The U.S. is the largest pharmaceutical market by value and its drug spending has continued to outgrow the global market — and this is largely driven by biologics, which have seen...
Learn more about how the innovation of chemically defined microbial media has created a new paradigm of microbial bioprocessing, one which has the potential to enhance the performance...
The traditional model for the pharmaceutical industry has focused on the development of blockbuster, broad-spectrum medicines that treat millions of patients globally. However...
Cell culture processes are complex and highly variable, and yet only a handful of key parameters are typically controlled in real time. Critical process parameters and key performance...
Aseptic filling & freezing of single-use bags are often performed manually and uncontrolled, leading to inefficiencies and increased product loss. Only modular technologies facilitate...
Pharmaceutical and biopharma manufacturers need to move fluids from one cleanroom to another quickly, with maximum productivity and minimal effort and expense.
This eBook provides guidance for automating weighing processes by highlighting tips and solutions that deliver value for all roles in manufacturing. This includes engineering,...
ISPE believes moving to Pharma 4.0 represents a competitive advantage to the extent that not embracing its potential might be a business risk for pharma companies.
Today’s developing environment — coined the Fourth Industrial Revolution and characterized by rapidly evolving and disruptive advances in technology — has created a new and intimidating...
In this special report, we explore how virtualization can provide significant advantages for deploying process control systems at pharmaceutical plants.
Aggregation makes tracing products through each step of the supply chain much simpler. This in turn means that should one of those individual products show up elsewhere, it has...
This report lists 25 of the most common regulatory violations in the areas of personnel training, recordkeeping, waste ID, universal waste, and laboratories found at facilities...
Over 70% of potential research participants live >2 hours away from sites, & patient drop-out rates can reach 30% depending on the therapeutic area. The Solution: eConsent Why...
While regulatory compliance is a complex and cumbersome requirement for pharma manufacturers, it is key to ensuring patients receive quality products. Today's ever-increasing ...
One of the challenges that cleaning professionals encounter is contamination from personnel, not only during production but also while cleaning, it’s important that cleanroom ...
At Rite-Hite, we have many solutions for the pharmaceutical industry along with the knowledge and experience to help you address the issues you face with your clean areas. We ...
The pharma industry is under pressure to speed new drugs to market, lower manufacturing costs and expand into new markets — and they are looking for partners who can help. CDMOs...
New, complex therapies coming through the pharma pipelines are putting immense pressure on supply chains and manufacturing capacity, challenging traditional scale-up and manufacturing...
As more pharma companies look to lower costs, streamline operations, and expand geographical presence, contract manufacturers are increasingly becoming the unsung heroes of pharma...
Outsourcing to contract manufacturers can be a valuable, even critical, option allowing companies to focus their resources and talents on their primary objectives
Drug manufacturers and contract organizations have shared a mutually beneficial relationship for decades in the pharmaceutical industry and will no doubt continue to do so for...
Whether you face challenges like siloed data across multiple departments or addressing specific data security issues or simply feel restricted by the business applications you...
Drug manufacturers charged with developing, scaling up or scaling down any process involving crystallization face major challenges, given the industry's current understanding ...
The pharma industry is feeling pressure to deliver products at warp speed, leaving companies scrambling to increase productivity without sacrificing quality or breaking the budget...
The extensive automation of modern pharmaceutical production makes compressed air a vitally important energy carrier. As multiple compressors supply air flow, lower efficiencies...
Now more than ever, it is important to protect employees, contractors, and anyone else who accesses your facility's roof. Making rooftop safety a priority at your location can...
With utility costs on the rise, many pharma manufacturers are taking a closer look at their facilities and finding that better facility design, resource management and maintenance...
With many pharma manufacturers operating sophisticated (and costly) continuous water purification systems, results that come days after a sample has been taken do little to ensue...
The industry’s most established dosage forms, solid dose drugs are shelf stable and easy to administer. But today's drug formulations are complex and high potency, and OSD drugmakers...
Are you looking to overcome data connectivity challenges, optimize supply chain, & ensure regulatory compliance? Read this whitepaper showcasing a novel solution based on MQTT...
The power of simulation in designing a pharmaceutical manufacturing process is due to the unique and detailed information it can provide for many operations. Learn more in this...
There are many factors that can affect medication access and initiation. With the power of AI and predictive analytics, patient support interventions can be optimized to allow...
Biopharma R&D spending by PhRMA members grew from $2 billion in 1980 to some $51.6 billion in 2013. While no one’s crystal ball can exactly predict where the industry is headed...
In biopharmaceutical development, scale up and scale down are critical to developing a robust process and maintaining product quality. This eBook is a resource for best practices...
This Colbert white paper provides industry insights on serialization and security in packaging – its history, current state and the oncoming expectations in the war on counterfeit...
Packaging plays many roles in today's pharma industry. Not only does the right packaging protect drug quality, it can further sustainability initiatives and even create a strategic...
Pharmaceutical packaging products are getting cleaner, safer, and smarter than ever, and deciding how to choose a supplier requires more thought. Leading producers are laser focused...
Discover five steps required to help create a compelling business case and get the key facts and figures you need to achieve senior buy-in for a digitalized QC Platform.
Dive into excellence: Discover how FDA's QMM program & CDER's rating system empower CDMOs to ensure top-quality pharmaceuticals, prevent shortages & build reliability. Uncover...
Contamination can lead to costly recalls, a damaged reputation, and ultimately harm to customers. Learn how to check your weighing equipment for key hygienic features and find...
