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Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a synthetic polymer that has recently received increasing attention thanks to its biodegradability. Its most common use is in the manufacture of polyurethanes or as a plasticizer for other polymers such as PVC.

Liposomes are nowadays frequently used as drug delivery systems, and as such requires that they are well characterized for manufacturing and batch release.

For virus development and production, it is important to know the virus concentration at different stages of the process, to optimize the clone used as well as the production yields.

In the pharmaceutical industry, the detection of polymorph traces is one of the most important applications for powder X-ray diffraction.

Selecting the right filter integrity test instrument is an important task.

In recent years, interest in oligonucleotide therapeutics has resurged, as new approaches, clinical applications, advances in delivery, and a deeper biological understanding of these compounds emerge.

This patented single-pass technology is an opportunity to simplify current TFF processes.

Packaging is the key to combatting the worldwide drug counterfeiting problem.

David O’Connell at PCI Pharma Services discusses the advances of dry granulation as an alternative to traditional wet granulation for the development and manufacturing of solid oral dosage forms, including tablets and capsules.

In the biopharmaceutical industry, plasmid DNA is used as both a raw material and active ingredient in vaccines.