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Introducing Accelerator™ Drug Development
Learn about our newly launched approach to drug development and how we connect our CDMO and CRO services in a comprehensive and differentiated way.
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Benefits of Accelerator™ Drug Development
Explore the benefits biotech and biopharma sponsors can gain through partnering with us through our Accelerator Drug Development’s 360° CDMO and CRO solutions.
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Comparing Thermo Fisher Scientific to other CDMOs and CROs
Discover how our seamlessly connected global CDMO and CRO services and sites provides an unmatched and unique approach to drug development.
Addressing plasmid DNA challenges in large-scale manufacturing of recombinant adeno-associated virus and lentivirus using enzymatically generated dbDNA
Traditional pDNA manufacturing methods face bottlenecks. This study explores the use of doggybone DNA (dbDNA™), a synthetic alternative to pDNA, for producing rAAV and rLV.
Blog post
Scaling allogeneic cell therapies: Overcoming manufacturing hurdles
Scaling allogeneic cell therapies requires overcoming unique manufacturing hurdles to achieve safe, high-volume production. This article explores key challenges and best practices to maintain quality and efficiency, making these transformative therapies more accessible to patients worldwide.
(15 minute read)
Whitepaper
Stabilizing your supply chain in times of global volatility
This whitepaper examines the evolution of supply chain risks over the past 15 years and offers proactive strategies for mitigating vulnerabilities and seizing opportunities for improvement.
Webinar
Maximizing value across drug development: Embracing a new CDMO and CRO partnership approach
Discover how integrating CDMO and CRO services and solutions under one comprehensive model can improve efficiency, reduce timelines, and help deliver high-quality therapies to patients faster.
Webinar
Unlocking the potential: Challenges and opportunities in oral delivery of peptides
Led by Anil Kane, Ph.D., MBA, this on-demand webinar explores the key challenges of oral peptide delivery, along with innovative solutions and future opportunities in pharmaceutical development.
Blog post
Redefining acceleration of the drug development journey
In the pharmaceutical industry, getting essential treatments to patients quickly and safely demands a comprehensive approach that reduces delay, complexity and risk throughout the drug development journey. Accelerator™ Drug Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 360˚ CDMO and CRO solutions, brings all those necessary services under one roof, enabling customers to achieve their goals of getting treatments to patients faster.
16 minute read
Blog post
What are Small Molecule Drugs?
Explore the ins and outs of small molecule drugs, including key development and manufacturing challenges, as well as their future potential in modern medicine.
16 minute read
Brochure
Advanced therapy services
This “Advanced therapies” brochure outlines our end-to-end CDMO development and manufacturing services and solutions for advanced therapies, including viral vectors, cell therapies, and mRNA.
Blog post
Insights from CPHI 2024: Accelerating drug development through strategic CDMO and CRO partnerships
Pharma and biotech companies are under increasing pressure due to rising competition, stricter regulations, and supply chain disruptions. In her CPHI Milan 2024 presentation, Jennifer Cannon, President of Commercial Operations at Thermo Fisher Scientific, discusses how tailored outsourcing solutions combining CDMO and CRO services can help streamline development and reduce costs across various therapeutic modalities.
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Blog post
Insights from CPHI 2024: Navigating the high costs of cell and gene therapy development with flexible financial solutions
Cell and gene therapy developers face significant financial challenges that can stall critical projects. Flexible financial solutions are helping companies manage costs and advance their therapies. During CPHI 2024 Milan, Kelly Howard, Vice President of Commercial Operations for Viral Vector, mRNA, and Cell Therapy Services at Thermo Fisher Scientific, discussed flexible options available through Thermo Fisher Financial Solutions.
8 minute read
Blog post
Manufacturing autologous cell therapies: challenges and best practices
Manufacturing autologous cell therapies is a complex and resource-intensive process that involves unique challenges like supply chain complexity, scalability, and high costs. These therapies, which utilize a patient's own cells, require a highly personalized approach at every stage. However, by adopting best practices—such as optimizing supply chain management, implementing scalable manufacturing solutions, and staying aligned with regulatory requirements—manufacturers can enhance efficiency and reduce costs, making these life-saving therapies more accessible to patients in need.
(17 minute read)
Mastering Drug Development Challenges through Tech Transfer
Discover the six components of predictable and efficient tech transfer and four tools and techniques that are shaping our industry-leading approach.
Whitepaper
Sustainable systems: Evaluating the environmental impact of single-use biomanufacturing technology
This whitepaper explores the advantages of sustainability with respect to single-use bioreactors, buffer and media hold containers, centrifuges and other biomanufacturing equipment.
The benefits of 5,000L single-use bioreactors for biologics manufacturing
This whitepaper outlines how to evaluate capacity needs and the benefits of using single-use bioreactors (SUBs) at different drug development stages in biologics manufacturing.
Technology transfer: Best practices for optimizing success and mitigating risk in sterile drug manufacturing
Discover key strategies and considerations to optimize success and mitigate risks while planning a technology transfer for a parenteral drug product.
Clinical supply optimization services: Project management support model
Download our fact sheet to explore our project management options, including Core, Enhanced, and Enhanced+ service tiers for clinical supply optimization.
Webinar
Optimizing pharmaceutical transportation management in Europe: Mitigating risks in the supply chain
This expert-led webinar explores the intricacies of clinical trial logistics and pharmaceutical transportation management for temperature-sensitive advanced therapies, particularly in the EMEA region.
Blog post
Emerging trends in cell therapy: Autologous and allogeneic perspectives
The cell therapy sector is experiencing significant growth, driven by innovations in biotechnology and increased investment in research and development. Despite the promise of these therapies, the intricate manufacturing processes for both autologous and allogeneic treatments present significant challenges. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s commitment as a manufacturing partner is to stay at the forefront of these advancements, driving innovation and ensuring the highest standards in cell therapy development and manufacturing.
10 minute read
Webinar
Navigating complex supply chains: The critical role of UK and EU qualified persons
This webinar explores the roles of Qualified Persons (QPs) in the UK and EU, highlighting regulatory updates, supply chain continuity, cold product challenges, and strategies for effective collaboration.
Webinar
Enhancing oral drug delivery: Exploring multiparticulate systems
This webinar delves into the intricacies of multiparticulate systems for oral drug delivery, exploring their design, benefits, and the issues they are uniquely positioned to solve.
Brochure
OSD capabilities overview
This brochure details Thermo Fisher Scientific’s global CDMO services and solutions for oral solid dose (OSD) development and manufacturing, so you can know what’s ahead on your journey to market.
Blog post
Understanding cell therapies: Key differences between autologous and allogeneic approaches
By harnessing living cells to repair, replace, or regenerate damaged tissues and organs, cell therapy offers personalized and potentially curative treatment for a wide range of conditions. As the field evolves, understanding the nuances between different types of cell therapies is crucial for professionals involved in the development and manufacturing of these therapies.
12 minute read
Clinical ancillary management: Flexible service tiers
Download the fact sheet to explore Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Clinical Ancillary Management service tiers, which include Basic, Standard, and Premium levels for clinical trials of every shape and size.
Why process development matters: Six benefits for biotech and pharma companies
This blog explores the essential role of process development in drug development and manufacturing, highlighting six key benefits that sponsors can gain by prioritizing this task.
15 minute read
Webinar
Leveraging a flexible and efficient Rapid Development Framework™ to accelerate development and manufacturing of cell and gene therapies
Learn how our Rapid Development Framework™ for processes and analytics can accelerate development and manufacturing timelines while remaining adaptable to the unique needs of each product.
Webinar
Navigating cold chain complexity with innovative solutions
Explore challenges with cold supply chain logistics, and how advanced services can preserve the safety of your products while transporting them to patients in need.
Q&A: Solid-state characterization and crystallization process development
In this article, the subject matter experts of Thermo Fisher Scientific answer frequently asked questions about the importance of solid-state characterization and crystallization process development.
Route scouting for effective early-stage process development
This article explores why early-stage process development, which includes route scouting and solid-state characterization, is critical for developing robust, scalable, and cost-effective manufacturing processes.
Q&A: Route scouting for cost-effective process development
Process research, or route scouting, is crucial for ensuring the scalability and efficiency of drug production. Learn about our expertise in this area by downloading our Q&A with industry-leading experts.
Solid-state & Crystallization Development for Speed to Market
This article explores how drug developers can accelerate product timelines and minimize costly errors by prioritizing solid-state characterization and crystallization development early on.
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Green chemistry in the CDMO world: Thermo Fisher Scientific's approach to sustainable API development and manufacturing
This video showcases Thermo Fisher Scientific's dedication to green chemistry in API development and manufacturing, highlighting our leadership in creating a more sustainable future for pharma.
Infographic
9 Ways to Ensure a Reliable Tech Transfer
Download our infographic to explore nine best practices for achieving a successful tech transfer, a vital process in the pharma industry as operations scale or shift.
Infographic
5 CDMO attributes for reliable technology transfers
Download our infographic to explore strategies for ensuring reliable and simple technology transfers and the importance of collaborating with a CDMO that embodies five key attributes.
Webinar
The road to commercial readiness: Mastering API production at every scale
This webinar explores Thermo Fisher Scientific’s holistic approach to API commercial production, which encompasses scalability, sustainability, cost optimization, and manufacturing flexibility.
Embracing green chemistry for sustainable API development and manufacturing
Early-stage API development, despite its inherent risks and uncertainties, is the critical period for embedding green principles. This proactive approach not only reduces environmental impact but also lays the foundation for scalable and cost-effective processes as the compound progresses through clinical phases.
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Blog post
The power of partnership in small molecule discovery and development
Pharma companies can streamline their small molecule drug development by leveraging the internal synergies of a single, trusted provider for discovery resources and development and manufacturing services.
9 minute read
The critical role of tech transfer and the value of strategic partnerships
In pharmaceutical manufacturing, tech transfer is the systematic transfer of knowledge, processes, and technologies from the development phase to commercial manufacturing and across production sites. Learn more.
Blog post
Advancing viral vector development through Quality by Design approach
Explore more on NysnoBio's partnership with Thermo Fisher, focusing on a quality by design approach to viral vector development and manufacturing.
12 minute read
Webinar
Discover the road to success for viral vector production
This webinar explores the critical elements of viral vector production for gene therapies, focusing on the technical and regulatory challenges inherent in this field.
Blog post
Meeting biopharma challenges: An insider’s view on CDMO solutions for biologics
Maider Parikh, Ph.D., Vice President, Commercial Operations, Biologics at Thermo Fisher Scientific discusses the key biopharma challenges including meeting project timelines, navigating regulatory requirements, and ensuring supply chain reliability, and explains how advanced technologies, expertise, and strategic planning enable Thermo Fisher to address these challenges and help bring biologic products to market faster.
9 minute read
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Mike Pearson’s story: Leveraging an integrated network for IND filing
Learn how the team at our Bend, Oregon site used just-in-time manufacturing to meet a client’s end-of year IND filing schedule.
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Jessica & Jigal’s story: Overcoming roadblocks to expedite drug delivery
Explore the story of employees Jessica Morin and Jigal Shah, as they navigate a challenging situation involving the distribution of an antibacterial drug.
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Real-time Track and Trace platform
Learn more about our Real-Time Track and Trace platform, a cutting-edge solution designed to provide unparalleled oversight into cold chain supply management.
Tech transfer, part 2: The value of strategic partnerships in technology transfer
Strategic partnerships play a crucial role in successful technology transfers by helping to identify and mitigate process risks. A well-chosen strategic partner can preserve project timelines, overcome common technology transfer challenges, and lead to significant cost savings.
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Tech transfer, part 1: Navigating uncertainty in pharmaceutical manufacturing: The critical role of technology transfer
Efficient technology transfer in pharmaceutical manufacturing helps maintain product quality, protect intellectual property, manage costs, and scale operations, thereby ensuring that companies can respond effectively to new opportunities or challenges, maintain competitive advantage, and ensure uninterrupted supply of medications to patients.
15 minute read
Webinar
How to Ensure Reliable and Simple Tech Transfer
Explore the importance of reliable technology transfers for oral solid dose products from development to manufacturing and key enablers in this process.
Whitepaper
Advancing drug development using in silico modeling
This report provides a framework for that understanding by outlining some of the processes that stand to gain the most from computational modeling and identifying the in silico capabilities that can be used to accelerate and de-risk each phase of development.
Pioneering innovation in pharmaceutical lyophilization
Learn more about the lyophilization process, challenges faced in the industry, as well as the growing demand for lyophilization services provided by CDMOs.
Brochure
API capabilities overview
Explore Thermo Fisher Scientific’s CDMO offerings for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for the development and manufacturing of small molecule drugs.
Webinar
CDMO 2.0: Uncovering the missing element in next-generations pharma partnerships
This webinar explores how CDMO supply chains are transforming into value chains, and discusses the increasing importance of CRO/CDMO collaborations in advancing the pharmaceutical industry.
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Katie Shannon’s Story: Colleague Behind Facility Construction
Learn more about Katie and how she’s tailoring Thermo Fisher’s facilities for viral vector production, accommodating diverse sizes and scales of processes and platforms.
Infographic
Bioavailability enhancement technologies for poorly soluble molecules
It’s estimated that about 40% of drugs with market approval and nearly 90% of molecules in the discovery pipeline are poorly soluble. This can impede drug absorption, leading to reduced bioavailability and compromised therapeutic efficacy.
Explore how Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Quadrant 2TM platform leverages AI/ML tools to identify solubility enhancement technologies.
Webinar
CDMO 2.0: Uncovering the missing element in next-generations pharma partnerships
This webinar explores the next generation of CDMO partnerships and discusses how these strategic collaborations are set to transform the pharmaceutical landscape and drug development.
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How a Family’s Perseverance Helped Them Reach a Seemingly Unattainable Goal
As members of the United States Air Force, Lauryn and Chris were as healthy and fit as a young couple could be. But in the world of genetics, all it takes is a couple of proteins lining up in the wrong way, and things can change in a hurry.
Article
From early innovations to commercial triumphs: One viral vector partner for every stage of gene therapy development
Our article explores the partnership needs of two companies at opposite ends of the continuum for gene therapy development and how both—NysnoBio and bluebird bio—found the support they were looking for to deliver their innovative therapies to patients.
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Pete & Lisa Beerse’s story: Navigating aftermath of an accident
Learn more about Pete’s journey navigating the aftermath of an accident, and how Thermo Fisher Scientific helps develop life-saving drugs for patients like Pete.
Article
Pros of building vs buying a biorepository
This article explores the advantages and disadvantages of building vs. buying a biorepository for cold and ultracold storage needs, and how a CDMO partner can provide support.
Five best practices for integrating drug substance and drug product development
Discover five best practices to consider when integrating drug substance and drug product development to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of your approach.
9 minute read
Video
Innovation Lab
Watch our video about Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Innovation Lab in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, a state-of-the-art facility that will help advance the future of clinical trials worldwide.
Webinar
Leveraging AI-powered solutions for drug solubility and bioavailability
This webinar explores the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning in early drug development, particularly in designing solutions for solubility and bioavailability enhancement.
CDMO quality harmonization: Ensuring consistency, reliability, and supply chain resilience
The harmonization of quality standards, procedures, and practices across sites is crucial for enhancing the resilience and efficiency of the entire supply chain and is a key driver in accelerating market entry for safe, effective therapies.
14 minute read
Article
Navigating an uncertain regulatory environment for mRNA-based products
This article outlines best practices for navigating an uncertain regulatory environment for mRNA-based products and explores why partnering with a CDMO can provide peace of mind.
What’s hot in freeze drying? Your lyophilization questions answered
Lyophilization is a critical process in the sterile fill-finish phase of pharmaceutical manufacturing, particularly for products that require high levels of stability and a longer shelf life. The ability to transform drug products into a dry powder without compromising their structural integrity is particularly crucial for preserving the stability and efficacy of biologic products, such as vaccines, antibodies, and other protein-based therapies. Over the years, advancements in technology and process optimization have made lyophilization more efficient and reliable for a wide range of pharmaceutical applications.
15 minute read
Webinar
Reducing the carbon footprint and associated cost of pharmaceutical packaging
By implementing innovative packaging technology and design strategies, pharmaceutical companies can minimize their environmental impact while satisfying evolving laws and regulations. Learn more.
Webinar
Advancing vector-based gene therapies for Parkinson’s disease
This on-demand webinar explores NysnoBio’s groundbreaking journey in developing an adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy for Parkin-PD.
Revolutionizing drug development: AI-driven solutions for solubility and bioavailability challenges
The integration of AI/ML technologies in drug development, particularly in addressing solubility and bioavailability challenges, marks a significant paradigm shift in the pharmaceutical industry. These advanced computational methods are transforming the traditional resource-intensive trial-and-error processes into more efficient, accurate, and cost-effective strategies.
12 minute read
Mastering complex small molecule APIs and formulations
Complex small molecule APIs are characterized by their intricate structures, higher molecular weights, and sophisticated delivery requirements, which pose unique challenges in their formulation and manufacturing processes.
15 minute read
Webinar
Positioning early cell therapy programs for clinical success: Insights to mitigate risk and ensure GMP readiness
Explore key considerations for early-phase cell therapy developers, including evolving regulatory guidelines and common manufacturing issues. Additionally, learn about orchestrating a successful cell therapy clinical trial.
Whitepaper
Optimizing the cell and gene therapy patient journey through integrated CRO/CDMO partnership
Cell and gene therapies have the potential to fundamentally change treatment paradigms for patients living with a wide range of diseases, including genetic disorders, rare cancers, and neurological conditions.
Predictive modeling for solubility and bioavailability enhancement
Explore the challenges faced by poor solubility and low bioavailability in pharmaceutical formulation and the potential of predictive modeling to overcome these challenges.
15 minute read
Fact sheet
Safeguarding your IP: Thermo Fisher Scientific's global commitment to confidentiality
IP property (IP) rights and confidentiality protections play a critical role in biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing. Learn more.
Webinar
Lyophilization excellence: Partnering for sterile fill finish success
This webinar explores the intricacies of lyophilization, including formulation development and cycle optimization, and the growing importance of this critical process for ensuring the stability and efficacy of biologics, vaccines, and advanced therapies.
Infographic
Accelerating time to market with integrated CRO/CDMO services
Our new infographic explores the benefits of working with an end-to-end, integrated CRO/CDMO vendor on the complex drug development journey.
The quality lever: Shaping success in CDMO partnerships
Compromising on quality can lead to detrimental impacts on both speed and cost, ultimately affecting the successful development and marketing of new therapies.
10 minute read
Blog post
A CDMO Partner for every Gene Therapy Manufacturing Stage
Take a closer look at the experiences of NysnoBio and bluebird bio for insight into what companies need in a CDMO partner for every stage of viral vector manufacturing and development.
20 minute read
Video
Trial Setup and Planning (TSP) solution for clinical trials
Our enhanced Trial Setup and Planning (TSP) system is a cutting-edge solution designed to optimize the efficiency, accuracy, and success of your clinical trial.
Blog post
CDMO 2.0: Three pharma industry trends for 2024 and beyond
Discover three major trends expected in the pharma industry, including turning to flexible manufacturing, embracing digital enablement, and the need for CDMOs deliver transformational value.
15 minute read
Blog post
Benefits of an integrated approach to viral vector manufacturing
Learn why biopharma companies choose to partner with integrated CROs and CDMOs with experience developing and manufacturing viral vectors over doing the work in-house.
15 minute read
Blog post
Understanding the viral vector product journey
Learn why biopharma companies choose to partner with CDMOs to leverage their innovative, integrated, and ready-to-use solutions for viral vector development and manufacturing for gene therapies.
20 minute read
Case study
Accelerating speed to market through solid state & crystallization development: Polymorph case study
Our on-demand webinar, “Accelerating speed to market through solid state & crystallization development,” dives into a polymorph case study in which a more stable polymorph unexpectedly emerged during lab development in preparation for a manufacturing campaign.
Case study
Accelerating speed to market through solid state & crystallization development: Filtration case study
Our on-demand webinar, “Accelerating speed to market through solid state & crystallization development,” dives into a polymorph case study in which a more stable polymorph unexpectedly emerged during lab development in preparation for a manufacturing campaign.
