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  1. January 2024

    The following paper was published: Enhancing Oral Delivery of Biologics: A Non-Competitive and Cross-Reactive Anti-Leptin Receptor Nanofitin Demonstrates a Gut-Crossing Capacity in an Ex Vivo Porcin...

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  2. December 2023

    The following papers were published: Development of an ex vivo porcine skin model for the preclinical evaluation of subcutaneously injected biomacromolecules. Gou S, Lapteva M, Brusini R, Flegeau K,...

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  3. September 2023

    The following paper was published: Polymeric micelles for cutaneous delivery of the hedgehog pathway inhibitor TAK-441: Formulation development and cutaneous biodistribution in porcine and human skin....

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  4. June 2023

    We welcomed Karen Landino and Tess Vouillamoz as new PhD students in the group. The following paper was published: Injectable Hyaluronan-Based Thermoresponsive Hydrogels for Dermatological Application...

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  5. April 2023

    The following paper was published: Influence of Molecular Structure and Physicochemical Properties of Immunosuppressive Drugs on Micelle Formulation Characteristics and Cutaneous Delivery. Quartier J,...

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  6. February 2023

    Our communication: Designing a multivalent ferritin scaffold for agonism of OX40R, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor super family. Shatz-Binder, B. Leonard, C. Blanchette, B. Kelley, Y....

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  7. January 2023

    The following paper was published: Biodistribution of progesterone in the eye after topical ocular administration via drops or inserts. Alambiaga-Caravaca AM, González Iglesias LG, Rodilla V, Kalia YN...

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  8. November 2022

    We welcomed Maxime Tufeu and Xiaoxiao Wang as new PhD students in the group. The following papers were published: Erbium:YAG fractional laser ablation improves cutaneous delivery of pentoxifylline fro...

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  9. October 2022

    October 6: PhD Thesis defense Development of New Formulation Strategies for Targeted Drug Delivery of Low and High Molecular Weight Therapeutic Agents Aditya Darade

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  10. September 2022

    Sep 13: PhD Thesis defense Strategies to Improve Ocular Bioavailability and Biodistribution of Low Molecular Weight Therapeutics and Biopharmaceuticals Laura Gisela González Iglesias We welcomed Ivan...

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  11. July 2022

    Our communication: Formulation and delivery strategies for sustained topical drug delivery to treat nail disorders. B. Rossier, Y. Kalia, E.Allémann was presented at the ULLA Summer School, July 2-9,...

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  12. May 2022

    We welcomed Martina Ghezzi from the Department of Pharmacy and Food Sciences - University of Parma, Italy as a visiting PhD student.

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  13. April 2022

    We welcomed Erga Syafitri as a new PhD student in the group. Our communication: Investigation into the influence of protein structure and properties on needle-free electrically-assisted transport acro...

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  14. January 2022

    The following papers was published Simultaneous Delivery of Econazole, Terbinafine and Amorolfine with Improved Cutaneous Bioavailability: A Novel Micelle-Based Antifungal "Tri-Therapy". G...

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  15. October 2021

    We welcomed Leqi Wang as a new PhD student in the group. The following papers was published Preclinical and clinical studies to evaluate cutaneous biodistribution, safety and efficacy of UV filters...

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  16. September 2021

    We welcomed Alexandre Carreira Da Cruz Sousa from the Laboratory of Polymers and Materials Innovation (LabPIM) - Federal University of Ceara, Brazil as a visiting PhD student.

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  17. August 2021

    The following papers was published Using Porcine Jejunum Ex Vivo to Study Absorption and Biotransformation of Natural Products in Plant Extracts: Pueraria lobata as a Case Study. Houriet J, Arnold Y...

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  18. June 2021

    We welcomed Adrián Alambiaga Caravaca from the Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain as a visiting PhD student. The following papers...

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  19. May 2021

    The following papers was published Polymeric micelle formulations for the cutaneous delivery of sirolimus: A new approach for the treatment of facial angiofibromas in tuberous sclerosis complex. Qua...

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  20. April 2021

    The influence of skin barrier impairment on the iontophoretic transport of low and high molecular weight permeants. Gratieri T, Zarhloule R, Dubey S, Kalia YN. Int J Pharm. 2021 Jun 1;602:120607. doi:...

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  21. March 2021

    The following papers was published Effect of continuous and multi-phasic current profiles on the iontophoretic transport of pramipexole, rasagiline and huperzine A: Depicting temporal variation and...

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  22. February 2021

    The following paper, first-authored by Dr. Neeraj Thakur, was published: Co-administration of zinc phthalocyanine and quercetin via hybrid nanoparticles for augmented photodynamic therapy. Thakur NS...

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  23. January 2021

    Jan 20: PhD Thesis defense Investigating the Cutaneous Spatial Biodistribution of Pharmaceutical Molecules after Topical Application: from the Design of Polymeric Micelle Formulations to the Develop...

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  24. November 2020

    We welcomed Benjamin Rossier as a new PhD student in the group – his project is jointly supervised by Prof. Kalia and Prof. Eric Allémann. The following papers was published Specific protein-protein...

