Equipment

Nephron Pharma and the University of South Carolina plan to build a sterile compounding lab at the University for research and training.

The company’s Custom Single Run product line now has available bioreactors with working volumes of up to 6000 L.

Fette Compacting introduced its next-generation platform of tableting equipment with the F10i for small batches.

Valo Therapeutics has acquired a technology from Helsinki University that is expected to broaden its approach and expand the capability of its cancer vaccines platform, PeptiCRAd.

Equipment and systems for aseptic transfer and manufacture meet cGMP and Annex 1 requirements for pharmaceutical fill and finish.

At-line NIR measurements can replace a laboratory HPLC measurement for API content in oral solid-dosage drug manufacturing.

Charles Ross & Son Company made improvements to the dual-post hydraulic lift and seal design of its 1500-gallon Multi-Shaft Mixer Model PVM-1500.

The SLA5800 Series Biotech and the SLAMf Series Biotech are two new mass flow controller (MFC) models from Brooks Instrument designed specifically for improved gas flow control in biotechnology applications.

The Viscometer CL-10DV for inclusion from Dynatrol consists of a viscometer, a viscosity probe, and a digital converter series that operate in several conditions for a variety of applications, including pharmaceutical chemicals, oil mixtures, and propylene glycol-based fluids, etc.

General Purpose Pro Centrifuge Series centrifuges by Thermo Fisher Scientific are designed to deliver a regulatory-compliant benchtop separation solution to meet the application needs of scientists working in biopharmaceuticals, academic research, and clinical diagnostic applications.

The evolution of cell-culture technology is driving the need for improvements in modeling solutions.

Marchesini Group’s Compact 12 electronic counter with HarleNIR vision system measures product and active ingredient when filling and capping bottles for tablets and capsules.

The ACGcaps H+ capsules work to meet pharmaceutical and nutraceutical needs while remaining gelatin-free.

The Birtley, UK facility added cleanroom, manufacturing, and testing facilities for biopharma manufacturing single-use systems.

ACG Engineering, which is a part of the ACG Group, has announced its acquisition of a German-based pharma processing equipment provider, Xertecs.

Optima Pharma opened a new assembly hall, the CSPE Center, that will give the company space to build complete, multi-story pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

The Tridex Protein Analyzer from IDEX offers the ability to directly measure protein titer from a bioreactor in real time.

TaskMate Robotic Systems from ESS Technologies now integrate Fanuc America’s new line of selective compliance assembly robot arm (SCARA) robots to create an ultra-compact robotic cell that integrates with cartoners, case packers, and monoblock filler/cappers for collation and machine loading and unloading.

UniFlow FM Fume Hoods by HEMCO Corporation are designed for synthesis, distillation, and other reactor or rack type operations where tall apparatuses are used, or large diameter equipment is rolled into the work area.

Advanced Discharge Systems by Ross are built with mechanisms to fit almost any high-viscosity application and increase efficiency following the mixing process.

The Allen-Bradley Kinetix VPH hygienic servo motors and the stainless-steel version of the PanelView Plus 7 graphic terminal by Rockwell Automation both work to minimize contamination during production and ease compliance.

Homogeneity of the powder blend is crucial for solid-dosage drug manufacturing.

Pharmaceutical Technology Europe celebrates 30 years in publishing the latest insights, analysis, and developments of the bio/pharma industry.

Cambrex has revealed that it is expanding its solid form screening and crystallization process development facility in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The freedom of design found in additive manufacturing offers the potential for improved processing equipment, both in prototypes and commercial equipment.

Development and manufacturing machine specialists, groninger, have opened a new showroom at its headquarters based in Crailsheim, Germany.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech has unveiled a new single-use vessel for its ambr 250 modular benchtop automated mini bioreactor system that has been specifically designed for therapeutic cell lines.

Rockwell Automation’s updated FactoryTalk AssetCentre software supports several new types of production assets.

TaskMate Robotic Systems from ESS Technologies with Fanuc America’s robots create an ultra-compact robotic cell that integrates with cartoners, case packers, and monoblock filler/cappers for collation and machine loading and unloading.

Omega Design’s auto-indexing machine dispenses canister desiccants into a wide range of containers for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications.