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Innovation Management at Bachem

Chief Technology Officer, Bachem Holding AG
Gnther Loidl joined Bachem in He held several functions in Research and Development RD and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Manufacturing and became Vice President RD in Since he is CTO of the Bachem Group and a member of the Corporate Executive Committee He studied chemistry in Regensburg Germany and Leeds UK and obtained his doctorate under the supervision of Luis Moroder at the Max Planck In...

Articles

Kinase Inhibitors as Antiviral Agents

The emergence of virus infections is a serious issue and the development of broadly acting antivirals has heightened concern for future viral epidemics The majority of these drugs operate directly on the proteins encoded by the individual viral genome However they have the following disadvantages i limited treatment coverage which does not address

Research Insights

Progress And Perspectives On Targeting Nanoparticles For Brain Drug Delivery

Abstract Due to the ability of the bloodbrain barrier BBB to prevent the entry of drugs into the brain it is a challenge to treat central nervous system disorders pharmacologically The development of nanotechnology provides potential to overcome this problem In this review the barriers to braintargeted drug delivery are reviewed including the BBB

Case Studies

Effect Of Process And Formulation Variables On The Preparation Of Parenteral Paclitaxel-loaded Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles: A Co-surfactant Study

Abstract Recent years have seen significant effort devoted to formulate therapeutic agents in biocompatible nanocomposites such as nanoparticles nanocapsules micellar systems and conjugates as drug delivery systems Application of nanotechnology for diagnosis monitoring disease therapy and control of biological systems was referred to as nanomedicin

Techno Trends

Daiichi Sankyo Introduces First-of-its-kind ENHERTU® for Metastatic Breast Cancer

Daiichi Sankyo has introduced ENHERTU a groundbreaking treatment option for certain patients with HER low or HER ultralow metastatic breast cancer ENHERTU is a leading antibodydrug conjugate ADC in oncology portfolio designed using proprietary DXd ADC technology

White Papers

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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Pharma Regulatory Bottlenecks and Vaccination Delays

Sonam Chandwani

Sonam Chandwani is the Managing Partner at KS Legal & Associates. Her experience encompasses commercial and crosses border transactions across various sectors, advising both Indian companies in their outbound investments and foreign companies investing in India, on diverse areas of Indian laws concerning Mergers & Acquisitions, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Arbitration and Litigation in Courts and Tribunals on a PAN-India basis.

 

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Integrated by Design

Venkat Reddy Sunkara

Venkat Reddy Sunkara is global head of Regulatory CMC at ICON. He has extensive expertise in managing Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) aspects of regulatory submissions and post market compliance, supporting clients in achieving and maintaining adherence to global regulatory requirements. He brings over 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, including more than 10 years in CMO/CRO environments specializing in Regulatory CMC. 

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Why Pharma's Safety Net Must Follow the Medicine Home

Barbara Van Rymenam

Barbara works closely with leaders across pharmaceutical, medical devices and solution providers serving healthcare organisations - all of whom are using digital product identities.
Much of her time is spent with product owners and senior leaders in packaging, operations, anti-counterfeit, manufacturing, and with system integrators. She is focused on protecting patient safety at scale, serving leadership with trusted data and improving efficiency through innovative solutions.

Barbara's background spans innovation strategy, partnership development, marketing and commercial roles and cross-functional leadership in highly regulated settings. She is known for her collaborative and pragmatic approach, working alongside teams to explore long-term roadmaps that balance progress with responsibility.

Barbara cares deeply about how healthcare systems evolve without compromising what matters most. She is always open to conversations with leaders who are navigating similar challenges and looking to move forward responsibly.
 

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Precision medicine for Alzheimer’s Disease

Dr. Parmi Tripathi

Dr Parmi is a scientific researcher and an expert medical writer with Ph.D specialising in neurosciences. With an extensive pharmaceutical and healthcare industry experience, she excels at driving innovation. Focused at patient’s centricity, she has played key role in developing innovative medicines that makes meaningful impact on patient’s lives. Dr Parmi has made significant contribution at establishing a patented mouth-dissolving strip (MDS) manufacturing facility. With proven expertise in novel product development, her strong emphasis on quality manufacturing has led to structuring of quality documentation practices for this novel & patented MDS technology aligned with regulatory standards.

Dr Parmi has made significant contributions in field of neuroscience research with multiple acclaimed publications. A distinguished medical writer, she serves as editorial board member and peer reviewer in prestigious journals and continuous to make an impact in her field. Author at reputed public health platform, she writes to promote health awareness. Recognised for her exceptional contributions, she is a multiple-time government R&D grant recipient, particularly in neurodegenerative disorder studies.

