Equipment

The Visiocover from GEA is a transparent sanitary cover for visual inspection of and process access to non-sticky-powder processes.

Telstar reports that its Boreas, a new 86° ultra-low-temperature freezer, increases average performance by 20%.

Cleanroom floor and wall solutions from Sika meet rigorous standards for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

The company plans to install 4000-L disposable bioreactors from ABEC at its new commercial manufacturing facility in Wuxi city, China.

Process analytical technology and advanced process control strategies can be applied to either batch or continuous manufacturing of solid-dosage drugs.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech has launched a new automated parallel bioreactor system for perfusion culture.

Sartorius has delivered to ABL’s Strasbourg facility, a GMP viral vector manufacturing package solution that includes single-use bioreactors and an automation platform for normal flow filtration, tangential filtration, and mixing.

The contract development and manufacturing organization has expanded biologics capacity at its facility in Berkeley, CA.

The Natoli AIM Data Acquisition and Analytical Software for Natoli’s NP-RD10A single-station tablet press speeds research and development.

Machine vision and optical character recognition technologies enhance inspection of packages and labels.

With minimal damage to its manufacturing plant in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Colorcon has been able to restore full operations.

This article presents considerations for preventing hazards associated with dust in pharmaceutical production, particularly as relates to the United Kingdom's Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations.

The company showcased various updated and new analytical systems and solutions for food analysis and pharmaceutical, clinical research, and materials sciences applications.

Endress+Hauser's Memosens COS81D hygienic optical sensor can measure dissolved oxygen in pharmaceutical fermenters and bioreactors.

The ZSE 50 MAXX twin screw extruder system from Leistritz Extrusion is suited for a range of compounding tasks.

Johnson Matthey has manufactured a new Gusev catalyst for ester hydrogenation using technology that promotes sustainability and improved reactivity and selectivity, according to the company.

Tableting instruments (i.e., compaction simulators) that simulate high-speed presses can be used in a quality-by-design (QbD) approach to perform in-depth material characterization and direct scale-up.

Materials used in the seals of split butterfly valves for aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing should be chosen carefully.

A new suite for the encapsulation of highly potent drugs will be added.

The company has expanded its single-use manufacturing capabilities at its facility in Fermoy, Ireland.

Ompi EZ-fill vials and Daikyo Seiko PLASCAP press-fit closures are a confirmed product set for use with Vanrx Pharmasystems' Aseptic Filling Workcells.

Honeywell offers an augmented/virtual reality approach to train the industrial workforce.

The company has made an equipment donation to Purdue University's continuous manufacturing research program.

Amgen plans to invest approximately $300 million in a new biomanufacturing plant in the United States.

Layout and supply details must be considered when implementing a fully disposable biopharmaceutical manufacturing process.