Multiple formulation goals.

One optimized path. Under 10 days.

Multiple formulation goals.

One optimized path.
Under 10 days.

A case study in accelerating solid oral dosage form development through simultaneous multi-objective optimization.

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Solid oral dosage form

Our partner needed to rapidly develop a robust, manufacturable oral tablet for an investigational drug candidate.

Our goal was to identify excipient combinations that enable:

High drug loading

Strong tablet integrity

Good flow for manufacturing

Good flow for manufacturing

Our partner needed to rapidly develop a robust, manufacturable oral tablet for an investigational drug candidate.

Our goal was to identify excipient combinations that enable:

High drug loading

Strong tablet integrity

Good flow for manufacturing

Only enough material for

~ 20 formulations

Solution required in

< 4 weeks

OUR SOLUTION

Multi-objective optimization

Design

AI selects the most informative formulation experiments based on the target product profile.

AI selects the most informative formulation experiments based on the target product profile.

Execute

Our automated labs prepare and test targeted formulations while conserving active pharmaceutical ingredients and materials.

Our automated labs prepare and test targeted formulations while conserving active pharmaceutical ingredients and materials.

Learn

Experimental results are analyzed in real time to update the model’s understanding.

Experimental results are analyzed in real time to update the model’s understanding.




Optimize

Our platform converges on formulations that meet multiple performance objectives.

Our platform converges on formulations that meet multiple performance objectives.




Optimize tablet hardness

Maximize drug release kinetics

Maximize content uniformity of powder blends

Minimize the angle of repose in powder blends

VALIANTᵀᴹ identifies diverse solutions to the multi-objective problem through nine batches of experimentation.

Results

Critical objectives optimized simultaneously

Tablet hardness, kP

Optimize to target range

Secondary blend angle of repose,°

Minimize

Secondary blend uniformity, %

Optimize to target range

Dissolution at 45 min, %

Maximize

Tablet hardness,

kP

Optimize to target range

Secondary blend angle of repose,°

Minimize

Secondary blend uniformity, %

Optimize to target range

min, %

Dissolution at 45

Maximize

*Disclaimer

The plotted values are not raw experimental values. The data have been transformed to protect confidential information while preserving the overall trends and relationships needed to communicate the case study.

insights

Key takeaways

Platform uptime: nine days

Sample efficiency

AI precisely identifies lead candidates with maximum sample efficiency (< 1% of possible experiments conducted).

Ready to scale

Metadata captured for seamless process scalability.

Metadata captured for seamless process scalability.

Unmatched agility

Multi-objectives are simultaneously optimized in nine learning cycles, including two requested objective changes.

Need to solve formulation

faster?

challenges

See how Intrepid Labs helps teams optimize complex formulations with less material and fewer experiments.

Need to solve formulation

faster?

challenges

See how Intrepid Labs helps teams optimize complex formulations with less material and fewer experiments.

Need to solve formulation

challenges

faster?

See how Intrepid Labs helps teams optimize complex formulations with less material and fewer experiments.

Need to solve formulation

faster?

challenges

See how Intrepid Labs helps teams optimize complex formulations with less material and fewer experiments.

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formulate what’s next?

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