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.
The Role of Bioburden in the Contamination-Control Plan
January 19th 2011A company's contamination-control plan is an important document designed to formalize the rationale, methods, and validation of contamination-control procedures in a manufacturing facility. The author describes the role of bioburden in the contamination-control plan.
Practical Steps To Prevent Counterfeiting
January 14th 2011With counterfeit medicines increasingly appearing in legitimate supply chains and even in the clinical stages of product development, a recent white paper has outlined practical steps that may help companies address the issue of counterfeits and diverted products.
Pharma Changes its R&D Strategy
January 13th 2011With dozens of prescription drugs soon to lose patent protection and few likely blockbusters in industry pipelines, drug developers are "aggressively" changing the way they do R&D, according to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD).
Printable Medicines: A Microdosing Device For Producing Personalized Medicines
The authors describe a new method for the production of personalised medicines utilising ultra-precise microdrop printing technology.
GlaxoSmithKline Responds to 60 Minutes Segment on Manufacturing Issues
January 6th 2011GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) issued a statement on Jan. 2, 2011, to respond to a 60 Minutes segment that aired on Jan. 2 that focused on quality-control problems at a former GSK manufacturing facility in Cidra, Puerto Rico.
DCAT President Discusses the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
January 5th 2011Pharmaceutical Technology discusses the key issues and trends facing the pharmaceutical supply chain with Bob Kanuga, executive director of the external manufacturing organization with Merck & Co. Inc. and president of the Drug, Chemical and Associated Technologies Association (DCAT).