Screening In-Depth Focus 2013
In this Screening In-Depth Focus: Technological and sociological advances in HTS: evolution and revolution?; Flow cytometry as a drug screening platform; Show Preview: High-Content Analysis 2014
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In this Screening In-Depth Focus: Technological and sociological advances in HTS: evolution and revolution?; Flow cytometry as a drug screening platform; Show Preview: High-Content Analysis 2014
In this Process Analytical Technology (PAT) In-Depth Focus: Presenting a rational approach to QbD-based pharmaceutical development: A roller compaction case study, PAT for pharmaceutical spray drying, PAT Roundtable, Show Preview: IFPAC® 2014...
Specifications (test and acceptance criteria) for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and drug products are defined in ICH Q6A. It ‘establishes a set of criteria to which a drug substance or drug product should conform to be considered acceptable for its intended use.’ The guidance is sub-divided into universal tests applicable…
15 December 2013 | By Sergio C. Chai, Asli N. Goktug and Taosheng Chen, High Throughput Screening Center, Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Liquid handlers are ubiquitous and essential tools in every aspect of the drug discovery arena. Innovations in the past few decades resulted in a sizeable array of devices. With so many choices, it is important to identify appropriate instrumentation for a particular screening strategy, which should be based on unique…
15 December 2013 | By Joerg Reinders, Institute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg
Proteomics has evolved during the last few years from a time-intensive, cost-intensive and hard-to-reproduce technique in basic research to a versatile and reliable tool in various areas of pharmaceutical research. The exploding progress in mass-spectrometry-compatible protein and peptide-separation methods led to the development of new approaches particularly suited for monitoring…
Preclinical cancer models allow us to gain insight into therapeutic potential and mechanism of anti-cancer agents early in the drug discovery process. Whilst traditional array-based approaches have made a significant contribution to the characterisation of these models, the advent of next generation sequencing has revolutionised genomic research and is anticipated…
Invasive fungal infections associated with high mortality rates are common in hospital settings, especially in intensive care units where patients may be immune-compromised, subject to invasive procedures and treated aggressively with antibiotics. The most common nosocomial fungal infections in descending order are due to the genera Candida, Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Fusarium…
15 December 2013 | By Christos Georgakis, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Systems Research Institute for Chemical and Biological Processes, Tufts University and Gregory M. Troup, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc
Process Systems Engineering (PSE) has had a profound impact in the chemical, petroleum and petrochemical industry in the last 30 - 40 years. Even though PSE has already started to make a significant impact on the pharmaceutical industry, there are substantial additional benefits that can be derived. The purpose of…
15 December 2013 | By Klarke M. Sample and Roy Bicknell, University of Birmingham
It is possible to attack the vasculature within solid tumours and achieve an anti-cancer effect. In the last decade, a number of studies have utilised cDNA libraries, SAGE analysis and microarrays to identify potential drug targets in the tumour endothelium. Modern sequencing technologies are likely to be a far more…
18 November 2013 | By Dr Kevin Robinson
The response to a lack of skilled managers is often to take a ‘sticking plaster’ approach to the problem by deciding to take on one or two pricing managers and have them report into the commercial or finance team. Experience to date shows that this will have limited success, for…
5 November 2013 | By Dr Kevin Robinson
Few markets have undergone the degree of change experienced by the life sciences sector in recent years. The end of the blockbuster drug era, the increasing cost of product development and a growing population putting greater strain on healthcare services around the world have combined at a time when economic…
28 October 2013 | By Dr Kevin Robinson
End-users, be they patients or consumers, are taking a good look at the cardiovascular benefits of omega-3s … and tend to like what they see.
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In this PCR In-Depth Focus: Challenges for qRT-PCR in detecting / quantifying microRNA in vitro and in vivo; Emerging clinical applications of digital PCR; Workshop Preview: Advanced 3d cell based assays, preparation, analysis and troubleshooting...
In this Raman spectroscopy In-Depth Focus: Raw material identification using dual laser handheld Raman spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy in support of biotherapeutic production: applications in protein formulation and purification; Raman Spectroscopy Roundtable...