Guest Columns

  1. We Must Rethink The Solvents We Use For Peptide Synthesis 4/21/2025

    While the effectiveness of GLP-1 in weight loss is good news, the use of organic solvents in the GLP-1 synthesis and purification process is a growing pain that needs to be addressed.

  2. Navigating Tariffs: Implications And Strategies For Pharmaceuticals Manufacturers 4/17/2025

    The U.S. tariffs on trading partners bring a whole new set of challenges, but there are tactics and strategies companies can deploy to help offset the cost and operational impacts. 

  3. Why You Need A Raw Material Control Strategy 4/17/2025

    You should start with the end goal in mind, but the first draft is almost never the last. These living documents should evolve as your team gains process knowledge.

  4. Why Pharma Risk Assessments Should Include 'Working Together Alone' 4/16/2025

    When understood and managed properly, subjectivity becomes a source of creativity. It reveals hidden hazards and unlocks more effective risk controls.

  5. Recent Developments Identifying Interactive Factors Affecting Tablet Scuffing Seen In The Aqueous Film Coating Process 4/16/2025

    There are three primary root causes of tablet scuffing during the aqueous film coating process, and titanium dioxide plays a role. The author provides recommendations for addressing it.

  6. Climbing The Blockchain Ladder To Optimize Clinical Supply Forecasting 4/16/2025

    Layering AI on top of blockchain technology offers a powerful way to predict kinks in the supply chain. Here's a look at where the technology is headed.

  7. How CAR-NKs Offer Powerful Therapeutic Flexibility 4/15/2025

    Induced pluripotent stem cells have emerged as a promising platform for producing CAR-engineered NK cells in a standardized, renewable, and scalable way.

  8. Ramping Up GMP-Compliant CAR-NK Manufacturing At Scale With iPSCs 4/15/2025

    The ability to produce billions of NK cells in a single production run represents a transformative shift in the economics and logistics of cell therapy.

  9. Pharmaceutical Sovereignty: The Resilience We Cannot Outsource 4/15/2025

    Pharmaceutical sovereignty is no longer a theoretical concern. Sovereignty in this context does not imply isolation, but rather strategic resilience: building robust national and regional capabilities that ensure security while enabling global collaboration. 

  10. Small Molecule CDMOs: Recent Consolidation And Expansion Developments 4/10/2025

    As the small molecule CDMO landscape expands, it is still fragmented, driving both M&A and big capital projects to get ahead.