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Editor’s Letter
Deborah O’Neil picks out a few of this edition’s focus features and comments on the need to balance market protection for the originators of novel therapies against wider healthcare access to biosimilar alternatives.
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MicroScale Thermophoresis
Method of Choice
2bind’s Thomas Schubert explores the wide application of MicroScale Thermophoresis – a novel technology that can be used to analyse the binding parameters of molecular interactions. Being fast and fl exible, it can help researchers in antibody characterisation and epigenetics.
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ADCC Assays
As Easy as ADCC
With many drug developers turning to ADCC assays to help get the measure of biosimilarity, Andy Upsall of BioOutsource recommends that scientists be prepared to use an orthogonal approach to better understand the therapeutic and how it fi ts with the clinical outcome.
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Biosimilar Analysis
Compare and Contrast
Responding to regulations governing the quality of biosimilars, BioPharmaSpec’s Andrew Reason and Howard Morris contemplate the range of analytical techniques on offer to prove the integrity of an active pharmaceutical ingredient following purification.
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Regulatory Spotlight
Western Influence
Despite following the EMA’s lead and adopting a stepwise comparability approach, Nick Beckett and Jane Lin at CMS believe that China still has some way to go before its biosimilar regulations can be brought in line with international practice.
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Industry Insight
The Power to Defeat Dementia
In his interview with EBR, Eric Karran from Alzheimer’s Research UK answers questions on the role of the Dementia Consortium and how it plans to bring together partners from both industry and academia.
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In Brief
A Banner Year for Biopharma
Industry advisor Emile Bellott reflects on biopharma’s recent highs, praising the successes of 2014 and thinking ahead to what the coming months – and following years – may bring.
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Market Focus: Biosimilars
Window of Opportunity
Molekule Consulting’s David Alderman thinks about life after the patent cliff. Although the biosimilar opportunity is robust and growing, market factors – including a lack of consumer knowledge, fierce competition and innovator companies' desire to defend their biologic assets – could mean that uptake is slow.
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Toxicity Studies Don’t Forget the Kids
Traditionally considered an offshoot of reproduction
toxicology, juvenile animal studies are emerging as a field in their own right. Sequani’s Emily Richmond looks into this area, which could lead to better
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Vaccine Development
Heal the World
As initial projects launch with rotavirus and HIV, it is only a matter of time before old prophylactic vaccines are finally replaced with innovative mRNA alternatives. CureVac’s Ingmar Hoerr investigates the many advantages of this new method of disease prevention.
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Genetically Engineered ADCs
Making Sense From Nonsense
Feng Tian at Ambrx examines how site-specific ADC technologies offer a new starting point for the rational design of drugs with optimised therapeutic windows. In particular, genetically engineered ADCs are well-positioned to improve targeted drug delivery.
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Alzheimer's Disease
Brain Power
Hamish McDougall and Peter Murphy of BioPharm Insight report on the latest therapeutic approaches currently under development for Alzheimer’s disease. It may be a huge unmet medical need, but there is much debate on the appropriate drug combinations and mechanisms to target.
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News and Press Releases |
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CPI to showcase results from BioStreamline project developing novel biotherapeutics
CPI, a UK-based technology innovation centre and a founding member of
the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, announced today that it will host
an event in Darlington, UK on 26 June 2019 to disseminate the results
of the £11.2M BioStreamline project to optimise the development of novel
therapeutics. During the event, the project partners — Lonza Biologics,
UCB Celltech, Sphere Fluidics, Horizon Discovery Group plc (Horizon),
Alcyomics Ltd and CPI — will showcase the results and discuss the
potential impact on overcoming some of the most significant shortcomings
of the biologics supply chain.
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White Papers |
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What You Need To Know About Thermal Shipping Technologies
Temptime Corporation
This paper presents highlights from a thermal performance study conducted by Modality Solutions LLC. The study examined the performance of five shipping technologies commonly used by specialty pharmacies to transport high-value refrigerated specialty medicines against an industry accepted temperature profile standard.
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Industry Events |
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12th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology
8-11 February 2021, Vienna, Austria
In continuation of the very successful scientific meetings in Budapest, Paris, Berlin, Florence, Geneva, Barcelona, Malta, Istanbul, Lisbon, Glasgow and Granada, the 12th PBP World will be held in Vienna from 8-11 Feb 2021. This every two year held conference has gained an ever increasing impact among the pharmaceutical scientists: With up to 1000 submitted abstracts and about 1300 participants it has become a well-established major meeting, attracting scientists from all over the world.
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