Material Handling Featured Articles

  1. Bacterial Endotoxin Testing, Part 3: Calculating Endotoxin Limits & MVD 7/30/2024

    The author continues his article series on bacterial endotoxin testing by discussing depyrogenation and calculating endotoxin limits and maximum valid dilution (MVD), including those for active substances and excipients, combination products, and medical devices.

  2. Smart Softgels: Driving Innovation In Pharma 7/29/2024

    Learn about how softgels are poised to facilitate innovation in the pharmaceutical industry as well as ongoing advancements in optimizing drug bioavailability through nano formulations.

  3. Is Your Lab Ready For A LIMS Implementation? 7/25/2024

    Deploying a laboratory information management system (LIMS) can boost your quality control lab's productivity, but how are you going about it? This article shares key steps and considerations for setting up your physical lab, controlling inventory, and more.

  4. Bacterial Endotoxin Testing, Part 2: Prerequisites & Reagent Preparation 7/23/2024

    In this second article of a planned series about bacterial endotoxin testing, the author shares best practices about prerequisites and reagent preparation for a gel clot Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test.

  5. The Evolution Of A CDMO 7/17/2024

    Transitioning from a product-based to a service-based organization helped a leading CDMO commit to client-centricity and operational excellence and meet the evolving needs of the pharmaceutical industry.

  6. Leveraging Tools To Create Optimized Solutions 7/17/2024

    Review the key trends and challenges shaping the CDMO industry as well as the tools helping a leading CDMO meet the growing demand for pediatric formulations and taste-masking solutions.

  7. Less Mess, Less Stress, Best Expressed: An Alternative To Spray Drying 7/16/2024

    Although well-established processes, spray drying and hot-melt extrusion can be outperformed in bioavailability, cost-savings, manufacturing speed, environmental impact, and more.

  8. Bacterial Endotoxin Testing, Part 1: Overview 7/16/2024

    All injectable drug products and implantable medical devices that come into contact with the bloodstream or spinal fluid are tested for endotoxins. This article provides an overview of bacterial endotoxin testing and the LAL method.

  9. The Critical Role Of Weight Uniformity In Tablet Manufacturing 7/11/2024

    For tablet manufacturers, tablet weight uniformity plays an essential role in ensuring pharmaceutical products deliver accurate amounts of key ingredients in a formulation.

  10. Customized Release Through Dispersed Dosage Formats 6/13/2024

    Typically, dosage format is based on the target product profile: how the developer envisions the product best addressing a clinical indication by maintaining population-wide efficacy.