Newsletter | March 12, 2026

03.12.26 -- 9 Pharma Trends To Watch In 2026

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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

How To Get Products To Patients Faster With A Connected QMS

BioBridge Global faced challenges with paper-heavy processes that risked errors and delays. Discover how digital solutions streamlined their operations and improved regulatory efficiency.

How To Solve Complex Pediatric Dosing Challenges Using Tailored Solutions

With a partner who understands the science, the regulations, and the real-world demands of dosing children, development can move faster, smarter, and with greater confidence

Scaling Manufacturing Flexibility For Fill-Finish Commercial Success

Pharma and biotech developers rely on adaptable fill‑finish capacity to meet evolving market demands, scale products from clinical to commercial, and respond rapidly to public‑health emergencies.

FROM THE EDITOR

9 Pharma Trends To Watch In 2026

What does 2026 ultimately hold for the industry? To explore that question, Lawrence Blatt, CEO of Aligos Therapeutics, sat down with me to share his perspective on the trends shaping the year ahead.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS CONTINUED

Multi-Purpose Laboratory Mixers

Achieve seamless scale-up and process versatility by utilizing multi-shaft mixing technology. Balance high-shear dispersion with vacuum integration to optimize complex formulations.

Little Patients, Big Challenges: Developing Pediatric Formulations

Explore the development of high-quality, child-friendly oral formulations, as well as the new testing requirements for impurities and innovative approaches to creating age-appropriate medications.

Part II: Defining The Dye Ingress Operating Window

Learn about the viscosity-driven limits of dye ingress testing, translating qualitative constraints into a quantitative feasibility boundary shaped by defect size, pressure behavior, and plunger mechanics.

Choosing The Right PCD Configuration For Reliable Sterility Assurance

Accurate PCD configuration ensures sterility assurance. Find out how to align validation strategies with ISO standards, optimize cycle efficiency, and select the right BI format for EO sterilization success.

Multifactorial Disease Models: De-Risking Topical Formulation Development

Traditional drug models fail to predict performance in human skin. Advanced, multifactorial ex vivo disease models directly address inflammation and infection to de-risk formulation development.

Can Your Environmental Monitoring Process Pass Regulatory Scrutiny?

Examine facility cleaning, monitoring, and disinfection strategies to meet regulatory standards, emphasizing planning, stakeholder involvement, testing, documentation, and continuous improvement.

Advancing Drug Development Through Expertise In Energetic Chemistry

Overcoming development complexity requires robust process safety. Solutions can safely scale challenging reactions, like click chemistry and cryogenic organometallics, improving efficiency.

Utilizing Small-Scale Downstream Studies Across Biologics Manufacturing

Small-scale downstream studies play a critical role in enabling efficient, low-risk tech transfer for biologics development.

A Patented Process For Intermediates Useful For Upadacitinib

See how innovative and safer synthetic strategies can streamline the manufacture of Upadacitinib while addressing the complexity and safety challenges inherent in its key intermediates.

Increasing Delivery System Flexibility Through Solvent-Based Processing

Uncover how a biodegradable polymer platform that is compatible with many substrates can enable several applications as a drug eluting carrier with a wide variety of APIs.

How Do We Reduce Your Environmental Cost Of Ownership (ECO)?

By rethinking cleanroom requirements and reducing resource-heavy sterilization steps, manufacturers can significantly lower their Environmental Cost of Ownership and futureproof their operations.

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How AI-Enabled Digital Validation Technologies Enable the Predictive Plant

As life sciences manufacturers advance digital maturity, validation data is evolving from a compliance artifact into a strategic asset. This CAI webinar explores how second-generation, AI-enabled Digital Validation Technologies transform document-centric validation into predictive lifecycle intelligence. Learn how integrated DVT platforms enable real-time asset visibility, proactive risk identification, and data-driven decision-making across facilities, supporting operations and a predictive plant model. Click here to learn more.
 

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