Dr. Bertalan Mesko discusses the role of artificial intelligence in the future of health care, how patients are driving adoption – and the seemingly thin line between “healing” and “upgrading.”

Changing pills to a more user-friendly formulation can increase patient compliance, brand loyalty, and extend IP exclusivity, says CMO Hermes in an exclusive podcast.

Piramal’s COO Vijay Shah described antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) as “a concept whose time has come” at the CPhI annual report press conference and recent investors in the technology echo his words.

Catalent has announced two new softgel solutions as it adds greater versatility to its Advanced Technologies Business Unit.

In the war against counterfeits, regulators have concentrated on serialisation and ePedigree and missed an opportunity on product authentication, according to AlpVision.

ASI has teamed up with Chromatan in order to deliver single-use and column-free capture purification services which could save clients 65% in chromatography costs in clinical manufacturing.

New innovations in single-use bioprocessing systems are being picked up quicker in Europe than in the US, according to ATMI.

BASF is moving en masse into omega-3 - especially if its bid for Norwegian player Pronova is approved - but it is technology gained from its May acquisition of a high-dose omega-3 start-up on a remote Scottish island, that is exciting the German giant.

The positive impact drug industry demand for quality is having on the fine chemicals sector was evident at industry trade show CPhI last month according to expert Jan Ramakers.