Advancements in personalized medicine and other innovations are transforming the way dosage forms are viewed.

Reshaping Dosage Forms

This study aimed to develop a taste-masked drug resin complex using the ion exchange resin Kyron T-114.

Development of Taste-Masked Oral Dispersible Tablets of Cefpodoxime Proxetil

Novel genetic engineering technologies are transforming the design and manufacture of bispecific antibodies, which are emerging as a promising new class of biologics.

Frontrunners in Bispecific Antibodies

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

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Industry is joining with academia and global health leaders to examine new approaches to biotech manufacturing.

Biotech Manufacturers Explore Global Access and Supply Chain Hurdles

Novo Nordisk broke ground on a facility in Clayton, NC, to manufacture APIs for GLP-1 and insulin medicines.

Novo Nordisk Builds Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina

A team of Bristol-Myers Squibb scientists will work in a new laboratory at the National Institute of Bioprocessing Research and Training facility in Dublin, Ireland.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Collaborates with Bioprocessing Institute in Ireland

Collaboration will provide for unified development and manufacture of antibody drug conjugates.

CMC Biologics and IDT Biologika Collaborate on ADC Manufacturing

The Human Vaccines Project brings together academic research centers, industrial partners, nonprofit organizations, and governments to address the primary scientific barriers to developing new vaccines and immunotherapies.

Pfizer Joins the Human Vaccines Project

During a clinical trial of 48 participants, 100% of those that received the TV003 vaccine were protected from infection.

NIH Investigational Dengue Vaccine Proves 100% Effective

Irwin Silverstein, PhD, is vice-president and chief operating officer at International Pharmaceutical Excipients Auditing, 1655 N. Fort Myer Drive, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209, tel. 703.351.5266.

The author discusses key areas of focus and presents best practices from the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council (IPEC).

Excipient Quality and Selection

Wear-resistant materials and coatings protect tablet punches and dies from abrasive formulations.

Choosing Tableting Tooling for Compressing Abrasive Formulations

The syriQ Rigid Cap (SRC) and SCHOTT TopPac Rigid Cap (TRC) closure systems from Schott use an intuitive twist-off mechanism for ease of use and container closure integrity.

Prefillable Syringe Closure Systems Enhance Usability

Hovione will operate a commercial-scale continuous manufacturing facility in New Jersey as part of an agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals.