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marks years since the approval of the first monoclonal antibody mAb muromononabCD OKT in Over four decades the pharmaceutical industry has accumulated an extraordinary body of knowledge on how to discover engineer manufacture and safely administer antibodybased therapeutics
Antisense oligonucleotides ASOs constitute a class of synthetic nucleic acidbased therapeutics that target RNA molecules with high specificity These short chemically modified strands bind complementary RNA sequences thereby modulating gene expression at the posttranscriptional level ASOs offer preci...
Its significance in the Pharmaceutical Sector
The Indian pharmaceutical sector is witnessing remarkable expansion influenced by several elements including patent expirations governmental support and the increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses It is projected that the industry will attain a valuation of US billion by the year and is acknowl...
Why timing may matter as much as dose
A visit to the doctors office often begins with routine questions Age weight blood pressure current medications and medical history are all taken note of These questions may appear simple but they are central to determining the dosage of a medicine someone might be prescribed
Why Partnership Beats Extraction
The simplest way to discuss extraction in drug discovery or taking knowledge from a source without attribution is that its a bad habitTo frame it as a historical relic is to misunderstand its persistent and modern reality Cells being taken from a tumor of Henrietta Lacks without consent in remains...
Neurodegenerative diseases represent one of the most pressing global health challenges of the coming decades driven by aging populations increasing disease prevalence and the absence of curative therapies While historically concentrated in North America and Europe research and development efforts in...
From nanobots to smart therapeutics
Discovery of new active pharmaceutical compounds is no longer the only essential factor for therapeutic innovation clinical success increasingly depends on how effectively those agents are delivered to the intended site of action
During my postgraduate studies three decades ago I was drawn to the emerging fields of cheminformatics and computeraided molecular design CAMD Working with Silicon Graphics workstations and advanced computational tools of that era significantly shaped my scientific direction Throughout my career I h...
Technology, precision, and patient-centric safety
When purchasing a new kitchen appliance or trying a new skincare product most of us instinctively take small safety steps checking reviews looking for quality certifications or doing a quick patch test These everyday habits reflect a simple principle we rarely trust something new without validating...
Redefining Clinical Manufacturing in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The pharmaceutical industry is undergoing a profound transformation driven by advanced manufacturing technologies that challenge conventional models of drug development clinical supply and production Among these innovations threedimensional D printing and more specifically semisolid extrusion SSE pr...
Immune modulatory vaccines as pipeline-ready combination amplifiers
Cancer immunotherapy has proven that removing inhibitory signals can generate durable tumor control yet it has also clarified the core limitation Many treatments do not fail because effector cells cannot recognise cancer but they fail because the local ecosystem enforces immune suppression and immun...
Healing patients without harming the planet
The term Green Revolution originally referred to the agricultural transformation of the s when scientific advances dramatically increased food production and reshaped global food security That revolution changed the world by solving a critical human challenge hunger Yet today humanity faces a new cr...
Pharmacovigilance PV is the science responsible for monitoring safety of diverse products drugs cosmetics devices etc As part of the PV workflow there are the following steps identification collection processing and reporting of adverse events Naturally this is a very brief resume of how PV workflow...
Regulatory authorities RAs across the world are showing increased interest in the use and applications of artificial intelligence AI in pharmacovigilance PV At the same time these new cognitive technologies have generated concerns in the regulatory space public health and the life sciences industry...
Six pillars to build a competitive ecosystem
Biologics including monoclonal antibodies vaccines and advanced cell and gene therapies CGT require an integrated innovation and production ecosystem This ecosystem rests on six pillars Manufacturing Infrastructure Regulatory Environment Talent and Training Innovation Hubs Funding s Investment and...