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Greg Maj

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The Impact of Vortexing on the Particle-Size Distribution of Pharmaceuticals

If a vortex mixer produces too much energy during sample preparation for particle size analysis, the size and morphology of particles can change. A study compares the applied shear to sample suspensions of ibuprofen to observe the effects of applied shear on the particle size distribution.



Maricha Ellis

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Managing Hazardous Waste from Pharma Processes

Pharmaceutical manufacturers must stay compliant with changing regulations for hazardous waste disposal.


Mario DiPaola

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Best Practices in Analytical Method Development and Testing

This article discusses why it is important to apply risk analysis, QbD, and DoE in the development of analytical methods.


Wickham Laboratories Ltd

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Microbiology & toxicology testing services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.

Wickham Laboratories Ltd is a trusted name in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries with over 50 years of experience in contract testing, research and consultancy.



Peter Zipfell

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Driving Data Quality and Ensuring Compliance Using Modern CDS Solutions

The most safe and effective therapies demand the highest data quality.


Will Goetz

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Improving Production: How IT, OT, and Quality Can Collaborate

To improve production in pharmaceutical manufacturing, the IT, OT, and Quality functional groups must work together to get the most value from existing plant data.


Ron Rossbach

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Improving Production: How IT, OT, and Quality Can Collaborate

To improve production in pharmaceutical manufacturing, the IT, OT, and Quality functional groups must work together to get the most value from existing plant data.


Rebecca Strawn

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Biosimilar Analysis: A Varied Approach

Using several techniques at different conditions during biosimilar analysis testing offers an improved understanding of a dynamic situation.


Katherine Marotte

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Unprocessed Bulk Testing for Biopharmaceuticals

Unprocessed bulk material harvested directly from the bioreactor should be tested for contamination prior to downstream processing.



Matthew Weinberg

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Simulating Reality in Mock Inspections

Mock inspections-if conducted properly-can prepare a pharma company for the day FDA knocks on the door.


Kent Malmros

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Quality's Unsung Hero: The GxP Training Matrix

Companies can benefit from developing a single programmatic approach to a GxP training matrix.


Melissa Hanna-Brown

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.


Joachim Ermer

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Ongoing Analytical Procedure Performance Verification—Stage 3 of USP<1220>

Analytical procedure performance can be continually verified by risk-based monitoring of performance related data.


Stephanie Katzenbach

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.


Andy Rignall

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.


Annick Gervais

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.


Jörg Hoffmann

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.


Jette Wypych

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.


Kieran McLaughlin

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.


Phil Borman

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Digitalization of QbD Risk Assessments

Quality-by-design risk assessment workflows can be laborious and have limited capacity to connect with vast volumes of prior knowledge generated by organizations. Their digital transformation can improve efficiency, reduce human errors, and facilitate integration within a much broader digital ecosystem.


Oliver Grosche

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.


Peter Hamilton

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.


Thomas Uhlich

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.


Christof Finkler

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.


Katrin Liebelt

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Analytical Procedure Lifecycle Management: Current Status and Opportunities

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management.



MERCK

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Enhancing the Solubility of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Using Hot Melt Extrusion and Polyvinyl Alcohol (June 2023)

This whitepaper describes how hot melt extrusion (HME) and a specially-engineered grade of polyvinyl alcohol (Parteck® MXP polyvinyl alcohol 3-82 Emprove® Essential Ph Eur; referred to in this publication as Parteck® MXP 3-82 PVA) can be used to increase the solubility of DCS IIb molecules.