Pharmaceutical Technology-06-02-2014

Specimen mounting in x-ray powder diffraction affects peak positions and intensities.

Single-Use Mixing System Improves Performance

Regulators and industry organizations explain policies and standards to manufacturers and authorities in all regions.

Concern by environmentalists, regulators and manufacturers rises over the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals.

Statistical analysis shows how much testing is needed to deliver a reliable estimate result.

Centrifuges Increase Capacity and Flexibility

Hybrid Purifer Enhances Efficiency

Industry experts share their perspectives on key advances in controlled-release drug delivery and future innovations in this arena.

Brunei harnesses its rich biodiversity and the growing halal market in a bid to develop its pharmaceutical sector.

With budgets growing, clients see CMOs' costs as less crucial.

New packaging concepts and equipment, including systems for vial handling, printing and labeling, and parenteral packaging, were revealed at INTERPHEX 2014.

In legacy facilities and as buildings age, ensuring cGMP compliance can become complex. A review of a facility's gowning operations can bring insight into the current state of cGMP compliance. The author presents characteristics to look for and questions to ask.

Paul Nelles of Vetter Development Service discusses prefilled syringes.

Protecting intellectual property rights is vital to biopharmaceutical innovation.

Transition metal-containing catalysts are widely used in organic synthesis, but many are based on expensive, rare metals. Researchers are seeking more sustainable alternatives.

The European Pharmacopoeia Commission re-evaluates its policy on the development of monographs for finished drug products.

Experimental work on wet granulation demonstrates the use of dynamic powder characterization to support continuous processing for tablet manufacturing.

Bioreactor for Mammalian Cell Culture

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