The chemical and pharmaceutical industry in Germany is struggling to emerge from the crisis. Although the first half of 2026 performed slightly better than the second half of 2025, there is no sign of a sustained recovery. Production was about three percent below the previous year’s level, and reven...
Scientific Data, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07707-0 Characterisation Data of common pharmaceutical excipient Powders and Tablets for Formulation Development
Evonik and ProChem have signed an agreement for the sale of selected active ingredient production facilities at the Hanau site. The ProChem Group, an established contract manufacturer of chemical and pharmaceutical products, took over the facilities in June.
For many years, Evonik manufactured activ...
In the pharmaceutical industry, "quality" refers to a drug’s ability to meet its intended use while ensuring identity, strength, purity, and safety. These characteristics are essential to establish the drug is effective and safe for patients. Pharmaceutical quality is critical to product development and production, ensuring consistency throughout the drug’s lifecycle, from initial development to …
Master the essential principles of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) in pharmaceutical development with this comprehensive guide covering drug formulation, regulatory compliance, and commercial production strategies. Explore critical CMC components including API characterization, impurity profiling, stability testing, and analytical method validation following ICH guidelines. Learn pro…
Master Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) strategies across the complete drug development lifecycle from preclinical studies through commercial manufacturing. This comprehensive guide explores CMC evolution through Phase 1, 2, and 3 clinical trials, addressing manufacturing scale-up challenges, process validation requirements, and comparability studies. Understand fundamental difference…
The pharmaceutical industry has a responsibility to prioritize sustainability, but unfortunately, it has not always done so in the past.
At present, pharmaceutical sustainability is often viewed as a trendy buzzword, used by companies to improve their public image while ignoring the bigger picture. However, this approach is shortsighted and ultimately unsustainable.
True sustainability means taki…
The University of Utah Department of Chemistry was joined by Dr. Dipa Kalyani, Principal Scientist at Merck, and Michael West, Postdoctoral Fellow at Merck, for an insightful seminar about the impact of academic-industry collaborations for pharmaceutically relevant synthetic innovations. Afterwards, during our monthly Curie Club coffee chat, our students had the opportunity to ask them […]
Undertaking a pharmacy assistant apprenticeship will develop your knowledge and skills in many key areas, from dispensing procedures to legislation requirements. It will also provide you with the qualifications you need to pursue a range of career options. Overview – Original post: Chemistry Apprenticeships: Pharmacy Assistant Apprenticeship . No Republication or Redistribution allowed without w…
In an era of rapid pharmaceutical and biotechnological change, the FDA has a responsibility to the public to continually monitor and refine its standards of compliance for manufacturers of medical devices, drugs and treatments.
Pharmaceutical industry is growing day by day with the aim to develop new drugs extracted from natural products or synthetic chemically produced drug substances, but one thing always remains constant, […]
The study of carbamazepine solid forms continues to be a forum for advancing fundamental knowledge about polymorphism, hydrate formation, crystal engineering of pharmaceuticals, and structure–property relationships of pharmaceutical relevance. The […]
With the approach of Spring time giving both those with allergies and those with asthma many worries and considerations, we found this recent article on the RSC Chemistry World site particularly interesting:
Scientists based in the US have devised a new way to make Montelukast, a drug used in the treatment of asthma and seasonal allergies.
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways w…
