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title: Design & Development of Lipid-Filled Delivery Systems
description: Ascendia CEO Jim Huang, Ph.D. explains in his Formulation Forum column the design and development of lipid-filled delivery systems. Read more here.
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# [Design & Development of Lipid-Filled Delivery Systems](https://ascendiacdmo.com/newsroom/2020/06/05/formulation-forum-design-development-of-lipid-filled-delivery-systems)

 Written by [Patrick Brightman](https://ascendiacdmo.com/newsroom/author/patrick-brightman) | Jun 5, 2020 4:00:00 AM

With increased water-insoluble (BCS II/IV) or low permeable (BCS III/IV) new therapeutic entities filling drug pipelines, lipid-based drug delivery systems have become an important tool for formulation development. They enhance the oral bioavailability of drugs, as well as the potential to decrease the food-effect and increase reproducibility of the pharmacokinetic profile of those orally administered drugs.

Ascendia CEO Jim Huang, PhD explains in his Formulation Forum column published in *Drug Development & Delivery* that an understanding of compound properties and a well-defined quality-by-design and development process ensures successful formulation development of lipid-based dosage forms. [Formulation development](https://ascendiapharma.com/2021/11/10/formulation-development/) companies that specialize in poorly soluble molecules using GRAS material platforms, like Ascendia, can provide pharmaceutical companies with a competitive advantage in product formulation without increasing regulatory approval risk.

The column also provides a recent example of how Ascendia developed a hard gelatin capsule type that highlighted the benefits of the process. You can read the entire [Formulation Forum column](https://drug-dev.com/formulation-forum-rational-design-development-of-lipid-filled-hard-capsules/) on the *Drug Development & Delivery* website.

 

 

 

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