Before a drug candidate reaches clinical testing, it must demonstrate safety and efficacy under controlled laboratory conditions. This early work, known as preclinical research, establishes whether a compound has a reasonable likelihood of success in humans. The quality and rigor…
Optimizing LC‑MS/MS Sensitivity: Strategies to Overcome Ion Suppression and Boost Robustness in Bioanalysis
Liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC‑MS/MS) has become the reference technique for quantitative bioanalysis in drug development, pharmacokinetics, toxicology studies, and biomarker research. As regulatory expectations for sensitivity and reproducibility rise, laboratories increasingly turn to LC‑MS/MS to quantify…
Application of Biomarkers in Bioanalytics: Enabling Translational Development in Pharmaceutical R&D
In bioanalytical workflows, biomarkers serve as quantifiable proxies for biological processes, disease states, or therapeutic responses. Still, the rapid evolution of drug discovery and clinical development has transformed biomarkers from useful indicators into critical decision-making tools. Their application spans every…
Mass Spectrometry in GMP Environments: Enhancing QC and Compliance in Drug Development
In today’s highly regulated biopharmaceutical landscape, ensuring quality, safety, and efficacy across the drug development lifecycle is both a scientific imperative and a regulatory mandate. As therapies become more complex, traditional analytical tools are often challenged by demands for higher…
AMSbiopharma completes its Innovation Plan, supported by Innova Pyme, achieving progress in services, technology, and entrepreneurial culture
AMSbiopharma presented today, in an online event, the results of its Innovation Plan, developed over the past 18 months with the support of the Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) through the Innova Pyme 2024 program. This initiative strengthens the company’s competitive…
Impurity Profiling in Pharmaceuticals: Analytical Methods and Compliance
Ensuring the safety, efficacy, and quality of pharmaceutical products requires a thorough understanding of the impurities that may be present throughout the development and manufacturing process. These impurities, even at trace levels, can compromise therapeutic performance or pose risks to…
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) Studies in Drug Development: From ADME Principles to Translational Applications
Understanding how a drug behaves in the body and how it exerts its therapeutic effects is essential for developing safe and effective treatments. From early discovery to regulatory approval, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) are core disciplines that help characterize…
Pharma Quality Control Strategies for Drug Development and Regulatory Compliance
In pharmaceutical development, ensuring that products consistently meet predefined standards of identity, strength, purity, and quality it’s essential. As drug candidates move from early research through commercial production, robust pharma quality control strategies become the backbone of safe, effective, and…
Preclinical Research in Drug Development: From Toxicology to Translational Insights
Before a new compound can be administered to humans, it must undergo a rigorous process to ensure its safety, efficacy, and pharmacological profile. This process begins with preclinical research, a critical phase in the drug development process that bridges the…
ICH Guidelines for Analytical Method Validation: Principles, Requirements and Industry Applications
In pharmaceutical development, validating analytical methods goes further than regulatory formality. It is a critical component of ensuring reliable, reproducible, and scientifically sound data. The ICH guidelines method validation framework, updated through ICH Q2(R2) and the complementary Q14 guideline on…









