Newsletter | February 13, 2026

02.13.26 -- The Industrialization Of Advanced Modalities

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Webinar: From Concept to Market: Scaling and Manufacturing Semi-Solid Topical Drugs

Developing semi-solid topical drug products from concept to commercialization presents unique formulation and scale-up challenges. This webinar explores how excipient interactions, processing parameters, and equipment differences impact stability, performance, and patient experience. Learn how applying Quality by Design (QbD) principles across development, scale-up, and manufacturing reduces risk and supports reliable, commercially viable products from bench to market success. Click here to learn more.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Improving Swallowing And Palatability With Patient‑Friendly Forms

Improve medication adherence and health outcomes by developing patient-friendly dosage forms that enhance swallowability and palatability for pediatric, geriatric, and dysphagic populations.

Fast-Tracking FIH To PoC

See how streamlined early-phase strategies, smarter trial design, and data-driven decisions can accelerate progress from first-in-human studies to proof-of-concept.

Softgel Technology: A Game-Changer For Oncology Treatment

Understand how softgel technology enhances rapid drug absorption and precise dosing, offering crucial benefits for high-potency oncology treatments.

FEATURED EDITORIAL

The Industrialization Of Advanced Modalities

Three reports – on the oligonucleotide CDMO market; mRNA synthesis and manufacturing; and the bioconjugation space - demonstrate where our outsourcing industry is headed, and the important role of CDMOs to get us there. Ostensibly quite different market slices, these reports present us with the industrialization of our most advanced modalities.

A Deeper Look At Pharma's Structural Supply Chain Vulnerability

Fixing limited capacity in pharmaceutical CMC development starts with understanding a complex web of root causes.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS CONTINUED

Set Up And Qualify GMP Laboratories

Learn how a GMP microbiology lab was established and qualified in Ireland, providing expertise, staffing, training, and project management to ensure compliant operations and client success.

Closing And Following Up After A CDMO Audit

Closing and following up after a CDMO audit requires organized findings, communication, recommendations, and ongoing collaboration to strengthen compliance and build partnership success.

Antibody-Drug Conjugates – Catalysts For Chemistry

Review the complexities of developing linkers – chemical moieties which attach a drug payload to an antibody – and considerations when identifying a CRO for ADC research and development.

Increase Spray Drying Throughput For Brick Dust Compounds

We discuss three enabling technologies designed to improve drug solubility in organic solvents for spray drying and define the advantages and risks of each technology.

Blending And Simulation: A Beginner's Guide

Reveal essential steps to understand mixing, reduce segregation, enhance efficiency, and improve product quality with granular materials.

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AI Innovation in Drug Development

AI is shifting from experimentation to execution in drug development. This OPCU special edition explores where AI delivers value today—across discovery, CMC, and quality—and how CDMOs and sponsors can collaborate to reduce risk, improve quality, and accelerate timelines, with practical guidance on readiness, regulatory considerations, and sponsor expectations.

SOLUTIONS

Synthetic Peptide Solutions That Keep Your Program Moving

Leverage scalable hybrid SPPS/LPPS manufacturing strategies and deep small-molecule expertise to efficiently advance peptide programs from development through multi-ton commercial production.

Two Sites, One Standard Of Excellence

Secure your supply chain with a trusted partner in sterile manufacturing. Uncover a dual-site strategy that offers redundancy, high regulatory confidence, and a proven approach to efficient tech transfer.

Cutting The Clutter: A New Era Of Software Assurance

A risk-based shift streamlines software validation by reducing non-value activities, emphasizing critical thinking, and focusing testing on functions that most impact safety, quality, and system integrity.

High Potent APIs

High Potent APIs (HPAPIs) require advanced consideration for development and manufacturing, including highly regimented protocols and specialized facilities to ensure safety. 

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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