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Zerion and Insud to develop Dispersome formulations of drugs

Pharmaceutical Technology

Zerion Pharma has entered a partnership with Insud Pharma for the development and marketing of drug products using Zerion Pharma's solubility-boosting Dispersome technology. . Under the deal, Zerion will handle the development of Dispersome formulations of marketed drugs.

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Drug developers look at innovative mechanisms to tackle dry eye syndrome

Pharmaceutical Technology

While a handful of therapies have launched since then, late-stage pipeline therapies that are currently in development reveal that drug developers are exploring a broad set of mechanisms of action (MOAs), many of which are innovative, to tackle DES.

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Orphagen’s ACC therapy receives FDA rare pediatric disease status

Pharmaceutical Technology

OR-449 is a first-in-class, orally bioavailable, potent and selective small molecule antagonist of the orphan nuclear receptor steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1, NR5A1). SF-1 is an important transcription factor for adrenal gland growth and development. The company is developing OR-449 to treat ACC in adult and paediatric patients.

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Erasca receives fast track designation for glioblastoma therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The orally bioavailable small molecule EGFR inhibitor ERAS-801 demonstrated significant central nervous system (CNS) penetration in animal trials. This newly granted status helps Erasca to facilitate the development and review of ERAS-801, thereby accelerating the therapy’s reach to patients.

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Positive Phase I results for solid dose prescription CBD medicine

Drug Discovery World

Positive Phase I results for a new solid dose prescription cannabidiol (CBD) demonstrate the tolerability and bioavailability of the drug. We now look forward to the next stage of clinical development.”

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FDA extends collaboration for new research into CN Bio's MPS applications

Outsourcing Pharma

Evidence shows that animal models currently dominating bioavailability estimates are poor predictors and human, cell-based multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS) should be investigated, CN Bio says.

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Grünenthal takes non-opioid pain drug resiniferatoxin into phase 3

pharmaphorum

Development of TRPV1 agonists for pain isn’t a new concept, but many first-generation drugs were beset by safety issues – notably Amgen’s AMG517 and Merck & Co’s MK2295 – while AstraZeneca’s candidate AZD1386 made it into phase 2 in osteoarthritis but failed to show efficacy.

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