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Digital Transformation in Pharma Manufacturing | David Holt, FactoryTalk | ISPE 2026 | Pharma Focus Asia

Group Executive Director, FactoryTalk
David Holt is the Group Managing Director at Factory Talk with extensive leadership experience across multiple industries He focuses on innovative software solutions that enable the digital transformation of operations within GxP pharmaceutical and medical deviceregulated industries

Articles

Role of Nutraceutical in Various Diseases - A Review

DeFelice introduced the term nutraceutical in combining the words nutrition and pharmacy and originally defined it as a food or part of a food that provides medical or health benefits including the prevention and treatment of disease A nutraceutical may be a nutrientdense food like spirulina garlic or soy or a specific dietary component

Research Insights

Optimizing the Dose of Pre-Pandemic Influenza Vaccines to Reduce the Infection Attack Rate

Steven Riley Joseph T Wu Gabriel M Leung Background The recent spread of avian influenza in wild birds and poultry may be a precursor to the emergence of a like human pandemic Therefore stockpiles of human prepandemic vaccine targeted at avian strains are being consider

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

Pfizer Launches First-of-its Kind Innovative Technologies for Hemophilia Patients

Pfizer announced the launch of Hemocraft a modification of the popular video game Minecraft and the HemMobile Striiv Wearable a custom wristband It helps people who suffer with hemophilia with better approaches and activity tracking in the US Hemocraft helps younger individuals with hemophilia years of age to learn the importance of integrating treatment into thei...

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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Industry 4.0 at Bachem

Elodie Decuypere

Elodie Decuypere received her Ph.D in Organic Synthesis from the University of Paris-Saclay with specialization in Click Chemistry. After her Ph.D, Elodie specialized in oligonucleotide chemistry with her two postdoc in ETH Zürich and Roche Basel. In 2020, Elodie joined Bachem as a Specialist Marketing and works on the creation of scientific content for marketing materials.

 

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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Advancing Pharmacovigilance Systems

Rahul Jaiswal

Rahul Jaiswal is an Assistant Professor at Hygia College of Pharmacy, Lucknow, and a Research Scholar at Integral University, Lucknow. He has been associated with CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, and has published several articles. His expertise includes molecular techniques, histopathology, and innovative pharmaceutical research, with contributions to national and international conferences.

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Transforming Customer Engagement in Life Sciences Adopting Hybrid Commercial Models (HCMs)

Rohit K

 

 is a Practice Director at the Life Sciences IT Services team, leading commercial technology research and client engagements. He has worked with business and IT leaders on strategy, M&A, and market intelligence. Previously a Consultant at EY, Rohit holds an MBA from FMS, Delhi University, and an engineering degree from NIT Jalandhar.

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Incipient Biopharmaceutical Claims of Milk Derived Exosomes

Rakesh Kumar Tekade

Rakesh K. Tekade is a formulation researcher with of teaching and research experience. He has an explicit experience of over 10 years in teaching various modules for Ph.D, Masters & Bachelors students (@ Universities based in USA, UK, Malaysia, & India). He currently serving as Associate Professor at NIPER-Ahmedabad (An Institute of National Importance Government of India). Prior to this, Dr. Tekade was faculty at International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He took his postdoctoral trainings from UT Southwestern Medical Centre, Dallas, Texas, USA and University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, USA. He is a recipient of Commonwealth Fellowship at University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. Recently, Dr Tekade has been listed as Top 2% researcher in the field of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, by Stanford University, USA.

 

Nupur Vasdev

Nupur Vasdev is currently pursuing her PhD in the department of pharmaceutics from NIPER-Ahmedabad. She has completed M.S (Pharm.) in pharmaceutics from NIPER-Raebareli. She is currently working on targeted nano particulate drug delivery for obesity and cancer. Her research focus also includes surface modified exosome drug delivery for cancer and obesity.

