Drug Development

Articles

Piramal Pharma Solutions plans to construct a multipurpose ADC manufacturing and aseptic fill/finish facility in Grangemouth, Scotland, and to upgrades its existing API manufacturing facility in Morpeth, England.

Piramal Pharma Solutions Expands and Upgrades UK Manufacturing Facilities

China-based CDMO Asymchem acquires US-based chemical technology company Snapdragon. 

Asymchem Acquires Snapdragon Chemistry

Meg Rivers is the former senior editor for 

Chris Spivey is director of Industry Relations and Strategic Partnership, MJH Life Sciences.

Videos

In this episode of Drug Digest, Chris Spivey, editorial director, and Meg Rivers, senior editor, dive into APIs, excipients, and formulation advances, specifically pairing the right APIs and excipients for optimizing formulations.

Drug Digest: Pairing the Right APIs and Excipients for Optimizing Formulations

Feliza Mirasol is the science editor for 

Personnel need to be trained in various analytical skill sets for biologic drug substance testing.

Analytical Skills Are Needed in Biologics Testing

Podcasts

In this episode of the Drug Solutions podcast, Chris Spivey, editorial director, and Meg Rivers, senior editor, interview experts on up-and-coming 2022 trends in the bio/pharma industry.

Drug Solutions Podcast: 2022 Bio/pharma Trends: US-Based Suppliers, Digitization, and Sustainability

The collaboration between Bristol Myers Squibb and Century Therapeutics will combine Century’s iPSC-derived allogeneic cell therapy platform with Bristol Myers Squibb’s expertise in cell therapy and oncology drug development.

Bristol Myers Squibb and Century Therapeutics to Collaborate on Developing iPSC-derived Allogeneic Cell Therapies

FDA has cleared an IND from Poseida Therapeutics, allowing continued development of the company’s allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy candidate for treating multiple solid tumors.

FDA Accepts IND for Poseida Therapeutics’ Allogeneic CAR-T Cell Therapy Candidate

Sample preparation tends to be manually labor intensive, but automating this step helps streamline the glycosylation monitoring workflow.

Automation Helps Streamline Glycosylation Monitoring Workflow

Cynthia A. Challener is a contributing editor to Pharmaceutical Technology.

Dosage form and patient needs drive excipient choice.

Taste and Appearance: Selecting the Right Excipients 

Felicity Thomas is the former Associate Editorial Director of Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, BioPharm International.

Poor solubility remains a big issue for drug development and, as such, is driving innovation in approaches and use of novel technologies to help overcome the associated challenges.