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Mitochondrial “swap” in the Tumor Microenvironment

Professor, Okayama University
Yosuke Togashi MD PhD is a Professor at Okayama University specializing in tumor microenvironment research He trained in respiratory medicine earned his PhD in genome biology and began cancer immunology research in

Articles

The Unknown Sources of Error in the Pharmaceutical Weighing Process

PROCESS WEIGHING AND RECORDING BY OBSERVATION This is the process flow for weighing the reference standard where the values are recorded by observation from the balance screen and written into a laboratory notebook by an analyst The subsequent calculations are performed using a handheld calculator with the res

Research Insights

Long-term Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Trajectories After Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Treatment

Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies nMAbs have been used to treat COVID and are increasingly being used to treat other infections However there is concern that by neutralizing the SARSCoV virus

Case Studies

Long-term Use Of Statins And Risk Of Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Population-based Case–control Study

Abstract Background Use of statins has been suggested to protect against renal cell carcinoma RCC however studies have typically been underpowered and the results are conflicting Objective To determine whether the use of statins is associated with a reduced risk of RCC usin

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Breakthrough Therapy Lenvima/Keytruda Combo Treats Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer

Eisais multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor lenvatinib mesylate Lenvima in combination with Mercks antiprogrammed death therapy pembrolizumab Keytruda received FDAs breakthrough therapy designation for treatment of patients with advanced kidney cancer This is the second breakthrough therapy designation for lenvatinib and the th granted to pembrolizumab Le...

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Cloud Computing in the Laboratory Informatics Solutions and Validation Approaches

In the modern business environment, a significant portion of work is conducted using computerized systems. Many solutions are used to complete tasks, including simple desktop programs like email and Microsoft Office to enterprise-wide, global systems like ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution System), and LIMS

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Is Convex Dose Dependence A Side Effect That Multiple Drug Treatment Causes?

Y-h. Taguchi

Y-h. Taguchi obtained Dr. Sci. of Physics from Tokyo Institute of Technology. He has published papers in major journals, including Scientific Reports and PLoS ONE,a monograph from Springer International and is serving as academic editors in journals including PLoS ONE, BMC Medical Genomics and Frontiers in Genetics:RNA.

 

TurkiTurki

TurkiTurki received a PhD in computer science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has published papers in journals, including Expert Systems with Applications, Knowledge-Based Systems, and PLoS ONE. Dr. Turki is an editorial board member of Computers in Biology and Medicine and Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems.

 

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When Orphan Drugs Make All the Difference

Sue Lee

Sue Lee has worked for World Courier for 25 years. During this time she has experienced a variety of customer service and operational functions, including the setting up of numerous, multi-national, clinical sites for the transportation of biological samples. She orchestrated the shipping of thousands of shipments with very specific temperature requirements to a host of challenging locations, and each presenting their own obstacles and dilemmas.

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CAR-T Cell Therapy and NexCAR19

Ashwini Kumar

Dr Ashwini Kumar is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Area at NIIT University, Neemrana (Rajasthan), India. Biomaterial science has been the main focus of Ashwini's research, particularly in the area of cutting-edge drug delivery techniques. His research's intended uses are developing minimally invasive and non-invasive medication delivery strategies to improve patient compliance and outcomes. Two other area that pique his curiosity are tissue engineering and diabetes. Ashwini is the author for twenty-two journal articles published in both domestic and foreign journals, eight book chapters, a book. In addition, he has a patent for his PhD work. He has been asked to participate in juries and speak on several national scientific venues. He has been working as a reviewer for reputable journals published by Frontiers, Elsevier, and Wiley. He is a guest editor of Frontiers in Medical Technology, a focused journal from Frontiers Publications, and a regular reviewer of Materials and Design, Elsevier. He is a life member of Asian Polymer Association.

 

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Six Sigma - Time, cost and product quality improvement

Ashwin Kuchekar

Ashwin Kuchekar is an Associate Professor and the Head of Career Services and Placement at the School of Pharmacy, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT-WPU in Pune. He completed his M. Pharm.in 2009 and Ph. D. in 2015. In 2012, he received the Senior Research Fellow (SRF) Award from the Council of Scientific Industrial and Research (CSIR).  He is a trained specialist in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB).  He has 7 years of industrial experience in reputed pharmaceutical companies such as Piramal, Lupin, and Abbott Healthcare. He has a unique blend of statistics and formulation development, Quality by Design with exposure to branded and generic product development. He has practical experience in the Design of Experiments and product formulation and process optimisation.

 

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Blockchain for Data Integrity in Biopharma

Reshma Kodumuru

Reshma Kodumuru is a Computer System Validation (CSV) leader at KBI Biopharma with expertise in data integrity and regulatory compliance. She specialises in designing and implementing validation frameworks that enhance operational efficiency within the biopharmaceutical industry, bridging complex data systems with strategic, compliant, and effective business solutions.

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Sanofi and 2026 NBA Champion Karl-Anthony Towns team up to raise awareness of COVID-19 vaccination with NUVAXOVID®

Sanofi has partnered with NBA Champion KarlAnthony Towns to help raise awareness about the importance of COVID vaccination among those eligible during the respiratory season

ALK expands strategic tablet supply partnership with Catalent

ALK ALKBDC Nasdaq Copenhagen ALK B today announced that it has expanded its longstanding contract manufacturing partnership with Catalent Inc Catalent a leader in enabling the development

Piramal Pharma Solutions and NP2 to Complete Cyclophosphamide Development Phase Next Month

Piramal Pharma Solutions PPS a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization CDMO and part of Piramal Pharma Ltd PPL NSE PPLPHARMA BSE

OnDosis and Adare Pharma Solutions Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance OnDosis's Lead U.S. ADHD Program

OnDosis AB OnDosis a Swedish life science company developing drug device combinations for precision dosing of oral solid medicines based on the Dosage Manager device platform and Adare Pharma

Expert Shares Why ADC Development is Demanding a New Level of Bioconjugation Expertise

Antibodydrug conjugates have moved from a promising concept to one of the most actively developed drug classes in oncology Behind that progress lies a manufacturing challenge that is becoming more demanding by the year

Hengrui Pharma and Novo Enter Exclusive License Agreement for Once-Weekly Oral GLP-1/GIP Dual Receptor Agonist HRS-1596

Hengrui Pharma SH HK today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Novo Nordisk Novo for HRS a phase Iready glucagonlike peptide receptor GLPR

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Regeneron and Sanofi Expand Collaboration to Develop Long-Acting Immunology Antibodies

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TriSalus Receives FDA Clearance for TriNav Advance for Liver Embolisation

TriSalus Life Sciences has received k clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration FDA for TriNav Advance a new device within its PressureEnabled Drug Delivery PEDD portfolio for liverdirected embolisation procedures