PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management-07-05-2017

Despite the benefits of continuous processing adoption has been slow, except for a few process areas.

Cannabinoids have potential to treat a variety of diseases, but pharmaceutical companies must first develop cost-effective ways to access pharmaceutically pure materials without marijuana cultivation.

BASF plans to build a new world-scale ibuprofen production plant in Ludwigshafen and expand ibuprofen capacities at its Bishop, Texas plant.

The Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation has contracted Avista to manufacture an opioid-derived small molecule as a component for a vaccine to treat opioid addiction.

Krinsky joined the board of directors at Halo after working for Teva Pharmaceuticals for 12 years.

A survey from The Pistoia Alliance found that just under a quarter (22%) of life-science companies are already using or experimenting with blockchain, but industry collaboration on security and storage standards is needed.

In a new research conducted by SEA Vision and Zenith Technologies, 28% of respondents identified technology selection as the biggest challenge as the industry prepares to meet serialization deadlines.

The company announced that it has completed its 100th program using the pAVEway protein expression system, which was originally introduced to the market in 2007.

By purchasing the BMS Sword, Ireland facility, SK Biotek will be the first South Korean company to invest in pharmaceutical manufacturing in Ireland.

The company announced its new ISQ EC Single Quadrupole mass spectrometer and the new range of Thermo Scientific MAbPac RP 1-mm columns.

The company added new products to its InfinityLab LC Series which will be showcased at HPLC 2017 in Prague.

The companies are partnering to provide new fill/finish facilities and solutions for biopharmaceutical products.

The company added a 40,000-ft2 purpose-built R&D center at 17112 Armstrong Ave, Irvine, CA.

Aptar now manufactures its child-resistant pump, designed to meet US CPC requirements, at its facility in Congers, New York.