Industry Expert Talks First-In-Human and Complex Clinical Trials

 

A Chat with Dr. Morelli

Altasciences has decades of experience designing, conducting, and reporting on early phase clinical trials. We have the scientific expertise and seamless operational processes to deliver quality data with speed and ease. 

Watch as Dr. Morelli, Chief Medical Officer, shares his first-hand experience and insight into Altasciences’ planning and conduct of your first-in-human, complex, and innovator clinical trials.

Quick Chat - Dr. Morelli

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Altasciences transforms the traditional outsourcing paradigm by simplifying and streamlining drug development solutions, whether for a single study or multiple programs, to offer an integrated/synchronized approach to CRO and CDMO services.

June 2022

Our Altascientists are hard at work, whether it’s on your drug development projects, or producing insightful scientific resources to share their knowledge with you. Catch up on what you may have missed, or revisit some highlights from the last three months.

The Drug Development Journey

A Message from Our CEO to You
Each quarter, Chris Perkin reflects on the past, present, and future of Altasciences.

News: Altasciences Receives CRO Leadership Award in All Five Categories!
Each year, Clinical Leader and Life Science Leader team up with ISR Reports to determine award recipients by assessing 50 CROs on more than 20 performance metrics in ISR’s annual Quality Benchmarking survey. This is the seventh time Altasciences has been recognized.

eBook: One Integrated Solution for Meeting Your Preclinical to Clinical Drug Development Needs
In conjunction with Biopharma Dive, Altasciences conducted a survey of over 143 biopharmaceutical executives to gain real-world perspective on the challenges they face, and shed some light on what motivates them to choose one CRO over another. The results are in.

Blog: The Impact of Social Factors on Drug Development
Drug development exists within the context of interrelated social factors that impact its norms and practices. This dynamic has a long history: in ancient Greece, learning to treat illnesses and injuries with medical remedies based on a growing understanding of physiology depended on a broader philosophical shift in society favoring logic over superstition – a transformation that continues to form the basis of modern-day science.

Preclinical Services

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Clinical Services

Blog: Five Facts About Psychedelics for Mental Health
With an evolving regulatory environment easing some of the barriers to research, there is new hope for the development of potential treatments. Here’s what we know so far about psychedelics for the treatment of mental health illnesses.

Quick Chat: Experts in Complex Clinical Trials (with Dr. Morelli, MD)
Dr. Morelli, Chief Medical Officer at Altasciences, shares insight and first-hand experience in how we conduct your complex clinical trials, such as first‑in‑human and innovator studies.

On-Demand Webinar: Inside the Pharmacodynamic Toolbox
In this webinar, you will explore the flexible selection of pharmacodynamic measures to enhance the pharmacology, safety, and efficacy evaluation of a CNS-active drug in early clinical trials. Presented by Altasciences’ Dr. Beatrice Setnik, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, and Dr. Denise Milovan, Neuroscientist and Clinical Neuropsychologist.

On-Demand Webinar: Ethnobridging in Phase I Clinical Trials
In this webinar, Mel Affrime, PharmD, Executive Vice President of Translational Medicine at Altasciences, presents a strategy for enhancing asset value and accelerating global drug development.

Manufacturing and Analutical Services

Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Liquid-Filled Capsules
Liquid-filled capsules offer several advantages over other solid dosage forms, but how much do you know about this alternative dosage form?

Case Study: Rapid Development of a Liquid-Filled, Hard-Shell Capsule Formulation of Cannabidiol
We partnered with Emyria to present the challenge of developing several oral formulation candidates for CBD from scratch for a new over-the-counter product in Australia.

Podcast: Episode #24 ― The Importance of a CDMO Consultant
Hosts Teresa Johnk (Biopharma Connections) and Michael Stenberg (Altasciences) chat with Dr. Daniel Levy, Owner and Principal Consultant at DEL BioPharma, to uncover key considerations for putting together your drug development and manufacturing program.

Quick Chat: Manufacturing and Handling Your Highly Potent APIs and Controlled Substances (with Ben Reed)
Not every CDMO is able or equipped to formulate, manufacture, analyze, and handle your highly potent APIs and controlled substances. Ben Reed, General Manager of CDMO Services, describes how Altasciences has both the equipment and expertise for all your highly potent API project.

Bioanalytical Services

eBook: Key Biomarkers of Immunomodulation ― Complement Factors and Cytokines
The movement toward personalized treatments with immunomodulatory effects has made testing biomarkers of immunomodulation increasingly important. In this new eBook (also available as an audiobook), we share comprehensive information about including the testing of these biomarkers in your drug development program.

Poster: Parallelism Challenges When Using Commercial Kits for Biomarker Quantitation
Presented at AAPS National Biotechnology Conference, this scientific poster describes the challenges and mitigation strategies we observed for three different biomarkers, demonstrating that different approaches are required for each one.

