Advances in Discovery, Formulation, and Delivery of New Modalities
Yongchao Su, PhD
Senior Principal Scientist
Merck & Co, Inc.
Rahway, New Jersey
Elizabeth Thoryk
Merck & Co., Inc.
West Point, Pennsylvania
The landscape of modern medicine is undergoing a prosperous transformation, driven by advancements in biological modalities and drug delivery systems, and paralleled by an increase in mechanical and molecular complexity. This evolution is anchored in the interdisciplinary integration of technologies and sciences, where formulation, analytical, and device functions coalesce in drug development. This presentation will celebrate the fascinating progress of new and emerging modalities within our communities while revisiting the scientific rationale for formulation design. The audience may discover an intriguing intersection of structural biophysics and protein sciences with pharmaceutical sciences, in terms of understanding the pharmaceutically relevant molecular properties of biomacromolecular drugs and the structural principles behind lipid-based delivery systems.