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Rise of Enabling Technologies in Pharmaceutical Formulation Development and Manufacturing

Director, Formulation Development, Exelixis, Inc
Kasturi Pawar is a leading pharmaceutical scientist with a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences She has significantly contributed to the field of pharmaceutics Her research and experience have been focused on formulation development drug delivery and clinical supply chain Currently working as a Director in Formulation Development at Exelixis Inc she holds several publications and patents on drug deliver...

Articles

The Role of Genomics in Shaping the Future of Medicine

Sequencing of the Human Genome at the beginning of the st century followed by the technological advances in Next Generation Sequencing NGS bioinformatics analysis tools and computational fire power have helped in making sequencingbased tests affordable and accessible for diagnostics and research purposes This has brought about a revolution in the field of modern medicine impacting greatly the drug...

Research Insights

Long-term Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Trajectories After Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Treatment

Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies nMAbs have been used to treat COVID and are increasingly being used to treat other infections However there is concern that by neutralizing the SARSCoV virus

Case Studies

Cyclodextrins as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for The Treatment Of GM1-Gangliosidosis: A Feasibility Case Study

Abstract GMgangliosidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disorder characterized clinically by a wide range of variable neurovisceral ophthalmological and dysmorphic features Without enough functional galactosidase GMgangliosides cannot be degraded in lysosomes and accumulate to toxic levels in many tissues and organs particularly in the brain In s

Techno Trends

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Introduces Breakthrough B7-H3-Targeted Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) HS-20093

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group has announced that its BHtargeted antibodydrug conjugate ADC HS has received approval for breakthrough therapy designation from the National Medical Products Administration NMPA of China

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

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Computational Approach towards Designing Potent Inhibitors for Tuberculosis

Soumyadip Das

Soumyadip Das received a BSc degree from University of Calcutta, India, in 2017 and a MSc degree from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India, in 2019. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India, under the supervision of Dr. Kaushik Chanda. His research interest includes diversity-oriented synthesis, anticancer drug design, and nanocatalysis.

 

Balamurali MM

Balamurali MM, was awarded the Master’s degree in Chemistry, by Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India in 1999. He persuaded his doctoral research in Photophysical Chemistry at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, under the supervision of Prof. Sneh Kumar Dogra. In 2005, he was awarded the CSIR research associate fellowship and continued his postdoctoral research in Prof. Raghavan Varadarajan’s group at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.

 

Kaushik Chanda

Kaushik Chanda, obtained his MSc in Organic Chemistry from Gauhati University, Assam India in 2001. Subsequently worked as a Senior Research Fellow in ICAR-NATP funded project in St Anthonys College, Shillong, India from 2002-2005. In 2006, he moved to Taiwan for pursuing PhD in Applied Chemistry from National Chiao Tung University under the guidance of Prof Chung Ming Sun on a topic of Combinatorial Chemistry.

 

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Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles

Ms. Aishwarya Jain

Ms. Aishwarya Jain is a distinguished pharmaceutical scientist and academician with over six years of experience in pharmaceutical sciences. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Sinhgad College of Pharmacy, Vadgaon (Bk), Pune, she has carved a niche for herself in the domains of nanotechnology, green synthesis, and pharmaceutical innovation.

A recipient of 65+ prestigious national and international awards, including the Bharat Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar and the Women Empowerment Award, Ms. Jain is recognised as one of the leading voices in pharmaceutical education and research. Her scholarly contributions span numerous books, book chapters, and high-impact research articles published in top-tier journals indexed in SCOPUS and Web of Science.

Renowned for her commitment to academic excellence and research integrity, she also plays an active role as an editorial board member and peer reviewer for reputed scientific journals and publishing houses. Her work exemplifies a seamless blend of academic rigor and innovative thinking, particularly in green nanotechnology and sustainable drug development.

Driven by a vision to advance pharmaceutical science for global health impact, Ms. Aishwarya continues to inspire through her interdisciplinary collaborations, cutting-edge research, and passionate teaching.

