Manufacturing Equipment, Fill-Finish

The expansion will include a new 25,000-ft2 warehouse, a filling line for flexible plastic containers, a high-speed automated syringe fill line with the ability to fill up to 600 units per minute, and a high-speed automated visual inspection line.

The 110,000 ft2 site, which is set to be operational by the second half of 2021, will feature new technology including 2000-L scale bioreactors and additional fill-finish capabilities.

TurboFil Packaging Machines introduced the SimpliFil Syringe Filling & Assembly System for the automated production of syringe formats.

The ROSS Double Planetary Mixer from Charles Ross & Son Company is available with an optional weighing system for precise measurements throughout the batching procedure.

The CountQ system from Verista automates accurate counts of tray-loaded parts, including vaccine vials.

The facility will include a high-speed sterile line for live virus filling, a line for standard fill/finish, cleanroom capacity, labs, warehousing, and offices to support production.

The facility for early-phase clinical biologics formulation development and drug product fill/finish services will be integrated with an existing Catalent facility nearby.

The new line has the ability to aseptically fill powder, liquid, suspension, and combination forms into vials in clinical or commercial batch sizes.

The company has made several moves in recent weeks to expand manufacturing capacity and cell line services.

The CDMO will offer capacity for manufacturing and distributing COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics at its Grand Rapids, MI, fill/finish facility.

Outsourcing partners provide capacity and tech transfer expertise in the pharmaceutical industry response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Filling and packaging of primary containers is a crucial piece of COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic production.

The acquisition will give the CDMO additional clinical filling options in Europe, which is expected to come online in 2021.

The agreement will combine Rentschler’s experience in drug substance manufacturing and Vetter’s expertise in aseptic fill/finish and secondary packaging.

Catalent will offer vial filling, packaging capacity, and additional staffing at the site to support the production of the initial 100 million doses of the vaccine candidate to supply the US market beginning in the third quarter of 2020.

The center will offer expertise in fill-finish optimization and analytical testing.

The companies have entered into a manufacturing agreement for the fill finish supply of lenzilumab for the potential treatment of COVID-19.

Regulators have exaggerated expectations for simulated media fills.

Labeling equipment for primary and secondary packaging and a new label printer improve speed and quality.

Consider equipment design, transfer systems, and maintenance when operating isolators for sterile manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.

Phillips-Medisize has announced that it is expanding its current Global Innovation and Development (GID) site in Struer, Denmark, to include a dedicated manufacturing development and clinical build unit.

The Raised Stopper Inspection machine from Antares Vision verifies proper sealing of freeze-dried vials.

The company showcased its compact robotic nest filling machine at CPhI Worldwide 2019 on Nov.–7 in Frankfurt, Germany.

The company will showcase its RayDyLyo all-plastic capping solution, which works in conjunction with SCHOTT’s adaptiQ ready-to use (RTU) vials and groninger Nestfillers by providing maximum flexibility for fill/finish operations.

US-based SP Industries acquired the sterile filling line assets of Spain-based i-Dositecno.

Gerresheimer enlarged a cleanroom, installed a high-performance furnace, and automated testing and packaging systems for pharmaceutical glass packaging in Essen, Germany.

Ready-to-use components help compounders and manufacturers of small batches overcome economy-of-scale limitations in aseptic GMP manufacturing.

Optima Packaging explains its approach to process design.

Automated fill/finish and inspection equipment displayed at the 2019 Healthcare Packaging Expo improves quality and efficiency.

Advances in fill/finish for parenteral packaging address demands for efficiency and product safety.