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

Descrizione del progetto

Alternative di sviluppo farmacologico senza l’uso di animali

La domanda di prodotti farmacologici per via orale è alta: ciò pone una sfida all’industria farmaceutica, dal momento che la maggior parte dei farmaci che arriva dalla filiera farmacologica è troppo poco solubile per essere assorbita in maniera efficace dal tratto digestivo. Per mantenere competitiva l’industria farmaceutica in Europa, gli scienziati devono trovare nuove vie per rendere più efficienti per l’uso orale le formulazioni dei farmaci scarsamente solubili. Tuttavia, essi devono anche aderire all’impegno europeo volto a ridurre l’uso degli animali nella ricerca. In quest’ottica, il progetto InPharma, finanziato dall’UE, si impegnerà a usare metodi che non prevedano l’impiego di animali per sviluppare e testare nuove formulazioni orali efficaci. Tredici ricercatori in fase iniziale di carriera riceveranno una formazione intersettoriale per acquisire le competenze professionali necessarie per rivoluzionare i medicinali orali in Europa. La ricerca si concentrerà sullo sfruttamento della farmaceutica computazionale, dei test di laboratorio biorilevanti e della modellizzazione farmacocinetica avanzata.

Obiettivo

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.

Coordinatore

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 366 245,76
Indirizzo
WESTERN ROAD
T12 YN60 Cork
Irlanda

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Regione
Ireland Southern South-East
Tipo di attività
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 366 245,76

Partecipanti (10)