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  25. September 2020

    We welcomed Dr. Neeraj Thakur as a new postdoctoral scientist in the group. The following papers was published Using Ex Vivo Porcine Jejunum to Identify Membrane Transporter Substrates: A Screening...

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  26. June 2020

    The following papers was published Tissue Levels of Flurbiprofen in the Rat Plantar Heel after Short-Duration Topical Iontophoresis are Sufficient to Induce Pharmacodynamic Responses to Local Pain S...

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  27. May 2020

    May 8: PhD Thesis defense Microparticle, Nanocarrier and Fractional Laser Ablation:vFormulation and Physical Enhancement Strategies to Increase Cutaneous and Ungual drug Bioavailability Si Gou

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  28. April 2020

    The following papers were published Targeted cutaneous delivery of etanercept using Er:YAG fractional laser ablation. Del Río-Sancho S, Lapteva M, Sonaje K, Böhler C, Ling V, Boehncke WH, Kalia YN....

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  29. December 2019

    The following papers were accepted for publication Ocular Biodistribution of Spironolactone after a Single Intravitreal Injection of a Biodegradable Sustained-Release Polymer in Rats. Dahmana N, Kow...

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  30. November 2019

    Nov 22: PhD Thesis defense Advanced drug delivery systems to enhance topical oromucosal administration of therapeutic agents. Vasundhara Tyagi

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  31. September 2019

    The following papers were accepted for publication Cutaneous Biodistribution: A High-Resolution Methodology to Assess Bioequivalence in Topical Skin Delivery. Quartier J, Capony N, Lapteva M, Kalia...

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  32. August 2019

    We welcomed Dr. Maryam Dabbaghi from the Translational Research Center, Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland as a visiting student in the group. The following papers wer...

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  33. July 2019

    Controlled Iontophoretic Delivery in Vitro and in Vivo of ARN14140-A Multitarget Compound for Alzheimer's Disease. Singhal M, Merino V, Rosini M, Cavalli A, Kalia YN. Mol Pharm. 2019 Aug 5;16(8):346...

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  34. May 2019

    The following paper was accepted for publication: Er:YAG fractional laser ablation for cutaneous co-delivery of pentoxifylline and d-α-tocopherol succinate: A new approach for topical treatment of r...

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  35. April 2019

    We welcomed Ms. Laeticia Pinto as a new PhD student in the group The following paper was accepted for publication Polymeric micelle nanocarriers for targeted epidermal delivery of the hedgehog pathw...

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  36. March 2019

    The following paper was accepted for publication Drug Transport across Porcine Intestine Using an Ussing Chamber System: Regional Differences and the Effect of P-Glycoprotein and CYP3A4 Activity on...

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  37. February 2019

    We welcomed Ms. Phedra Firdaws Sahraoui as a new PhD student in the group

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  38. January 2019

    The following paper was accepted for publication Fractional laser ablation for the targeted cutaneous delivery of an anti-CD29 monoclonal antibody - OS2966. Lapteva M, Del Río-Sancho S, Wu E, Carbon...

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  39. December 2018

    Dec 7: PhD Thesis defense Nanocarrier systems and iontophoresis: Complementary approaches for targeted cutaneous delivery of hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs. Somnath Kandekar The following paper...

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  40. November 2018

    The following paper was accepted for publication Strategies for modifying drug residence time and ocular bioavailability to decrease treatment frequency for back of the eye diseases. Shatz W, Aarons...

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  41. September 2018

    We welcomed Mr. Fernando Sà, a visiting PhD student from the Laboratory of Food, Drug and Cosmetics, University of Brasilia, to the group. The following paper was accepted for publication Controlled...

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  42. August 2018

    We had two communication at the 12th International Conference and Workshop on Biobarriers, August 27-29, 2018, Saarbrücken, Germany. Development and biopharmaceutical evaluation of sirolimus-loaded...

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  43. July 2018

    The following paper has been published from our group: Hyaluronic Acid After Subcutaneous Injection-An Objective Assessment. Santer V, Molliard SG, Micheels P, Río-Sancho SD, Quinodoz P, Kalia YN, S...

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  44. June 2018

    June 22: PhD Thesis defense Targeted delivery of spironolactone for the treatment of cutaneous and ocular diseases involving mineralocorticoid receptor over-activation. Naoual Dahmana We had a com...

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  45. May 2018

    The following papers have been published from our group: Development and validation of a fast and sensitive UHPLC-ESI-MS method for the simultaneous quantification of spironolactone and its metaboli...

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  46. April 2018

    April 27: PhD Thesis defense Development of new chemical and physical strategies to enhance topical drug delivery. Verena Santer April 11: PhD Thesis defense Physical techniques to overcome the...

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  47. March 2018

    We welcomed Mr. Jonathan Faros Barros as a new PhD student in the group. We had several presentations at the 11th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, March...

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  48. February 2018

    We welcomed Mr. Aditya Darade as a new PhD student in our group. The following papers were published from our group: Simultaneous controlled iontophoretic delivery of pramipexole and rasagiline in v...

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  49. January 2018

    The following papers have been published from our group: Selective delivery of adapalene to the human hair follicle under finite dose conditions using polymeric micelle nanocarriers. Kandekar SG, De...

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