Equipment and Processing Report-05-19-2010

Life-sciences companies spend proportionally more resources on information technology and get less in return on their investment than companies in other industries. The poor return on investment partly results from regulatory costs that are unique to the pharmaceutical industry, but also stems from a failure to manage data strategically.

Online process monitoring could help companies achieve the dual goals of ensuring high end-product quality and satisfying regulatory demands.

PharmTech's monthly newsletter, Equipment and Processing Report, reviews the Editor's Picks for the May 2010 edition from ATMI and SciLog.