Fact sheet
Translational Services
Through Translational Research Services, our interdisciplinary team of scientific experts offer end-to-end support to advanced therapy developers, to generate relevant materials and help ensure a seamless transition from discovery to clinical phase manufacturing.
Blog post
Exploring four patient-centric trends shaping today’s biopharma landscape
The biopharma industry is adopting a patient-centric approach to drug research, development, and manufacturing. Explore four trends shaping today’s landscape.
15 minute read
eBook
CPHI trend report: The nexus between patient and big pharma
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s new trend report, in collaboration with CPHI, explores how CRO/CDMO collaborations are moving the needle in a brighter, more patient-centric direction.
Webinar
Navigating challenges in HPAPI development and manufacturing
This webinar covers key considerations in developing and manufacturing HPAPIs, including product containment strategies, personnel protection needs, and cross-contamination risks. Learn more...
Webinar
Accelerating speed to market through solid state & crystallization development
Investing in solid state characterization and crystallization development early in the drug development journey can help accelerate speed to market and avoid costly mistakes down the road. Learn more...
Blog post
Sterile injectable therapies: Changing delivery formats revolutionizes lifecycle management
The sterile injectable drug market is evolving at a rapid pace. This segment's significance cannot be understated. A closer examination reveals the intricacies of this evolving landscape, specifically in the realm of delivery formats.
8 minute read
Transforming clinical trial supply chain optimization through digitization
Innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence, automation, and real-time data analytics stand to revolutionize clinical trial supply planning from an efficiency, accuracy, and resiliency standpoint.
15 minute read
Whitepaper
Quantification of AAV vector genome titer and residual host cell DNA using ddPCR
Learn more about the move toward using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) in the quantification of AAV vector genome titer and residual host cell DNA.
Blog post
Key Insights from CPHI Barcelona 2023
As the largest global event for pharmaceutical supply chain companies, CPHI is a microcosm of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. At this year’s event, the rapidly shifting pharma landscape contributed to an undercurrent of urgency. Following are some of the key takeaways.
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Webinar
Addressing challenges and key considerations for comparator sourcing in and to China
Comparator sourcing is crucial for clinical trials, but it’s undeniably complex — especially when it takes place overseas. Explore ways to overcome the challenges of comparator sourcing in and to China.
Blog post
Inside pharmaceutical formulation development
Pharmaceutical formulation is a key aspect of drug development and helps to ensure safe, effective, and patient-friendly medications for people worldwide.
15 minute read
Blog post
Unlocking efficiency: Pros and cons of outsourcing your biorepository
When it comes to biorepositories, should biopharma companies insource or outsource their storage needs? This blog breaks down the pros and cons.
8 minute read
Blog post
Building a biorepository: Weighing the benefits and drawbacks
Biorepositories play a crucial role in collecting, preserving, and utilizing biological materials, but does it make sense to build or buy one?
8 minute read
Fact sheet
Viral vector development and manufacturing services
Thermo Fisher Scientific provides over 20 years of unparalleled experience in developing and manufacturing viral vector products.
Webinar
Catalyzing change: The dynamic landscape of CDMO innovation
Explore how the dynamic landscape of the biopharma industry demands constant evolution to meet changing patient needs, satisfy regulatory requirements, and inspire technological advancements.
Fact sheet
Soft lozenge fact sheet
Our new soft lozenge technology is uniquely designed to provide a soft and soothing sensory mouthfeel, allowing for a more comfortable and patient-friendly delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Webinar
Next-generation analytics in viral vector manufacturing
In this webinar, our analytics experts will provide an in-depth overview of the critical role of analytics in the viral vector production workflow, and talk about pain points like method accuracy, workflow complexity, and throughput limitations. In addition, case studies will demonstrate how innovative methodologies can improve analytical quality and reproducibility.
Blog post
The 5 drug development phases
To be deemed a “success,” a new drug must make it through five specific phases: 1) discovery and development, 2) preclinical research, 3) clinical research, 4) FDA review, and 5) safety monitoring.
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Blog post
Adherence and Accuracy: Smart packaging advances quality in clinical trials
Learn from Thermo Fisher Scientific’s head of medication adherence and biomarker measurement about data-quality implications of smart packaging and how to integrate them into clinical trials.
15 minute read
Webinar
Launching your First Drug Product: Key Learnings from a Pharmaceutical Start-up
Commercial packaging considerations for the launch of your first drug product
Blog post
In Silico Modeling: Accelerating drug development
In silico modeling, both in early development and across the product lifecycle, can streamline drug development and reduce the risks associated with trial-and-error experimental methods. Realizing the potential of the technology requires careful selection and application of in silico strategies and a deep understanding of how to interpret and derive the most valuable insights from the data.
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Blog post
Integrated CDMO for Small Molecule Drug Development
A single CDMO partner that offers integrated API, drug product, and clinical strategy activities can streamline and accelerate small molecule drug development. Learn more.
6 minute read
Webinar
Removing Quality Roadblocks For Cell & Gene Therapies
Industry experts from Lachman, Regenxbio, Thermo Fisher Scientific (PPD) and Etena Therapeutics discuss key consideration of successful CGT manufacturing and quality strategies.
Infographic
Biorepositories: Ten considerations for determining whether to build or buy
Do you need to store your temperature-sensitive critical materials but not sure if you should manage the storage in-house or outsource to a biorepository partner? Explore this interactive infographic to learn about some important factors you may or may not have considered.
Fact sheet
Direct-to-toxicology viral vector services
Toxicology studies are crucial for supporting pre-IND regulatory requirements and evaluating the risk-benefit ratio of drug candidates. Our direct-to-toxicology viral vector services program expedites the route to toxicology materials through our adeno-associated virus (AAV) and lentivirus (LV) production processes, completing them in as little as six months.
Blog post
A collaborative approach to viral vector development and manufacturing
The development and manufacturing of viral vectors from discovery to commercialization is a complicated endeavor with several key considerations. Learn more.
9 minute read
Blog post
Enter the CRDMO: Reshaping drug development through CRO/CDMO integration
CRDMOs, or integrated contract research, development, and manufacturing organizations, are a trend to watch. Discover five benefits of partnering with one.
9 minute read
Blog post
Role of mRNA Encapsulation
mRNA must be encapsulated in different carriers/vectors, such as lipid nanoparticles, to ensure its efficient and effective delivery into target cells. Learn more.
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Video
Discover our new smart packaging solutions
Thermo Fisher's smart packaging solutions help support improved medication adherence by providing enriched data to better understand the patients and drug behaviors in your clinical trial. Learn more.
Blog post
mRNA Purification Methods and Process
Learn more about the process of purifying mRNA, and how a CDMO partner with end-to-end mRNA purification experience can help streamline the drug development journey.
10 minute read
Webinar
Navigating a smarter race to market for oral solid-dose products
Watch Thermo Fisher Scientific’s on-demand webinar to learn how to design a development and manufacturing strategy that utilizes quality by design (QbD) principles, digital modeling, and other best practices, opportunities to engage a multidisciplinary approach across formulation development, process engineering, analytical sciences, and regulatory affairs and how an industry-leading, global CDMO partner can benefit programs of any scope or scale — including programs of single-molecule, emerging startups
Webinar
Route Scouting for a cost-effective process development
In this webinar, experts from across Thermo Fisher Scientific’s global network will describe key benefits of route scouting and polymorph screening at early stages of clinical trials to ensure scalability for early clinical supplies to commercial manufacturing.
Blog post
CROs vs CMOs, and CDMOs: What’s the difference between the three?
CROs, CMOs, and CDMOs all help biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies with drug development and manufacturing, but what’s the difference between the three?
9 minute read
Webinar
Embracing risk in late-stage biologics drug development
This webinar series explores integrating risk management strategies and mitigating project-specific PPQ risks, as well as optimizing analytical methods for a seamless product launch.
Blog post
Product and partnership quality in viral vector manufacturing: Your gene therapy depends on it
Viral vectors are inherently complex to produce at scale, requiring a laser focus on quality to ensure the efficiency, safety, targeted delivery, and scalability of the gene therapy.
7 minute read
Infographic
Ensuring quality consistency: Thermo Fisher Scientific’s global commitment to quality
Learn more about our quality framework initiatives, tools, and methodologies for maintaining quality standards across the entire drug development process.
Fact sheet
Patheon Quick to Clinic™ Viral vector services
Using Thermo Fisher Scientific's end-to-end manufacturing service, we deliver high-performance, scalable, AAV and lentiviral vectors to clinics. As a result of this service, you can deliver therapy to clinics while de-risking timelines and global regulatory filings without additional or surprising out-of-pocket costs.
Blog post
What is a CDMO and what to look for in a partner
Learn how CDMOs (contract development and manufacturing organizations) work with pharma companies, and the top considerations companies have when choosing a CDMO partner.
9 minute read
Whitepaper
Transforming CDMO partnerships through a holistic understanding of quality
Get an in-depth look into key indicators of CDMO quality, with tools and best practices to drive continuous improvement, strengthen collaboration, and ultimately cultivate trust.
Fact sheet
Bioservices lab overview
Providing timely and accurate analysis of critical samples in our BSL-2 and CL3 laboratories strategically located within our biorepositories to ensure sample integrity. Learn more.
Article
Interactive article: Addressing challenges in mRNA drug development and manufacturing
Learn about five specific challenges in mRNA drug development and manufacturing, and the avenues to overcome them.
Blog post
Viral vector commercialization – Part 3: Specialized regulatory support
Find detailed regulatory considerations when preparing viral vectors for commercialization and best practices to address them.
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Webinar
Benefits of an integrated approach to gene therapy development and manufacturing
Thermo Fisher Scientific's expert will take you through the development and commercialization of viral vectors for gene therapy, so you can navigate these hurdles and deliver the project in a timely, cost-effective manner. With integrated gene therapy development and manufacturing, you can benefit more than a customized solution. It improves coordination, streamlines decision-making, and uses resources more efficiently.
Webinar
QP Release in the EU clinical trial regulation: Lessons learned one year on
Watch this webinar to hear from a Qualified Person (Q)P as they answer pre-submitted questions about the EU Clinical Trials Regulation, how to ensure the timely supply of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) and more.
