Articles & Publications
Articles, technical publications and conference contributions on pharmaceutical development, excipients, drug delivery and industrialization.
Articles
Why Excipients Are Formulation Enablers
An excipient can be pharmacologically inactive and still be decisive for manufacturability, stability, release, bioavailability and patient acceptability.
Philippe Tschopp · philippetschopp.com
Publications & selected writing
LinkedIn series
Less Known Facts About Excipients
A continuing series highlighting the origin, functionality, use and formulation relevance of less-discussed pharmaceutical excipients.
2026
Knowledge platform
PharmaExcipients.com
Scientific and industry content on excipients, formulation, drug delivery, supplier developments and pharmaceutical technology.
PharmaExcipients.com
2026
Technical theme
From API to Tablet: Streamlining Oral Solid Dosage Development
Development challenges from poor solubility and formulation dead ends to transfer, scale-up and commercial manufacturing decisions.
Glatt Pharmaceutical Services
2026
Industry article
CPHI Milan 2026 Preview
An industry preview focused on the topics shaping pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, supply and excipients.
2026
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Materials
Pharmaceutical Excipients
Functionality, selection, variability, supplier strategy, regulation and the role of excipients as formulation enablers.
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Dosage forms
Oral Solid Dosage Development
Formulation strategy, granulation, compression, coating, scale-up, technology transfer and commercialization.
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Drug delivery
Multiparticulates & Pellet Technologies
Drug layering, functional coating, taste masking, modified release, MUPS, minitablets and sprinkle concepts.
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Bioavailability
Solubility Enhancement
Particle engineering, amorphous systems, hot-melt extrusion, nanomilling and formulation strategy for poorly soluble APIs.
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Industrialization
Continuous Manufacturing
Material attributes, feeding, blending, lubrication, compression, PAT and adaptive process control.
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Future medicines
Patient-Centric & Personalized Medicines
Flexible dosing, age-appropriate dosage forms, 3D printing and excipients as enablers of specific formulations.
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Conference contributions
Keynote
One Drug Doesn’t Fit All – Hilfsstoffe als Schlüssel zu spezifischen Formulierungen und personalisierter Medizin
Keynote on excipients as enablers of specific formulations and personalized medicines, including patient-centric drug delivery, pharmaceutical 3D printing, commercialization barriers and the material requirements behind flexible manufacturing.
3PRIMED 2026
Technical presentation
From Development to Commercial Products: Mind the Gaps
Presentation on the gaps between formulation, material understanding, process design, analytics, predictive approaches, scale-up, supply and commercialization.
IPTS 2026