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Lancet study illustrates drug delivery “milestone”
The oral pill could address common drug adherence challenges in conditions such as schizophrenia, the clinical trial findings suggest.
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Continuous manufacturing: an evolving technology for drug substance manufacturing
Continuous chemical manufacturing technology has been in use for more than 100 years producing high-volume commodity chemicals. However, it was not until the early 2000s that the technology caught the attention of the pharmaceutical industry in a significant way.
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From viral vectors to nucleic acids: biopharma’s evolving manufacturing landscape
In this interview, Vikas Gupta, President of CDMO ReciBioPharm, outlines several key trends shaping the biopharma manufacturing landscape, including the rise of nucleic acid-based therapeutics, and the quest for continuous manufacturing.
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Innovative technologies facilitate novel contamination-detection method
A new 24-hour sterility testing method combining nanopore sequencing and machine learning could revolutionise sterility assurance in biopharmaceutical manufacturing of cell therapies.
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First continuous mRNA manufacturing platform to be developed
Design of the world’s first continuous mRNA manufacturing platform, an $82 million, three-year, FDA-funded project aims to help accelerate development of mRNA technologies.
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MIT unlocks real-time powder particle size distribution monitoring
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed an algorithm that extracts powder particle size distribution from laser speckle in real-time.
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New purification method could enhance protein drug manufacturing
Bioconjugate-functionalised nanoparticles can isolate proteins from a bioreactor fast and inexpensively, MIT researchers have found.
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Robotic capsule could replace injected biologics
MIT researchers have developed a robotic capsule that tunnels through mucus in the GI tract to deliver large oral protein-based drugs like insulin.
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Microparticles could form self-boosting vaccines
New research suggests microparticles able to release their payloads at different times could form the basis of self-boosting vaccine courses that would require just a single injection.
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Pill may replace injections for monoclonal antibody treatments
An innovative new pill can deliver large quantities of monoclonal antibodies and other drugs into the stomach lining after swallowing.
![MIT chemical engineers have devised a new way to formulate hydrophobic drugs by turning them into a nanoemulsion, which can be poured into a mold and dried into tablets. The nanoemulsion can also be used to form small particles, seen in the vials [Credit: Felice Frankel].](https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/MIT-HYDROPHOBIC-DRUGS-nanoemulsion-300x278.jpg)
![MIT chemical engineers have devised a new way to formulate hydrophobic drugs by turning them into a nanoemulsion, which can be poured into a mold and dried into tablets. The nanoemulsion can also be used to form small particles, seen in the vials [Credit: Felice Frankel].](https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/MIT-HYDROPHOBIC-DRUGS-nanoemulsion-e1623151984970.jpg)
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Thermogelling nanoemulsion enhances drug loading of hydrophobic APIs
Using a new formulation technique, researchers were able to more than double drug loading of a hydrophobic active pharmaceutical ingredient in tablets. Thus, the new formulation method may lead to smaller pills delivering the same therapeutic benefit.
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Using albumin could facilitate vaccination by inhalation, finds pre-clinical study
MIT researchers developed and tested in mice intratracheal vaccines to protect against the vaccinia virus and the formation of lung cancer.
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COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective for racial minorities, suggest computer scientists
New research suggests that adding extra COVID-19 peptides to a dose of vaccine could increase effectiveness in populations that may not respond robustly to COVID-19 vaccines.
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Exploring the latest developments in biomedical materials
Drug Target Review rounds up some of the latest developments in materials developed for medical applications, including hydrogels, implants and more.
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Once-a-month oral contraceptive pill one step closer
A new slow-release formulation and delivery system for the oral contraceptive pill has shown success in pre-clinical trials and could be taken once a month.
