Peptide Product Formulation

Coriolis Pharma specializes in formulation development and drug product development for peptides. We offer a range of stability-indicating and phase-appropriate analytical methods tailored to peptide characterization.

Each peptide presents unique challenges, requiring specific solutions for issues like solubility and the impact of counterions. Our experts leverage extensive experience in peptide stability studies and forced degradation studies to ensure robust and stable formulations. We also address high peptide concentration challenges, minimizing issues like gelation, fibrillation and chemical degradation.

Partner with Coriolis Pharma for Peptide Formulation

By taking a molecule-first approach, Coriolis Pharma prioritizes the unique science of your peptide, emphasizing early developability and formulatability over a rigid scale-up focus. Moving beyond standard platform solutions, we deliver custom, end-to-end formulation expertise tailored specifically to your active ingredient. This proactive strategy allows us to identify and resolve complex formulation challenges upfront, ultimately preventing costly delays during later phases.

Peptide Services and Drug Development Capabilities

Coriolis Pharma’s deep expertise in formulation science and experience with a variety of peptide-based therapeutic drug products equip us to support the entire product lifecycle.

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Expert Peptide Formulation Capabilities

Coriolis Pharma’s science-driven solutions are based on our deep understanding of the specific challenges of developing a peptide drug product. Our expert scientists will devise dedicated study designs tailored to the needs of your product and development phase.

Solubility Optimization and pH Adjustment

The aqueous solubility of a peptide depends on the solution pH, requiring a stable formulation in an optimal pH range to maximize solubility and minimize chemical degradation. Coriolis excels in peptide formulation development by selecting suitable stabilizing excipients. We use a wide range of analytical techniques to perform stability and forced degradation studies, identifying critical degradation pathways and choosing the best formulation approach.

High-Concentration Peptide Development

High-concentration peptide formulations (approx. ≥50–100 mg/mL) enable convenient subcutaneous delivery. Our formulation experts develop robust liquid and lyophilized peptide products, addressing key challenges including chemical stability, solubility, and sequence-specific aggregation. We design tailored solutions that ensure manufacturability, stability, and optimal performance at elevated concentrations.

Low-Concentration Peptide Development

Highly potent peptides, like hormones, need low-concentration formulations, posing challenges like surface adsorption and requiring high-sensitivity analysis. Our scientists excel in developing low-dose formulations, both liquid and lyophilized. We provide specialized analytical techniques and sensitive characterization methods tailored to your peptide therapeutic.

Particle Identification

Accurate identification and source attribution of particulate matter in biopharmaceutical drug products are essential for effective troubleshooting and comprehensive root-cause analysis.

Given the potential impact on product quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance, rapid analytical turnaround is often critical.
Upon request, Coriolis experts provide accelerated, fast-track analytical services, enabling detailed characterization of particulate contaminants within a matter of days.

DS Bulk Freeze-Drying Support

Freeze-drying of drug substance can improve stability, simplify storage and transportation, and support manufacturing flexibility. Coriolis provides comprehensive bulk freeze-drying support, including formulation optimization, cycle development, and process characterization tailored to the specific requirements of your biologic.
Our experts evaluate critical quality attributes and process parameters to ensure product integrity, efficient drying, and reliable reconstitution while supporting seamless transfer to clinical and commercial manufacturing.

Liquid & Lyophilized Formulation Development

Whether a liquid or lyophilized formulation is the best fit depends on your molecule, stability profile, and product requirements. Coriolis develops robust formulations for both liquid and freeze-dried drug products, balancing stability, manufacturability, and patient needs.
Using a science-driven approach, we evaluate formulation compositions, process conditions, and storage strategies to identify the optimal solution for long-term product performance and successful commercialization.

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We’ve worked with over 980 biotherapeutics, and the number is growing by the day

Biotherapeutic Formulation Expertise Across Modalities

Our deep-rooted academic background, drug development and commercialization expertise keep us at the cutting edge of formulation science and analytical method development. This expertise enables us to support a wide range of modalities.

Talk to Our Experts or Request a Quote

Our expert team is ready to answer your questions and guide you to the services best suited to your program’s modality, stage and challenge. If your needs are well-defined, we’ll begin the quotation process.

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Peptide Drug Development FAQs

  • Peptides are short chains of amino acids, usually comprising fewer than 50 amino acids with a molecular weight of up to 6 kDa. They are an important class of therapeutic compounds used to treat a variety of diseases, including cancer, diabetes, viral infections, and chronic pain. Peptides have strong potency, high selectivity and generally low toxicity, making them valuable tools for current and future therapies.

  • Coriolis uses its extensive experience to create stable and robust peptide formulations. We offer a range of stability testing and phase-appropriate analytical methods tailored to peptide characterization, optimizing buffer conditions, counterions and stabilizing excipients.

  • Coriolis combines knowledge, expertise and state-of-the-art analytics to design fit-for-purpose study plans. We address issues like solubility, impact of counterions and formulation at high peptide concentrations to minimize gelation, fibrillation and chemical degradation.

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