Facilities Featured Articles

  1. Innovation In Drug Delivery To Meet Patient Needs 7/23/2014

    Today’s patients are being afforded access to life-saving medicines wherever they are, thanks to innovation in drug delivery methods and the efforts of medicine manufacturers that are shifting operations to produce easier-to-use delivery systems as well as medicines that are more customized to meet the needs of specific patient groups. 

  2. Software Solutions For Future Challenges Of Pharmaceutical Plants 3/6/2014

    With COMOS, Siemens delivers a comprehensive software solution for the optimal integration of engineering and operation.

  3. Out With The Old, In With The New: GSK's Smart Workplace 2/24/2014

    By eliminating the confines of the traditional workspace, companies can encourage better employee interaction and collaboration. Will this be the key for an industry counting on innovation to lead it into the future?

  4. Shire's $120 Million Single-Use Gamble 12/12/2013

    Project Atlas is a 200,000 square foot biologics manufacturing facility. This facility is unique because its entire upstream line utilizes single-use systems, but what’s more interesting is the plant $210 million dollar price tag is $127.6 million shy of the company’s annual profit.

  5. The Key To Continuous Manufacturing 9/3/2013

    Ivo Backx points out that integration of all process automation architectures is essential if continuous manufacturing is to be rolled out successfully.

  6. A Best Practice Approach To Handling Waste Powder From OSD Manufacturing

    Dust produced when APIs are processed can be hazardous, especially some of the highly potent actives that are used to produce cancer drugs.

  7. The Importance Of Solid Fraction Data In Roller Compaction Operations

    Roller compaction is a continuous dry granulation process to increase the bulk density and uniformity of powders into free flowing granules used in downstream manufacturing operations.

  8. A Practical Approach To GMP Cleanrooms And Cleanroom HVAC

    ISPE has provided a set of tools that facilitates a clearer understanding of the application of di€fferent GMP regulations, standards and guidelines in everyday work.

  9. Solving The OOS Problem With Continuous Manufacturing

    With continuous manufacturing, it is possible to monitor product quality continuously, and make adjustments in real time to keep the product in spec.

  10. Drivers, Risks, and Enablers in Next-Generation Biomanufacturing Environments

    “Next-generation” biomanufacturing—what is it specifically and how does it differ from past and current installations?