Manufacturing

On April 14, 2025, the Trump Administration launched a national security-driven investigation into pharmaceuticals, a move that will likely result in tariffs being placed on pharmaceutical drugs, ingredients, and other components that are imported from outside of the United States.

Development of the state-of-the-art facility was made possible by a £2 million (US$2.6 million) round of funding, and a successful inspection by MHRA was completed in March 2025.

The company has plans to invest $23 billion during the next five years to expand manufacturing and R&D in the US, which will include seven new facilities.

Siemens said spending on AI software is predicted to double by the end of the 2020s, in a market increasingly driven by structural shifts that underscore a need for digital transformation.

SkyCell is working with Microsoft to incorporate SkyCell’s AI-powered supply chain solution into Microsoft Teams and Copilot.

Lack of skills in the AI realm was a distant second among those surveyed about the biggest barrier to innovation while using the technology.

3D printing of personalized medications is currently possible under existing compounding regulations, offering enhanced process control through automation. But new legislation coming in 2025 will allow 3D printing as part of a distributed manufacturing framework.

The yearly convention in New York City showcased new and emerging technologies and gave participating exhibitors a chance to unveil their strategies for the second half of the 2020s.

Josh Hoerner, general manager of Purisys, provides his perspective on FDA’s recommendations for acceptable intake limits for N-nitrosamine impurities.

The move towards “pharma 4.0” requires a major shift, both ideologically and technologically, to adapt current processes to a framework that will automate much of today’s manufacturing.

Sitting down with the PharmTech Group at INTERPHEX 2025, Nicole Hunter, head of Global WMArchitect at WMFTS, explains the industry initiative around single-use assembly components resulting from supply disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaking with the PharmTech Group at INTERPHEX 2025, Dave Loula, global product director, ITT Engineered Valves, discusses innovation in advanced sensing technologies that addresses customer need for reliable valve function.

Sitting down with the PharmTech Group at INTERPHEX 2025, Christopher Murphy, director of Global Business Development and Service Customer Support at Environmental Specialties, discusses the design and critical role of walk-in chambers in the bio/pharmaceutical industry.

The Pharmaceutical Technology® Group spoke with Kerry Love, co-founder and CEO of Sunflower Therapeutics at INTERPHEX 2025, to find out how automation enhances the manufacture of proteins.

Webinar Date/Time: Friday, April 18, 2025 at 11am EDT

William Wainwright, business development manager at Iwata Label USA, discusses the practical security benefits of functional labels at INTERPHEX 2025.

The Omni ASCENT, officially launched at INTERPHEX 2025, is a next-generation off-site manufactured vertical utility solution aimed at optimizing the flexibility and efficiency of cleanrooms.

With advanced manufacturing, BioPure’s BioClamp connector is manufactured to be 13% lighter than the previous model, resulting in a 26% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions across the full lifecycle of the product.

Pharmaceutical Technology® spoke with Will Gordon, senior vice president of Product Management, ArisGlobal, about the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on the bio/pharmaceutical industry.

The CytoFLEX mosaic Spectral Detection Module offers up to 88 channels for detection.

Sherwin-Williams’ advanced coating systems are designed to ensure safety, sterility, and efficiency in pharma manufacturing environments.

In this exclusive Drug Digest video interview John McQuaid from Almac Pharma Services and Sridevi Khambhampaty from Shilpa Biologics delve into the evolution of the bio/pharma outsourcing market and look at how service-providers’ strategies have adapted to meet demand.

In the latest of a series of warning letters to India-based API manufacturers, FDA issued a warning letter to Aspen for deviations in CGMP in the production of APIs.

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s new membership survey said that 90% of US biotech companies rely on imported components for at least half of their FDA-approved products.

With a completed €40 million (US$43 million) investment in Slovenia, Novartis has opened its first specialized viral vector production facility in Europe, following earlier significant investments in R&D that has led to the growth of Slovenia’s workforce.

The company’s state-of-the-art sterile drug product manufacturing site in Saint-Beauzire, France, opened in February 2023.

PharmTech Group chatted with Markus Laubscher of Orbia during DCAT Week 2025, covering the topics of sustainability, regulatory hurdles, next-generation innovation, and the DCAT Week experience.

Upgraded and dynamic valve platforms as well as advanced sensing will be some of the components of ITT’s exhibit.

Webinar Date/Time: Tuesday, 8 April 2025 | 11:00 AM EDT | 5:00 PM CEST

In an interview with Pharmaceutical Technology®, Michelle Bridenbaker from Unbiased Science discusses her thoughts on the key industry from 2024 and those she anticipates will impact the industry in 2025 and beyond.