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There are many reasons you may want to deliver something into a cell, be it genetic material or a therapeutic drug, and electroporation is a vital tool to achieve this. In this article, we will consider what electroporation is, how it works and how it’s used.

When considering an investment in a startup pharmaceutical company, investors have a lot to consider. This article explores some of the areas where investors should seek answers before putting money on the table.

Natural products have been harnessed for their therapeutic properties throughout the history of medicine. Land-dwelling – or terrestrial organisms – have naturally dominated the focus of scientists wanting to access nature’s pharmacopeia. But an untapped resource of natural products, large in size and potential, was close by – we just couldn’t access it.

Host cell proteins can prove problematic for the development of novel biopharmaceuticals. In this article, we will highlight some of the latest advances in host cell analysis strategies and how they are being implemented.

Antimicrobial resistance is a looming global threat for which we need a better understanding to tackle. We hear how a non-profit organization are helping scientists share valuable data effectively with the launch of the AMR register.

In this opinion piece, Andrew Radin discusses how the history of AI in pharmaceutical research provides some valuable lessons about its future.

Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is an important technique in the analytical chemist's armory. In this article we explore how GC-MS and GC-MS/MS work, what they can tell us, their strengths, weaknesses and applications.

In this article, Dr. Kenneth Oh discusses how a comprehensive qPCR–western blot–multiplex assay workflow can revolutionize drug discovery approaches.

This article aims to understand the current challenges in biomanufacturing and screening mAb profiles, and how innovative tools allow for greater insight when monitoring the critical attributes of mAbs.

World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day recognizes the millions of people worldwide who are affected by this neuroimmunological disease. The campaign site for World MS Day 2022 strikes an optimistic chord, seeing the date as a chance to “celebrate global solidarity and hope for the future”. This year, there is more reason to buy into that optimism than ever before.