Category: CMC

Identity analytics: For cell-based therapies, the analytics, in addition to the process, are the product

Introduction As pharmaceutical drugs become physically larger, from small molecules to biologics to gene and cell therapies, so their molecular complexity increases. Small molecule drugs can be defined at the atomic level: it is known where each atom should be and how it should be connected to others. Methods are therefore developed to measure and continue reading…

Antibody-drug conjugates: targeted cancer therapies coming of age

Bert-Jan Haijema Gert Barf CMC Antibody-drug conjugates, ADCs

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are currently at the forefront of the drug development revolution occurring in oncology delivering on the long-standing promise of a highly effective and selective cancer treatment. They are among the fastest-growing drug classes in oncology with a remarkable surge in marketing approvals in recent years. Nine ADCs were FDA approved from 2017 continue reading…

Cell Therapy: Towards a First-in-Human Trial

Steven Braem

The proof-of-concept studies have shown promising results and bring a therapy a step closer to the clinic. But what is needed before this therapy can show its efficacy in a clinical trial? Cell therapy is a promising treatment, but its development is challenging due to its complex technology and the regulatory framework in which it continue reading…