Featured Articles

  1. Applying Quality By Design To Pharmaceutical Research And Development 12/1/2020

    QbD is often discussed in the context of process development and manufacturing. We focus on QbD applied to R&D to drive better results throughout the drug development process.

  2. Developing An Effective Lyophilization Cycle 9/20/2022

    Learn how and why a contract manufacturing and development organization (CDMO) that specializes in lyophilization relies on freeze drying systems.

  3. Meet The Scientist — Dr. Peng Zhang

    While pursuing a career as a medical doctor, Peng Zhang realized there were limited treatments for patients suffering from a variety of diseases. She made the decision to fill that void by focusing on discovering and developing therapeutics.

  4. Optimizing Filling Technology To Minimize API Loss

    New advances in filling technology offer solutions that can minimize lost API and eliminate sources of risk while still meeting the regulatory requirements for testing and quality assurance.

  5. Snapshot Of The Parenteral Drug Delivery Market 6/17/2022

    Growth in the development of parenteral drugs is driving demand for advanced drug delivery devices such as prefilled syringes, autoinjectors, and pen-injectors, growing segments in fill-finish manufacturing.

  6. Tech Transfer For Oral Products

    With the right CDMO, a proper tech transfer offers an opportunity to re-examine quality, process procedures, and supply chain issues, including provider partnerships.

  7. Meet The Scientist — Bryan Braxton, Ph.D. 2/5/2021

    Bryan Braxton has a friendly, grounded demeanor and a scientific mind that creates solutions for our most complex aseptic development projects. But how did these two traits combine in the same person?

  8. Phase-Appropriate Drug Development – Validation Process

    The drug development process is among the most complex, costly, and regulated of human pursuits and the statistical chances of success are horribly low. However when we couple new trends in patient disease knowledge with a disciplined phase-appropriate process for drug development, a more cost effective, success-oriented model emerges.  Let’s consider phase-appropriate development by applying it to process validation.

  9. Five Trends Driving Lyophilization 9/20/2022

    Learn more about the trends driving the need for lyophilization: biopharmaceuticals, scalability, a growing geriatric population, rising chronic diseases, and cold chain and storage.

  10. Vaccine Capacity Musical Chairs

    In the past six months, I’ve spoken to more vaccine developers than I have in the previous eight years, all of them searching for production capacity. Has the music stopped? Is it time to grab a chair?