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
Datwyler Pharma Packaging
Senior Manager Global Scientific Affairs
Renaud Janssen PhD is the Senior Manager of Global Scientific Affairs at Datwyler Pharma Packaging He frequently presents on international conferences on subjects related to elastomeric and aluminiumplastic closures for pharmaceutical applications Renaud also serves on several standardisation and pharmacopoeia committees as well as on industry task forces
Articles
Emerging Technologies in Pharmaceutical Sciences
The pharmaceutical industry has always been defined by two constants the extraordinary complexity of what it does and the extraordinary cost of doing it Bringing a single drug from discovery to approval has historically taken to years and cost an average of US billion
Research Insights
New frontiers in pharmaceutical analysis: A metabolomic approach to check batch compliance of complex products based on natural substances
Abstract Natural substances particularly medicinal plants and their extracts are still today intended as source for new Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients APIs Alternatively they can be validly employed to prepare medicines food supplements or medical devices The most adopted analytical approach used to verify quality of natural substances like medicinal p
Case Studies
Isolation Technology: Case Study
A customer active in the hormone production recently searched an appropriate solution for grinding material and clean packaging after the filtering and drying process The following requirements had to be met To provide a safe barrier between the operator and the active drug substance to provide both operator and product protect
Techno Trends
New Drug Development Workflow Designed for Extrusion-Based Drug Implant Production
The Thermo Scientific Pharma mini implant line first endtoend solution is an automated integrated system designed for continuous production of drug implants Drug formulation scientists can use the first commercially available fully integrated solution for polymerbased drug implant development and production using Hot Melt Extrusion HME to meet growing demand for in...
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
A BITTER PILL: Exploring the Realm of Drug Counterfeiting
Stephen Ward is Pinkerton’s the Vice President of East Coast USA. Established in 1850, Pinkerton National Detective Agency offers organizations in today’s modern age, a range of corporate risk management services from security consulting and investigations to executive protection, employment screening and protective intelligence.
Angelo Krizmanic is Pinkerton’s Vice President of Asia Pacific. Established in 1850, Pinkerton National Detective Agency offers organizations in today’s modern age, a range of corporate risk management services from security consulting and investigations to executive protection, employment screening and protective intelligence.
Nanovaccines
Dr. Priya Gupta is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Noida and earned her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from Jamia Hamdard in 2024. Her area of research includes formulation development, novel drug delivery systems, nanoformulations. She has authored more than 15 articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals.
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.
APAC’s Rising Role in Neurodegenerative Disease Research and Development
Simona Lambertini is a senior global clinical research leader with nearly 20 years of experience in international clinical development, research strategy and stakeholder engagement. She has led complex multicountry programs across Europe, North America and the Middle East, collaborating with pharma, biotech and research institutions across high-complexity therapeutic areas.
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs)
Sintu Kumar Samanta has been working as an Assistant professor in IIIT Allahabad, India. He did Ph.D. and post-doctoral research from IIT Kharagpur and IISc Bangalore, India respectively. He is working in the area of Biochemistry and Nanobiotechnology. He published research work in several international journals and filed one Indian patent.
Pavan Kumar Gautamis presently working as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Applied Sciences at IIIT Allahabad, India. He obtained Ph.D. from the University of Allahabad, India. His area of research is synthesis of nanoparticles for water remediation. He published his research work in many international journals.
Harnessing Plant Potential
Rishabh Rajkumar Jadhav, who is developing antibacterial proteins to tackle antimicrobial resistance and received a SARTHI fellowship. Research Scholar. Currently working on plant bioengineering for therapeutic protein production. Working on Molecular biology techniques (Gene cloning, CRISPR-Cas), Plant tissue culture, and Microbiology.
Deepa Khare, an Associate Professor at Bennett University, holds a Ph.D. and postdoc in plant molecular biology from POSTECH, South Korea. She leads a project on plant-based biotherapeutics with her research scholar.
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Telix and Ekalia to Collaborate on Astatine-211 Production in the U.S.
