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A fully integrated, animal-free, end-to-end modelling approach to oral drug product development

Projektbeschreibung

Alternativen für eine Arzneimittelentwicklung ohne Tiere

Die Nachfrage nach oralen Arzneimittelprodukten ist hoch. Dies stellt die Arzneimittelindustrie vor eine Herausforderung, da die meisten Arzneimittel, die durch die Pharma-Pipeline gelangen, zu wenig löslich sind, um effizient über den Verdauungstrakt absorbiert zu werden. Damit die Arzneimittelindustrie in Europa weiterhin wettbewerbsfähig bleibt, muss die Wissenschaft Wege für die effizientere Formulierung schlecht löslicher Arzneimittel zur oralen Verabreichung finden. Allerdings muss auch das Bekenntnis Europas zu einer geringeren Verwendung von Tieren in der Forschung befolgt werden. Vor diesem Hintergrund sucht das EU-finanzierte Projekt InPharma nach Methoden für die Entwicklung und Erprobung effektiver oraler Rezepturen, die keine Tierversuche beinhalten. Dreizehn Nachwuchsforschende erhalten eine intersektorale Ausbildung zur Erlangung der erforderlichen Fachkenntnisse, um die orale Medikation in Europa zu revolutionieren. Im Fokus der Forschung steht die Nutzung rechnergestützter Arzneimittel, biorelevanter Labortests und fortschrittlicher pharmakokinetischer Modellierungen.

Ziel

Oral drug products are preferred by hundreds of millions of patients in Europe. Yet, the challenges around formulating drugs for oral administration have increased tremendously over the last 30 years, mainly because most drugs coming through the Pharma pipeline are too poorly soluble to be efficiently absorbed from the GI tract. A quantum leap in identifying the optimal formulation for a new drug in the most efficient way possible is urgently needed to keep the Pharma industry in Europe competitive. Further, due to the enormous challenges in formulating poorly soluble drugs for oral administration, the numbers of animals used to screen formulation prototypes are increasing, despite EU commitment to reducing animals in research. The InPharma Consortium provides a unique solution to solving these important challenges.

The InPharma EID will strengthen Europe’s innovation capacity and leadership in the Pharma sector, specifically in drug formulation. Exceptional intersectoral training will be provided to 13 ESRs through pioneering research focused on harnessing computational pharmaceutics, Biorelevant in vitro testing and PBPK modeling, generating an integrated, end-to-end, animal-free approach to formulating poorly soluble drugs for oral administration. ESRs will undergo specialized training program to build proficiency in essential research and industry disciplines, while training in professional skills and entrepreneurship will prepare them to become trailblazers in pharmaceutical formulation.

A highlight of InPharma is the proven, successful collaboration among Consortium experts in the design, evaluation and implementation of enabling formulations for oral delivery. This EID will immerse ESRs in highly dynamic industrial environments under the supervision of leading academics, exposing them to all elements of pharmaceutical formulation, fostering collaboration, catalyzing synergies across the network and ultimately creating a truly unique training experience.

Koordinator

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK
Netto-EU-Beitrag
€ 366 245,76
Adresse
WESTERN ROAD
T12 YN60 Cork
Irland

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Region
Ireland Southern South-East
Aktivitätstyp
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Gesamtkosten
€ 366 245,76

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