Manufacturing, Parenterals and Injectables

The plant in Singen, Germany will be used for formulation, filling, and packaging of Takeda’s vaccine candidate.

The companies plan to promote and manufacture Maverick, an emergency-use, cartridge-based auto-injector.

The company will showcase its RayDyLyo all-plastic capping solution, which works in conjunction with SCHOTT’s adaptiQ ready-to use (RTU) vials and groninger Nestfillers by providing maximum flexibility for fill/finish operations.

US-based SP Industries acquired the sterile filling line assets of Spain-based i-Dositecno.

Gerresheimer enlarged a cleanroom, installed a high-performance furnace, and automated testing and packaging systems for pharmaceutical glass packaging in Essen, Germany.

The new device can inject a range of drugs of different viscosities up to 35cP and different fill volumes up to 1mL.

Ready-to-use components help compounders and manufacturers of small batches overcome economy-of-scale limitations in aseptic GMP manufacturing.

Optima Packaging explains its approach to process design.

Automated fill/finish and inspection equipment displayed at the 2019 Healthcare Packaging Expo improves quality and efficiency.

Advances in fill/finish for parenteral packaging address demands for efficiency and product safety.

The company will supply its heparin sodium injection in prefilled syringe form.

The Industry 4. 0 tools of augmented and virtual reality aid pharmaceutical fill/finish equipment design, training, and troubleshooting.

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

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

The companies will work together to produce enFuse, a patient-administered subcutaneous delivery device.

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

Nephron Pharmaceuticals is partnering with Clemson University to create a robotic solution for syringe-filling automation to enhance sterile manufacturing.

Glass vials have come a long way from mere commodities and are now considered an integral part of final drug product.

Formulators of parenteral drugs must be cautious of specific considerations and challenges that arise during development and manufacture.

Hikma will supply 14 essential medicines to US hospitals and patients.

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

Lonza Pharma & Biotech announced a binding contractual commitment for the purchase of a sterile drug product fill and finish facility.

Sterile filtration is often required for biologics but presents degradation and compatibility challenges.

Lyophilization Services of New England acquired a sterile injectables manufacturing facility in León, Spain.

CDMO iBio introduced cGMP sterile fill/finish services at its facility in Texas.

Although continuous approaches offer significant benefits for some products and processes, batch manufacturing is not going away any time soon.

Wearable and smart devices allow user-friendly subcutaneous drug delivery.

Leachable silicone oil may have an effect on large-molecule APIs, making it important to establish a robust analytical method to detect and quantify the substance.

Empty and prefilled syringes must pass a range of quality control tests.

Closed systems for aseptic fill and finish were featured at INTERPHEX 2019.