Month: March 2022

Over the last few decades, the pharmaceutical industry has been using batch processes for production of pharmaceutical products, which is a multi-phase process. However, the surge in the demand for drugs due to COVID-19 has led the pharmaceutical industry to shift on to a more agile and flexible technique- continuous, which is a single flow

Scientific fields involved in high throughput measurement of biological molecules are referred with the suffix-omics including, transcriptomics, genomics, proteomics and metabolomics. Genomics is the study of genetic material within a cell, and transcriptomics is the study of gene activity in different cells. Likewise, metabolomics refers to the study of byproducts of metabolism. Although, metabolomics is

Over the years, the incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases, have increased significantly. Presently, the recommended treatment options for such clinical conditions are mostly biologics, which need to be administered via parenteral routes to ensure maximum therapeutic benefit. Given the inherent requirement for frequent medication, patients suffering from such long-lasting clinical conditions generally end up

Over the years, applications of exosomes in therapeutics have undergone an evolutionary change, in terms of cost of research, technology used, and duration of the study. Moreover, various startups and small firms have entered into collaborations in order to advance their innovations and offer specialized research expertise, services and technologies. In order to promote the

Over the years, the rising popularity of biologics has led to a paradigm shift in the healthcare industry. In the last decade alone, the annual number of approvals of biopharmaceuticals (including monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins, vaccines and gene therapies), by the US FDA, have steadily risen. In fact, over 8,000 biological pharmaceutical products are currently

Exosomes have been of great interest in the recent years due to the discovery of their potential in so many research and analytic procedures. Exosomes are known to have some unique functions, such as their ability to alter recipient cell bioactivities, acting like intercellular messengers and also having therapeutic potential in disease diagnostics as well

Over the years, the rising popularity of biologics has led to a paradigm shift in the healthcare industry. In the last decade alone, the annual number of approvals of biopharmaceuticals (including monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins, vaccines, and gene therapies), by the US FDA, have steadily risen. In fact, over 8,000 biological pharmaceutical products are currently

Complement System:  Key Component of Immune System Complement system was discovered in 19th century as a part of immune system responsible for tissue repair and homeostasis, thereby providing first line of defense against multiple infections. This complete process is in association with a complex and highly regulated assembly of proteins which involve several soluble and

Since the approval of Soliris® in 2007, an anti-C5 antibody, the field of complement drug discovery has gained significant attention. Currently, nine complement therapeutics are commercially available, while around 190 molecules are under development for various disease indications. Some of the complement therapeutics, namely Berinert®, Cinryze®, ORLADEYO®, Ruconest® and TAKHZYRO® were approved for the treatment

Orally administrable protein / peptide-based therapeutics offer several advantages including, effective treatment of numerous clinical conditions and degenerative disorders. Interestingly, recent advances in this domain have led to the development of several treatment strategies that, according to developers, exhibit the necessary capabilities to overcome challenges posed by traditional oral protein formulations  and peptide-based therapies. One of

The intranasal route of administration is widely accepted as effective and non-invasive option for the local and systemic delivery of several types of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). Majority of such formulations are designed to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders (COPD), asthma and other respiratory diseases. Interestingly, over the past few years, drug developers focused on