Manufacturing

Jennifer Markarian is manufacturing reporter for Pharmaceutical Technology.

Articles

Collaborative robots work beside laboratory employees to improve efficiency in pharmaceutical research and quality control labs. 

Robotic Automation Finds Use in the Pharma Lab

Non-destructive surface area measurement can improve stability testing.

Using Nondestructive in-situ Measurements to Ensure Lyophilized Product Stability

James O’Brien is global MES business unit lead, Zenith Technologies.

Preventing problems in implementing a manufacturing execution system requires upfront analysis and detailed planning.

Planning a Successful MES Deployment

The companies partnered to build a 500-L single-use pilot-scale plant for biologics production.

APC and Bavarian Nordic Build 500-L Single-Use Biologics Pilot Plant

New software tools by Tecan, a provider of automated laboratory instruments and solutions, complement each other to enhance process monitoring of its liquid-handling platforms.

New Software Tools Enhance Real-Time Process Monitoring in Labs

FDA awarded nearly $3 million in grants for continuous manufacturing and other advanced manufacturing technologies as part of the agency’s efforts to ensure a robust and reliable supply of biological products.

FDA Awards Five Grants for Advanced Biomanufacturing Research

Lonza’s new PyroTec Pro Robotic Solution provides a fully automated workflow for endotoxin detection. 

Lonza Announces Technology for Automated Endotoxin Testing

Automated robotic arms manipulate nested trays and containers inside closed aseptic filling systems.

Robotics Solve Aseptic Filling Challenges

FDA grants support US research in continuous manufacturing monitoring and control techniques for bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing at Rutgers, MIT, and Georgia Tech.

Three FDA Grants Support Research in Modernizing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Edward Godek is manager of process and technical operations at Glatt Air Techniques, NJ, info.gat@glatt.com.

Chris O’Callaghan is senior product manager at Innopharma Technology, Dublin, Ireland, ocallaghanc@innopharmalabs.com.

Ian Jones, PhD, is founder and CEO of Innopharma Technology and Innopharma College of Applied Sciences, Dublin

Piyush Patel, is formulation technologies manager at Colorcon, PA, ppatel@colorcon.com.

A process control system based on PAT can compensate for variations in particle size, resulting in more consistent coating thickness in a Wurster coating process.

Process Control, Automation, and PAT