Articles by Ken Congdon

  1. Bringing Legacy Pharma Manufacturing Facilities Into The Modern Age 7/29/2015

    Keeping your pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities up-to-speed with cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) can be challenging, particularly when dealing with legacy facilities. This article provides some best practices on how to modernize legacy sites.

  2. FDA Paves Way For Intelligent Pills 7/17/2015

    The FDA’s approval of various edible sensor and tag technologies now makes it possible to tie digital data to traditional medicines. What does this development mean for pharmaceutical manufacturers?

  3. Janssen's Fruitful Continuous Manufacturing Collaboration 6/24/2015

    Janssen Supply Chain’s ongoing partnership with the Rutgers University School of Engineering has produced valuable research and intelligence on continuous manufacturing processes that are enabling the pharma giant to effectively turn the concept into reality.

  4. Why I'd Rather Take A Pill Made By Continuous Manufacturing 6/19/2015

    The pharmaceutical industry finally seems ready to embrace continuous manufacturing. Here’s why this shift will not only be good for business operations, but patients as well.

  5. What's Really To Blame For Drug Shortages? 6/15/2015

    Prescription drug shortages continue to plague the industry and endanger patients. Most experts suggest quality and manufacturing issues are the cause, but are other (more troubling) market dynamics at play?

  6. 4 Key Takeaways From The ISPE/FDA/PQRI Quality Manufacturing Conference 6/12/2015

    Continuous manufacturing, drug shortages, and more were key themes at this year’s ISPE/FDA/PQRI Quality Manufacturing Conference. Here’s what some of the pharmaceutical industry’s leading minds had to share on these topics.

  7. 3D Printing Poised To Make Big Pharma Impact 6/3/2015

    While 3D printing is making a huge impact in other areas of healthcare, it has yet to make a splash in the pharmaceutical industry. However, a recent study reveals how 3D printing can help enhance the customization and personalization of medicines in the near future.

  8. Quality Culture Tips From Pharma Pros 5/26/2015

    Leading minds from Merck, Perrigo, and the Harvard Business Review share their best practices for building a culture of quality in pharma, and all agree on one overarching principle – ensuring quality is every employee’s responsibility. 

  9. Pharma's Quest For Consistent Quality 5/19/2015

    The preliminary findings from the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering’s (ISPE’s) Quality Metrics Pilot Program were revealed at the association’s recent Quality Metrics Summit. How will this data help the pharma industry create a universally accepted set of manufacturing quality standards and what challenges did the pilot uncover?

  10. Is Pharma Ready For The Mounting Price Transparency Storm? 5/15/2015

    The pharmaceutical industry is under increased pressure to disclose cost and pricing information to justify the expense of prescription medications. What threat do these demands pose to drugmakers and how should the industry be prepared to respond?