Telix and Ekalia a joint venture between IBA Ion Beam Applications SA EURONEXT and Framatome today announced a collaboration to advance scalable United States US production of astatine At an alphaemitting radioisotope being investigated for targeted alpha therapy
HistoIndex and A*STAR Partner To Advance Early – Stage Development Of Pipeline Therapies For Fibrotic Diseases
HistoIndex a pioneer in AIdriven digital pathology for fibrotic diseases and the Agency for Science Technology and Research ASTAR Singapores lead public sector RD agency have signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU to collaborate on the preclinical evaluation
Cotecna Group Acquires Energon Labs
Cotecna a leading provider of Testing Inspection and Certification TIC services today announced the acquisition of Energon Labs a cGMPcompliant USFDAinspected ISO and ISO certified analytical testing laboratory based in Hyderabad India
Waters Launches AI Link, Advancing AI-Enabled LC-MS Workflows from Research to Release
Waters Corporation announced that it has launched Waters AI Link a software capability that brings Anthropics Model Context Protocol MCP to its informatics platform and has joined Anthropics Model Hardware Standard MHS research program
Takeda’s ORZEYFUL (oveporexton) Launches Simultaneously in Japan and China Giving Physicians First Access to Prescribe Novel Orexin Agonist to Patients with Narcolepsy Type 1
Takeda announced that ORZEYFUL oveporexton is now available in Japan and China for the treatment of narcolepsy type NT providing first access to clinicians to prescribe treatment with the new class of medicine ORZEYFUL is a firstinclass orexin receptor OXR agonist in tablet form designed to treat...
Merck Inaugurates State-of-the-Art ADVANCE Bioanalytical Facility on West Point, Pennsylvania, Campus
Merck known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada today inaugurated its stateoftheart ADVANCE research facility on its West Point Pennsylvania campus signaling a new chapter in global scientific discovery Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro joined Merck executive leadership federal and state gove...
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UCB Receives Approval for ZILBRYSQ Autoinjector for Adults with Generalised Myasthenia Gravis
UCB has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration FDA for a new autoinjector option for ZILBRYSQ zilucoplan a treatment for adults with generalised myasthenia gravis gMG who test positive for antiacetylcholine receptor AChR antibodies
Nxera Pharma Partners with Synmosa to Commercialise QUVIVIQ
Nxera Pharma has entered into an exclusive licensing supply and commercialisation agreement with Synmosa Biopharma to expand access to QUVIVIQ daridorexant a medicine used to treat insomnia across eight AsiaPacific markets QUVIVIQ was discovered and developed by Idorsia Pharmaceuticals
Vir Biotechnology Enters into Collaboration with Gilead Sciences to Develop T-cell Engagers for Solid Tumours
Vir Biotechnology has entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences to discover and develop three novel Tcell engager TCE candidates for the treatment of solid tumours Tcell engagers are designed to direct T cells a type of immune cell towards cancer cells and help destro...
Zealand Pharma Enters into Collaboration with Generate Biomedicines on AI-Designed Protein Therapies for Metabolic Diseases
Zealand Pharma and Generate Biomedicines have entered into a multitarget collaboration and licensing agreement to develop proteinbased treatments for obesity and other metabolic diseases using artificial intelligence AI The collaboration will combine Zealand Pharmas expertise in metabolic diseases w...
Enodia Therapeutics Enters into Collaboration with Pfizer to Develop Small-Molecule Sec61 Inhibitors
Enodia Therapeutics has entered into a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Pfizer to discover and develop smallmolecule inhibitors targeting Sec a protein complex involved in the movement of newly formed proteins across cell membranes
InnoCare Announces Approval of Clinical Trial of Bispecific Antibody ICP-B161 Targeting TL1A and IL-23p19 in China
InnoCare Pharma a leading biopharmaceutical company focusing on the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases announced today that the Center for Drug Evaluation CDE of Chinas National Medical Products Administration NMPA has approved its Investigational New Drug IND application for ICPB a bispeci...