FEATURE ARTICLES
Quality requirements for parenteral drugs complicate facility design like few other regulated products. If you're developing injectables, be aware of these key issues.
- MES Is Still In The CD ROM Era But The Data Architecture Has Moved On
- The Rise Of The Autonomous Pharma Plant
- U.S. Pharma Tariffs And MFN In 2026: Manufacturing And Procurement Impact
- A Peek Into Novo Nordisk's Sustainable Facility Construction Mindset
- At Base Camp: Lilly's Manufacturing Capacity Journey
- The U.S. Has A New Vice To Squeeze Foreign Imports: Pharma Quality
- January 2026 — CDMO Opportunities And Threats Report
PHARMA ONLINE WHITE PAPERS
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![Horizontal Optical Comparator]( "Inspecting On The Edge — Understanding Punch Tip Wear")
Inspecting On The Edge — Understanding Punch Tip WearWhy is a horizontal optical comparator highly recommended for tablet manufacturers as a measuring tool for punch tip inspection, and what strategies can be used to detect, reduce, and prevent tip wear?
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Advancing QC Efficiency With SEC-MALS System And Empower Software7/31/2025
Discover how integration transforms lab workflows to enhance molecular characterization, streamline data management, and ensure compliance for superior data integrity and operational efficiency.
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Streamline Your mAb Manufacturing With Strategic Development And CDMO Compatibility6/4/2025
Though the journey to mAb development begins at lab scale, for clinical trials and commercial distribution, a production process must be streamlined and scalable to 2,000 L production and above.
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Quality: The Link Between Platform, Processes, And Patients2/18/2025
Quality management in healthcare and life sciences is crucial for optimizing patient health. Learn how modern quality management systems optimize patient outcomes, enhance safety, and drive operational efficiency.
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Streamlining Single-Use Assemblies In The Bulk-Fill Step Of Downstream Processing4/24/2024
Single-use (SU) systems and components are growing in demand as they offer minimal contamination risk. Review a standardized SU assembly for bulk-fill processing that aims to improve efficiency.
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OEE And Product Inspection2/13/2025
Explore the calculation of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and the impact of product inspection equipment on OEE in the pharmaceutical industry.
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NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
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- 02.23.26 -- Mastering EU GMP Annex 1: Packaging, Performance, And Contamination Control
INDUSTRY NEWS
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![FDA Logo on phone screen-GettyImages-2208861549]( "Høeg In, Pazdur Out At The FDA")
Høeg In, Pazdur Out At The FDAWhat an eventful week it has been at the FDA, with Richard Pazdur, M.D., resigning after weeks in his position as director of Center for Drug Research and Evaluation (CDER), and his vacancy being quickly filled by acting director Tracy Beth Høeg, M.D.
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![business peope negotiating-GettyImages-637902194]( "9 Drugs Granted Fast Track By FDA's Voucher Program")
9 Drugs Granted Fast Track By FDA's Voucher ProgramWith targets like pancreatic cancer, deafness, blindness, infertility and vaping addiction, these drugs were chosen due to an unmet need, addressing a public health crisis, boosting domestic manufacturing or increasing affordability.
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![Pharmaceutical sorting machine, pills-GettyImages-1499814881]( "Leaders In The Excipient Market: Region And Type")
Leaders In The Excipient Market: Region And TypeThough North America led the market with a 38.32% market share of $3.15 billion in 2024, Asia Pacific is expected to have the fastest growth in the upcoming years.
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![GettyImages-2189405678-GLP-1-obesity]( "Pfizer Strengthens Obesity Foothold With Metsera Acquisition")
Pfizer Strengthens Obesity Foothold With Metsera AcquisitionAfter discouraging efforts to bring two oral obesity drugs to market—danuglipron and lotiglipron—this acquisition launches Pfizer back into the obesity therapeutic game.
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![weight loss, diabetes, insulin pen-GettyImages-2196049931]( "FDA Cracks Down On GLP-1 Imports")
FDA Cracks Down On GLP-1 ImportsGLP-1 bulk drug substances must be detained without physical examination (DWPE) unless they are on a list (Green List) of approved foreign GLP-1 manufacturers.
PHARMACEUTICAL ONLINE CONTENT COLLECTIONS
Explore how sterility assurance, including sterilization validation and environmental monitoring, is essential for controlling microbial contamination in mammalian cell production to ensure patient safety. Check out the latest e-book from Pharmaceutical Online.
More Content CollectionsSUPPLIER NEWS
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Bora Pharmaceuticals And GSK Sign $250M Five Year Global Manufacturing Contract2/24/2026
This renewed collaboration reinforces the long-standing relationship between the two companies and expands the partnership, allowing GSK access to multiple sites within the Bora network, including its newest OSD site in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
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AbbVie Announces $380 Million Investment With Two New Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Manufacturing Facilities In Illinois2/24/2026
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced a new $380 million investment to build two new active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facilities at its current North Chicago, Illinois, campus. These new state-of-the-art facilities will integrate advanced manufacturing technologies with artificial intelligence (AI) to support the production of AbbVie's next-generation neuroscience and obesity medications.
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Johnson & Johnson Announces $1 Billion Investment With New Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility In Pennsylvania2/22/2026
ohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the “Company”), healthcare’s leading, most comprehensive innovation powerhouse, today announced a more than $1 billion investment in a next generation cell therapy manufacturing facility in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. This new facility will further expand the Company’s U.S. manufacturing capacity as it advances its industry leading portfolio and pipeline of transformational medicines for cancer, immune-mediated and neurological diseases.
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Syntegon Launches AIM9 High-Speed Inspection Platform2/18/2026
Based on decades of experience and proven technology, Syntegon is launching the AIM9 inspection platform. It combines visual inspection and leak detection with outputs of up to 600 vials per minute, helping pharmaceutical manufacturers and CMOs achieve the highest inspection and product quality.
