RESEARCH
Nanoform, Celanese | May 26, 2021
Nanoform Finland Plc, an innovative nanoparticle medicine enabling company, and Celanese Corporation, a global specialty materials company, announced today plans to investigate potential synergies in the field of nanoparticle-enabled drug delivery.
The objective of this research is to determine the utility of combining Nanoform's nanoparticle platform technologies with Celanese's VitalDose® EVA copolymer delivery technology for drug-eluting implants. The objectives are to enable the development of next-generation drug delivery systems that can handle an increased drug load and have better-sustained release properties. Nanoform and Celanese intend to collaborate on formulation development, using each company's formulation expertise.
"We are excited to announce our collaboration with Celanese. One of Nanoform's primary goals is to allow next-generation drug therapies through the use of our nanoparticles. Given the inherent difficulty in loading an adequate amount of drug into many medical devices, we see a huge opportunity in employing our nanoparticles to overcome this fundamental challenge. We are excited about the potential to use the combination of these two technologies to provide new therapies to patients "said Nanoform CEO Edward Hggström.
"Celanese has a good track record of developing drug-eluting implants for women's health, ophthalmology, and central nervous system disorders by integrating our VitalDose® EVA copolymer delivery technology with proteins, peptides, and small molecules. Exploring Nanoform's nanoparticle technologies offers up new possibilities for enhancing formulation performance with existing products and enabling future products. We are excited to collaborate with Nanoform and hope that our efforts will result in innovations that will benefit patients "Laura Brand, Celanese Vice President of Medical & Pharmaceuticals, said.
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PHARMA TECH
Bruker Corporation | February 07, 2022
At the SLAS2022 International Conference and Exhibition, Bruker Corporation announced the launch of its timsTOF MALDI PharmaPulse® (timsTOF MPP) system, a groundbreaking new high-end solution for unbiased, deep HTS and uHTS based on label-free mass spectrometry.
The new timsTOF® MPP is now the flagship of Bruker´s MALDI PharmaPulse product family which became a game changer in the HTS market with the launch of the rapifleX MPP, a MALDI-TOF-based label-free uHTS solution, in 2017.
The timsTOF MPP features the extreme speed and proven robustness of MALDI and, for the first time ever in HTS, takes advantage of Bruker´s innovative Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry (TIMS) technology. TIMS enables rapid gas-phase separation of isobars, and even isomers, by exploiting the molecular collisional cross-section. This, in combination with routine 50,000 mass resolution at full speed with QTOF-MS detection enables revolutionary levels of assay specificity at HTS speed.
The timsTOF MPP features a dual MALDI / ESI ion source with industry-leading 10 kHz smartbeam™ 3D laser to enable uHTS compatible speed and throughput, and is available with the unique MALDI-2 option for an expanded chemical space.
As part of the timsTOF MPP solution, the new MALDI PharmaPulse® 2023 software supports a broad range of HTS applications for drug discovery. Its automation interface allows for timsTOF MPP integration in high throughput environments and works in concert with common scheduling software packages from various vendors. Furthermore, MPP 2023 features seamless transfer of data and results to downstream analysis software, e.g., to Genedata Screener®.
“The timsTOF MPP is a major step towards higher efficiency in drug development as it reduces the need for orthogonal assays and technologies by its significantly higher HTS information content and, thus, further lowering of the false discovery rate (FDR). The high specificity of TIMS in combination with high resolution QTOF-MS detection is a great advantage for a broad variety of screening workflows such as binding assays, phenotype screening and biochemical and cell-based mechanistic assays. Furthermore, timsTOF MPP offers great potential for CCS-enabled near real-time synthesis screening in high-throughput experimentation (HTE) chemistry, paving the way to newly designed drug molecules. Bruker´s recently introduced laser based post-ionization technology (MALDI-2), can serve as a highly capable tool to expand the accessible analyte space adding to the versatility of this innovative platform.”
Dr. Meike Hamester, Director of Label-free BioPharma Technologies at Bruker Daltonics
About Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR)
Bruker is enabling scientists to make breakthrough discoveries and develop new applications that improve the quality of human life. Bruker’s high performance scientific instruments and high value analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular and microscopic levels. In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling innovation, improved productivity and customer success in life science molecular and cell biology research, in applied and pharma applications, in microscopy and nanoanalysis, as well as in industrial applications. Bruker offers differentiated, high-value life science and diagnostics systems and solutions in preclinical imaging, clinical phenomics research, proteomics and multiomics, spatial and single-cell biology, functional structural and condensate biology, as well as in clinical microbiology and molecular diagnostics.
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PHARMACY MARKET
Eirion Therapeutics, Inc. | September 09, 2021
Eirion Therapeutics, Inc., an aesthetic dermatology company headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, announced that HTL Biotechnology, the worldwide leader in biotechnology solutions using hyaluronic acid and other biopolymers, will become Eirion's exclusive botulinum active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturer.
Botulinum is the active ingredient in Eirion's lead product candidate ET-01, a topical neuromodulator being developed for Crow's Feet wrinkles and primary axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) that is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials, as well as in their liquid injectable neuromodulator product candidate being developed for glabellar wrinkles, AI-09.
As part of the agreement, HTL will build, validate and operate a botulinum manufacturing facility in the US. In the future, HTL expects to apply to the CDC to have the facility certified to manufacture botulinum and later apply to the FDA to have it certified as a GMP plant.
Under the agreement, HTL will pay for the construction, the validation and the operation of the US manufacturing facility, which is expected to become operational in 2022. In exchange, Eirion will begin paying manufacturing fees to HTL in 2023, with HTL also later sharing in the potential commercial success of ET-01 and AI-09, if approved.
"This agreement marks an important expansion of HTL's biotechnology platform beyond our already industry-leading work in hyaluronic acid and bio-polymer manufacturing, as well as a key milestone in HTL's expanding footprint in North America," commented HTL CEO Yvon Bastard. "HTL believes that Eirion's products could be game-changers in the aesthetic field thanks to their substantial benefits for patients. Providing leading, innovative companies with the solutions that will empower them to change the lives of patients is our core purpose, which explains why we are particularly excited by this partnership" added Charles Ruban, HTL deputy CEO.
About Eirion Therapeutics, Inc.
Eirion Therapeutics, Inc. is a privately held, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that is developing next-generation prescription products for aesthetic dermatology. Eirion currently has a rich pipeline of products focusing on treatments for wrinkles, primary axillary hyperhidrosis, androgenic alopecia, and hair greying. In the future, Eirion plans to also pursue additional indications that address other major unmet clinical needs for physicians and their patients. Earlier this year, Eirion closed a $40 million investment and licensing deal with Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology Ltd in China.
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