EDITORIAL SECTIONS
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Adopting the Power of AI to Drug Development Projects
A tremendous amount of documentation is created throughout the clinical trial lifecycle
CLINICAL TRIALS
Real-world Evidence
Hearing the diagnosis from the doctor that your child has spinal muscular atrophy SMA
MANUFACTURING
Just in Time Manufacturing Creating more sustainable supply chains
Drug development has transformed immeasurably over the past decade Even before the Covid pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine
Information Technology
Challenges and Advantages of Using Artificial Intelligence in Pharma
Many advanced largescale AI initiatives still need to be proved successful in Pharma
KNOWLEDGE BANK
Interviews
Exploring New Molecular Targets for Anti-cancer Therapy
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Amil Shah is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia His practice focusses on gastrointestinal and lung cancers Among his administrativeacademic roles he chaired the Gastrointestinal Tumour Group at BC Cancer and served as Associate Dean of the VancouverFraser Medical Program at UBC His research interest is the molecular pathogenesis of cancer
Articles
Is Convex Dose Dependence A Side Effect That Multiple Drug Treatment Causes?
Monotonic dose dependence is often regarded as evidence that the drug is effective It is supposed to be used as a criterion to seek genes whose expression is specifically affected On the other hand multiple dose treatment can cause more complicated dose dependence eg convex Excluding genes that exhibit nonmonotonic
Research Insights
Evaluation Of Giardia Lamblia Thioredoxin Reductase As Drug Activating Enzyme And As Drug Target
Abstract The antioxidative enzyme thioredoxin reductase TrxR has been suggested to be a drug target in several pathogens including the protist parasite Giardia lamblia TrxR is also believed to catalyse the reduction of nitro drugs eg metronidazole and furazolidone a reaction required to render these compounds toxic to G lamblia and other microaerophile
Case Studies
Glucose Oxidase Stabilised in OxyzymeT - a commercial wound dressing
Partner nsense Ltd is a specialty wound care company that has developed a range of novel active hydrogelbased dressings OxyzymeT and IodozymeT which are capable of active delivery of oxygen iodine and nitric oxide to a wound site
Techno Trends
First of its Kind IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) Developed for the Treatment of Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (cGVHD)
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson Johnson developed IMBRUVICA ibrutinib the first and only treatment for Chronic GraftVersusHost Disease in pediatric patients IMBRUVICA is the only BTKi treatment approved by FDA applicable for individuals with one year and older with chronic graftversushost disease cGVHD regardless of one or more systemic therapy failur...
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
Why Tackling Antibiotic Tolerance Is Crucial to Combating AMR and Saving Our Existing Antibiotics
Entrusted with the mandate of augmenting and monetising the company’s intellectual property wealth and driving key tactical initiatives, Saransh Chaudhary joined Venus Remedies in 2016 as Strategic Board Advisor after completing his undergraduate degree in Accounting & Finance from Cass Business School, London. Two years later, he assumed charge as President of the company’s Global Critical Care division and CEO of Venus Medicine Research Centre (VMRC), its R&D wing. In these roles, he translates priorities into actionable strategies.
Pharma Regulatory Bottlenecks and Vaccination Delays
Sonam Chandwani is the Managing Partner at KS Legal & Associates. Her experience encompasses commercial and crosses border transactions across various sectors, advising both Indian companies in their outbound investments and foreign companies investing in India, on diverse areas of Indian laws concerning Mergers & Acquisitions, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Arbitration and Litigation in Courts and Tribunals on a PAN-India basis.
Pharma Firms Must Come Together, Ensure Access to Antibiotics in Poor Countries to Take on Superbugs
Entrusted with the mandate of augmenting and monetising the company’s intellectual property wealth and driving key tactical initiatives, Saransh Chaudhary joined Venus Remedies in 2016 as Strategic Board Advisor after completing his undergraduate degree in Accounting & Finance from Cass Business School, London. Two years later, he assumed charge as President of the company’s Global Critical Care division and CEO of Venus Medicine Research Centre (VMRC), its R&D wing. In these roles, he translates priorities into actionable strategies.
Nanotechnology based Drug Delivery for Infectious Diseases
Dr. Vinod Kumar Rajana, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, specializes in nanotechnology, bioassays, and infectious disease research. With expertise in nanoparticle synthesis, biotechnology, and drug delivery, his work integrates green chemistry with pharmaceutical innovation to develop sustainable, low-cost nanomaterials for topical antifungal and anticancer therapies, water purification, and biomedical applications.
