Peptides are a complex drug class, and have historically proven challenging from a manufacturing standpoint. They are, however, experiencing a renaissance due to improvements in peptide synthesis, the development of…
Earlier this month we wrote a piece on the Five Challenges Scaling Up an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API). In the post’s conclusion, we discussed the role of QbD in aiding…
While linear drug scale-up sounds great on paper, the reality is usually much different. In fact, scaling up an API can be challenging even under the best circumstances. In fact,…
Intellectual Property Rights and its Importance in Research, Business & Industry We wrote a post on the patent cliff issue back in 2015. The patent cliff has served to further…
I read an article at Pharmaceutical Manufacturing earlier this year (Inking the Deal: Mastering the art of lasting outsourcing relationships in the pharmaceutical industry) on the nature of contract pharma…
Neuland has recently welcomed the addition of a new, dedicated Process Engineering Lab to its R&D Center. The lab opened in March, and supports operations and safety studies via a…
With the cost pressures of today’s competitive market, active pharma ingredient (API) sales profit margins are continuously falling. As a result, pharmaceutical manufacturers find themselves under pressure to cut production…
Deuterated compounds – in which a drug molecule’s carbon-hydrogen bond is replaced with a carbon deuterium bond to extend the drug’s half-life – continue to show promise in potentially boosting the…
In the pharmaceutical discovery space, many promising analytical trends have emerged and are now on the rise – and they will see increasing use in drug discovery in coming years….
A couple of years ago, I published a post on 5 API Regulatory Challenges to Avoid, and it was interesting to look over the list and contemplate what updates I’d…