On the Minds of Formulation, Analytical, Process Development and Manufacturing Scientists

This week marks the third issue of The Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manufacturing & Marketplace Report eNewsletter, and I am very pleased with the positive responses I have received from all of the contributors to these first issues. Although I have been involved in the chemical and allied industries in some capacity for nearly 30 years, as I work on this newsletter, I am reminded and impressed at the level of innovation and rapidity of technological advance that is achieved on a regular basis.

That is why your input to the newsletter is so important. Our goal is to share with our readers the advances in your company’s product and service offerings and how their practical application is resolving the scientific challenges in drug development and manufacturing. That goal can’t be achieved without insight from you, whether you are a formulation and drug-delivery scientist, analytical chemist, process development and manufacturing scientist, engineer, QA/QC professional, or production expert.

Here are the topics I am working on for the April issues of The Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manufacturing & Marketplace Report. Please let me know if you have a particular question you would like to see addressed.

·         Parenterals: Scale-up considerations for freeze-drying  and advances in visual inspection systems

·         Biological API Manufacturing: Developments in cell culture media and peptoids

·         Pharmaceutical Analysis: Advances in particle size analysis and protein analysis

·         Chemical API Manufacturing: Fluorochemistry and the use of microreactor technology

·         Solid Dosage, Semisolid, and Specialty Dosage Forms: Taste Masking and advances in mixing and blending equipment

I am also considering topics for future issues The Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manufacturing & Marketplace Report. Please let me know if there is a topic you would like to have covered. I also welcome contributions – both to the eNewsletter and to this blog. I am eager to more voices involved in the conversation, so please let me know if you have something you would like to say.

And don’t forget. If you haven’t already, you can sign up for the Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manufacturing & Marketplace Report here.

Cynthia A. Challener, PhD

Editor

The Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manufacturing & Marketplace Report