Webinar
Optimizing the cell therapy patient journey through integrated CRO CDMO partnership
Watch this on-demand webinar for insights on how working with a single integrated CRO/CDMO partner can help ease industry challenges and provide an accelerated path from development to manufacturing, as well as the benefits that come from unified teams and infrastructure.
Webinar
Addressing industry challenges in mRNA product commercialization
The rapid development and approval of mRNA-based vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a renewed interest in mRNA technology, with scientists exploring new application areas such as oncology, HIV, rare diseases, and even personalized medicine. While the speed of production and flexibility of mRNA are appealing, several industry challenges must still be addressed to realize the full potential and further expand its use. Learn more.
Webinar
Solving for solubility: a scale up strategy for spray dried dispersions
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s experts will describe key considerations for progressing spray dried dispersions from early formulation-screening through process development and scale-up for early clinical supplies to commercial manufacturing.
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Critical Biological Material Management
We ensure the integrity of temperature-sensitive critical material – from collection and storage through delivery to patient – with customized, end-to-end cold chain supply management solutions.
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Process Research Group: Route Scouting
Route scouting is an essential step in the chemical development process for drug substances (API). Learn about our Chemical Process Research Group, dedicated to process research on new routes.
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Viral vector commercialization – Part 2: Best practices in process validation lifecycle
Learn more about the robust viral vector process validation cycle, which includes various assessments and studies to ensure the safety, efficacy, and quality of viral vectors.
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Quick to Clinic™ for Small Molecule Oral Solid Dose
Our Quick to Clinic™ for small molecule oral solid dose offers in-silico modeling, API and solid-state chemistry, and analytics and formulation development capabilities. Learn more.
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Preparing biologics for commercialization: Understanding Strategies to Reduce Risk and Optimize Outcomes in Drug Development
Within the drug development process, there are several steps that occur between the laboratory and final manufacture of the drug product. Different players step in during each point, so keeping a program with many moving parts on track requires planning and time-tested execution approaches.
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A comprehensive approach to improving solubility and bioavailability: Spray drying
Spray drying provides a strategic solution to address bioavailability or crystallization challenges that are common across many drug substances and drug products. Thermo Fisher provides spray drying strategies that can be leveraged from early development to the commercial scale.
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Cold chain services for clinical trial success
This interactive infographic highlights Patheon’s capabilities for maintaining cold chain integrity across the supply chain. Utilizing our global network and expertise, our end-to-end cold chain management services can support your advanced clinical trial needs.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific supports rapid global COVID-19 manufacture
Learn how a pharmaceutical company developed a successful vaccine and delivered millions of doses, on time to the waiting world, in a historical step forward in the fight against COVID-19.
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Complete capabilities for cold and ultracold clinical supply chain management
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ATMP Fast Track: From clinical to commercial
A leading allogeneic T-cell immunotherapy company needed expertise and help ushering an innovative therapy from academia through to commercialization.
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Real time Track and Trace
Learn more about Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Real time Track and Trace solution which provides internal and external clinical trial stakeholders with on-demand shipment updates for all in-transit materials for a clinical trial.
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Viral vector commercialization – Part 1: Tech transfer process for commercial viral vector manufacturing
Learn how tech transfers can help develop and manufacture viral vectors at scale, accelerate vaccine and gene therapy commercialization, and provide expertise.
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Considerations for clinical trial success.
Explore this infographic to arm you with important factors to consider when embarking on clinical trials.
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Avoiding the crushing cost of poor quality in biopharma through digital innovation and strategic collaboration
In this webinar, we will discuss customer-centric digital transformation that are improving overall process and product quality and performance and transforming CDMO relationships.
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mRNA Fast Facts
This video provides a summary of Thermo Fisher Scientific's end-to-end mRNA development and manufacturing capabilities.
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Patheon Translational Services Advance Cell and Gene Therapies from Research to Clinical Trials
Learn how our translational research services, housed in our San Diego facility, can take cell and gene therapies from preclinical to clinical.
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This whitepaper highlights Thermo Fisher's solutions to drive high adherence in decentralized trials.
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Regulatory pathways for CGT and ATMP products
CGT is one of the world's fastest-growing therapeutic areas today. Instead of treating patients for the rest of their lives, these therapies offer them hope of a cure.
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Top 10 traits to look for in a CDMO partner for cell, gene, or advanced therapy medicinal products
This guide can help ease the CDMO selection process by identifying key areas of conflict and uncertainty in the partnership and production process. By proactively asking questions and addressing concerns with CDMO candidates, pharmaceutical companies can minimize conflicts down the line and ensure they have selected a partner that maximizes their chance of success.
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Top tips for providing the right amount of detail in first-in-human common technical documents
In the early-development stage, little may be known about a drug’s characteristics. What’s more, drug processes and formulations frequently evolve as more information emerges following testing and trials. Learn more.
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Cell therapy manufacturing workflow
View our new infographic for an overview of a genetically modified cell therapy workflow and the key considerations at each step, ranging from plasmid production through cold chain logistics.
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Cell and gene therapies in the US vs. the EU: Top five areas of differentiation
In this eBook we share the five key differences in the drug development and review process for companies hoping to gain market access through US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or European Medicines Agency (EMA) approval—as well as tips for navigating these differences.
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A practical guide to writing robust chemistry, manufacturing, and controls dossier modules to support first-in-human trials
Do you need to get your first-in-human (FIH) paperwork in order? This informative checklist can help you draft phase-appropriate chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) modules for the common technical document (CTD).
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Enabling a digital culture through integrated business processes
In contrast to a physical work environment, where stability and experience are key, a digital business environment focuses on innovation and connectivity. Learn more.
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Delivering on the promise of cell and gene therapies: A patient-centric approach
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Learn which CDMO partner can lead your biopharma clients down the ideal path and keep client’s projects on time, and on track for regulatory and market success.
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Enabling a digital culture through integrated business processes
In this webinar, we share our perspective for achieving digital transformation and digital culture enablement, focusing on innovative solutions, opportunities for attaining new levels of operational excellence through proven technologies to drive digital transformation and the Pharma 4.0 journey, and key considerations for transforming the traditional supply chain model into a digitally integrated value chain network
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Gaining a deeper understanding of your API
As active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) become increasingly complex, they pose potential formulation problems that can extend timelines and explode budgets. Read this blog to learn more.
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Midsize pharma company stabilizes API - Accelerates time to clinic from three months to three weeks
A midsize pharma company wanted to progress its therapy from early development to late-phase clinical trial stage, but needed a CDMO partner to provide support in formulation analysis so that it could stabilize its product and successfully reach its clinical studies milestones.
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Accelerating path to clinic through an end-to-end solution focused on supply chain, regulatory, and a robust manufacturing process for viral vectors
Enhancing the path to clinic with an end-to-end solution that addresses supply chain, regulatory, and robust manufacturing processes for viral vectors.
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Navigating the EU regulatory landscape: Accelerating drug development, treatment innovation and market access
During this three-part webinar series, we cover key areas sponsors must be mindful of during drug development in preparation for filing successful regulators submissions.
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EU and US regulations: What’s coming for cell and gene therapies?
Cell and gene therapy (CGT) developers today face an added challenge in their quest to bring a product through clinical trials and to the market. Read this blog to learn more.
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CDMO checklist to launch your molecule globally
Preparing to take your drug into the global market? You’ll need to make sure your CDMO has what it takes to successfully navigate the global regulatory space with speed, security, and supply safeguards. Use this quick list as a reference when evaluating your options.
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Future Therapies Track Keynote: Delivering on the promise of cell and gene therapies
Gain insights into the complexities of the CGT ecosystem, and the challenges that must be overcome to successfully move these therapeutics from the laboratory to the patient. Learn about best practices, tools, and integrated solutions for streamlining CGT development and key areas of focus for improving the journey of patients enrolled in CGT clinical trials and beyond.
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Autologous and allogenic therapies - today and tomorrow
In this roundtable discussion, clinical and commercial experts address the complex dynamics associated with allogeneic vs. autologous cell therapies and offer insight into the current and future state of the industry. Specific topics include best practices for manufacturing and logistics, regulatory landscape and CMC requirements, and the role of standardization.
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Addressing cell and gene therapy supply chain challenges through global, integrated solutions
The following webinar features insights from industry experts to help you mitigate supply chain risk and accelerate access to new cell and gene therapies.
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Real Time Track and Trace
Real Time Track and Trace supports enhanced shipment visibility by enabling
tracking of all shipments in one place, viewing cold chain shipments using real-time temperature and location tracking, real-time tracking of delays and excursions, and advanced monitoring for critical cold chain and high value product shipments. Real-Time track and trace keeps the client informed every step of the way
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Comparator sourcing: Leveraging the Bolar exemption to accelerate market access for generic and biosimilar products
Thermo Fisher's Comparator team has the required expertise to leverage the Bolar exemption, providing clients early access to generic / biosimilar drugs.
Strategies to accelerate drug development through harmonization of early and late stage processes
This technical article presents a harmonized and streamlined approach established at Thermo Fisher Scientific for manufacturing AAV and LV vectors for discovery research using technologies and processes mirroring current GMP platforms.
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Preparing your biologic for commercialization: strategies to reduce risk and optimize outcomes
Leverage the experience of a top CDMO for best practices including how to remain flexible in the face of uncertain market demand, identifying the best practices to a reliable execution, and optimizing the latest digital tools to reduce risk to your timelines
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Thermo Fisher partners with orphan drug developer to resolve dissolution challenges
Learn how Thermo Fisher Scientific’s pharma services team used sophisticated imaging techniques and stability studies to help a pharmaceutical company resolve instability issues, threatening patient safety and successful use of the drug in a Phase III clinical trial.
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Patient-centric sterile injectables: Improving patient experience through formulation and delivery
Join us for an expert panel of biologics experts as we discuss patient-related characteristics that should inform drug product design decisions, product-related characteristics that can be modified to address the needs of the target patient populations and innovative technologies that can be used to address patient needs
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Decentralized clinical trials in the EU - Strategies and digital solutions for navigating the regulatory landscape
Download this eBook to learn how to navigate the complexity of the regulatory landscape in the EU with the right guidance and resources.
