April 3rd 2025
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.
The evolution of therapeutic modalities drives the adoption of single-use technologies.
Key parameters to be optimized in the development and manufacturing of oral solid-dosage forms
April 2nd 2017Anil Kane, executive director, Global Head of Formulation Sciences, Pharmaceutical Development Services at Patheon discusses key parameters in the development and manufacturing of oral solid-dosage forms.
Continuous Manufacturing: Separating Hype from Reality
April 1st 2017Continuous manufacturing will not work for all pharmaceuticals, but the right infrastructure, senior management support, and planning from the earliest stages of drug development could eventually allow up to 80-90% of small-molecule APIs to be made continuously, says Paul Sharratt, head of process science and modeling at Singapore’s Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences.
Gluing Pills Technology for the Production of Multi-Layer Tablets
April 1st 2017This novel technology was developed in response to challenges involved in conventional manufacturing of multilayer tablets, including in-line control of the tablet weight, the tendency to delamination, direct contact between the two tablet layers, and cross contamination.