Newsletter | August 19, 2025

08.19.25 -- From Concept To Confidence: A Collaborative Path To Validating NAMs

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From Concept To Confidence: A Collaborative Path To Validating NAMs

On August 1, 2025, the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) released a Request for Information (RFI) inviting proposals for pilot projects to accelerate the development, validation, and regulatory acceptance of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs). For drug developers, participating in this process offers not only scientific collaboration but also the potential to co-develop regulatory-grade NAMs aligned with FDA and NIH priorities.

From Matrix To Medicine: New Frontiers In Treating Pulmonary Fibrosis And PH

Halo Biosciences is building a pipeline based on novel insights into how extracellular matrix dysregulation drives disease. We caught up with its leaders to discuss their approach to drug targeting and early development.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Rapid Production Of Assay Ready Cells For GPCR Drug Discovery

Accelerate drug discovery by leveraging transiently transfected assay-ready cells. This method improves assay sensitivity and reduces variability for GPCRs.

Ultra-High-Throughput Biophysical Screening Of MEK1

Discover an ultra-high-throughput biophysical screening method for MEK1 inhibitors, offering rapid and accurate hit identification with minimal sample use.

Using GPS Engineering To Optimize Antibody-Based Drug Development

Explore the results collected when a platform designed with ML-guided GPS engineering was applied to develop a lead molecule targeting a mechanism in neuronal disease.

Spray-Dried Bevacizumab: Treating Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

The development of physically stable, biologically active dry powder formulations of large molecules for inhalation has remained a challenge.

New Technologies To Improve Solubility Of Brick Dust Compounds

David Lyon, Ph.D., and Molly Adam answer attendee questions from a recent webinar about three enabling technologies designed to improve drug solubility in organic solvents for spray drying.

"Ultra High” Potency Development And Manufacture

A biotech with limited experience in the development and manufacture of high potency compounds sought to develop a process for producing a highly potent API used to treat an unmet oncology need.

A Holistic Approach To Process Scale-Up

Explore an innovative concept that optimizes USP and DSP processes, as well as discover scale-up results and a fully automated and integrative DSP system.

A Duplex Assay For Quantification And Qualification Of AAV

Adeno-associated virus is a key gene therapy vector. Explore how digital PCR offers precise, standard-free quantification with improved consistency and inhibitor tolerance over traditional qPCR methods.

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