Newsletter | October 28, 2026

10.28.26 -- Earning Priority: How Biotechs Strengthen CDMO Relationships

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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Manual Assembly Strategies For Early‑Phase Combination Product Supply

Early‑phase combination products rely on manual assembly. Clear process design, quality controls, and collaboration help clinical supply teams reduce risk and maintain trial‑ready flexibility.

How Dosage Form Decisions Shape Pediatric And Geriatric Development

Developing pharmaceuticals requires customized strategies beyond tablet crushing, balancing specific age-related palatability, packaging, administration, and lifecycle management needs.

Harness High-Quality PBPK Modeling To Enhance Clinical Readiness

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling advancements are helping drug sponsors mitigate risk in preclinical and clinical studies through early identification of poor absorption properties.

FEATURED EDITORIAL

Earning Priority: How Biotechs Strengthen CDMO Relationships

Subpar customer service at CDMOs is no longer something sponsors tolerate; there’s enough competition where they can move on. The other side of the coin is how difficult sponsors sink to the bottom of CDMO priorities; providers also have options. Here's an analysis less about technical components of outsourcing, and more on mutual satisfactions from working together to fulfill contractual arrangements and missions.

Beyond API Sourcing: Avoiding Supply Disruptions For Small Molecule Drugs

Supply resilience should be assessed across the complete drug product pathway rather than measured by the number of vendors listed in a procurement system. 

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS CONTINUED

Formulation And Process Challenges For A Needle-Shaped API

Managing challenging active pharmaceutical ingredient crystal structures and choosing dry granulation over wet granulation requires strategic processing choices.

Navigating High-Potency OSD Manufacturing

Learn how containment strategy, process design, and early risk‑based decisions influence operator protection, compliance, and long‑term manufacturing success as potency levels continue to rise.

Creating Greener Pathways For Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Electrochemistry is helping pharma reduce hazardous materials, lower waste, and improve efficiency while building more sustainable production pathways.

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Discover the capabilities shaping small molecule development in two sessions: Advancing Drug Substance Manufacturing and Small Molecule Drug Product Innovation. Explore approaches to API process development, technology transfer, formulation, manufacturing, scale-up, and packaging, while gaining insights to help you evaluate potential CDMO partners and reduce development risk.

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Bridging Development And Manufacturing For Better Outcomes

Choosing A CDMO For Oral Solids, Nasal And Pulmonary Dosage Forms

Small Molecule Discovery Network And Capabilities

Pharmaceutical Solutions

Flexibility And Scientific Innovation In OSD Development At Our Oregon Site

OUTSOURCED PHARMA CAPABILITIES UPDATE

Find Your New CDMO At Outsourced Pharma Capabilities Update

CDMOs in biologics, cell and gene, and small molecule share their capabilities and available capabilities. See for yourself why this virtual event has become a wildly popular resource to identify options for your development and manufacturing needs.

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