Meranda Parascandola

April 16, 2019

How a Falling Apple Inspired the Understanding of Gravitational Force

The young Isaac Newton is sitting in his garden when an apple falls on his head and, in a stroke of brilliant insight, he suddenly comes up with his theory of gravity. The story is almost certainly embellished, both by Newton and the generations of storytellers who came after him. But from today anyone with access to the internet can see for themselves the first-hand account of how a falling apple inspired the understanding of gravitational force.
May 10, 2019

DSI announces participation in the BIO One-on-One Partnering™ at the 2019 BIO International Convention

I have never been so simultaneously energized and exhausted than during BIO Week. From the moment you arrive in the city, you’ll experience morning to evening activity. From keynote speeches with luminaries, to panels and partnering meetings with pharma CEOs, to a number of parties ranging from circus performers to whiskey tastings, to yes… Cheesesteak options!
May 22, 2019

Helping Clients Accept A Healthy Level of Regulatory CMC Risk

Some individuals have an off-kilter sense of risk. They may play it overly safe and refuse to make even the most prudent bets on their development program. Or they may gamble willy-nilly, putting all their chips on wildly unpredictable long shot CMC strategies and preceding advice.
May 30, 2019

Need to Know about CMC Regulatory Affairs? Consider What Makes a Great Philly Cheesesteak!

what makes a drug development program? Much like a Philly cheesesteak, the pursuit of greatness is the assurance that any given compound meets requisite technical and quality elements in each stage of development to allow for the ultimate successful commercialization of the drug.
July 19, 2019

One Giant Leap for Mankind. The Original Moonshot.

Fifty years ago, tomorrow, astronauts walked on the moon for the first time. Apollo 11’s success—just 66 years after the Wright brothers’ first flight—showcased humankind’s moxie and ingenuity. Now the moon is in our sights again, for a generation that will test where science meets profit.