Manufacturing

On April 14, 2025, the Trump Administration launched a national security-driven investigation into pharmaceuticals, a move that will likely result in tariffs being placed on pharmaceutical drugs, ingredients, and other components that are imported from outside of the United States.

Pharmaceutical Technology® spoke with Alexander Seyf, CEO and co-founder of Autolomous, about the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.

Development of the state-of-the-art facility was made possible by a £2 million (US$2.6 million) round of funding, and a successful inspection by MHRA was completed in March 2025.

The company has plans to invest $23 billion during the next five years to expand manufacturing and R&D in the US, which will include seven new facilities.

Pharmaceutical Technology® Group spoke with Erik Wiklund, CEO of Circio, about the impact of the post-COVID-19 world on the pharmaceutical industry and how that has shifted the talent pool.

Siemens said spending on AI software is predicted to double by the end of the 2020s, in a market increasingly driven by structural shifts that underscore a need for digital transformation.

SkyCell is working with Microsoft to incorporate SkyCell’s AI-powered supply chain solution into Microsoft Teams and Copilot.

Lack of skills in the AI realm was a distant second among those surveyed about the biggest barrier to innovation while using the technology.

Joe Bobacher of OPW Engineered Systems spoke with Pharmaceutical Technology® Group at INTERPHEX 2025 about fluid transfer in controlled environments and the importance of guarding against product loss.

As single use becomes more prevalent, end users are looking for more customization, and regulators are refining their rules, says Todd Andrews of CPC in an interview with Pharmaceutical Technology® Group.

3D printing of personalized medications is currently possible under existing compounding regulations, offering enhanced process control through automation. But new legislation coming in 2025 will allow 3D printing as part of a distributed manufacturing framework.

Michael Franco, global sales director at PSG Biotech, spoke with the PharmTech Group at INTERPHEX 2025 about recent advancements in pharmaceutical flow sensor technology.

The yearly convention in New York City showcased new and emerging technologies and gave participating exhibitors a chance to unveil their strategies for the second half of the 2020s.

Josh Hoerner, general manager of Purisys, provides his perspective on FDA’s recommendations for acceptable intake limits for N-nitrosamine impurities.

The move towards “pharma 4.0” requires a major shift, both ideologically and technologically, to adapt current processes to a framework that will automate much of today’s manufacturing.

Sitting down with the PharmTech Group at INTERPHEX 2025, Nicole Hunter, head of Global WMArchitect at WMFTS, explains the industry initiative around single-use assembly components resulting from supply disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Pharmaceutical Technology® Group sat down with Chris Gooding, general manager at CRL Solutions, to learn more about how beta bags assist in the transfer of supplies and equipment into a sterile environment.

Speaking with the PharmTech Group at INTERPHEX 2025, Dave Loula, global product director, ITT Engineered Valves, discusses innovation in advanced sensing technologies that addresses customer need for reliable valve function.

Sitting down with the PharmTech Group at INTERPHEX 2025, Christopher Murphy, director of Global Business Development and Service Customer Support at Environmental Specialties, discusses the design and critical role of walk-in chambers in the bio/pharmaceutical industry.

Pharmaceutical Technology® Group sat down with Thomas De Beer, co-founder and CEO of RheaVita, to talk about his presentation at INTERPHEX 2025, “GMP-ready Continuous & Controlled Pharmaceutical Freeze-Drying”.

Christian Cobaugh, Eswar Iyer, and Vincenzo Antignani go behind the headlines to discuss a mixture of investment trends, policy realignments, trade and stock recalibrations, and an apparent crusade against vaccines both new and old.

Pharmaceutical Technology® Group spoke with Peter Sarvey, head of Sales for Automation NTH, at INTERPHEX 2025 about the growing use of automation and artificial intelligence in the pharmaceutical industry.

The Pharmaceutical Technology® Group spoke with Kerry Love, co-founder and CEO of Sunflower Therapeutics at INTERPHEX 2025, to find out how automation enhances the manufacture of proteins.

Webinar Date/Time: Friday, April 18, 2025 at 11am EDT

William Wainwright, business development manager at Iwata Label USA, discusses the practical security benefits of functional labels at INTERPHEX 2025.