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In this article, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour discusses how COVID-19 has impacted the pharma industry with regard to cancer clinical trial and treatment disruptions.
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity last year was expected to decline from 2019 levels, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting uncertainty around the global economy, trade tensions between the US and China, and the presidential election in the US. However, James Baillieu from Bird & Bird reveals…
As the UK enters new territory following its departure from the EU, legal experts Marie Manley and Chris Boyle from Sidley Austin explore the resultant consequences for biopharma companies and the regulatory opportunities that lie ahead.
Mass spectrometry has numerous applications in pharmaceutical research, from initial discovery through to characterisation and quality control. In this article, Dr Ioannis Papayannopoulos details the role of mass spectrometry in pharma R&D by highlighting established and novel applications of the technique in drug discovery and development.
NIR spectroscopy is well-known for its sensitivity to water, which can be useful for detecting water variation in the sample matrix. However, for many other applications, water intake of the samples may be an issue and must be closely monitored to gauge the predictive performance of calibration models. This article…
To ensure that clinicians buy into biosimilars, it is important that they understand how products are analysed and compared to the originator molecules. Dr Fraser Cummings and Jonathan Sweeting discussed this issue at a recent virtual roundtable event, where they highlighted the complexities of biosimilar development pathways and approval processes. Here, Nikki Withers shares the…
The emergence of CAR T-cell therapies has ignited a revolution in the field of cancer treatments. While existing products show outstanding curative capability, they are hampered by significant clinical and commercial challenges, many of which stem from their manufacturing process. Maciej Nakoniecznik discusses how a combination of biological and technological advances…
Considerations when sourcing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can often be condensed to ones of economy and purity. Here, Dave Elder highlights the importance of defining those attributes that impact final product quality to ensure pharma companies find the best ingredient suppliers.
Drug nanocarriers based on calcium phosphates and calcium silicates have attracted much interest in recent years owing to their excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, high drug loading capacity, sustained and targeted drug delivery and promising applications in cancer therapy and bone defect repair. However, the research on drug-carrier interactions is a…
Many biologic formulations use a variety of high-purity injectable grade disaccharide excipients to ensure functionality and stability of the final product. In this article, Sunil Kumar Nataraj, Bastiaan Dickhoff and Thontesh GC explore the use of these sugars in the stabilisation of biologics and provide recommendations to manufacturers for enhancing…
In this in-depth focus, discover how biological and technological advances could enhance the clinical capabilities of CAR T-cell therapies and explore why clinicians need to be better educated about the development and licencing of biosimilars.
Read this in-depth focus to find out how moisture affects the performance of NIR spectroscopy-based classification models and discover novel mass spectrometry applications for pharmaceutical R&D.
Download this in-depth focus to explore the use of disaccharide excipients in stabilising biologic drugs and learn about a novel technique for investigating drug-nanocarrier interactions.
Although three-dimensional (3D) printing has been around for some time, many people still underestimate its capabilities. This article addresses the regulatory challenges faced by the pharmaceutical sector and aims to correct some of the most common myths surrounding the technology.
Effective supply chain management can cut costs, improve service and enhance company revenues; however, the pharma industry has historically been a slow adopter of leading-edge practices. Nikki Withers discussed the fundamentals of contemporary supply chain management with Ed Sweeney, Professor of Logistics and Systems at Aston University, who believes that…
