All Drug formulation and delivery articles
View all stories with this category.
-
SponsoredThe importance of solid form science in modern drug development
A recent study suggests that around 40% of drugs with market approval exhibit poor water solubility and although this is not a new problem, solutions like those offered by Johnson Matthey are still relevant to today’s pharma market
-
Sponsored
Multidisciplinary science kick starts innovation
Nanoform scientists discuss how their diverse personalities and scientific backgrounds foster innovation, helping them tackle problems from different angles, and design better processes
-
Research
Bacterial lasso gets to the heart of stem cell retention problem
A sticky bacterial protein on the surface of stem cells increases homing and retention on damaged heart tissue
-
Research
Spore shell acts as sunscreen for light-sensitive antibiotics
Polymer capsule that protects and preserves antimicrobial compound could aid fight against multi-drug resistant pathogens
-
Research
Laser technique watches how implants release drugs
Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy continues to diversify its applications
-
-
Research
Co-crystals fish out cannabinoid from plant extract
Purifying cannabidiol from natural cannabis extract made cheap and easy thanks to amino acid partner
-
Sponsored
Small particles making a big splash in clinical development
Nanoform is investigating how to tackle clinical attrition rates through nanonisation of APIs
-
Research
Self-powered cancer therapy triple whammy
Diagnosis, drug delivery and effectiveness monitoring combination could realise precision cancer therapy
-
Business
Sartan drug contamination brings cancer uncertainty
Levels of nitrosamines and other carcinogens in affected tablets of valsartan and related drugs similar to smoking 20 cigarettes a day
-
News
X-ray crystallographer to oversee Rosalind Franklin Institute
Structural biologist James Naismith to become first director of UK’s new national life sciences institute
-
Business
Breaking the silence of RNA interference drugs
A wave of treatments is set to follow the first approval of an RNAi therapy
-
Research
Scorpion venom peptide engineered to sting brain disorders
Structure used to escort nanoparticles across blood–brain barrier also resists protease degradation
-
Podcast
Furanocoumarin
Florence Schechter discovers how a seemingly healthy grapefruit-based breakfast could disrupt your daily drugs
-
Research
First oral antibiotic booster for four decades could tackle drug resistance
Sulfate-masking strategy makes bacterial enzyme inhibitor an easy pill to swallow
-
News
New life sciences institute wants to make drug discovery 10 times more efficient
The UK’s £103 million Rosalind Franklin Institute will unite robotics, chemistry and biophysics to generate drug candidates within weeks
-
Sponsored
Are polymer medicines viable therapeutics?
Combining small-molecule medicines with polymers could offer big rewards for pharmaceutical researchers
-
Feature
3D printing in pharma
Nina Notman explores how 3D printing is carving out a niche for itself in the pharmaceutical industry
-
Opinion
Why combination pills aren’t always the answer
The challenges of medicines containing multiple drugs aren’t going away
-
Business
Fit for repurpose
Drugs that can be used for new indications offer a potentially cheaper pathway – but only if the investors can recoup their costs
