Equipment

Using a specific addition method to wet the powder bed in twin-screw granulation using a foam binder improves robustness for continuous solid-dosage drug product manufacturing.

The LCMS-8060NX from Shimadzu is a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer that works to enhance method development and routine analysis.

AdvantaPure’s GORE STA-PURE Pump Tubing systems can now overmold into any manifold tubing assembly as its pump element.

The Double Planetary Mixer from Ross is scalable through 1000-gallon production models and is offered in a sanitary turnkey configuration that features a stainless-steel workbench for the mixer and discharge system.

Cherwell Laboratories expanded its line of stainless-steel prepared media accessories for cleanroom monitoring programs with its new floor standing settle plate stand.

Honeywell Forge Cybersecurity Suite’s improved industrial-grade remote access and added protection and risk monitoring aids remote operations.

The continuous manufacturing platform can be used for individual unit operations or a complete solid-dosage manufacturing line and can be integrated with third-party equipment.

Catalent will offer vial filling, packaging capacity, and additional staffing at the site to support the production of the initial 100 million doses of the vaccine candidate to supply the US market beginning in the third quarter of 2020.

The VIA Capsule from Cytiva is a liquid nitrogen-free cryogenic shipment system designed to transport cell therapies.

The center will offer expertise in fill-finish optimization and analytical testing.

The new Masterflex Flow Controller from Cole-Parmer measures, controls, and logs fluid path information after receiving input from a flow sensor and then modifies the speed of the pump to support a set flow rate or dispense volume.

The Massbox from Exum Instruments is a laser ablation laser ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer that works to escalate the speed of development and discovery while providing access to high-performance organic and inorganic characterization.

The 600-gallon VersaMix Model VM-600 from Ross is qualified for high-speed subsurface powder induction with a proprietary Ross Solids/Liquid Injection Manifold (SLIM).

Rite-Hite’s LiteSpeed Clean high-speed door is a speed roll-up door designed to provide cleanrooms with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and FDA-compliant integrity, reliability, and safety.

The companies have entered into a manufacturing agreement for the fill finish supply of lenzilumab for the potential treatment of COVID-19.

Regulators have exaggerated expectations for simulated media fills.

The right approach to biological safety cabinets, and collaboration between engineers and those who will operate the equipment, is crucial to preventing cell-culture contamination.

The new chromatography columns provide enhanced separation for high order aggregates and macromolecules.

Ori Biotech is partnering with manufacturers and materials suppliers to develop an automated system for cell and gene therapy manufacturing.

Single-use processing requires instruments providing the accuracy of traditional technologies but configured in form factors designed specifically for this service

Synthetic depth filters are a suitable option to provide a high-performance and scalable single-step clarification process.

Distek’s small-volume conversion kit for its Model 2500 Select bathless dissolution tester uses bathless heating technology and the continuous monitoring and control of the in-vessel temperature to eliminate the water bath in the dissolution tester.

Inline high shear mixers from ROSS are available from 1 through 250 HP to accelerate mixing, emulsification, and homogenization in recirculation and continuous modes.

Tosoh Bioscience introduced the SkillPak 1 mL and 5 mL pre-packed columns for fast method development and resin screening of monoclonal antibodies, antibody constructs, oligonucleotides, proteins, and viruses.

Smart Containers from SCHOTT work to improve reject management and line clearance via a unique identifier to create traceability throughout the manufacturing process.

Bioprocessing advances improve product yield, cut costs, and streamline integration between upstream and downstream processes.

The ASTM standard describes how to evaluate single-use systems for foreign particle analysis.

Sartorius adds chromatography systems and resins, tangential flow filtration, and biomolecular characterization technologies.

The new printers contain integrated PTLab software and can print directly onto slides and cassettes, eliminating handwritten mistakes and expensive labels.

The platform is part of IMA’s remote factory acceptance testing (FAT) initiative that involves providing customers with virtual solutions to meet their machine and packaging testing needs.