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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Adeline Siew is editor for Pharmaceutical Technology Europe. She is also science editor for Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Industry experts discuss the requirements and challenges involved in getting a biosimilar product from bench to launch.

The Importance of Characterization in Biosimilars Development

The Bosspak VTC 100 electronic tablet and capsule counter from Romaco?s is designed to fill pharmaceutical solids or food supplements into bottles at high speed.

Bosspak VTC 100 Tablet and Capsule Counter

Conrad Winters, PhD, is director, Drug Product Development Group, Hovione FarmaCiencia SA.

Filipe Neves, PhD, is group leader, Drug Product Development Group, Hovione FarmaCiencia SA.

Case studies on the manufacture of a bluk powder and the development of a tablet show the application of QbD principles.

Optimizing Quality by Design in Bulk Powders and Solid Dosage

A Sanofi Pasteur flu-vaccine trial in adults 65 years of age and older meets a primary endpoint for superior efficacy.

Sanofi Pasteur's High-Dose Flu Vaccine Shows Superior Clinical Benefit in Older Adults

FDA's draft guidance provides answers to questions received on FDA's abbreviated new drug application stability guidance.

FDA Publishes Draft Questions and Answers to Generic-Drug Stability Testing Guidance

Conventional cell-imaging systems that provide high quality data can be expensive and complex to use. New systems from Biotek Instruments are designed to overcome these issues.

Making Cell Imaging Systems More Accessible

Installation of a quaternary chiral center with high enantioselectivity using memory of chirality enabled the six-step synthesis of the desired active compound.

Takeda Researchers Achieve Kilogram-scale GMP Production of a TORC1/2 Inhibitor

Direct tablet compression is simpler than wet or dry granulation, but obtaining the right flow properties to ensure good compaction and uniform drug distribution can be a challenge. Porous silica gel, when used as a glidant, can address these issues.

Porous Silica Gel Glidants Aid Direct Tablet Compression

Extensive adoption of single-use technologies and unidirectional flow reduces cross-contamination risk in the company?s new biomanufacturing facility.

Catalent Moves Forward with New Single-Use Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility

Conventional cell-imaging systems that provide high quality data can be very expensive and complex to use. New systems from Biotek Instruments are designed to overcome these issues.