Overcoming Key Challenges in PROTAC Drug Development: From Synthesis to Bioavailability Enhancement

DATE

July 9, 2024

TIME

8:00 a.m. PDT, 11:00 a.m. EDT, 16:00 BST, 17:00 CEST- Duration: 60 Minutes

Overview

Pharmaceutical development of PROTAC (Proteolysis Targeting Chimera) molecules presents significant challenges due to their complex molecular structures, leading to low yields, scalability issues, and poor aqueous solubility. These complications affect both synthesis and formulation, slowing down drug substance and drug product development. At WuXi STA, we leverage our extensive chemistry expertise coupled with a comprehensive toolbox of bioavailability enhancement technologies to address these challenges.

Our approach begins with optimizing synthetic routes using enabling technologies such as biocatalysis to tackle issues including low yields and poor crystallization behavior. In parallel, we employ advanced drug delivery and formulation technologies to enhance bioavailability.

Join us in this webinar to explore a case study where we accelerated PROTAC drug development and enabled IND filing within 12 months for a PROTAC molecule involving a 24-step synthetic process, low yield, and low oral bioavailability (F < 1%). Gain valuable insights into our technical strategies and solutions for advancing PROTAC candidates efficiently.

Key Learning Objectives:

Strategies to optimize PROTAC synthesis using enabling technologies like biocatalysis
Formulation technologies to enhance PROTAC bioavailability
Gain insights from a case study where a 24-step synthetic PROTAC molecule with low yield and oral bioavailability (F < 1%) was successfully advanced to IND filing within 12 months

Who Should Attend:

Drug developers working on PROTAC molecules
Medicinal chemists and process chemists seeking strategies to optimize synthetic routes
Formulation scientists and drug delivery experts

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Speakers

Chong Chen,
Director, API Early Phase Process Development,
WuXi STA

Kinsley Zhao, Ph.D.
Director, Developability and Formulation Research (DFR),
WuXi STA

Kelly McSweeney
Contributing Editor,
C&EN Media Group

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