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Merck

Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Science and Technology, South East Asia
Karen Chan is a process engineer at Merck Pte Ltd Chan has six years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and two years of experience in research development She provides technical support in areas such as process development troubleshooting and technical training for downstream processes Chan holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Singapore

Articles

The Transformative Impact of AI on Regulatory Affairs

Regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical industry encompass a broad and complex field that is essential for the development approval and postmarketing surveillance of pharmaceutical products This domain acts as the critical nexus between pharmaceutical companies

Research Insights

Prediction of Clinical Trial Enrollment Rates

Clinical trials represent a critical milestone of translational and clinical sciences However poor recruitment to clinical trials has been a long standing problem affecting institutions all over the world One way to reduce the cost incurred by insufficient enrollment is to minimize initiating trials that are most likely to fall short of their enrollment goal

Case Studies

Impact Of Substitution Among Generic Drugs On Persistence And Adherence:a Retrospective Claims Data Case Study

Abstract Once the period of exclusivity on a reference medicine expires it is possible to apply for marketing of a generic version of that medicine By definition a generic product is considered interchangeable with the innovator brand product when it demonstrates the same qualitative and quantitative composition in active substances the same pharmaceutical form and bi...

Techno Trends

Kansas City University Discovered New Cancer Treatment

Researchers at Kansas City University have made a breakthrough in treating pancreatic cancer by repurposing the FDAapproved drug Acipimox originally designed to treat hyperlipidaemia

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

TOP ARTICLES

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Boosting NICU Safety

Norhan Attia

Norhan Attia, clinical pharmacist with five years' experience at Assiut University Hospital, Egypt, specialising in Neonatal Intensive Care. Expert in medication reviews, IV admixtures, and optimising pharmacotherapy outcomes. Currently a dedicated teaching assistant, focusing on pharmaceutical education and enhancing medication safety in NICU settings.

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Nanomedicine

Vinoth-Kumar Lakshmanan

Vinoth-Kumar Lakshmanan is a Senior Investigator and Professor for Prostate Cancer Biomarker Laboratory, Faculty of Clinical Research at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), India and Adjunct Professor of Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. Vinoth has 20+ years’ experience in cancer biology. Scientific H Index 33 achieved with 4500 plus citations. He obtained Ph.D from University of Strasbourg, France, Post Doctoral from University of Regensburg and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany.

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The Value in Decolonising Drug Discovery

Jesse Grey Eagle

Jesse Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota) is the founder of Indigenous Futures OS and a governance designer for Tribal nations. He works at the nexus of ethical data, AI sovereignty, and long-view institutional systems, advocating for partnership architectures that move beyond extraction.

Dr. Sabah Ul-Hasan

Sabah Ul-Hasan is a Ph.D. scientist with over 15 years of practice in the life sciences. An Indian-Pakistani American based in Albuquerque (New Mexico), Dr. Ul-Hasan centers on ethical data practices that bridge science with community-based knowledge systems.

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Navigating Regulatory Frameworks: “Generic Approvals in Latin America’s Two Giants- Brazil & Mexico

Bhavya Sridevi Sundaraneedi

Sundaraneedi Bhavya Sridevi is a Master’s student of Regulatory Affairs at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER- Raebareli). She had a six-month internship experience at Hetero Labs in Regulatory affairs of Latin America. Her interests include global regulatory affairs and Latin American emerging market regulations.

Dr. Rahul Shukla

Dr. Rahul Shukla, Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutics, NIPER Raebareli, Lucknow, an Institute of National Importance, under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India. He was awarded SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) Fellow. Listed in Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists in Pharmaceutical Sciences Worldwide. 
Research Interest: Pharmaceutics, Nanomedicine, Particle Engineering, Bionanomaterials for various therapeutic applications.
 

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Emerging Technologies in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Abhishek Rungta

Abhishek Rungta is the Founder and CEO of INT. (Indus Net Technologies), a full-stack digital transformation company serving 500+ enterprise clients across 45 countries. He writes on enterprise AI adoption, digital transformation, and long-term business building.

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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...

USP statement on quality and safety considerations for unapproved peptides

USP is concerned about the potential harm to patients from unapproved peptide products However the Department of Health and Human Services HHS Enforcement Discretion Policy released last week regarding the compounding of certain peptide bulk drug substances under A of the Federal Food Drug and Cosme...

Illumina selected to help bring precision medicine into everyday healthcare in Singapore

Illumina Inc today announced it has been selected to provide wholegenome sequencing services for the SGINSIGHT study a cohort under Phase III of Singapores National Precision Medicine NPM programme Expected to include approximately one in Singapore residents or around individuals

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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

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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

Edison Scientific Enters into Agreement with Pfizer to Advance Drug Research and Development

Edison Scientific has entered into an agreement with Pfizer to introduce its Edison AI Platform and AI scientist Kosmos across Pfizers biopharmaceutical research and development activities The collaboration will combine Edison Scientifics artificial intelligence AI technology with Pfizers scientific...