This white paper, "Effects of X-ray Inspection on Pharmaceutical Products," answers a major concern of manufacturers: Do X-rays affect the quality and efficacy of a drug during...
What if you could achieve faster off-gas composition analysis without sacrificing precision and quality? Learn how to gain improved precision, accuracy, long intervals between...
Dragos's annual ICS/OT Cybersecurity Year in Review provides an overview and analysis of ICS vulnerabilities, global threat activity targeting industrial environments & industry...
Dragos's annual ICS/OT Cybersecurity Year in Review provides an overview and analysis of ICS vulnerabilities, global threat activity targeting industrial environments, and industry...
Want to know how to create a successful tablet? One robust enough to survive the journey from manufacturing to packaging is key. Don't do it correctly, you could have a tarnished...
Oral solid dose formulations — the pharma industry’s tried-and-true treatment forms — continue to play a pivotal role in the industry’s quest to produce quality, effective treatments...
With more than a century of safe, effective usage, oral solid dose products are a proven pharmaceutical market mainstay. While the dosage form isn’t fading away any time soon,...
While the oral solid dosage form has not seen what OSD subject matter expert Dave DiProspero calls a “silver bullet change,” the sector has continued to stay relevant.
Over the last several years, pharmaceutical leaders have come to realize that their old ways of supply chain management are vastly inadequate for today’s hard-hitting challenges...
A start-to-finish guide for understanding and evaluating equipment move options.Organizations need to find the move system that will keep their operations moving swiftly, efficiently...
This year in particular, the pressure has been on pharma to keep pace with the ongoing demand for pandemic products, while also meeting the needs of rapidly expanding areas of...
Challenges can arise when transitioning a media formulation from a non-cGMP prototype to a cGMP-manufactured product. Our case study outlines the scale-up process that was used...
Considering scalability, cost effectiveness, and convenience is essential to find a media format that can meet your current and future needs. Read our article to learn more about...
Scale-up is a critical stage, with an optimized medium and robust supply chains being central to consistent product quality and a cost-effective process. Read our article to discover...
A pharma manufacturer seeking to create more accurate weighing workflows found that smart, hygienic equipment has helped it to achieve productivity gains across multiple manufacturing...
This guide provides a complete reference to Track & Trace technology for use in the pharmaceutical industry. It covers the purpose, technology, and functionality of Track & Trace...
An American worker gets hurt on the job every 7 seconds. At that rate, safety pros make thousands of decisions every day about which injury and illness cases to record. With OSHA...
Ready to improve data accessibility and product quality? Start by understanding data architecture strategies specifically for life sciences manufacturers. View examples from Alcon...
With supply chain’s unpredictable temperature conditions and logistical complexities, can you afford to leave customer satisfaction and product usability up to chance?
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that air compressors use as much as 10% of all electricity generated in the U.S. and calculates that as much as 50% of this energy is wasted...
In an evolving field, EHS leaders must be empowered with the digital tools that are resilient, scalable, and future-proofed. Discover the challenges facing today's EHS professionals...
Operational technology (OT) risks are on the rise, with more threat actors and incidents targeting manufacturers by the day. Even when organizations invest in preventative OT ...
Get the latest updates on continuous manufacturing, a trend that is streamlining pharmaceutical manufacturing by reducing time and labor and increasing product quality.
Download this IDC InfoBrief to uncover key drivers and challenges pharma organizations face, as well as how investing in Edge Computing can help companies reach their operational...
Supply chain challenges have always been a fact of life for pharma manufacturers. The pandemic further highlighted the importance of visibility and control across the pharma supply...
Have you heard? Experts at Mesa Labs wrote the biological indicator chapter in Handbook of Validation in Pharmaceutical Processes, Fourth Edition. Read the second part of their...
Are you working with a pharmaceutical product that requires deep cold storage? Studies have shown that deep cold storage temperatures can introduce risk to the container closure...
Pharmaceutical companies looking to increase cost efficiencies have various considerations to incorporate. Decision-making around effective project management, partnership strategy...
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries continue to experience increased pressure on financial performance due to several factors, including a rise in the cost of raw materials...
Hot off the press! Read the last segment of the biological indicators chapter in Handbook of Validation in Pharmaceutical Processes, Fourth Edition by the experts at Mesa Labs...
The pharmaceutical industry is under intense pressure to reduce the environmental harm caused by drug development and manufacturing. Learn about Green Chemistry principles and...
Biological indicator professionals at Mesa Labs contributed to the Handbook of Validation in Pharmaceutical Processes, Fourth Edition. Read the first part of their chapter "Biological...
Often taken for granted until something goes wrong, facility design, resource management and maintenance strategies can offer sources of overlooked savings.
Pack your bags and join the editors of Pharma Manufacturing as we examine the state of pharma beyond the borders of the United States, exploring the pluses and minus of different...
Pivoting is nothing new for equipment and technology vendors. Innovation is about staying relevant; the most innovative vendors are often those who best adapt to meet the changing...
The past year was marked by shifting business models, more stringent quality requirements, technological improvements and mounting political pressures to solve pharma-related ...
Discover recently launched or updated technologies and systems that have changed the game in pharmaceutical manufacturing including high-quality equipment in various fields
Despite the increasing number of injectable biologics, solid dose products are a proven pharmaceutical market mainstay. According to GoodRx data, the top 10 drugs based on monthly...