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Evonik offers lipid nanoparticles for gene-based drug development and manufacturing. 

Evonik Supplies Key LNP Technology for Gene-Based Drugs

The company has received $500 million in funding from Sino Biopharmaceutical for further development, capacity expansion, and manufacturing of CoronaVac, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Sinovac Biotech Receives $500 Million in Funding for COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing  

CDMO HALIX will manufacture the drug substance for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, at commercial scale at its cGMP facility in the Netherlands.

AstraZeneca and HALIX Team Up for COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing 

The company will expand its micronization abilities for highly potent drug compounds through this investment. 

Catalent to Invest $10 Million to Increase Isolator Capabilities at US and UK Sites

A development agreement will study inhaled formulations of cannabinoid-based drug product for central nervous system diseases.

Kindeva and BOL Pharma to Develop Inhaled Cannabinoid Products

Janssen announces rolling submissions for its COVID-19 vaccine with Health Canada and EMA.

J&J Initiates COVID-19 Vaccine Approvals in Canada and Europe

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

Operator, caregiver, and patient safety are at the forefront when selecting the best options and dosage forms.

HPAPI Complexity Prompts New Delivery Mechanisms

Supriya Bhide is a graduate student at the Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, University of Mississippi, MS.

Apoorva Panda is a graduate student at the Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, University of Mississippi, MS.

S. Rangappa is a research scientist at the Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, University of Mississippi, MS.

Abhishek Shettar is a research scientist at the Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, University of Mississippi, MS.

M.A. Repka is professor and chair at the Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, University of Mississippi, MS.

Rosa Maria Badani Prado is a graduate student at the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, MS.

S. Kundu is associate professor at the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, MS.

Norman Richardson is technical sales manager at BASF Pharma Solutions, Florham Park, NJ.

S. Narasimha Murthy is professor of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery at the University of Mississippi, MS, founder-director of the Institute for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, and chief scientific officer, Topical Products Testing LLC, University, MS.

Study results indicate that fatty alcohols may plausibly enhance the skin permeation of clotrimazole.

Evaluating the Impact of Fatty Alcohols on Permeation of Clotrimazole from Topical Creams

Jennifer Markarian is a contributing editor for 

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for modular designs to rapidly expand vaccine production capacity.

Modular Processes and Facilities Enable Flexible Vaccine Manufacturing

The investment will expand and upgrade manufacturing capacity and technology for pre-fillable syringes and will also includes a new manufacturing facility in Europe. 

Formulation and Drug Delivery