Molecular Imaging in Biopharmaceutical Research and Development
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Biopharmaceutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 1907
Special Issue Editor
Interests: PET pharmacokinetics; molecular imaging research
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biopharmaceuticals, such as immunotherapies, antibody-drug conjugates, and gene and cell therapies, have fundamentally reshaped conventional drug research and development paradigms, which are primarily constructed for small-molecule drugs. However, under the circumstances of techniques and regulations lagging behind advances in biopharmaceuticals, researchers are turning toward novel and innovative techniques to profile the fate and effects of the biopharmaceuticals. Molecular imaging allows for the direct or indirect monitoring and recording of the spatiotemporal distribution of molecular or cellular processes for biochemical, biological or diagnostic therapeutics. Additionally, its application in the development of biopharmaceuticals has gained momentum, ever since investigators found that conventional methods were not suitable for assessing the distribution and changes in biomarkers following the application of the biopharmaceuticals, especially in vivo.
The goal of this Special Issue is to present the latest advances in using molecular imaging for biopharmaceutical research and development, with the ultimate aim of further accelerating biopharmaceutical development by using molecular imaging and personalized therapy.
We welcome reviews and the original research papers regarding novel and innovative molecular imaging methods for profiling and characterizing the distribution and effect of any of the biopharmaceuticals mentioned above. Molecular imaging modalities can also be included, and we also seek state-of-the-art artificial intelligence methods, combined with molecular imaging. Along with biopharmaceuticals, emerging biological entities, such as exosomes, liposomes, and microbiomes are also encouraged for submission.
Dr. Hyun Soo Park
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular imaging
- drug discovery and development
- biopharmaceutical
- cell tracking
- immunotherapies
- antibody–drug conjugates
- pharmacokinetics
- pharmacodynamics
- artificial intelligence
- personalized medicine
