Being the Change We Wish To See in Pharma

Between attending key industry events and celebrating our recent expansion, our May and June schedules were ambitious, to say the least!?

Don’t get us wrong — we love getting out of the lab and connecting with our colleagues around the world. But we can’t be the only CDMO that is so focused on reaching that next milestone that it’s difficult to take a second just to acknowledge how far we’ve come.?

Perhaps you can relate??

At any rate, that was the inspiration for the first edition of our monthly newsletter! We also wanted to include a few new resources we believe our industry desperately needs and provide a quick and easy way to see what we’ve been up to — both at our home base in Laval and at industry events around the world.?

Didn’t Make It to CPHI? Read Patrick’s Takeaways

CPHI North America is one of the largest events in our industry. While it’s a convenient way to connect with colleagues and old friends, its speakers are always exceptional, and one of the main reasons we attend.?

If you weren’t able to make it, or if you had to make difficult choices with your event schedule, Patrick Frankham summarized his top 5 takeaways in a quick, easy read!?

We’d love to have Patrick do more of these when he gets the time. So if you find this type of content helpful, be sure to let him know! Patrick and the team will also be making the rounds this fall. So check out our upcoming events to see if our schedules line up with yours.?

New Offer: Complimentary Druggability Assessments

Have you heard about this one? If not, everything you need to know to request a risk-free Druggability Assessment from our team is right here.?

Have a current OSD project that you’d like to kick off? Here’s what our finished assessment will include:?

• A preliminary API characterization (if needed)
• Budget and timeline expectations
• API requirements needed for your project
• Recommendations for your targeted therapeutic application

What you do with the information we provide is entirely up to you.?

So go ahead — entice investors, make adjustments, and move forward with confidence, even if that’s with another partner! We’d just like to see more success, fewer heartbreaks, and better results for patients.?

Yves’ Tips for Preventing Regulatory Hold-Ups?

Numbers don’t usually lie, but that doesn’t mean they can’t mislead. Like this one:?

90% of clinical trials fail.?

Yes, that’s accurate. But it implies that high failure rates are just a normal, unavoidable aspect of drug development.?

Here’s a stat that provides better context: 40-50% of drug development failures are due to poor study design or inappropriately formulated drug products.

In our world, solid science goes a long, long way. So we got Yves Roy to dispel a few common drug development myths and explain how we are about to change the math for our clients. Got a few minutes to spare? Get his top tips to avoid regulatory hold-ups.?

Growing Against the Wind

We were thrilled to announce that our recent expansion was completed ahead of schedule. But as we celebrated with our guests on June 10th, it dawned on us that this achievement was even more remarkable given the current industry landscape.?

While many of our peers are downsizing, we believe that our continuous growth is a result of our unwavering commitment to solid science.?

We are also very excited to announce that David Kwajewski has also joined our team!?

David has 21 years of commercial experience in small-molecule drug development, and you might have seen him at a number of biopharma webinars and events over the years.?

How To Visit Us in Lovely Laval

We're based in Laval’s Biotech City — a vital part of Greater Montreal and a 5- and 6-hour drive from Boston and New York, respectively.?

If you haven't worked with us before, or it's been quite some time, there's never been a better time to stop by! Request a tour online, and we’ll do our best to roll out the red carpet for you at a time that works best.?

Travel Tips:?

If you like to sneak in a little sightseeing while you’re here, we recommend renting a kayak at the Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-?les or tasting wines and ciders at Le Chateau Taillefer Lafon. We also have a few lovely hotels nearby, including the Sheraton Laval, the Hilton Laval, and Courtyards by Marriott Laval.

Our guests frequently comment about how they love that our new labs look out onto natural woodlands and are filled with natural light. What can we say? We wanted to bring the change we wanted to see in lab work as well.?

Liked this newsletter? We hope so! Don’t be shy. Please tell us what you’d like to see more of — or less of — in our next one.?