Facilities Featured Articles

  1. There's No Such Thing As A “Perfect Blend” – Uniformity Factors In Pharmaceutical Mixed Powders 8/15/2017

    Identifying the many factors that factor in when trying to obtain the perfect blend for your powder formulation.

  2. The Increasing Impact Of Single-Use Equipment In Pharma Manufacturing 8/14/2017

    A closer look at the advantages and disadvantages of single-use production sheds light on why it is increasingly being seen as a possible future standard in pharmaceutical drug production.

  3. Protecting Pharma Workers Against Exposure To Potent Compounds 6/28/2017

    Every pharma company handling HPAPIs needs to establish an occupational exposure limit, or OEL. These are based on hazard classes called occupational exposure bands (OEBs).

  4. Virtue Is Harmony: Using Lab Data Automation To Break Down The Silos In Pharma R&D 6/7/2017

    In a scenario where manufacturing processes move to a continuous flow, analyzers are producing data simultaneously, necessitating real-time processing and cloud-based tools for data management.

  5. A Strategic Approach To Purchasing And Integrating Solid Dose Equipment 5/24/2017

    Acquiring pharmaceutical processing equipment and successfully integrating it into operations is not as straightforward as it may seem. 

  6. Establishing Best Practice Qualification Metrics For Smart Shipping Containers 6/21/2016

    Wernher von Braun, the father of modern rocketry famously stated, “one test is worth a thousand expert opinions.” The FDA has put their own regulatory spin on this axiom: “if you didn’t document it; it didn’t happen.” This extends beyond the drug therapies themselves to the packaging and logistics practices that are used to distribute them; what the FDA refers to as the “holding” of a drug.

  7. Automatic Lubrication Systems Enhance Performance And Cut Costs In Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 6/7/2016

    The latest in automated lubrication systems ensure optimum equipment performance — even in demanding pharmaceutical manufacturing environments — and reduce unscheduled maintenance.

  8. BioMarin Transforms Supplier M&A Into Joint Ventures 4/25/2016

    To navigate supplier and CMO consolidation, Isaac Young, senior director, supply chain operations, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., offers some advice: Approach your outsourcing relationships like joint ventures. “As you have this greater engagement between two companies,” says Young, “you’re likely to enter an interdependent relationship. Why not acknowledge that rather than try to power-play or position one another?”

  9. Pipe Connectivity Requirements For Hygienic Processing Systems 4/13/2016

    Hygienic processing sits at the heart of many manufacturing operations and maintaining the integrity of the process is of paramount importance to both plant owners and operators.

  10. Strategies For Managing Equipment Surplus In Pharma 3/2/2016

    Manufacturers are looking for cost-effective, efficient solutions to manage surplus and idle equipment inventories without interrupting current development and manufacturing programs.