{"id":1743,"date":"2020-02-12T13:43:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T18:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/?page_id=1743"},"modified":"2026-10-23T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:22:10","slug":"development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/development\/","title":{"rendered":"Development Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>From Promising Discovery\nto Practical Development<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/amgen-intro-to-bio-manu-e1791331606414.png);background-position:34% 60%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pharmaceutical Development Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advancing a pharmaceutical innovation requires scientific expertise, specialized equipment, and a clear understanding of the development process. PDI provides formulation, analytical, and process development support to help emerging and established companies move promising drug candidates toward their next stage of development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formulation &amp; Process Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PDI supports development and optimization of pharmaceutical formulations and manufacturing processes, helping companies evaluate approaches for subsequent development stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Early-stage formulation development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Process development and optimization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excipient compatibility and formulation evaluation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analytical testing and characterization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small-scale prototype manufacturing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development support for small molecules and biologics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prototype Manufacturing &amp; Development Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PDI provides small-scale development capabilities to support formulation evaluation, prototype manufacturing, and materials for appropriate early-stage activities. Our team works with industry partners to identify technical needs and develop project-specific approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access to University Research Expertise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of URI\u2019s College of Pharmacy, PDI offers opportunities to connect industry partners with specialized academic expertise in pharmaceutical sciences, helping them explore challenges and evaluate development approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let\u2019s Advance Your Next Project<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you\u2019re developing a formulation, optimizing a process, or exploring technical support for a drug candidate, PDI welcomes the opportunity to discuss your project.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/partner\/\" title=\"\">Explore a development partnership<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1340\/IMG_0138-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pharmaceutical Development Services Advancing a pharmaceutical innovation requires scientific expertise, specialized equipment, and a clear understanding of the development process. PDI provides formulation, analytical, and process development support to help emerging and established companies move promising drug candidates toward their next stage of development. Formulation &amp; Process Development PDI supports development and optimization of pharmaceutical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":639,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1743","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/639"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1743"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4847,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1743\/revisions\/4847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pdi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}