Formulation development from discovery to GLP-tox manufacturing, in one place

Formulation, solved.

We develop drug-product formulations for poorly-soluble small molecules, carrying your program from discovery through GLP-tox, under one roof, led by scientists who've done it before.

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Senior, hands-on team

Scientists with deep formulation and nanomedicine experience.

Discovery to the clinic

We've carried programs from early discovery into clinical trials.

Mostly in-house

The majority of studies run under one roof, discovery through GLP-tox.

Small-molecule focus

Purpose-built for poorly-soluble, hard-to-deliver molecules.

The delivery gap

Great molecules fail at the last mile.

Increasingly potent small molecules are limited not by their mechanism, but by their delivery. They degrade in the bloodstream before reaching the target, or distribute everywhere and poison healthy tissue. The science is sound. The delivery isn't.

Poor solubility

More than 60% of drug candidates in development have extremely low aqueous solubility, making them hard to formulate, dose and absorb, and stalling otherwise-promising molecules before they reach the clinic.

Low stability

Molecules are cleared or degraded before reaching the target, demanding higher, more frequent doses and producing inconsistent exposure.

Off-target toxicity

Systemic distribution exposes healthy tissue, narrowing the therapeutic window and causing dose-limiting side effects.

The NanoHiTS platform

Engineered to protect, concentrate, and deliver.

Our platform encapsulates small molecules with extremely low solubility in polymeric or lipid systems, protecting the drug payload and extending its circulation so the drug can accumulate at the site of action.

Protect the payload

Shield potent molecules in circulation so they stay intact on the way to the target.

Concentrate exposure

Direct the dose to the disease site, raising local exposure where it matters most.

Limit off-target toxicity

Reduce systemic distribution and the dose-limiting toxicity that comes with it.

Why it works

Built by a team that's done this before.

Our edge isn't a black box: it's a senior team with deep nanomedicine experience that has carried programs from early discovery, through preclinical development, and into clinical trials. We know what it takes to make a formulation work in the real world.

Nanomedicine specialists

Years of hands-on experience engineering polymeric and lipid nanocarriers for poorly-deliverable small molecules.

Discovery to clinical trials

We've taken programs the full distance, from first feasibility through preclinical studies and into the clinic.

Release control

Deep expertise in encapsulation, characterization and release tuning, applied across small-molecule classes.

How we work with you

From your promising molecules to successful drug products.

A clear, staged path that turns a delivery problem into a characterized, reproducible formulation, with go/no-go decisions built in.

1

Feasibility

We assess your molecule and the delivery bottleneck, then scope a concrete feasibility proposal.

2

DOE & screening

Design-of-Experiments and automated multi-well screening, with early in-vitro and PK studies, guide candidate selection.

3

Optimization

Formulation and release tuning to hit your stability, exposure and tolerability targets.

4

DP0 & beyond

A representative, characterized drug-product lot, then scale-up and IND-enabling studies with partners.

Our services

From first feasibility to IND-enabling.

One partner from discovery to GLP-tox. Most studies run in-house, with qualified CDMO and specialist partners where it adds value. We carry your molecule along the full preclinical path: feasibility, DOE-driven optimization, analytical characterization, and IND-enabling studies.

Feasibility DOE & screening Optimization DP0 lot CDMO scale-up GLP tox & in vivo

DOE-driven optimization

Design of Experiments and Quality-by-Design (QbD) approaches map the formulation space efficiently, finding robust, reproducible optima in far fewer experiments.

CDMO scale-up

DP0 formulations translated into larger, reproducible, GMP-ready batches through integrated CDMO capability.

GLP tox material prep

Characterized drug-product lots prepared to support GLP toxicology and IND-enabling safety packages.

Clinical manufacturing

GMP-grade manufacturing of clinical trial material, supporting your program from first-in-human studies through later phases.

Animal & in vivo studies

PK/PD, biodistribution, efficacy and tolerability in relevant animal models, de-risking the path to the clinic.

Automated screening

High-throughput, multi-well screening explores more candidates per cycle than slow, manual iteration.

Analytical characterization

Particle size, encapsulation, stability and release, fully characterized against your target product profile.

The opportunity

At the intersection of growing markets.

NanoHiTS Solutions sits where advanced drug delivery, cancer-focused delivery systems, and outsourced formulation development converge, with oncology as a strong entry point into a broader, indication-agnostic market.

~$282B
Advanced drug delivery systems (2025)
~5.2% CAGR to 2030
$98B→$260B
Nanomedicine drug delivery (2025→2035)
Rapid expansion
$19.4B→$37.5B
Novel delivery systems in cancer therapy (2025→2035)
6.8% CAGR
$37B→$61B
Formulation development outsourcing (2024→2030)
8.6% CAGR

Vancouver is a global hub for lipid-nanoparticle design, yet most players focus on macromolecules like nucleic acids. NanoHiTS Solutions is differentiated by focusing on small molecules, a far broader universe of therapeutic opportunity.

Oncology R&D pipeline by modality (Phase 1-3, 2023) Source: IQVIA / EFPIA 2024 · Small molecules lead at 39% Small Molecules 39% PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors Monoclonal Antibodies 16% Antibody-drug Conjugates 9% Multispecific Antibodies 5% Cell & Gene Therapy 11% Other 21% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Share of pipeline (%)
Oncology R&D pipeline by modality (Phase 1-3, 2023). Source: IQVIA / EFPIA 2024.
Why partner with NanoHiTS

Innovated and Efficient Mechanism that enable quick turnaround time

01

Speed

A senior team that has taken programs from discovery to the clinic, moving from feasibility to a drug-product lot quickly, where others stay slow.

02

Small-molecule focus

Indication-agnostic expertise purpose-built for the poorly-soluble, hard-to-deliver molecules that the field underserves.

03

Capital-efficient

A lean, senior team reaches meaningful milestones on a disciplined budget, and structures deals for near-term value plus downstream upside.

Lab automation

Turn a complex process into an automated one.

We don't just automate our own lab. Our engineers turn complicated, manual workflows into reliable automation for other labs too, cutting material consumption and cost while lifting throughput.

Outcomes

Less material consumed

Automated handling cuts reagent, sample and consumable waste per result.

Higher throughput

Run more experiments, faster, with consistent and repeatable results.

Lower cost

Fewer manual hours and less rework drive down the cost per data point.

Offerings

Consultation

Experienced engineers study your process and needs, then map where automation delivers the biggest gains.

Proof of concept

We design and validate a working proof of concept that de-risks the approach before you commit.

Equipment manufacturing

We build and deliver the automated equipment, from custom rigs to fully integrated systems.

Automated liquid handling, the kind of system we design and build for partner labs.

Have a molecule that delivery is holding back?

Lead with a non-confidential overview. We'll come back with a concrete feasibility proposal, and a path to a NanoHiTS-enabled formulation.

nanohits@gmail.com · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada