Maintenance Qualification: Improving Compliance and Performance in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

CDMOs announced expansions, exhibitors showcased automated equipment, and supply chain strategy discussions were a focus at CPHI Milan 2026.

Mitigating nitrosamine risk requires assessing each product individually and chasing zero nitrite in pharmaceutical excipients is often impractical and costly.

Clinical, manufacturing, safety, and commercial teams all lean on shared data. They need to agree on who publishes each data product, who can use it, and what evidence goes with it.

Continuous overall equipment effectiveness can be used to pinpoint hidden downtime and process bottlenecks in real time.

The PharmTech team focused on its coverage of AAPS PharmSci 360 this week, conducting interviews with experts on a range of topics including formulation platforms, AI, amorphous solid dispersions, and animal studies.

The agreement between CDER and OII with allow for coordinated marketing application assessments and inspections.

Shubhajit Paul, a senior research fellow in Boehringer Ingelheim’s Department of Material Analytical Sciences, spoke with PharmTech at AAPS PharmSci 360 to explain how tabletability prediction can be improved for roller-compacted formulations.

This week on PharmTech.com, experts discussed E&L suitability standards, rare disease treatment development, sourcing ingredient suppliers, the use of AI in quality control, and more.