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Increase in virtual trials improves patient accrual rates, finds report
The increased use of virtual components in clinical trials has led to fewer trial delays or terminations due to low participant numbers.
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FTIR, NIR and Raman – advantages and disadvantages for protein characterisation
Here, EPR summarises a review of some of the benefits and disadvantages for spectroscopic techniques used to characterise the structure of therapeutic proteins in solid dosage forms.
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Sunflower pollen may be the answer to high-quality 3D printing ink
Researchers have found a way to develop pollen into 3D printing ink material that could be used for tissue engineering and drug delivery.
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The research-based industry response to COVID-19; collaboration and innovation
Nathalie Moll, Director General of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) gives her take on the industry response to the pandemic; highlighting the benefits of focused effort and what can be achieved through unified collaboration.
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Improvements in skin and nail drug delivery using nano formulations
It might be easy to dismiss non-life-threatening diseases of the skin or nail as trivial, but their impact on physical and mental wellbeing can be significant. Such diseases are obvious targets for topical treatments, but the lack of effective formulations means patients are often faced with the prospect of oral…
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Lilly to collaborate with Lycia on novel protein degraders
The collaborators will use Lycia’s lysosomal targeting chimera (LYTAC) protein degradation platform to develop therapies for five targets across Lilly’s therapeutic areas of focus.
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UK at the forefront of advanced therapies
Advanced therapies are a ground-breaking new class of medicines that use gene therapy, cell therapy or tissue engineering to treat disease and injury. Rachel Bell, Trainee Patent Attorney at Marks & Clerk, and Ceri Roberts, Scientific Training Manager – Cellular and Molecular Therapies at NHS Blood and Transplant, discuss some…
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 4 2021
In our latest issue, features explore the use of nano formulations to improve skin and nail drug delivery, how to take cell and gene therapies from concept to commercialisation and what strategies you can use to overcome interfering factors in LAL bacterial endotoxin testing. Also in this journal, find out…
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Flow cytometry to advance decontamination and sterilisation processes
A new paper reveals how combining flow cytometry with other analytical techniques can provide a wealth of information on bacterial viability and thus enhance sterilisation processes.
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Meeting the challenge of cost-effective OTC drug manufacture with powder testing
Sharper manufacturing practice is often essential to rigorously optimise production economics and compete effectively in the over-the counter (OTC) marketplace. This article describes the application of powder testing to improve the manufacturing efficiency of OTC products detailing work by Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), companies with extensive OTC portfolios.
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Infrared thermography can detect pre-visual bacterial growth, shows study
A new paper shows thermal imaging (infrared thermography) can detect E. coli and S. aureus bacteria after just six hours of incubation, long before it is visible to the human eye.
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ICMRA set out recommendations for AI regulation in medicine
The ICRMA has set out recommendations to help regulators tackle the challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine.
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Machine learning boosts spirulina bioproduction by up to 100 percent
Collaborating with Google, Lumen Bioscience applied Bayesian black-box optimisation, a machine learning approach, to increase spirulina biomanufacturing productivity.
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Partnership to stabilise essential medicines supply with synthetic biology
Under a new collaboration, Antheia will use Ginkgo Bioworks’ cell programming platform to expand the capabilities of its whole-cell engineered pharmaceutical production pathways.
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Advances in technology and manufacturing to promote plant-produced therapeutics uptake
Experts suggest investing in plant-based manufacturing systems could reduce costs and help scale up therapeutic protein manufacturing.
