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Novel blindness gene therapy shows promise in first-in-human trial
The lowest dose of the gene therapy was shown to be safe and somewhat improved vision in the first three patients treated in the trial.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 2 2021
European Pharmaceutical Review's latest journal features articles discussing the challenges and potential of antibody-drug conjugates, innovations in cleanroom infrastructure and why we need to test for heavy metal contaminants in cannabis vaping aerosols. Also in the issue, an exploration of how risk-sharing strategies could help expedite access to COVID-19 vaccines,…
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Whitepaper: Continuous wet granulation and fluid-bed drying
Continuous wet granulation and drying have long been a hot topic in pharmaceutical manufacturing. The QbCon® 1 system solves all existing problems.
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Whitepaper: Advantages of single-layer film versus multilayer film
This paper takes a closer look at plastic storage bags for bioprocesses focusing on a shift from multilayer to single-layer storage solutions.
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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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Drug-eluting contact lens shows potential in first-in-human study
The LLT-BMT1 drug releasing contact lens was safe, well tolerated and may have reduced the incidence of hyperaemia in an early glaucoma trial.
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VS-01 shows promise in Phase Ib decompensated liver cirrhosis trial
The first-in-human trial showed VS-01 is safe and generated improvements in selected biomarkers and clinical cognitive tests in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis.
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Novel biobattery-powered microneedle patch enables delivery of large molecule drugs
The novel microneedle array uses electroosmotic flow and a series of interconnected micropores to deliver large molecules or extract of fluid samples.
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Application sheet: Mobile testing LabPODs
Readily deployable, fully integrated mobile testing labs for fast-track delivery of diagnostic and analytical lab capability where and when needed.
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Connected drug delivery devices market to grow to $4bn by 2028
A new report reveals the COVID-19 pandemic, prevalence of chronic disease and increasing patient engagement will all drive adoption of connected drug delivery devices.
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Novel nanocarrier enables targeted treatment of gliomas in vivo
The new nanoparticle formulation enabled researchers to selectively target glioma cells with Dp44mT, a potent chelator and promising anti-cancer therapeutic, for the first time.
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Partnership to develop a microneedle patch for delivering psychedelic pharmaceuticals
The Terasaki Institute is partnering with PharmaTher to adapt a microneedle drug delivery patch for the micro-dosing of psychedelics.
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Video: Single versus multilayer film in cold chain bioprocessing
Our video highlights how Aramus™ bag assemblies overcome single-use bag failures at cold temperatures with a new single-layer fluoropolymer material.
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Novel chemotherapeutic pro-drug approved for FIH trial in the UK
If the proof-of concept trial of AVA6000 Pro-doxorubicin is successful, it could lead to a pipeline of pro-drug chemotherapies with limited toxicity, say the drug's developers.
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Promising biocompatible and biodegradable drug nanocarriers for cancer treatment and bone defect repair
Drug nanocarriers based on calcium phosphates and calcium silicates have attracted much interest in recent years owing to their excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, high drug loading capacity, sustained and targeted drug delivery and promising applications in cancer therapy and bone defect repair. However, the research on drug-carrier interactions is a…