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Material matters: Material science, process simulation and modeling for oral solid dosage forms
In the development of oral solid dosage forms, predictive modeling and simulation tools of the manufacturing processes can enhance process understanding, save on API supply, improve product quality, and reduce or eliminate many of the bottlenecks associated with empirical methods.
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Accelerating your biologic’s development: From lab, to clinic, to market
Learn how Thermo Fisher Scientific is supporting new and emerging biotechs to get to clinic and to market, faster. No longer viewed as transactional service providers, CDMOs are an integral part of the pharmaceutical supply chain, and collaboration is foundational to the drug sponsors’ success.
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Targeting cancer with therapeutic antibodies: Solutions for every phase of mAb development
This whitepaper identifies the key challenges faced at each stage of mAb development and provides guidance for streamlining pipeline progress of therapeutic mAb candidates.
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Switching delivery formats: A lifecycle management strategy for sterile injectables
Switching delivery formats can be an effective strategy to enhance they lifecycle of your drug. This whitepaper provides insight into the benefits and challenges of transferring a therapeutic compound from one aseptic injectable format to another.
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Smart packaging in clinical trials: What clinical supply teams need to know
This webinar is a mix of a short didactic presentation and a panel discussion with clinical supply innovators from across the industry, sharing their experience and lessons learned as they work to normalize the use of adherence measurement tools and smart medicine packages.
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Learn how our customs warehouse solution can positively impact your overall material import and export costs.
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The 5 benefits of a customs warehouse solution
See how our customs warehouse solution can simplify your import/export strategy with our interactive infographic.
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mRNA manufacturing workflow
Like many therapeutic manufacturing workflows, every step in the mRNA process builds upon the prior step. This infographic explores each intertwined step in the mRNA manufacturing process and outlines how Thermo Fisher Scientific’s flexible approach can get your mRNA product to clinic and market faster.
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Commercial autoinjector capabilities
Learn about our commercial autoinjector packaging, labeling and kitting capabilities.
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Flexible regulatory pathways and key CMC considerations to commercialize cell and gene therapy products
This webinar will provide key advice for determining and navigating the regulatory pathway for any cell and gene therapy.
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Risk assessment strategies in oral solid dosage development and manufacturing
When you reach each stage in your drug development journey, there are numerous items to look out for as you look to scale up your product.
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Whether you require standalone API services or fully integrated end to end drug development, we’ll act as extension of your team. Combining the power of deep scientific expertise, industry leading technology, and the backbone of a global network, we’re dedicated to get you closer to your goal.
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Expediting early-phase development of small molecules: An integrated approach
Small molecule drug development has changed substantially in recent years. With the heightened focus on molecularly targeted therapies, small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and drug products are more complex and potent than ever, requiring increasingly specialized
manufacturing processes and drug delivery solutions. At the same time, the competitive demand for rapid entry into clinical development—combined with accelerated review pathways—translate into compressed manufacturing and delivery timelines.
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4 time-saving solutions to common early development challenges
In the race to market, you need fast, cost-effective, and scientifically proven solutions to seamlessly guide your molecule through early-phase development. See how we can offer you time saving solutions for your early development.
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Protecting tomorrow: Supporting pharmaceutical and biotech industries to build a sustainable future
Learn how Thermo Fisher is meeting its environmental sustainability goals, and how we work in partnership with the pharma and biotech communities on shared environmental sustainability goals.
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Large molecule development and manufacturing: Comprehensive offering enabling speed and flexibility
Remove complexity and bring your large molecule to market faster, with less costs and reduced risks utilizing our integrated and customizable offerings.
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Safety first: Controlling occupational exposure in oncology drug development
This whitepaper provides a roadmap for assessing toxicological and potency risks of small molecule oncology compounds, focusing specifically on the following considerations: Criteria for evaluating highly potent small molecules, toxicity banding systems, potency downgrading and safety and handling strategies.
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The Economic Advantage of Single-Source Drug Development and Manufacturing
Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD) recently completed research, titled “Assessing the Economics of Single-Source vs. Multi-Vendor Manufacturing” that compared cycle times and development economics between...
Spray Drying Processability of Methacrylic Acid Copolymers in Amorphous Dispersions: A QbD Approach
Download the AAPS Best Abstract Award winner from our Bend site that showcases our capabilities, expertise and experience in spray drying.
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Delivering a large-scale product at a rapid pace
When a pharmaceutical client needed to introduce, manufacture, and validate five stages of challenging chemistry to support a Phase III clinical development program, the Thermo Fisher Scientific pharma services team had to get to work.
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To err is human, to correctly formulate is divine: Risky assumptions for addressing limited bioavailability
Finding a safe and effective compound to bring to market is challenging and costly enough – avoid risking additional expense, be it time or money, by not making these assumptions about the importance of a well planned and executed formulation development strategy.
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Total Transportation Management manages the complex supply chain processes required to move all types of life science shipments both domestically and internationally.
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Global packaging solutions
Leveraging over 30 years of global clinical packaging and labeling expertise, Thermo Fisher Scientific offers flexible clinical supply services that can help streamline and add speed to your packaging and labeling workflow.
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Clinical trial label services
The challenge of creating labels for investigational drugs increases dramatically as more countries sign on to participate in clinical trials.
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Solutions for high potency
Executing an efficient and optimized high potency strategy early builds a strong foundation when it comes time to scale up manufacturing.
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Advances in viral vector manufacturing
No one viral expression system is right for every situation. There will always be tradeoffs and choices to make. This infographic is intended to provide thinking points to help you consider options before deciding which path to take.
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The unrealized value of a combination drugs strategy
Fixed-dose combination drugs are increasing in popularity due to their clinical benefits over monotherapy alternatives, but there are also several business advantages drug sponsors can derive from utilizing a combination drug strategy. Download the infographic to learn more.
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Preparing viral vector productions for commercialization
Gene therapy vectors are rapidly approaching the commercial space so commercial readiness is critical for success. Watch our webinar to learn about our capabilities and approaches for preparing viral vectors for commercialization.
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Quick to Clinic™ viral vector platform
Learn how to leverage scalable, standardized platform process for suspension-based AAV and LV vector manufacture to accelerate time to clinic with this webinar
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Choosing a CDMO for mRNA success: Five CDMO characteristics needed
The promise of mRNA technologies has been clearly demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic, with vaccines reaching the market in record time. The vital role...
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Trends in mRNA therapeutics: Pandemic learnings for a pathway to success
The rapid advancement of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna messenger RNA–based COVID-19 vaccines from lab to clinic—with development taking less than one year—has validated the...
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Biosimilars: Top 4 differences when managing clinical trial supplies
This eBook outlines the top 4 differences in managing clinical supplies for biosimilar trials. These challenges make biosimilar studies anything but routine for clinical supply teams.
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What are passive shippers and how do they work?
These eBooks outline industry trends and reviews how Fisher Clinical Services solutions are meeting the challenges of the cold chain distribution of clinical
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A fully integrated transportation management service across our clients’ supply chain, from discovery through commercial distribution, with unmatched quality & service.
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Five tips for managing your clinical ancillary materials
Learn more about the advantages of advance planning when it comes to Clinical Ancillary Supplies.
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QP release in the EU in 2022 and beyond: Your questions answered
In a recent webinar titled “QP release in the EU in 2022 and beyond: Your questions answered,” two clinical QP experts from Thermo Fisher
Scientific discussed the expectations and responsibilities of the UK and EU QPs in ensuring supply of clinical and commercial drug products between the UK and the EU. Their observations and responses to key questions are shared in this article.
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Solutions for formulation challenges
Solutions for formulation challenges Formulation challenges for enhancing the bioavailability of poorly soluble APls can be solved by spray drying. We have extensive capabilities and expertise in process development,...
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Navigating a complex regulatory environment is vital to the success of your product’s lifecycle. Thermo Fisher Scientific provides a range of flexible regulatory solutions that can help easily address your molecule’s unique needs and challenges, while being backed by a global network and seasoned regulatory experts.
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Delivered with options & optimism
Behind every successful project is a team of problem solvers, especially when faced with the challenges of a global pandemic.
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The future of decentralized clinical trials in an evolving EU regulatory landscape
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the feasibility of adapting clinical trials from site-based endeavors to fully decentralized or hybrid models and has increased global acceptance of decentralized trials as a safe and effective option for accelerating clinical research.
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Going global: The impact of US foreign trade zones on drug product manufacturing costs and timelines
Learn more about the impact of US foreign trade zones on drug product manufacturing costs and timelines.
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This webinar discusses the five strategies to build a robust CMC package, help streamline the path to FIH trials for biologics and establish the quality foundation needed to support all of the development phases toward commercialization
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The changing landscape of oncology drug development: Bringing novel lifesaving therapies to patients
Oncology is the fastest-growing, most active sector of drug development. Matching drug products to clinical and commercial needs requires scientific and technological innovation.
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Technology transfers: Best practices to mitigate risks and to ensure reliable product technology transfers
This whitepaper offers practical insights into the critical technology transfer process in the pharma industry, outlining common challenges and offering case-based solutions and best practices.
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Made with N-of-1 & all-for-one
What seemed impossible became achievable when Thermo Fisher Scientific manufactured and released a one-of-a-kind treatment in a record timeline of 30 days.
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When a client faced a complicated packaging challenge, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Lead Account Manager went to the drawing board, literally.
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United with capabilities & compassion
Is it possible to bring your molecule to medicine without a brick and mortar site and no testing labs or distribution capabilities?
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An experienced CDMO partner with an extensive network makes the difference when it comes to scale-up, tech transfer capabilities, and validation.
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Delivered with options & optimism
Behind every successful project is a team of problem solvers, especially when faced with the challenges of a global pandemic.
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Key considerations when selecting a CDMO partner for cell therapy manufacturing
The cell and gene therapy market is experiencing accelerated market approvals, record breaking investments, robust therapeutic pipelines, and positive clinical outcomes – all driving the need for speed, regulatory know-how, and innovation in manufacturing technologies.
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Form and fit: Mobilizing integrated resources to transform complex small molecules into high-performing drugs
As clients seek to gain maximum benefit from each clinical stage, the advantages offered by contract partners with integrated services are making these higher returns tangible.
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An optimized approach to drug development
Take months off the development timelines of your large and small molecule discoveries.