 

Manisha Choudhary

Manisha Choudhary is currently pursuing her M.S. (Pharm) in Pharmaceutics at NIPER-Ahmedabad, India. She is currently working on aptamer decorated nanomaterials for improving the targeting. Her work majorly focuses on the improvement of the stability, targeting and robustness of aptamer conjugated nanomaterials for cancer treatment. Her work also focusses on the extraction of natural derived exosomes.

 

Suryanarayana Polaka

Suryanarayana Polaka is currently pursuing his PhD at NIPER-Ahmedabad, India. He is working in targeted drug delivery systems for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and wound healing. He also works on exosome mediated drug delivery. He co-authored 10 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, contributed > 7 international reference book chapters.

 

Kiran Kalia

Professor Kiran Kalia is a currently serving as Director and Professor at NIPER-Ahmedabad. Her work basically focused on the Proteomic markers for diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy and metal toxicity studies. Recently she started exploring the exosomes mediated drug delivery for delivering the genes for treating various ailments like cancer, wounds and diabetic nephropathy.

 

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Metabolic Stability

Rajesh Sonti

Rajesh Sonti is working as an Assistant Professor since Feb 2020 in Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Hyderabad. He completed PhD from IISc, Bangalore and later worked as a post doc in University of Basel and EPFL-Lausanne for 6.5 years.

 

Venkata Rao Kaki

Venkata Rao Kaki is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Chemical Sciences (medicinal chemistry/natural products),NIPER-Hyderabad. He completed PhD from Panjab university, Chandigarh. He has 4 years industrial and 8 years of academic experience.

 

Siva Nageswara Rao Gajula

Siva Nageswara Rao Gajulais pursuing PhD in Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, NIPER-Hyderabad. He is working in the scientific areas:Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK), biomarkers and drug-drug interactions. He did M.S. (Pharm.) in department of pharmaceutical Analysisfrom NIPER-Ahmedabad.

 

Nadimpalli Nimisha

Pursued M.S. (Pharm.), National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)

Megha Sajakumar Pillai

Megha Sajakumar Pillai pursued M.S. (Pharm.) in department of pharmaceutical Analysis, NIPER-Hyderabad. She is currently pursuing PhD in NIPER-Ahmedabad.

 

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Researchers Gain Faster Access to Complex DNA as Integrated DNA Technologies and Ansa Biotechnologies Expand Ordering Platform

Integrated DNA Technologies IDT a Danaher company and a global leader in genomics and Ansa Biotechnologies Inc a trusted partner for DNA synthesis today announced an expansion of their partnership

Biocytogen Enters into Non-Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Qilu Pharmaceutical for a Fully Human VHH Antibody to Support Innovative Drug Development in Neuroscience

Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals Beijing Co Ltd Biocytogen SSE HKEX today announced that it has entered into a nonexclusive licensing agreement with Qilu Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

Heidelberg Pharma and Huadong Medicine Sign Additional Collaboration Agreement to Jointly Develop New Antibody Drug Conjugates

Heidelberg Pharma AG FSE HPHA a clinicalstage biotech company developing innovative Antibody Drug Conjugates ADCs today announced that its whollyowned subsidiary Heidelberg Pharma Research

LEQEMBI® (lecanemab) Subcutaneous Formulation as an Initiation Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s Disease Approved in China

Eisai Co Ltd and Biogen Inc Nasdaq BIIB announced today that the National Medical Products Administration NMPA of China has approved the subcutaneous formulation subcutaneous autoinjector SCAI

Roche’s Vabysmo demonstrates sustained two-year results in a difficult-to-treat form of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD)

Roche announced today new twoyear data from the Phase IIIbIV SALWEEN study of Vabysmo faricimab presented at the th AsiaPacific Vitreoretina Society APVRS Congress in Australia

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Cipla and Sino Biopharmaceutical SBP Group have entered into an exclusive licensing and supply agreement for Rolditamig Deuderuxtecan also known as TQB a HERtargeted bispecific antibodydrug conjugate ADC being developed for the treatment of cancer