Drug Formulation In-Depth Focus 2022
27 October 2022 | By
Articles in this drug formulation In-Depth Focus explore the design of formulations using cyclodextrins, plus the development of orally-delivered taxane chemotherapies.
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Guide to Outsourcing & Testing
In this Guide to Outsourcing & Testing, EPR explores trends in the pharmaceutical outsourcing market. Plus, Charles River discusses solutions for tracking, trending and microbial identification and Associates of Cape Cod International showcases its endotoxin testing capabilities.
Using design of experiments to optimise SEC method conditions for proteins
Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) is routinely used in the pharmaceutical industry to characterise the higher and lower molecular weight species proteins. Here, Gregory Webster, Senior Principal Research Scientist in Analytical Research and Development at AbbVie, explores the challenges, opportunities and optimisations needed to execute design of experiment studies to project…
Pharma’s green mission: trends in bacterial endotoxin testing
Having recently conducted a project to implement more sustainable, reliable and efficient bacterial endotoxin testing across the global Roche corporation, those involved in the project discuss with EPR’s Hannah Balfour the key takeaways from their implementation and validation, as well as current trends in bacterial endotoxin testing.
Make confident operational decisions by understanding your microflora
Are you leveraging all the information from your QC data? A secure, compliant and powerful data management tool is critical for maintaining a state of control.
Methods for strain comparison and differentiation of environmental isolates
Identification of environmental isolates is a regular requirement in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and strain differentiation can be valuable in a variety of circumstances. There have been huge advances in the technology available for sequencing bacterial genomes, which has fed through to the analyses that are available to pharmaceutical microbiologists. NCIMB’s Identification…
Elements leading to a rational design of cyclodextrin-based formulations
Cyclodextrins are a frequently used excipient in the pharmaceutical industry, employed in multiple dosage forms and with multiple purposes simply because of their numerous positive properties, including being generally well tolerated and safe. In this short article, René Holm, Professor in pharmaceutical physical chemistry at the University of Southern Denmark,…
Your endotoxin experts
A new age of sustainability: discover how ACC’s PyroSmart NextGen® recombinant Cascade Reagent (rCR) enhances bacterial endotoxin testing (BET).
Tackling immune-mediated disease with CAR Tregs
Here, Jason Fontenot, Chief Scientific Officer of Sangamo Therapeutics, discusses with EPR’s Hannah Balfour how the industry is developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T regulatory cells (Tregs) as a potentially paradigm-shifting therapeutic option for conditions driven by the immune system, such as autoimmunity and transplant rejection.
An Annex 1 and Pharma 4.0 perspective on water quality
Pharma 4.0 is coming and is further driven by the recent update of the EU GMP Annex 1 regarding manufacturing of sterile medical products, setting new regulatory expectations in all manufacturing processes. Here, Isabella Jul-Jørgensen from the University of Denmark focuses on sterile water quality and how the new requirements…
Patents: a necessary evil?
Dave Elder explores US patent developments amid growing concerns that current approaches potentially delay generic drugs and biosimilars entering the market.
Microbiology In-Depth Focus 2022
Features in this in-depth focus review the advances in bacterial genome sequencing and its role in pharmaceutical microbiology, as well as key considerations for when implementing and validating recombinant Factor C (rFC) endotoxin testing. Plus, coverage of how proposed US pharmaceutical regulation could impact European companies, in-house lentiviral vector manufacturing…
European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 5 2022
In EPR Issue 5, articles explore the role of whole genome sequencing in pharmaceutical microbiology, the formulation of oral taxanes and the potential for tackling immune-mediated disease with CAR T regulatory cells. Plus, coverage of how proposed US pharmaceutical regulation could impact European companies, in-house lentiviral vector manufacturing and much…
Sustainable pharma packaging: breaking down the barriers to adoption
Here, Origin’s Rich Quelch explores how pharma can adopt more sustainable packaging practices while balancing consumer safety.
Economics and risks of FDA’s Quality management maturity rating programme
Ensuring that pharmaceutical manufacturers not only adhere to current good manufacturing processes but go beyond to embrace a culture of quality has far-reaching consequences for the industry, the health care community and consumers. A focus on quality across many sectors of the economy has demonstrated direct economic benefits accruing to…