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Breakthrough Therapy Designation: Evaluation of trends and impact on CMC Strategies
Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) was introduced by the US FDA to help shorten the development and review time of novel drugs intended to treat serious or life-threatening diseases.
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Stabilizing your supply chain in times of global volatility
A stable supply chain is critical to making sure your drug product is manufactured and delivered to patients on time.
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Hot Melt Extrusion Process Optimization and Formulation Development of Amorphous Solid Dispersions for a Poorly Soluble Calcium Channel Blocker
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Evaluate Impact of Spray Drying Process Parameters and Equipment Type on the Granule Characteristic of the Immediate Release Tablets of a BCS Class-IV Drug
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Developing a High API Load Immediate Release Tablet by Switching from a Wet to a Dry Granulation and DoE Formulation
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Evaluation of a Quality by Design (QbD) Approach for Process Development and Scale-Up of a Novel ALS Drug Product
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Determine the Dosing Disk and Encapsulation Speed for Encapsulation of a Drug Product Using Automated Encapsulator
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Enhanced Solubilization of an Analgesic/Antipyretic Drug With The Use of Polymeric Excipients
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Comparative PK Performance of Solution and Suspension Based Formulations For a BCS Class II Molecule in a Soft Gelatin Based Dosage Form
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Development of a High Shear Wet Granulation Process Through the Use of Design of Experiments
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Our Bishops Stortford facility in the United Kingdom provides GMP biologics storage and cell therapy clinical trial support.
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Q&A: BIO EXPERTS: Post-discovery priorities: Streamlining your molecule’s route to IND
Time to market is paramount for many companies starting to consider post-discovery development and strategic plans for bringing a molecule into clinical trials and beyond. Strategies and tactics for shortening timelines often involve trade-offs related to risk and future needs, making early-phase decision-making a balancing act for even the most promising molecules. Read what our experts how to say about the critical considerations that impact timing and commercialization.
Understanding the roles of solid-state characterization and crystallization within the product lifecycle
Understanding the roles of solid-state characterization and crystallization within the product lifecycle The physical properties of a solid active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) dictate the crystallization process used for isolation,...
Insider insights – Q&A with Tom Holmes of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
When two young innovators, Justin Klee and Joshua Cohen, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, discovered a potentially life-changing molecule in their dorm room at Brown University, they embarked on a journey to clinical trials to help treat people living with ALS. Amylyx’ Global Head of Supply Chain, Tom Holmes, shares more about their experience teaming up with Thermo Fisher Scientific to manufacture their product.
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Solid and Sterile Dose Form Overview
Oral Solids. Access a remarkable range of conventional and specialized oral solid dosage form capabilities and scale. Further expand your options with innovative combinations of these forms and a...
Smart Packaging – Gain Confidence in Clinical Trial Outcomes
Smart Packaging – Gain Confidence in Clinical Trial Outcomes Evaluating and onboarding new vendors to implement a new technology can be daunting. The team at Patheon pharma services has...
Top strategic tips for filing a successful IND with speed and efficiency
Top strategic tips for filing a successful IND with speed and efficiency Planning for your IND submission takes careful consideration and the right people on your team.
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Top strategic tips for filing a successful IND/IMPD with speed and efficiency
Planning for your IND/IMPD submission takes careful consideration and the right people on your team. With proper planning, you can get your filing right the first time and avoid rework later as you expand scope and markets. View the infographic for 8 strategic tips that can take you from confused to confident in your regulatory journey.
Getting your biologic to IMPD faster in EMEA
This infographic provides insight into how to balance speed, risk and future needs so as to accelerate your biologic discovery to market in Europe.
Real-time Track and Trace platform for clinical trial shipments
Real-time Track and Trace platform for clinical trial shipments Real-time Track and Trace platform for clinical trial shipments Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Track and Trace solutions provide internal and external...
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Phase Appropriate Formulation and Process Design
Pharmaceutical companies walk a tightrope in early drug development. They have to balance speed, quality, scientific risk, and API cost. Compromising on any one of these four crucial elements...
mRNA vaccine development: Key insights for planning, workflow, and supply chain success
In this report, we will review key insights derived from the development of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines and how they can be applied to accelerate progress in the manufacture of mRNA vaccines and...
European regulatory landscape: Demystifying new Qualified Person (QP) requirements for supplying medicine in the EU and UK
To ensure full compliance and timely and efficient batch release processes, drug sponsors pursuing clinical trials and commercialization in the EU and UK require a deep understanding of European...
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Prepping for commercialization through supply chain logistics
Read the following article for insights on common supply chain challenges and considerations when preparing for commercialization of cell and gene therapy products.
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cGMP Cell therapy manufacturing Capabilities The cell and gene therapy market is experiencing accelerated market approval opportunities, record breaking investments, robust therapeutic pipelines, and positive clinical outcomes – all...
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Advanced therapy supply chain solutions
From customized packaging and labeling to secure cold chain storage of patient samples, drugs and cell lines, Thermo Fisher Scientific delivers unparalleled supply chain management solutions to serve the...
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Best practices in viral vector analytical characterization
Best practices in viral vector analytical characterization Characterizing viral vector products and associated impurities is critical to ensuring the safety and efficacy of viral vector therapies. View the following...
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EU Clinical Trial Regulation 2022 –Impact on Regulatory, Labeling & QP
A panel of Thermo Fisher Scientific experts discuss the implications of the new EU Clinical Trial Regulation for pharmaceutical companies and their research and commercial partners
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Consolidating the distribution approach for global clinical trials
Consolidating the distribution approach for global clinical trials A global top-ten pharmaceutical manufacturer needed help improving their distribution strategy. Read this case study to learn how Thermo Fisher Scientific,...
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Moving from vials to prefilled syringes for vaccines: Three key success factors
As pharmaceutical companies become more patient-centric and self-administration of injectable drugs continues to increase, the market for drug products in prefilled syringes is forecast to grow, reaching $9.53 billion by 2026.
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Decision point: Build vs. buy continuous manufacturing
Continuous manufacturing is quickly gaining momentum and adoption within the industry due to its cost-saving benefits. Read more to evaluate which is the right option for your company.
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Five Ways to Get to IND/IMPD Faster
The road to IND/IMPD isn’t always easy. Balancing speed, risk, and future needs is a challenge. So how do you get to IND/IMPD faster without sacrificing quality and future commercialization goals? Check out this infographic to see suggestions from our experts about accelerating and optimizing your early development process.
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A Tale of Two CDMOs: Which Choice Will Your Biopharma Make?
Today’s growing biologics challenges make the choice of a CDMO critical. You need a trusted and experienced partner from DNA sequence to commercial launch and at each checkpoint along the way.
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CDMO Timebombs: Five Ways the Wrong Partner Can Lead to Trouble Down the Road
In the evolving biopharmaceutical industry, there is one thing you can count on: Unpredictability. It is in the nature of large molecules generating complex biological activity as scientists seek the right combination of purity, potency, safety and stability – from cell lines to commercialization.
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Find Your Dream Dose Form: Match-Making Your Brand to the Right Innovation
Managing the lifecycle of your over-the-counter (OTC) drug brand means expanding shelf space, generating premium pricing, and continually innovating in order to win market share from competitors. Download this infographic to meet five high-quality, increasingly popular technologies that may hold the key to your brand’s healthy growth and greater differentiation.
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10 Reasons Formulation Complexity is on the Rise in Steriles
Within early development, there are a variety of different challenges that hinder a molecule’s ability to progress to the next phase such as complex formulation. The complexity of sterile drug development has been on the rise, which is driven by a variety of different factors.
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Small Pharma, Big Opportunity: Should CDMO Partner Size Influence Selection for your Large Molecule Project?
Overview: With resource constraints and process development challenges within early development, new & emerging companies are often left with the difficult decision on whether to select a small or large CDMO for their steriles drug product. This critical decision not only has implications within early development , but also with scale-up and commercialization.
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An overview of our EU central pharmacy solution to support decentralized clinical trials in the EU – a step-by-step approach.
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Advanced therapies and large molecule investments
Global expansions in development and manufacturing of biologics, cell & gene therapies, and drug products and expansion of clinical supply-chain capabilities
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Amorphous Dispersion Drug Formulations: A Modern Simulation-Based Approach
Experts explain how to use a structured combination of materials science and molecular modeling to develop a rational formulation design for amorphous dispersions with reduced empiricism.
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Anticipating the Formulation Challenges of Complex Molecules
Formulation problems are arising with greater frequency, delaying development, and burdening developers with unanticipated and heavy costs.
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Building a robust FIH biologics regulatory CMC package
When you enter the clinical trial stage of your molecule’s development, you must prepare a dossier to support conducting the clinical research.
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Bulletproof Your Supply Chain: Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
Incorporating a well-thought out contingency plan is critical when developing a clinical and commercial supply chain.
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Case Study: Curbing the Opioid Epidemic with Pacira Pharmaceuticals
View this webcast to hear how Pacira is utilizing Patheon’s condominium manufacturing model to manufacture EXPAREL.
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Challenge Accepted: Biopharma Puts COVID-19 in Its Pipeline
Numerous players are pitching into the fight against COVID-19, with pharma and biotech companies, governments, academic institutions, nonprofits and others working on tests to diagnose the disease and developing vaccines to prevent it.
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Challenges and practical solutions for changing over to pre-filled syringes for parenteral drug
It’s not uncommon for companies who launch commercial drug products in the pre-filled syringe format to do so after initially using other product formats such as vials for the development and clinical trial phases.
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Challenges in the Development of Complex Small-Molecule Drugs
Learn the many pieces to the development puzzle of complex small-molecule drugs when taking a new chemical entity to market and potential challenges facing a complex molecule while moving through development.
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China: Opportunities & high growth potential for global and domestic pharma
How pharma companies in China can leverage the experience of the global market
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Choosing the Best Biomanufacturing Strategy: The Value of a Multi-Pronged Approach
Hear industry experts discuss the benefits of having a flexible, multi-pronged approach to biomanufacturing, along with the pros and cons of outsourcing versus staying in-house for biologics drug-substance manufacturing.
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Choosing the Right CDMO for Late Phase Clinical Trials
Gain insight into the importance of looking for a CDMO partner with extensive experience in the parenteral arena, as products move through clinical phases and toward commercialization.