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3D Printing Revolutionising Nanotechnology

Mansi Athalye

Mansi Athalye is Assistant Professor in Department of Pharmaceutics at L. M. College of Pharmacy, India with approx. 10 years of teaching and research experience. She has published 12 papers in international and national journals and has presented 22 papers in various conferences as author and co-author with 1 Indian Patent granted in 2018.

 

Sagar Popat

Sagar Popat is research student pursuing M. Pharmacy in Pharmaceutics at L. M. College of Pharmacy. He has worked on the topic ‘Cataract of goat eye lens by Invitro and Ex-vivo method’. He has published 1 research article and has won 1st prize in oral presentation at national level conference.

 

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Chai Discovery Announces Collaboration with Roche in AI-Driven Drug Discovery

Chai Discovery the AI company building a computeraided design suite for proteinbased therapeutics today announced a collaboration with Roche to use Chais AI models and platform in a number of drug discovery programs across its therapeutic areas

PharmAla Signs Agreement and Initiates R&D with Corealis Pharma for GMP Manufacturing of its patented ALA-002 Drug Product

PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc a biotechnology company focused on the research development and manufacturing of MDXXclass molecules including its proprietary LaNeo MDMA announces that it has signed an agreement with Corealis Pharma Inc Corealis a GMPcompliant contract development

HUTCHMED Announces Sovleplenib Granted US FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

HUTCHMED China Limited announces that the US Food and Drug Administration FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation to sovleplenib for the treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia AIHA Sovleplenib is a novel selective oral spleen tyrosine kinase Syk inhibitor

Abbott and Novo expand partnership to launch Plosbrio® broadening access to semaglutide for advanced diabetes care across Asia Pacific

Abbott the global healthcare leader and Novo a global leader in treatments for serious chronic diseases announced an expanded strategic collaboration to increase access to originator semaglutide for people living with type diabetes across Asia Pacific Under the agreement Abbott will commercialise

Zuellig Pharma Strengthens Clinical Sourcing Capabilities in China through Strategic Acquisition

Zuellig Pharma a leading healthcare solutions company in Asia announced the strategic acquisition of a specialized clinical supply facility in Hangzhou China strengthening its clinical sourcing capabilities to better support domestic and international clinical trials

Teva and Samsung Bioepis Announce Agreement to Commercialize Two FDA-Approved Biosimilars in the U.S.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and Samsung Bioepis Co Ltd today announced that they have entered into a license and commercialization agreement for two FDAapproved immunology biosimilars infliximababda a biosimilar to Remicade infliximab and ETICOVO etanerceptykro a biosimilar to Enbrel etanerc...

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Johnson & Johnson Receives Approval for RYBREVANT FASPRO to Treat Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Johnson Johnson has received accelerated approval from the US Food and Drug Administration FDA for RYBREVANT FASPRO amivantamab and hyaluronidaselpuj to treat adults with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma HNSCC

Boehringer Ingelheim Enters into Partnership with SBP Group to Advance Next-Generation Cancer Therapies

Boehringer Ingelheim and Sino Biopharmaceutical SBP Group have entered into a multiprogram partnership to develop potential nextgeneration cancer treatments using antibodydrug conjugate ADC and Tcell engager TcE technologies

MindWalk Partners with Teva to Support Antibody Discovery Using AI

MindWalk has entered into a multiyear agreement with Teva Pharmaceuticals Australia to support antibody discovery and design optimisation using AI technology ReefIQ is MindWalks biological context platform for the life sciences sector powered by its HYFT technology The technology

CStone Enters into Collaboration with Kimia Therapeutics to Advance Clinical Development of Novel Oncology Drug

CStone Pharmaceuticals has entered into a clinical development collaboration with USbased Kimia Therapeutics to advance a potential firstinclass drug candidate targeting the DNA damage response DDR pathway which plays an important role in the survival of solid tumour cells

DKSH and The Baker Company Partner to Expand Cell Culture and Microbiology Research

DKSH Business Unit Technology has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with The Baker Company to make its Baker Ruskinn range of controlledenvironment technologies available to laboratories across Thailand The partnership aims to improve access to equipment used in cell culture tissue c...

Fresenius Enters into Agreement with WuXi Biologics to Expand Biosimilars Pipeline

Fresenius has entered into an exclusive development agreement with WuXi Biologics to expand its biosimilars pipeline and strengthen its biopharmaceutical business The partnership will give Fresenius access to WuXi Biologics capabilities in biologics research development and manufacturing