There is a great need for sensitive, precise, and easily accessible analytical detection techniques for protein sequencing.

Biologics Quality Control: The Growing Need for Accessible Proteomics

The emergence of mRNA vaccines and cell and gene therapies has pushed innovation in analytical methods.

Emerging Therapies Drive Analytical Advancements

Effective analytics will eliminate failures, deviations, and non-conformances.

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Brief pharmaceutical news items for April 2009.

Pharma Capsules

Jill Wechsler is Pharmaceutical Technology's Washington Editor, jillwechsler7@gmail.com.

FDA is poised to gain authority and resources to ensure the quality of food and drugs.

Congress and Obama Seek to Bolster Drug Safety

By reducing cycle time and implementing quality-by-design inspired engineering, advanced lyophilization systems are driving the industry toward greater efficiency and control.

Deep Freeze: Innovations in Lyophilization

Susan J. Schniepp is a fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, Inc. and a member of Pharmaceutical Technology's Editorial Advisory Board.

Standards data is helpful, but FDA needs to apply its information across the board. This article contains bonus online-exclusive material.

Insider Solutions: Device Database Can Help Pharma

Michelle Hoffman, editorial director of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Obama's cost-containment and science-innovation initiatives need to overlap.

Parallel Tracks

Patricia Van Arnum was executive editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.

The financial and economic downturn is likey to have long-term implications for outsourcing.

Moving Toward a Drug Development Boon or Bust?

Operational excellence awaits, but only if you can implement PAT successfully.

Managing the risks of PAT

The authors examine common superdisintegrants (i.e., crospovidone Type A, crospovidone Type B, croscarmellose sodium, and sodium starch glycolate) with a set of poorly soluble drug actives and evaluate in vitro drug dissolution.

Influence of Superdisintegrants on the Rate of Drug Dissolution from Oral Solid Dosage Forms

Also, Hospira to reduce workforce; WuXi AppTech makes senior appointments; more...

Company and People Notes: Daiichi Sankyo Sues 13 Generic Drugmakers; Ischemix Appoints CEO; More...

A bipartisan bill that would establish a regulatory pathway for the approval of biosimilars was introduced into the US House of Representatives last week.

Analytics

Biologics Quality Control: The Growing Need for Accessible Proteomics

Emerging Therapies Drive Analytical Advancements

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