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Comparator Strategic Sourcing Solutions
Join the webinar by Natalia Kozik, Program Manager, Comparator Sourcing to learn about Thermo Fisher Scientific’s comparator sourcing capabilities.
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Conventional vs. Unconventional Spray Drying Strategies: Development to Commercialization
Industry experts from across our global network discuss conventional and unconventional spray drying strategies to address bioavailability or crystallization challenges.
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COVID-19 Threatens Pharma’s Global Supply Chain. What Next?
Hear experts discuss how to navigate the current global supply chain challenges and what improvements Big Pharma and biotech firms should make from the COVID-19 outbreak moving forward.
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Developments and Opportunities in Continuous Manufacturing
Ensures greater flexibility of supply
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Does Your Clinical Trial Design Satisfy the Needs of your Patients?
While patient-centric design increases convenience and provides an uninterrupted flow of medication for the patient, it can also positively impact trial enrollment and retention for Sponsors.
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Driving Supply Chain Productivity in Cell Therapy Clinical Trials
Learn about identifying risks in your cell or gene therapy clinical supply chain, mitigate risk and set yourself up for commercial success.
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Ensure the Scalability of Your Molecule with a Science-Driven, Phase-Appropriate Approach
Hear experts evaluate how development teams can balance molecule needs and mitigate risks by applying phase-appropriate, science-driven formulation and design principles.
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Essential up-front planning for your clinical trial
Early, upfront planning of your clinical supply chain is critical to ensuring programs effectively balance risk and cost.
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EU Clinical Trial Regulation 2022 – Impact on regulatory, labeling and QP
Navigating the new regulatory changes is vital for successfully progressing complex clinical trials in the EU market and ensuring the timely supply of your Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs).
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Flexible Solutions to Speed Your Molecules to Phase I Clinical Trials
Watch this webcast to learn how to address early clinical development challenges, and how Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Quick to Clinic™ for Oral Solid Dose can help.
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From Patient Adherence to Manufacturing Ease—Why Softgels Make Sense for Rx
When it comes to prescription drugs, softgels are not often top of mind for formulators.
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Getting from R&D to IND – Pitfalls to avoid and how to succeed
How integrated solutions can optimize and speed up the entire DNA to IND workflow and why they’re an effective way to go from an R&D lab to the clinic.
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Getting your global, small molecule CMC regulatory strategy right from the start
Drug development is dynamic and engages CMC regulatory input at each step.
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Highly potent strategies from early development to commercialization
Pharmaceutical R&D is focusing on developing more specialized drugs, resulting in increasingly more potent APIs.
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How an integrated global network of technical, quality and customer engagement teams can support the drug development journey for biologics
Expertise to drive the decisions in the right way to avoid rework and wasting of time.
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Importance of a one-stop-shop for clinical packaging and labeling in a GMP environment
Join the webinar by Robert Scarth, General Manager, Global Label Services, to learn importance of a one-stop-shop for clinical packaging and labeling in a GMP environment.
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Innovative Solutions to Bring Medicines to Patients Faster
Watch this webinar to learn about Thermo Fisher Scientific’s $800 million investments in biologics, cell and gene therapy, and drug product capabilities to help biopharma and pharma companies of all sizes accelerate commercialization and bring medicines to patients faster.
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ISPE Virtual Inspections: Navigating the New Paradigm
Understanding the regulatory landscape for biologics is essential.
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Leveraging Infrastructure Investments and Innovation to Accelerate Biologics Development
This webinar showcases how Thermo Fisher Scientific is leveraging infrastructure investments and innovation to deliver platform and bespoke solutions meant to accelerate biologics development.
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Post Pandemic Planning: What Will Change in Early-Phase Drug Development?
Watch as our early development experts discuss the impact of COVID-19 on sponsor/CDMO relationships moving forward, how Thermo Fisher Scientific has maintained normal CDMO operations and plans to shift to meet new needs and more.
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Post-Pandemic Planning: What Will Change in the Clinical Supply Chain?
Watch as our clinical supply experts discuss the changes the clinical supply chain will face as a lasting result of COVID-19, how innovations from clinical service organizations such as Thermo Fisher will help move trials forward, and more.
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Practical Implementation of Innovative and Scalable Technologies to Accelerate Biologics Development and Commercialization: A CDMO Perspective
Watch this webinar to learn how new and innovative technologies and best in class manufacturing capabilities can help alleviate challenges in Biologics development.
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Process Characterization: Ready For The FDA?
Impact of process characterization and process validation/PPQ campaigns.
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Process Characterization: Ready for the FDA/EU ICH guidelines
There is a common view among biopharmaceutical regulatory agencies that process validation is requirement for all commercial products.
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QP Release for drug products in Europe
Understanding regulatory legislation is vital for successfully navigating the complex global clinical trials market and ensuring the timely supply of your Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs).
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Regulatory uncertainties: Continuous manufacturing
One of the biggest barriers manufacturers point to when it comes to the lack of widespread adoption of continuous manufacturing is uncertainty.
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So Many Choices: What’s the Right Biomanufacturing Strategy for Me?
Watch excerpts from this Patheon-sponsored super session at BIO International, as Steve Lam presents, “So Many Choices: What’s the Right Biomanufacturing Strategy for Me?”
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Taking a More Informed Approach to Solubility Enhancement
Patheon Solubility Enhancement Services approaches BCS II drug substance solubility issues a fundamentally different way.
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Taking An Informed Approach To Technology Selection To Address Solubility Challenges In Early Development
As the need for more targeted drug therapies has increased and drug development has become more complex, the industry has seen a corresponding rise in the number of molecules with low solubility challenges.
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Technology transfers: Best practices for optimizing success and mitigating risk
When working with the right partner and network, transferring production between sites allows companies to reap a variety of strategic advantages.
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Top 5 Considerations When Looking to Outsource to a Biomanufacturing Partner
Join Paul Jorjorian for a 20 minute “Ask the Expert” webcast with BioProcess International.
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Transportation Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy
From the basics such as service level expectations for couriers versus integrators, to how to evaluate domestic and international lanes, and finally—how to balance risk and cost, this webinar will help you understand how to start tackling your clinical supply chain.
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Vaccine Development: Strategic Approach & Response During Pandemics
Over the past decade, outbreaks of H1N1 influenza, Sars-Cov, Ebola, and MERS have sparked ongoing conversations about strategic approaches and responses to pandemics and epidemics.
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Your Clinical Results Look Promising, but are You Ready for Launch? How to Build a Robust Packaging Strategy for Rapid Commercialization
Now that you are starting to see promising clinical results, the focus quickly shifts to commercialization and the many challenges that come from planning a pharmaceutical packaging strategy.
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QP release in the EU in 2022 and beyond: Your questions answered
In Europe, and in the UK, the Qualified Person (QP) plays a crucial role in bringing safe and timely products to the market and/or supplying them to the clinic.
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Establishing a correctly characterized molecule in early drug development
The physical properties of a solid active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) largely determine the crystallization process used for isolation, purification and form control, and also guide the development of an effective formulation.
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Regulatory and cost implications for switching injectable delivery formats
Since there are various options for injectable formats, it’s not an uncommon practice to launch a large molecule in one format and then later decide to switch the delivery format.
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Addressing scalability challenges in the development and manufacture of gene therapies
Viral Vectors have been approved for use in gene therapies, gene modified cell therapies, and vaccines to address rare disease, cancer and public health issues
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Addressing technical challenges in development drug products: A CDMO perspective
Throughout the development of small and large molecule drug products, there are various demands and technical challenges that can cause lengthy and costly delays.
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Building viral vector capacity and capabilities to realise the promise of gene therapies
Challenges and opportunities of bringing viral vector products to market.
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Cell and gene therapy manufacturing in a post-covid world
In this webinar, our speakers will share their expertise in cell and gene therapy manufacturing, and discuss the future of the industry, and how developers can adapt to this new paradigm.
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Common Softgel Myths Debunked
Watch as Kaspar van den Dries, Senior Director of Science and Innovation at Thermo Fisher Scientific, deconstructs common myths surrounding softgels for prescription formulation.
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Continuous manufacturing: Drug development workflow and benefits
Overview the economic and quality benefits of oral solid dose continuous manufacturing for commercial drug products and understand how leveraging continuous manufacturing in development can allow greater assurance of quality as well as scale up efficiencies.
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Drug repurposing trends—A CDMO perspective
Overview the trends and CDMO perspectives on the low-risk, cost effective drug repurposing strategy to bring off-patent generics, clinical, shelved drugs or combination drugs to treat different indications and faster to market.
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Early Stage Development for Solid Dose Products
Review challenges experienced in early stage development of solid oral dosage forms and the implications of these challenges on a development program.
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Executive Research: Impact of Incorrect Forecasts on New Product Launches
Hear the results of the ORC International study, including forecasting processes, key issues that arise from inaccurate forecasts, and how forecasting needs will change over the next few years due to evolving organizational needs.
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FDA Accelerated Approval Pathways for Cell and Gene Therapy Products
Understanding the regulatory landscape is essential. It is changing as fast as the industry is changing.
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Fixed dose combination drug development: Designing a lifecycle strategy with agility & speed
The development of fixed dose combinations and drug repurposing projects are commonly adopted lifecycle management strategies for the enhancement of individual drugs.
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How Adaptable Manufacturing Models are Paving a Steady Path into an Unpredictable Future
In a short 20 minutes, you can learn about manufacturing trends, adaptable manufacturing models, and take a tour of Pacira’s condominium manufacturing facility at Patheon’s Swindon location.
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How Well Should You Understand Your Crystallization Process (and Solid-State Properties)?
Crystallization is the most common unit operation for isolation and purification of solid intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
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Identifying and Solving Scale-up Challenges in the Synthesis and Formulation of Small-Molecule APIs
Join pharma services expert, Dr. Peter Poechlauer, as he examines the process of identifying and solving scale-up challenges in the synthesis and formulation of small-molecule APIs.
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Manufacturing Innovation: The Case for Continuous Manufacturing
During this on-demand webinar, hear from industry expert Doug Hausner compare and contrast continuous manufacturing and traditional batch manufacturing.