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The Use of AI in Pharmacovigilance

Dr. Alejandra Guerchicoff

Dr. Alejandra Guerchicoff is a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics with postdoctoral training in Molecular Cardiology and Genetics of Cardiac Arrhythmias. She works as an Industry Advisor for the TCS ADD™ platform with the Life Sciences unit at TCS. Dr. Guerchicoff has over 20 years of experience in clinical research and post-marketing pharmacovigilance for medical devices, drugs, combination products, gene and cell therapy, and software for medical device products. She has authored many prestigious journal publications and books on diverse subjects and therapeutic areas. In her current role, Dr. Guerchicoff works on developing innovative technology solutions with AI and other modern technologies across various life sciences operations.

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Is Convex Dose Dependence A Side Effect That Multiple Drug Treatment Causes?

Y-h. Taguchi

Y-h. Taguchi obtained Dr. Sci. of Physics from Tokyo Institute of Technology. He has published papers in major journals, including Scientific Reports and PLoS ONE,a monograph from Springer International and is serving as academic editors in journals including PLoS ONE, BMC Medical Genomics and Frontiers in Genetics:RNA.

 

TurkiTurki

TurkiTurki received a PhD in computer science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has published papers in journals, including Expert Systems with Applications, Knowledge-Based Systems, and PLoS ONE. Dr. Turki is an editorial board member of Computers in Biology and Medicine and Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems.

 

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Innovent Announces NMPA Acceptance of a New Indication Application of Sintilimab for the Treatment of Advanced Melanoma

Innovent Biologics Inc a worldclass biopharmaceutical company that develops manufactures and commercializes high quality medicines for the treatment of cancer metabolic autoimmune and other major diseases today announced that a New Indication Application for sintilimab in combination with Nolgileuce...

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

The Menarini Group Menarini a leading international pharmaceutical and diagnostics company and Stemline Therapeutics Inc Stemline a whollyowned subsidiary of the Menarini Group focused on bringing transformational oncology treatments to cancer patients along with Georgiamune Inc a clinicalstage biot...

Aptar Pharma Acquires Pulmotree, Expanding Growth Opportunities in Next-Generation Pulmonary Drug

Aptar Pharma a global leader in drug delivery dosing protection technologies and services today announced the strategic acquisition of PULMOTREE a Munich Germanybased life science company specializing in pulmonary drug delivery systems for targeted delivery to the lungs The acquisition is expected t...

Kos Biotechnology Partners Announces Strategic Investment in Golden Age Health to Accelerate Global Access to Rare Disease Therapies

Kos Biotechnology Partners Kos a global life sciences investment firm bridging the US and European biopharma ecosystems today announced a strategic investment in Golden Age Health GAH through its inaugural fund Kos BioVentures As part of this partnership Alex Tzoukas Managing Partner and CoFounder

AI Proteins Announces Research Collaboration and License Agreement With Astellas Pharma to Discover and Develop Novel Miniprotein-Based Therapeutics Valued at Over $400 Million

AI Proteins Inc a biotechnology company that utilizes computational de novo protein design to create therapeutic miniproteins today announced it has entered into a Research Collaboration and License Agreement with Astellas Innovation Management LLC an affiliate of Astellas Pharma Inc TSE to discove...

Merck Collaborates with NVIDIA, Microsoft and Dawn Health to Develop Novel Support Model for People Living with Rare Tumors

Merck a leading science and technology company today announced a collaboration with NVIDIA Corporation Santa Clara California USA Microsoft Corporation Redmond Washington USA and Dawn Health AS Copenhagen Denmark to build an innovative model for Patient Support Programs PSPs The fourway collaboratio...

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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

Pfizer’s TALZENNA Plus XTANDI Approved for Earlier Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Pfizer has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration FDA to expand the use of TALZENNA talazoparib in combination with XTANDI enzalutamide for men with metastatic prostate cancer that is sensitive to hormone treatment and has specific homologous recombination repair HRR gene mutatio...

Okomera Signs Agreement with Servier for Cancer Research Technology

Okomera has signed a commercial agreement with Servier to support the development of new cancer treatments using its tumour miniaturisation technology More than of oncology drug candidates fail to reach the market making it important to identify promising treatments at an early stage Okomeras platf...

AstraZeneca and Oracle Launch Global AI Collaboration to Optimise Clinical Trials

AstraZeneca and Oracle Health and Life Sciences have launched a global collaboration to use artificial intelligence AI realworld data and cloud technology to improve clinical trial efficiency and patient outcomes The collaboration will combine AstraZenecas expertise in drug development clinical rese...

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