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MAb Aggregation: A Problem Within the Biopharmaceutical Industry

Associate Professor, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Educated at Seoul National University UC Berkeley and Purdue University with postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford KH Mok specializes in utilising biomolecular NMR spectroscopy to protein foldingmisfoldingaggregation research Coauthor of publications in Nature Nature Communications Nature Immunology PNAS and others he currently serves as a Eureka Independent Evaluation Panel member tec...

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Nanomedicine

The Indian pharmaceutical sector is witnessing remarkable expansion influenced by several elements including patent expirations governmental support and the increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses It is projected that the industry will attain a valuation of US billion by the year and is acknowledged as the Pharmacy

Research Insights

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variations Reveal Mechanisms Controlling Cell Entry Dynamics and Antibody Neutralization

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus SARSCoV is adapting to continuous presence in humans Transitions to endemic infection patterns are associated with changes in the spike S proteins that direct viruscell entry These changes generate antigenic drift and thereby allow virus maintenance in the face of prevalent human antiviral antibodies

Case Studies

High Concentration Antibody - Rituximab

Challenge Antibodies tend to aggregate at the high concentrations typically required for their therapeutic application The key challenge of this study was to reduce the rate of aggregation in isotonic aqueous formulation of rituximab at mgml whilst maintai

Techno Trends

Novartis Promacta® Approved as First-Line Treatment for Severe Aplastic Anemia(SAA)

Novartis Promacta is approved as the firstline treatment for adults and pediatric patients two years and older with Severe Aplastic Anemia SAA in combination with standard immunosuppressive therapy IST Promacta is an oral thrombopoietin receptor agonist TPORA that is already approved for SAA for patients who have had an insufficient response to IST It can also b...

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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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Approach for Producing Pharmaceuticals in Layer By Layer Fashion: Additive Manufacturing

Lakshmi usha Ayalasomayajula

Lakshmi usha Ayalasomayajula is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology at M.R. College of Pharmacy, India with 9 years of teaching and research experience. She has published 30 papers in international and national journals and has presented 20 papers in various conferences as author and co-author.

 

Earle Radha Rani

Earle Radha Rani is working as assistant professor in department of pharmaceutical technology, Maharajah’s College of Pharmacy, Andhra Pradesh, India. She has 7 years of teaching experience and has published over 30 research and review articles in several reputed national and international journals. Her areas of interest include novel drug delivery systems.

 

AVS Ksheera Bhavani

AVS Ksheera Bhavani is working as assistant professor in department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Maharajah’s College of Pharmacy, Andhra Pradesh, India. She has about 10 years of teaching experience and has published over 10 research and review articles in several reputed national and international journals. Her areas of interest include novel drug delivery systems.

 

Kishore Pathivada

kishore pathivada ,an under graduate from Maharajah's college of pharmacy, Vizianagaram, during the year, 2017-21. I Qualified GPAT-2021 with AIR 705 and I also got qualified in NIPER JEE-2021 with AIR 62.Currently Iam pursuing my master's degree in Dept. of pharmaceutical Analysis at NIPER Mohali, Punjab which is one of the top most reputed colleges in INDIA in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research.

 

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Generative AI and the New Era of Personalized Medicine

Uddalak Das

Uddalak Das, PhD scholar at IISc Bengaluru, specializes in drug discovery and cancer immunotherapeutics. With 20+ publications, a patent, and collaborations with institutes like NCBS, JNU, and inStem, he advances green healthcare solutions. He is a member of AACR and EACR among others and has received multiple national fellowships and research grants.

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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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Computational Approach towards Designing Potent Inhibitors for Tuberculosis

Soumyadip Das

Soumyadip Das received a BSc degree from University of Calcutta, India, in 2017 and a MSc degree from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India, in 2019. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India, under the supervision of Dr. Kaushik Chanda. His research interest includes diversity-oriented synthesis, anticancer drug design, and nanocatalysis.

 

Balamurali MM

Balamurali MM, was awarded the Master’s degree in Chemistry, by Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India in 1999. He persuaded his doctoral research in Photophysical Chemistry at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, under the supervision of Prof. Sneh Kumar Dogra. In 2005, he was awarded the CSIR research associate fellowship and continued his postdoctoral research in Prof. Raghavan Varadarajan’s group at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.

 

Kaushik Chanda

Kaushik Chanda, obtained his MSc in Organic Chemistry from Gauhati University, Assam India in 2001. Subsequently worked as a Senior Research Fellow in ICAR-NATP funded project in St Anthonys College, Shillong, India from 2002-2005. In 2006, he moved to Taiwan for pursuing PhD in Applied Chemistry from National Chiao Tung University under the guidance of Prof Chung Ming Sun on a topic of Combinatorial Chemistry.

 

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Nano-Carrier based Smart Drug Delivery Systems

Sidharth Mehta

Sidharth Mehta, Researcher in Market Research domain at Prescient Healthcare Group, India. He is a Master’s in Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) by qualification did his postgraduation from GJUS&T, Hisar, India. His research interests are mainly in the field of nanotechnology. In 2021, he spent a period at University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India) with an UGC-NRC project on “Development and Evaluation of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles as Drug Carrier for Topical Delivery of Leflunomide”. He has published several papers in international peer reviewed journals. He had done in-plant training in two pharmaceutical companies and improved his research skill as per industry standards. He worked hard on both his academic and practical skills, as a result of that he qualified national level pharmacy graduate test (GPAT) thrice and NIPER with good rank.

 

Nikita Yadav

Nikita Yadav, she believes that you can achieve anything at any age. She is a Master’s in Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) by qualification did her postgraduation from GJUS&T, Hisar, India. Her research interests are mainly in the field of nano- and micro-technology with the use of essentials and natural ingredients.  She had many recent experiences like a course in Elsevier[Certified peer reviewer Course], in Good Clinical Practice by NIDA Clinical trials networkandin Regulatory affairs by Udemy.Also, she joined an NGO i.e., Aashman Foundation, which mainly work unconditionally on women empowerment, single income families and underprivileged children through relevant healthcare, innovative education, and environmental based livelihood programs. She also qualified national level pharmacy graduate test (GPAT) in 2020.

 

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Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co Ltd a leading innovationdriven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery development and commercialization of novel therapies announced that the supplemental new drug application for the companys product toripalimab injection subcutaneous injection

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Transpharmation Ltd. Announces Strategic Acquisition of OrganoTherapeutics SARL

Were delighted to announce the strategic acquisition of OrganoTherapeutics SARL a leader in patientderived organoid technologies that advance the discovery and development of novel therapies for neurodegenerativeCNS disorders

EVERSANA Expands Global Commercialization and AI-Powered HEOR Capabilities with Acquisition of U.K.-based Estima Scientific

EVERSANA a global provider of modern AIpowered commercial services for the biopharmaceutical industry today announced the acquisition of Estima Scientific an innovative Londonbased health economics and outcomes research HEOR technology and services company

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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyos Enhertu trastuzumab deruxtecan has been approved in the European Union EU as a monotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with resected HERpositive breast cancer who have residual invasive disease after neoadjuvant taxanebased and HERtargeted treatment

Teva Acquires Worldwide Rights to BXCL501, Further Expanding Innovative Neuroscience Pipeline

Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmbH a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd today announced that it has completed the acquisition of assets from BioXcel Therapeutics Inc including worldwide rights to BXCL BXCL is an investigational dexmedetomidine

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