Research Support Services

Scientific Journal: Issue 23 — Robust Sample Management for Reliable Study Results
The quality of your trial data depends on a rigorous sample management process that safeguards the integrity of your samples, from initial specimen collection through bioanalysis, to post-study storage. Issue 23 (also available as an audiobook) delves deeper into sample management.

Unboxing Video: What’s Inside Altasciences’ Clinical Sample Collection Kit?
Our sample management kits provide all the materials necessary for accurate, efficient, and safe preparation, collection, and shipment of clinical samples from trial sites to bioanalytical laboratories.

Blog: Q&A with Dr. Nicole Maciolek — Setting Up Your Clinical Research for Success
To understand the value of research support services for your program, we sat down with Dr. Nicole Maciolek, PhD, Vice President of Research Services at Altasciences, for a quick Q&A period.

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Scientific Publication Guidance and Development

 

Scientific Publication Writing — Let Us Help!

Altasciences’ scientific experts can provide you with strategic guidance and quality writing for your next scientific publication, writing for a wide range of therapeutic areas, for your preclinical to clinical research — as part of a full-service program completed at our facilities or as a stand-alone offering.

Benefit from:

  • Strategic publication guidance and content development for manuscripts, posters,  and abstracts
  • Expert review and editing of your pre-written publications
  • And more!

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Altasciences transforms the traditional outsourcing paradigm by simplifying and streamlining drug development solutions, whether for a single study or multiple programs, to offer an integrated/synchronized approach to CRO and CDMO services from lead candidate selection to clinical proof of concept, and beyond.

Future Science: Diversity and Inclusion in the Bioanalytical Industry — An Interview with Anahita Keyhani

NEW SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION — Achieve Robust and Accurate Study Results

 

Robust Sample Management

Read our latest issue of The Altascientist to better understand how we deliver reliable study results through robust sample management for your preclinical and Phase I to IV clinical studies, including:

  • Customized processes
  • Controlled environments  
  • Standardized workflows for risk management
  • Capability to handle a wide variety of matrices
  • Stability testing

Download your copy, or listen to the audiobook today.

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Altasciences transforms the traditional outsourcing paradigm by simplifying and streamlining drug development solutions, whether for a single study or multiple programs, to offer an integrated/synchronized approach to CRO and CDMO services.

Thanks to updated screening methods and bioavailability enhancements, poorly soluble molecules comprise 70% to 80% of the small molecule products entering the drug development pipeline today. Since poorly soluble drugs are difficult to formulate as tablets, formulation scientists are looking to two-piece, liquid-filled hard-shell capsules as a solution.

Methodological Considerations for the Human Abuse Potential Evaluation of Emerging Drug Therapies with Psychedelic Properties

FDA Says Use Terminal Sterilization Over Aseptic Manufacturing. Find Out Why.

 

Terminal sterilization is the most effective way to reduce the chances of microbial contamination and provides a higher level of sterility assurance to finished drug products. It is also less complex, less costly, and more easily reproducible than aseptic manufacturing.

Discover the full range of benefits by viewing the webinar on-demand.

Topics include:

  • Differences between aseptic processing and terminal sterilization
  • Common misconceptions about terminal sterilization
  • Preferences and expectations of regulatory agencies
  • How to evaluate your product’s compatibility

Case study also included!

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Webinar - Advantages of Terminal Sterilization Over Aseptic Manufacturing

Altasciences transforms the traditional outsourcing paradigm by simplifying and streamlining drug development solutions, whether for a single study or multiple programs, to offer an integrated/synchronized approach to CRO and CDMO services from lead candidate selection to clinical proof of concept, and beyond.​​​​

The Reality Behind Schedule I Therapeutic Development

 

Altasciences Tackles the Issues and Challenges Associated with Schedule I Therapeutic Development

Schedule I, or Class I (CI) drugs are currently restricted to research in the U.S., meaning that they are not approved for medical use, and are deemed at highest risk for abuse. Recent research on psychedelics and entactogens, of which are schedule I, is beginning to demonstrate potential therapeutic effects of these drugs for various medical indications. Approvals of such drugs for medical or therapeutic use will inevitably result in the rescheduling of these drugs from their current CI status. 

In this issue of The Altascientist, we uncover the following:

  • Regulatory environment and challenges — DEA 
  • Required preclinical and clinical studies specific to Schedule I or Class I (CI) drugs 
  • Manufacturing considerations

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For novel CNS-active Schedule I drugs, partner with Altasciences and benefit from our Schedule I licenses across every stage of early phase drug development. Our knowledge and operational expertise across preclinical, clinical, and manufacturing stages ensures complete continuity, data transfer, information sharing, and efficient timeline management... in real-time. 

Speak with an expert today for more information or to review your specific program requirements. 

Altasciences transforms the traditional outsourcing paradigm by simplifying and streamlining drug development solutions, whether for a single study or multiple programs, to offer an integrated/synchronized approach to CRO and CDMO services from lead candidate selection to clinical proof of concept, and beyond.​​​​

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