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Scientists engineer brain parasite as novel drug delivery system

BioPharma Reporter

A team of scientists from the universities of Glasgow and Tel Aviv has developed a groundbreaking method to transform the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii into a potential vehicle for delivering therapeutic treatments directly to brain cells.

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Genentech’s New Ocular Implant Drug Delivery System for Macular Degeneration Could Be a Game Changer

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Genentech’s ocular implant drug delivery system for treatment of macular degeneration has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Susvimo delivers ranibizumab via a port delivery system into a surgically placed implant in the eye, allowing for continuous delivery of the drug.

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Researchers invent self-powered drug delivery system

Medical Xpress

at Northwestern University—has developed novel technology with the potential to change the future of drug delivery. A team of scientists—led by Yamin Zhang, Ph.D., and Colin Franz, MD, Ph.D., at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and John Rogers, Ph.D.,

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Review Article on Floating Drug Delivery System

Pharma Tutor

The purpose of writing this review on floating drug delivery systems (FDDS) was to The recent developments of FDDS including the physiological and formulation variables affecting gastric retention, approaches to design single-unit and multiple-unit floating systems, and their classification and formulation aspects are covered in detail.

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Ceapro and McMaster extend partnership to develop Covid-19 therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ceapro has extended a partnership underway to carry out a further research project with McMaster University for developing an inhalable immuno-therapeutic/-prophylactic for Covid-19-induced lung fibrosis. This project is intended to develop therapies for people suffering from Covid-19’s long-term effects.

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Intranasal Therapeutics and Drug Delivery Systems: The Perfect Alternative to Conventional Route of Administration

Roots Analysis

Interestingly, over the past few years, drug developers focused on non-respiratory diseases have also shifted their attention towards intranasal drug formulations. This can be attributed to ease of delivery, increased bioavailability and by-pass of first-pass metabolism offered by this type of route of administration.

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Innovate UK funding for new precision cancer treatment technology

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Sixfold Bioscience in partnership with Medicines Discovery Catapult, has been given the green light, through the award of an Innovate UK Smart Grant to test a pioneering system designed to deliver drugs directly to cancerous cells, without impacting the healthy cells around it.