formulation development, and targeted drug delivery systems. She has authored more than 22 articles in peer-reviewed international journals.

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A Structured Review on BCRP-Mediated Multidrug Resistance

Nensi Raytthatha

Nensi Raytthatha Research Scholar, Sigma Institute of Pharmacy, Vadodara. She has published more than 5 research and review papers in reputed journals. She has presented more than 10 posters and have attended national and international conferences.

 

Isha Shah

Isha Shah, Research Scholar, Sigma Institute of Pharmacy, Vadodara. She has published five research and review papers in reputed journals. She has presented more than 10 posters and have attended national and international conferences.

 

Jigar Vyas

Jigar Vyas has more than 16 years of teaching and research experience. He has guided more than 40 PG students and has published more than 50 research and review papers. He has received of IQAC award for quality, performance in teaching and research.

 

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Nano-Carrier based Smart Drug Delivery Systems

Sidharth Mehta

Sidharth Mehta, Researcher in Market Research domain at Prescient Healthcare Group, India. He is a Master’s in Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) by qualification did his postgraduation from GJUS&T, Hisar, India. His research interests are mainly in the field of nanotechnology. In 2021, he spent a period at University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India) with an UGC-NRC project on “Development and Evaluation of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles as Drug Carrier for Topical Delivery of Leflunomide”. He has published several papers in international peer reviewed journals. He had done in-plant training in two pharmaceutical companies and improved his research skill as per industry standards. He worked hard on both his academic and practical skills, as a result of that he qualified national level pharmacy graduate test (GPAT) thrice and NIPER with good rank.

 

Nikita Yadav

Nikita Yadav, she believes that you can achieve anything at any age. She is a Master’s in Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) by qualification did her postgraduation from GJUS&T, Hisar, India. Her research interests are mainly in the field of nano- and micro-technology with the use of essentials and natural ingredients.  She had many recent experiences like a course in Elsevier[Certified peer reviewer Course], in Good Clinical Practice by NIDA Clinical trials networkandin Regulatory affairs by Udemy.Also, she joined an NGO i.e., Aashman Foundation, which mainly work unconditionally on women empowerment, single income families and underprivileged children through relevant healthcare, innovative education, and environmental based livelihood programs. She also qualified national level pharmacy graduate test (GPAT) in 2020.

 

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Smart Polymeric Nanocomposites for Cancer Therapeutics

Saurabh Shivalkar

Saurabh Shivalkar is a research fellow at Department of Applied Sciences, IIIT Allahabad, India. He did his M. Tech (Biomedical Engineering) from IIIT Allahabad. He has recently filed patent and published multiple papers in the allied areas of biomedical engineering and nanobiotechnology.

 

Sneha Ranjan

Sneha Ranjan is currently pursuing M.Sc. (Biotechnology) at Department of Biotechnology of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow. She has worked on projects such as purification and characterisation of enzyme, production of recombinant proteins for diagnostics and therapeutics. She is currently working on polymeric nanocomposites for cancer therapeutics.

 

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Enhertu approved in the EU as adjuvant treatment for patients with residual disease after neoadjuvant treatment for HER2-positive early breast cancer

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyos Enhertu trastuzumab deruxtecan has been approved in the European Union EU as a monotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with resected HERpositive breast cancer who have residual invasive disease after neoadjuvant taxanebased and HERtargeted treatment

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Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Gameto today announced that they have signed an agreement for a global transaction under which Ferring would acquire Gameto Completion remains subject to customary and other closing conditions Until closing the companies will continue to operate independently

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Georgiamune and Menarini Group Enter Exclusive Global License and Collaboration Agreement for GIM-621, a First-in-Class Oral Immuno-Oncology Agent

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