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Category Archives: CMC

Pharmaceutical API Contract Manufacturing: Reading Room

I’ve been trying to get caught up on some reading this month, and thought I’d put together a roundup of interesting articles I’ve run across recently. Grading GDUFA, at Contract…

Posted in analytical science, API synthesis, APIs, Chemistry, CMC, Contract Manufacturing, CRO/CMO, GDUFA, green chemistry, Pharm Tech, Pharmaceutical Technology, process chemistry | Comments Off on Pharmaceutical API Contract Manufacturing: Reading Room

Intellectual Property Management Group Focuses on API Innovation and Differentiation for Customers

With potential projected losses of $16-32 billion for drugs going off-patent in 2015, intellectual property (IP) is increasingly crucial to keeping a competitive edge in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets….

Posted in agreement, API synthesis, APIs, Chemistry, CMC, Contract Manufacturing, CRO/CMO, Freedom to Operate, IP, Patent, R&D, technology transfer | Comments Off on Intellectual Property Management Group Focuses on API Innovation and Differentiation for Customers

Embracing Green Chemistry

There’s an article on Piramal’s Pharma Solutions division at PharmTech about how they are encouraging pharma companies to implement green chemistry earlier in the drug development cycle. Yes, we agree…

Posted in analytical science, API synthesis, APIs, atom economy, Benign-by-Design, Chemistry, CMC, Contract Manufacturing, corporate stewardship, EHS, energy conservation, energy effciency, green chemistry, method development, Neuland Labs, Route Design, Route Scouting, synthesis, Synthesis Route | Comments Off on Embracing Green Chemistry

Genotoxic Impurities – Increasing Vigilance, But Still Some Uncertainty

A genotoxic impurity (GTI) is a chemical substance that can directly or indirectly damage DNA or chromosomes and induce genetic mutations. Fifteen years ago, there were no specific guidelines for…

Posted in analytical science, API synthesis, APIs, Chemistry, CMC, critical reaction parameters, genotoxic impurities, QA/QC, Route Scouting, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Genotoxic Impurities – Increasing Vigilance, But Still Some Uncertainty

100% Pure Pharma APIs? Yes…in a Way.

‘One hundred percent purity’ is the holy grail of pharma – and, more generally, the scientific community. Firms in our industry all around the globe spend the overwhelming majority of…

Posted in APIs, Capabilities, Chemistry, CMC, Contract Manufacturing, IP, method development, Neuland Labs, Patent | Comments Off on 100% Pure Pharma APIs? Yes…in a Way.

Green Chemistry and Benign by Design

7 ways to boost profits and reduce pharma synthesis waste At Neuland, we’re advocates of green chemistry. Not only is it better for the environment, but it’s also just logistically…

Posted in analytical science, API synthesis, APIs, atom economy, Benign-by-Design, Capabilities, Chemistry, CMC, Contract Manufacturing, EHS, energy conservation, energy effciency, green chemistry, ICH, Impurity profile, Quality, R&D, Route Design, Route Scouting, small molecule, synthesis, Synthesis Route, Uncategorized, zero liquid discharge | Comments Off on Green Chemistry and Benign by Design

Demand for Generic APIs is on the Rise – but Differentiation Matters

There have been a number of articles recently pointing to growth in the API industry, and it’s something I’ve discussed as well – most recently in a post on the…

Posted in API synthesis, APIs, Chemistry, CMC, Contract Manufacturing, CRO/CMO, method development, Neuland Labs, regulatory | Comments Off on Demand for Generic APIs is on the Rise – but Differentiation Matters

API Production: Building an Impurity Profile

Impurities and the ICH Limits for Impurities Impurities are unwanted chemicals produced during normal manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, or APIs. As you well know, impurities have no therapeutic value…

Posted in analytical science, API synthesis, APIs, Chemistry, CMC, Contract Manufacturing, CRO/CMO, ICH, Impurity profile, method development, Quality, regulatory | Comments Off on API Production: Building an Impurity Profile

6 Properties of API Synthesis that Affect Yield, Delivery Date & Purity

I’ve mentioned the importance of route scouting in the past. Now I’d like to share some of the properties of API synthesis that can affect the yield, purity, and delivery date…

Posted in API synthesis, APIs, Chemistry, CMC, Contract Manufacturing, critical reaction parameters, CRO/CMO, method development, Route Design, Route Scouting, synthesis, Synthesis Route | Comments Off on 6 Properties of API Synthesis that Affect Yield, Delivery Date & Purity

No Straight Line: Confronting API Scale-Up Challenges

In many of the blog posts we’ve written over the last few years, we’ve referenced the growing complexity of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). It isn’t just mindless chatter intended to…

Posted in CMC, Contract Manufacturing, CRO/CMO, R&D, Route Design, scale-up | Comments Off on No Straight Line: Confronting API Scale-Up Challenges