Integrated by Design
Venkat Reddy Sunkara is global head of Regulatory CMC at ICON. He has extensive expertise in managing Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) aspects of regulatory submissions and post market compliance, supporting clients in achieving and maintaining adherence to global regulatory requirements. He brings over 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, including more than 10 years in CMO/CRO environments specializing in Regulatory CMC.
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Merck Opens €300 Million Asia-Pacific Bioprocessing Center in Daejeon, South Korea
Merck a leading science and technology company today opened its new AsiaPacific Bioprocessing Production Center in Daejeon South Korea The center represents an investment of more than million the companys largest Life Science investment in AsiaPacific to date
Flagship Pioneering Forms Etcelera to Move Drug Discovery from Probability to Prediction
Flagship Pioneering a scientific innovation engine for transformative platforms and products today announced the formation of Etcelera a company created by the merger of the platforms of Cellarity Cellarity Platform Inc Etiome and Empress Therapeutics to pioneer causal intelligence in human biology...
Junshi Biosciences Announces Acceptance of the Supplemental New Drug Application of Toripalimab (Subsutaneous Injection) for the 1st-Line Treatment of HER2-Expressing Urothelial Carcinoma
Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co Ltd a leading innovationdriven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery development and commercialization of novel therapies announced that the supplemental new drug application for the companys product toripalimab injection subcutaneous injection
HUTCHMED Announces Sovleplenib Granted US FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia
HUTCHMED China Limited today announces that the US Food and Drug Administration FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation to sovleplenib for the treatment of primary immune thrombocytopenia ITP an autoimmune disorder that can lead to increased
Transpharmation Ltd. Announces Strategic Acquisition of OrganoTherapeutics SARL
Were delighted to announce the strategic acquisition of OrganoTherapeutics SARL a leader in patientderived organoid technologies that advance the discovery and development of novel therapies for neurodegenerativeCNS disorders
EVERSANA Expands Global Commercialization and AI-Powered HEOR Capabilities with Acquisition of U.K.-based Estima Scientific
EVERSANA a global provider of modern AIpowered commercial services for the biopharmaceutical industry today announced the acquisition of Estima Scientific an innovative Londonbased health economics and outcomes research HEOR technology and services company
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Nov 2026Pharma Forum EMEA 2026
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Nov 2026Cancer R&D 2026
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Nov 202610th Dermatology Drug Development
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Nov 2026PDA Aseptic Processing of Biopharma Conference
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Nov 2026Advanced Therapies USA
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Nov 2026PDA Contamination Control Strategy Workshop
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Nov 202611th Microbiome Movement USA Summit
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Nov 2026Extractables & Leachables Europe
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Edison Scientific Enters into Agreement with Pfizer to Advance Drug Research and Development
Edison Scientific has entered into an agreement with Pfizer to introduce its Edison AI Platform and AI scientist Kosmos across Pfizers biopharmaceutical research and development activities The collaboration will combine Edison Scientifics artificial intelligence AI technology with Pfizers scientific...
Appian and PSI CRO Partner to Advance AI-driven Clinical Trial Operations
Appian and PSI CRO have entered into a strategic partnership to introduce an artificial intelligence AIpowered solution for clinical trial site identification and selection The solution is now live and is designed to automate site selection across different therapeutic areas medical conditions and...
Adalvo Acquires Romiplostim Biosimilar from Enzene
Adalvo has acquired a romiplostim biosimilar programme from Enzene expanding its portfolio of biosimilars and strengthening its presence in complex biological medicines The programme references Nplate romiplostim a medicine used to treat immune thrombocytopenia ITP in adults and children with chroni...
Twist Bioscience Launches Express Screening Antibodies for Faster Characterisation
Twist Bioscience has expanded its antibody production and characterisation portfolio with the launch of Twist Express Screening Antibodies a service designed to help researchers evaluate large numbers of antibody candidates more quickly The service uses a highthroughput cellfree production process t...
Astellas Enters into Agreement with Audax for Immuno-Oncology Candidate DAX-044
Astellas Pharma and Audax Biosciences have entered into an exclusive option and licence agreement for DAX an investigational antibodycytokine fusion being developed for cancer immunotherapy DAX is designed to deliver interleukin IL an immuneactivating protein more selectively to the tumour microenvi...
Sumitomo Pharma’s Enzomenib Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Relapsed or Refractory KMT2A-Rearranged Acute Leukaemia
Sumitomo Pharma America has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to enzomenib DSP for treating patients with relapsed or refractory acute leukaemia carrying a KMTA gene rearrangement