Equipment

3D printing offers a new design freedom for bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing: whether for “printing” a solid-dosage drug or for creating a piece of equipment for bio/pharmaceutical laboratories or manufacturing facilities.

Laboratory test methods evaluate cleaning agents and cleaning process design for removing resin residues from the surfaces of non-dedicated chromatography columns systems.

In OSD continuous manufacturing, flexible batch sizes can optimize supply, but equipment and processing challenges are still being addressed.

Pharmaceutical Technology Europe spoke with Manuel Leal, business development director for Idifarma to learn more about spray drying and how it can support patient-centric drug development.

The Ross PowerMix is a hybrid planetary mixer suited to address the need for high shear in formulations too viscous for conventional dual-shaft mixers.

When specifying an automated powder transfer system for vacuum conveying of pharmaceutical powders, consider material properties, facility constraints, and designs to mitigate explosion.

Sticking and picking are common problems in tablet manufacturing. Considering tablet compression issues before tablet designs are finalized can prevent unanticipated problems during scale-up and full-scale production.

Flexibility and well considered manufacturing approaches could help tablet manufacturers face the increasing pressure resulting from the shifting bio/pharma development landscape.

The company has launched a comprehensive portfolio of custom cell biology solutions and a new cell-line engineering technology.

Distek, a provider of laboratory testing instruments, added a dual impeller single-use bioreactor (SUB) system to its BIOne portfolio.

A continuous peptide manufacturing process invented by Swedish Biomimetics 3000 Ltd is a platform technology also applicable to other solid-phase chemical processes, such as chromatography.

Waters debuted a range of new TA Instruments innovations and the BioAccord System at Pittcon 2019 in Philadelphia, PA, on March 17–21, 2019.

The Dual Cell-E Robotic Palletizer from ESS Technologies integrates a FANUC robot with custom-designed end-of-arm tooling for palletizing in a small footprint.

Bruker highlighted new analytical systems for several industry applications, including pharma, materials science, and clinical/preclinical research.

The acquisition of the site in Copenhagen, Denmark, will significantly expand Fujifilm’s capacity and capabilities.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) and Novasep will partner to develop systems for membrane chromatography using Novasep’s BioSC platform and SSB’s single-use technology.

FDA guidance on quality considerations for continuous manufacturing should help advance implementation by providing clarity and giving companies more confidence to make investments in the new technology.

The Tandem 4.0 augmented reality-enhanced collaboration tool from Apprentice.io has a new user experience and user interface design.

AST will unveil its multi-format robotic filling system, the GENiSYS R, at INTERPHEX.

The Marchesini Group will introduce the CMP pharma inspection system to the US market at INTERPHEX 2019.

Identify the warning signs and follow best practices for refurbishment to improve tablet press yields.

Containment valves and smart monitoring can keep employees safe and improve manufacturing efficiency when handling potent APIs, intermediates, and solid-dosage drugs.

The Pulse-Flow PTA dense phase pneumatic conveying system from Gericke USA directs air or nitrogen into the pressure vessel and pipeline in timed, regular pulses that form the dry material into separate, wavelike, pulsed slugs.

UniFlow FM Fume Hoods by HEMCO are suited for synthesis, distillation, and other rack-type operations where a tall apparatus is used or equipment is rolled into the work area.

The VMC VersaMix by Charles Ross & Son Company is suited for temperature-critical formulations of medium to high viscosity under stringent vacuum/pressure constraints.

The $21.4-billion acquisition will create stand-alone business within Danaher’s life-sciences portfolio.

Suppliers address complex supply chains for global biopharmaceutical manufacturing using disposable components.

Mixing Dynamics has been selected as North American representative for Italvacuum dryers and pumps.

The company will open its first European manufacturing facility in Castlebar, Ireland.

The RK-1 continuous mixing processor from Readco Kurimoto is suited for testing formulations in continuous processing conditions.