FEATURE ARTICLES
Case studies reveal the gap between research progress and clinical readiness. In these stories, earlier CMC involvement might have saved resources and staved off delays.
- IT/OT Convergence Could Lighten Biopharma's Automation Burden
- How Peptides Are Expanding The Possibilities Of Drug Discovery
- The 2026 Pharma R&D AI Sourcing Map: Partnerships, Concentration, Inflection
- Beyond The Plate Count: How To Build A Defensible Environmental Monitoring Trend Review
- What Europe's Draft Annex 22 Actually Asks Of Human Oversight Of AI
- How To Keep Your 'Big Bang' Platform Switch From Becoming A Big Bust
- FDA Rethinks Skin Sensitization Testing For Generic Transdermal And Topical Delivery Systems
PHARMA ONLINE WHITE PAPERS
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Why CDMO Performance Drops Exactly When It Matters Most
Programs often stall moving to GMP due to fragmented workflows and knowledge gaps. Aligning teams and integrating development with execution, via continuous data, sustains momentum and reduces risk.
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The Role Of Processing And Supplier Diversification5/26/2026
Optimizing UHMWPE implants requires balancing materials, processing, and sourcing to improve performance, reduce risk, and lower costs in medical device manufacturing.
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Managing Risks With Potent Pharmaceutical Products11/2/2026
Manufacturing potent medications safely requires specialized containment, toxicology expertise, and strict contamination controls to ensure compliance, product quality, and worker safety.
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Criteria For Effective Bioprocess Scale-Up3/25/2026
Discover four essential bioprocess scale-up criteria and how each balances hydrodynamics, shear, and mass transfer across manufacturing scales.
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Finding An Optimal Harvest Solution By Considering Both Cost And Sustainability3/27/2025
Optimize your bioprocessing harvest with single-use centrifugation. Reduce costs, waste, and space needs compared to traditional depth filtration methods.
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Digital Transformation And Quality By Design For Enhanced Development7/23/2025
Discover how digital transformation and Quality by Design are revolutionizing pharmaceutical development to boost efficiency, enhance compliance, and accelerate innovation across the drug lifecycle.
PHARMA ONLINE APP NOTES & CASE STUDIES
- Optimizing Liquid And Solid Mixing Across Variable Process Volumes
- Consistent Improvement In CHO-K1 GS Performance With Efficient-Pro Feed 3 And Efficient-Pro Feed Enhancer
- Scaling A Sterile Fill-Finish Program 4x Without Adding Complexity
- From Sequence To Scale In Seven Months
- De-Risking Drug Development: Informatics-Supported Solid Form Selection
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
- 11.12.26 -- Safeguarding The Future Of Modular Manufacturing
- 11.11.26 -- The Early ADC Decisions That Reach Commercial Scale
- 11.10.26 -- What's Next For Oligo Manufacturing?
- 11.10.26 -- Why Early Evaluation Of Process Parameters Matters In OSD Scale-Up
- 11.09.26 -- Building A Fill-Finish Strategy That Lasts
INDUSTRY NEWS
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Let Your Voice Help Shape Pharma Manufacturing
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ISPE Announces 2026 FOYA Winners
These awards recognize pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing projects that demonstrate excellence across innovation, operations, supply chain, Pharma 4.0, and social impact.
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Høeg In, Pazdur Out At The FDA
What 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.
EDITORIAL COLLECTIONS
Our curated Editorial Collections bring expert insights together in one place, offering practical perspectives and actionable guidance to help you navigate complex decisions and improve performance.
More Editorial CollectionsSUPPLIER NEWS
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Lonza Signs Agreement To Acquire US CDMO Network From Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, And Significantly Expands Its US Presence11/3/2026
Lonza, the world’s leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire five CDMO manufacturing sites in the US from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany at a total enterprise valuation in the low- to mid-triple-digit millions Swiss francs.
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Bracco To Build New Injectable Drug Manufacturing Facility In North Carolina11/2/2026
Bracco, a global leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced plans to invest $230 million to establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility for injectable contrast media in Sanford, North Carolina. Expected to create 200 jobs, the investment marks a significant milestone in Bracco's global manufacturing strategy, expanding production capacity and strengthening supply chain resilience in the United States, the company's largest market.
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Lonza Further Expands Bioconjugation Manufacturing To Support Growing ADC Demand10/29/2026
Lonza, the world’s leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced today the further expansion of its integrated bioconjugation manufacturing offering. Lonza is combining the flexibility of mid-scale bioconjugation manufacturing with its previously announced large-scale bioconjugation expansion in Visp (CH), which will now include three multiproduct suites. Together, these capabilities will offer customers a scalable manufacturing pathway from clinical development through commercial supply for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and other bioconjugates.
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ROSS Portable High Shear Mixing System10/29/2026
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Ardena Launches Online Biomarker Catalogue: 228 Markers, One Quote Request10/29/2026
Ardena has launched a searchable Biomarker Catalogue on its website, giving sponsors a faster route from biomarker selection to a bioanalysis quote.