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mRNA vaccines, trends, technologies and supply chain
Challenges and considerations for achieving a robust global vaccine supply chain.
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Navigating Decision Points to Fast-Track Commercialisation
Understanding the risks, requirements and challenges of bringing clinical products through validation and to the market are vital for the success of your large molecule project.
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Orphan Drugs: Balancing Financial Incentives & Complex Challenges
Orphan Drugs are notorious for their high costs and risk factors, which is attributed to smaller patient pools and higher development and launch costs.
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Parenteral drug market: Meeting escalating challenges
Listen to this on-demand webinar to hear from industry experts, Christy Eatmon and Peter Shapiro.
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Phase-Appropriate Formulation Development & Manufacturing for Parenteral Dosage Forms
Watch this webinar to discover the criteria that pharmaceutical development teams should consider when ensuring their parenteral dosage form is prepared to scale to late stage and commercial.
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Preparing for an evolving regulatory landscape to successfully commercialize cell and gene therapies
Cell and gene therapies are progressing through clinical trials and driving towards commercialization at a rapid pace.
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Shortening the timeline to first in human (FIH) clinical dosage form for oral / injectable delivery
In recent years, with more clinical candidates being explored for niche indications, orphan drugs, and for indications with a rapid clinical end point, the pathway to the later clinical phase is short and there is not enough time to perform bridging studies.
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Simplify Your Supply Chain in the Race to Phase 1
In this webinar, experts Kevin Kane, PhD and Iain McGroarty, PhD discuss how a simplified supply chain may help increase efficiency and reduce risk as your move to your Phase I milestone.
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The Advantages of Employing a Lipid-Based Formulation Process in Early Development
In this webinar, experts will explain the benefits of considering lipid formulation early in the development process and how a structured screening and development approach can assist in overcoming potential barriers associated with lipid formulations.
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Trends and Challenges in Outsourced Oral Solid Dosage Forms
As drug companies have fewer and fewer new compounds entering their R&D pipelines, outsourcing of development and manufacturing activities for oral solid dosage forms and sterile forms is on the rise.
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What to Look For in a Solubility Enhancement Vendor
Patheon’s Kaspar Van den Dries sits down with Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine to discuss which crucial characteristics you should look for when researching and selecting a solubility enhancement vendor.
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Why are Lipid Formulations Commonly Used to Enhance Bioavailability?
Join Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Kaspar van den Dries and Helena Teles as they discuss potential mechanisms of increased absorption with lipid formulations, the appropriate screening tools used during the development approach of these formulations, and the subsequent steps to scale up and industrialize them.
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Why Did Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquire Patheon?
In August 2017, Thermo Fisher Scientific completed the acquisition of Patheon, creating the world’s most comprehensive and sophisticated end-to-end CDMO partner.
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Smart packaging: The power of adherence data
The value of individual data points that are passively captured at each patient medication dosing event are often overshadowed.
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A toxicologist’s viewpoint on developing oncology drug products
With oncology growth rates on the rise, pharma companies are pressured to develop and manufacture life-saving therapies with speed and agility.
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Using an Approved Phrase Library
Find out how to avoid delays in translating and approving clinical labels that can prevent clinical trials from starting on time and threaten to derail development timelines.
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Total Transportation Management
The transportation of life science shipments has become increasingly more complex. Learn how to overcome challenges and avoid the high cost of failure.
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The Challenge of Keeping Cool: End-to-End Temperature Management for the Clinical Supply Chain
Learn about managing the storage and transportation environment, what the regulatory definitions are, and planning for end-to-end temperature management.
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Smooth Transition: What Specialty Drug Manufacturers Should Know About Bridging the Gap from Clinical-to-Commercial Packaging
As a steady stream of specialty drugs enter the marketplace, pharmaceutical companies are seeking new supply chain solutions to ensure that an uninterrupted supply of these breakthrough treatments reach patients. One solution for the challenges of packaging specialty products is low- or small volume commercial packaging.
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Reasons for Building an Approved Phrase Library
Learn how an approved phrase library can reduce label timelines, improve quality, and assure regulatory compliance.
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Managing Temperature Excursions: Key Pointers That Must Be Addressed
Discover what to do when a temperature excursion occurs and get summary recommendations on how to handle cold chain or temperature sensitive IMP across the supply chain.
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Importer of Record Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to frequently asked Importer of Record questions, a checklist of roles and responsibilities and a glossary of terms.
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Evaluating and Qualifying Temperature Managed Shippers
Discover the top 5 questions to ask when evaluating shipper options and the many benefits of return and re-use programs. Plus, get the results of a case study and pilot program.
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Cold Chain Qualification: 5 Questions You Must Ask When Shipping Biologics
Download the eBook to learn about the different types of considerations when shipping biologics.
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Cold Chain Industry Trends
Take a look at the importance of a robust supply chain and get planning recommendations for pharma companies scaling up to global vaccine trials.
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Clinical Trial Packaging: Innovative, Flexible and Time-Sensitive Solutions
Clinical trial packaging solutions can be as diverse as the medications they protect. Learn how our clinical study sponsors were able to implement a packaging design that scaled through all phases of the trial while reducing time and waste.
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Clinical Trial Packaging Solutions: Balancing Cost, Time and Quality
Explore critical factors in the packaging design process that can deliver the best possible outcome for your clinical study and, ultimately, the patient.
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Clinical Trial Packaging: Smart Choices Can Trim Timelines
Get important insights to help guide the development of your packaging strategy to streamline study timelines and increase the likelihood of success.
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Beyond Procurement: Taking a Strategic Approach to Comparator Drug Sourcing
Sourcing a comparator drug with the highest quality and with a short lead-time can be challenging. Find out how a strategic approach can help.
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Ancillary Management: Keep Your Clinical Trial on Track
Learn the industry trends that are driving increased focus on a successful ancillary strategy and important considerations to develop a comprehensive strategy that minimizes risk.
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Top 5 Questions Asked About Pre-Filled Syringes
Asking key questions of your prospective supplier will help you make a better selection and design a better solution. Find out what they are and why they're important.
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Future Forward: How your outsourcing strategy shapes your development strategy
Once you decide if you are going to outsource drug product manufacturing, it's important to start building a robust strategy that helps you move through each phase with agility and speed. Part of that strategy entails a key decision point. Should you outsource your development program to: 1. Single vendor 2. Several vendors
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The 5 pitfalls of API development
No matter where you are in the API development life cycle, early planning makes a big difference. Download this slide module to learn about common pitfalls in each stage of development and how the right outsourcing partner can help you avoid them.
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Growing Your Biopharma: Ten Questions You’re Likely to Face From Investors—And How to Respond to Them
There are many important considerations to address in building your new drug program. Without a doubt, one of the most critical is funding to get you to your next milestone. As you grapple with funding issues, it can be useful to consider the point of view of a potential investor. Investors are betting on you to manage development effectively and to move quickly.
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There May Be Dragons: Mapping 7 New & Emerging Pharma Development Risks
You have to think about things like technology transfers, shipping and logistics, as well as the increasingly complicated regulatory expectations across countries. Large pharma companies often have the staff and experience to manage and move drug products and ancillaries within and across borders, but new and emerging companies tend to run lean and be scientifically focused. As a result, you may not have the resources or expertise to coordinate development programs across multiple sites, geographies or vendors. This eBook is designed to help you map seven key risk areas in drug development and clinical services—and build a plan to overcome them.
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No Place like Home: How to Make Decentralized Clinical Trials a Win for Patients, Sponsors & Investigators
Download this eBook to learn about the integral role Direct-to-Patient Services play in the execution of decentralized trials and how sponsors can maximize these benefits to improve drug development.
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Validation or Qualification – What’s the difference?
For those studying, manufacturing, or experimenting with delicate pharmaceuticals and biological samples, the importance of sample storage and accurate temperature monitoring is well known. From a qualification and validation perspective, the equipment and processes used for shipping, storing (whether refrigerated storage or ultra-cold storage), and other services must comply with the products’ requirements throughout the chain of custody. The terms “validation” and “qualification” are used interchangeably and loosely at times.
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Defense in Depth – Off-Site Storage of Biological Specimens and Biopharmaceuticals for Risk Mitigation
The management of risk is part of all business operations, but to commercial biobanks, clinical research institutes, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies, risk mitigation is a critical element of day-to-day operations. The costly nature of irreplaceable samples/cell lines and high value products such as cell-based drugs, and biological active pharmaceutical ingredient (Bio-API) dictates planning for the full continuum of risk. The best solution is frequently off-site storage.
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Thinking Outside the Freezer: DNA and RNA Storage
Download this ebook to learn alternative solutions for DNA and RNA storage options.
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Safely Transporting Medicines to Patient: De-Risking the Supply Chain
Download this eBook to view the survey results and accompanying analysis about what it means to pick the best pharmaceutical logistics partner.
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Cell Therapy Logistics: Advanced Therapy
Overview key considerations for developing a successful logistics strategy for the management of cell-based material.
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Flexibility Enables Managing Large Leaflet on Automatic Packaging Line
A large multinational pharmaceutical company asked the Thermo Fisher Scientific Ferentino site to fix an issue that resulted from a change request to increase the size of the product information leaflets. These leaflets were important and required for regulatory and marketing reasons. Download the case study to learn more.
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Cold Chain Shipping Considerations
Overview cold chain shipping considerations, examine different temperature controlled packaging options and learn the advantages/disadvantages of various coolants.
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Collegium Pharmaceutical’s Approach to Abuse Deterrence Breaks New Ground
The opioid abuse epidemic is a serious public health crisis that demands action on the part of many stakeholders. While abuse-deterrent opioids will not solve the opioid abuse epidemic alone, they play a critical role in the fight against it. While Collegium had come up with an innovative new approach to abuse deterrent formulations, it did not have the capacity or resources to manufacture its drug on a commercial scale.
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Softgel Technologies Overview
Thermo Fisher brings value to pharmaceutical and consumer health care companies through ideation sessions and flexible business models that can: Develop product Proof of Concept to confirm market interest,...
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Leading Viral Vector CDMO Services for Cell and Gene Therapies
With 14+ years of experience in viral vector services, Patheon is your end-to-end viral vector CDMO partner from process and analytical development to clinical and commercial supply of viral...