Newsletter | August 5, 2026

08.05.26 -- Global Ties, Good Fortune Bind Biotech And CDMO

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Time-To-Manufacture Reduced By 30% Through Rapid Transfer Strategy

Critical formulation deficiencies were solved through batch manufacturing and process adjustments. This enabled a 30% reduction in time-to-manufacture and prevented delays to the start date.

The 5 Key Risks Of Failing To Select The Right CDMO Partner

For complex projects involving oral solid dosage (OSD) and sterile drug products, selecting the ideal CDMO can play a pivotal role in determining the success of a drug candidate.

Advanced Analytical Tools To De-Risk Pharmaceutical Development

Discover three tools that facilitate a successful journey from candidate compound to clinical triumph: solid form screening, PBPK modeling, and AI-enabled route scouting.

FEATURED EDITORIAL

Global Ties, Good Fortune Bind Biotech And CDMO

Asset development and outsourcing strategies can be intriguing, and full of global connections. Those attributes surface immediately in a conversation with Hyung Heon Kim, Chief Executive Officer and President, MetaVia, a Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech. The company reformed recently, but has roots back to 90 years of South Korean pharma history. Tracing the CDMO relationship MetaVia has is also part of the organization’s history. “Ours is a fun journey to tell,” says Kim. Fun, informative, and enlightening.

Hidden Weakness In RIM Strategies: Why Future Readiness Remains Elusive

Most organizations have modernized their global regulatory information management (RIM) systems and improved data quality. Yet modernization and readiness are not the same thing.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS CONTINUED

Increasing Spray Drying Throughput For Brick Dust Compounds

‘Brick dust’ compounds require additional steps if spray drying is to yield a commercially attractive process. Explore enabling technologies designed to improve drug solubility in organic solvents.

Solutions For Challenging Compounds Using Softgel Innovation

The significant interest in semi-solid systems for the potential of extended release profiles has prompted researchers to develop alternative encapsulating systems. 

Beyond Outsourcing: Turning Your CDMO Into A Value-Creation Engine

Learn practical strategies to strengthen development, reduce risk, and make smarter partnership decisions that can help advance your next program with confidence.

Advance Your Program With Specialized CDMO Solutions

Integrated drug development streamlines manufacturing, analytics, and supply to cut risk and speed timelines. Inhalation advances and flexible partnerships help therapies reach commercialization faster.

Leveraging Integrated Electronic Laboratory Notebooks

Integrating lab notebooks with inventory and asset tracking boosts accuracy and traceability. Real-time visibility cuts errors, speeds decisions, and supports compliant, scalable pharma development.

What To Look For In A Pharma Contract Packaging Partner

Teams face rising pressure around compliance, complexity, and speed. These five essential qualities help identify packaging partners who can support production, reduce risk, and align with your needs.

SPONSOR

Outsourced Pharma Capabilities Update: Nanoparticles (Aug. 18, 2026, 11:00 AM ET)

This session explores why nanoparticle programs succeed or stall. Experts examine how early formulation decisions—such as lipid composition, particle engineering, and process design—impact scalability, tech transfer, and commercialization. Learn how CDMO strategies influence risk, uncover hidden tradeoffs, and identify early signals of downstream challenges to improve development timelines and manufacturing outcomes for advanced nanoparticle therapeutics. Register here.

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Human ADME Studies: Human Metabolism Data For Regulatory Submission

Fine Chemical Manufacturing Services: R&D From Concept To Commercial

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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