The potential of oligonucleotide therapeutics is vast, as illustrated by the growing number of drugs coming to market and the increase in noise and interest in this field. Oligonucleotide therapeutics hold promise to silence aberrant expression, modulate gene splicing or activate the expression of previously undruggable targets across a range of diseases. As the field…
Lyophilization: The basics
Lyophilization, defined as a freeze-drying process that removes water from a product after it is frozen and placed under a vacuum, is often messy, but filled with possibilities for potential applications. Some of the typical pharmaceutical products that would undergo lyophilization include bulk pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical ingredient (chemical or biologics found in nature), protein, collagen, peptide, oligonucleotide,…