Felicity Thomas

Innovative strategies and good partnerships are means by which developers can overcome the unique challenges in biologics formulation.

The companies will co-promote GSK’s shingles vaccine, Shingrix, to healthcare professionals and points of vaccination in China.

Orakl Oncology has raised funds to develop its precision oncology platform and accelerate drug development.

Biosynth has further strengthened its peptide division with the acquisition of Pepceuticals.

Biologics formulation comes with a unique set of challenges, which can be overcome through innovative strategies and good partnerships.

Samsung Biologics and Bristol Myers Squibb have further expanded their strategic manufacturing agreement to include the large-scale manufacture of an antibody cancer drug substance.

The pandemic and shifting focus to more complex therapeutics are driving growth in the outsourced formulation development services market.

A partnership between Rentschler Biopharma and Ikarovec will support the accelerated development of novel gene therapies for the treatment of eye diseases.

Hanns-Christian Mahler and Andrea Allmendinger from ten23 health will discuss some key aspects of biologic drug development and manufacturing.

Waters Corporation expected to boost growth in bioanalytical characterization for new modalities with acquisition of Wyatt Technology.

Shifting toward more technological solutions and ensuring a greater understanding of the workforce’s needs will give both CROs and sponsors a market advantage.

Guidance for GMP manufacture of emerging therapies has evolved to accommodate innovation and the broader spectrum of products in development, but greater harmonization is still needed.

As the therapeutic landscape grows more complex, so too must the analytical techniques for cleaning validation to ensure the utmost cleanliness is achieved.

Advancements in therapeutic modalities are necessitating change in drug delivery to help negate some of the expense of development and manufacturing.

Alternative approaches to freeze drying are gaining popularity and will help to overcome some of the challenges associated with conventional lyophilization.

Particle engineering can be a resourceful tool to advance drug candidates by offering drug delivery innovation.

Companies need to consider and address formulation challenges to employ a successful reformulation strategy.

A thorough knowledge of both the upstream and downstream processes is required to ensure effective removal of residual impurities in biopharmaceuticals.

There are many benefits of employing a reformulation strategy, but companies must also overcome a variety of challenges too.

Thanks to technological advances, process chromatography challenges are surmountable, but increasingly complex therapies in the pipeline will demand more efficient processes in the future.

An increasingly complex development pipeline and industry considerations, such as sustainability, are leading to a greater need for more efficient separation and purification in downstream processing.

Advances in therapeutic modalities and an increase in molecular complexity have led to the need for an evolution in drug delivery approaches over the years.

As Europe moves closer to implementation of ISO IDMP standards, the bio/pharma industry is accelerating efforts to manage its data and documents more effectively.

Emerging drug classes are giving rise to challenges in downstream processing, pushing the need for strategizing efficiencies.

Scientists can work to overcome the challenges associated with protein characterization through empowering technologies.

Experience is an invaluable asset for outsourcing partners, particularly as more challenging method development services are in demand.

Shifting demands from industry innovators is leading to an increased need for flexible and agile outsourcing partners offering broad and integrated models.

Scientific innovation and regulatory reformations are helping to drive the global biopharma market forward, but a balance between cost and value still needs to be accepted for widespread adoption.

Jordi Serrat, Product & Technology Director, Azbil Telstar talks about the role of disruptive and digital technologies in aseptic processing.