Month: February 2023

Shifting construction away from traditional sites and into factories could dramatically change the way we build. Will off-site builds bolster construction this time around? Over the years, construction has straggled behind other sectors in terms of efficiency. Off-site builds or modular construction is a powerful way to reform construction business saving more time, labor, cost

Over the last two decades, the pharmaceutical industry has observed a paradigm shift from conventional drug delivery strategies to the long-acting drug delivery (LADD) of products to treat several disease indications, such as ophthalmic disorders, oncological disorders, neurological disorders and infectious diseases. LADD has emerged as the novel and advanced drug delivery system which manipulate

As per United Nation’s report, the current global population stands at around 8 billion and expected to reach 9 billion by the end of 2030. This increase in population is accompanied with a rise in the incidence of several chronic disease indications. In fact, as per a report published by National Association of Chronic Disease

Over the past 50 years, the medical device industry has seen several notable developments. In fact, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), presently, around two million medical devices are available across the globe. Further, since 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 125 medical devices. The growing demand for complex medical devices,

Th increasing demand for biologics has led to an increasing need for production capacity, which is characterized by high quality standards. Although, it is a challenging field, outsourcing has emerged as a promising segment, especially for drug product manufacturing and aseptic fill / finish operations. Despite being one of the crucial steps of all the

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a method of producing 3-dimensional objects layer-by-layer, using a computer aided design. Owing to its ability to print complex models using a wide range of materials, 3D printing has applications across various industries, including dental, aerospace, automotive, healthcare, food, fashion, mechanical engineering and other manufacturing industries.  In

A study conducted on terminated drug development projects revealed that majority of the drug candidates fail in early drug development phases, due to the problems associated with their pharmacokinetic profiles, ADME (distribution, metabolism, absorption and excretion) properties and toxicity-related issues. Moreover, it is a well-established fact that the systemic / local absorption and distribution of

In recent years, liposomes have garnered significant interest of researchers, as well as industry players, owing to their potential in diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, with a focus on delivering drugs and genetic material. Liposomes are small, artificial and lipid-based bilayered spherical vesicles, which are created spontaneously by hydrated phospholipids. Owing to their ability

Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) is a single-stranded molecule, which carries coding sequence and plays a prominent role in protein synthesis. It transfers genetic information form to DNA to ribosomes, a specialized structure, or organelle, which decodes genetic information into a protein. Structure of mRNA Post the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic mRNA has emerged as

Modified tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes or TIL therapies have emerged as a viable and potent option to selectively eradicate the tumor population, with minimal side effects. Till date, several clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy and therapeutic superiority (over conventional treatment options) of TIL-based therapies. Their tumor-cell killing efficiency is attributed to the fact that they are

Considering the rising demand for biologics, innovators in the biopharmaceutical industry are constantly exploring avenues that would enable them to overcome the existing technical and operational challenges related to viral-clearance and testing for timely approval of biologics. Outsourcing the viral-clearance and viral testing studies has emerged as a promising alternative for most of the manufacturers.

In the last decade, the popularity of AI has grown invariably. Specifically, it has made a considerable impact in the medical sector and oncologic treatment as well, due to a surge in electronic data, breakthroughs in technological infrastructure and groundbreaking research in deep learning neural networks. AI has demonstrated potential in improving tumor imaging diagnosis

Over the past decade, numerous scientific and technological breakthroughs in the medical device CROs industry have resulted in an accelerated pace of research and innovation within this domain. Further, the demand for advanced and minimally invasive medical devices has been augmented due to the increase in expenditure on healthcare. However, one of the primary challenges

Presently, several industry and non-industry stakeholders are evaluating SARM1 inhibitors as potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of neurological disorders across various preclinical studies and early stages of clinical development, worldwide. Given the encouraging research outcomes, the players in this domain have received more than USD 10 million in grants, since 2014, from the various

Modified T-cell receptors or TCR therapies is an emerging class of adoptive therapy that employs genetically modified lymphocytes to target specific tumor markers. Structurally, TCR is a heterodimer comprising of two different polypeptide chains, namely the α-chain and β-chain. TCR therapies’ tumor-cell killing efficacy may be primarily attributed to the fact that they are pre-sensitized

The American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) defines cell therapy as a therapeutic modality that involves the administration of either normal or modified cells to patients for the treatment of various diseases. In this form of therapy, patients are injected with living and intact human cells that are deemed to be capable of

What is 4D Bioprinting? 4D bioprinting refers to the addition of a fourth dimension that enables 3D printed structures to change their shape with time with the help of smart biomaterials, which have the tendency to morph in the presence of stimuli (such as, heat, water, light, electricity, magnetic energy, stress, strain, and pressure). Various

Introduction and Applications of Blockchain The term blockchain refers to the way it stores transaction data in blocks that are linked to form a chain. This technology is also known as Distributed Ledger Technology. Since every entry is stored as a block on the chain, the length of the chain increases as more transactions are