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Accelerating spectroscopic analysis for data acquisition
A study has reported the first experimental evidence of time-domain compressed sensing, which could accelerate data acquisition in ultrafast spectroscopy.
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WHO proposes recommendations for preventing nitrosamine contamination
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s draft guidance on nitrosamines is applicable to manufacturers of excipients, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and finished pharmaceutical products.
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Microbe-carrying particle recovery efficacy with manual surface sampling
Three different contact plate methods were tested to determine a convenient manual surface sampling technique for microbial contamination recovery, the paper explained.
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Safeguarding purity under pressure: detecting nitrosamine contamination
In this article, analytical chemist Venkata Ranga Rao Attaluri explores the ongoing challenges posed by nitrosamine contamination in pharmaceuticals, highlighting the importance of robust and sensitive analytical detection methods.
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Utilising rapid UHPLC for tablet QC analysis
The proposed UHPLC method is suitable for routine quantitative analysis of teneligliptin and pioglitazone, a paper reports.
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Unlocking innovative hydrogel treatments
Researchers from Queen's University Belfast, Garry Laverty, Sreekanth Pentlavalli and Yuming An, delve into the potential of an innovative ‘hydrogel’ version of the HIV drug zidovudine.
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Webinar: How Pfizer utilises Enzyme Indicator technology for bio-decontamination validation
Melanie Eggers is a Sterilisation Validation Project Support Engineer at Pfizer Belgium. In this webinar, she explains how Pfizer has adopted Enzyme Indicator (EI) technology for its VHP bio-decontamination procedures. She outlines the differences in EIs compared to more traditional Biological Indicators and the way in which Pfizer utilises the…
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Using mass spectrometry to improve quality and safety of levothyroxine
A study investigating levothyroxine has reported a new non-targeted analytical approach for pharmaceutical quality control analysis.
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Coherent Raman scattering microscopy: a powerful tool for pharmaceutics
Coherent Raman scattering (CRS) microscopy is a powerful label-free technique that enables high-speed imaging of a sample’s chemical composition. Here, Raman experts Giulio Cerullo and Matteo Negro discuss how technological advances in the field can boost the broad applicability of CRS microscopy, as both an analytical tool for online monitoring…
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Process analytics for the new era of continuous RNA manufacturing
In this article, Edita Botonjic-Sehic, Head of Process Analytics and Data Science at ReciBioPharm, examines the need for a digitally controlled continuous manufacturing process to correct the shortcomings of the current standard of batch processing. She highlights the critical role in-line process analytic technologies (PAT), automation and real-time data analytics…
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Validation of analytical procedures – ICH Q2(R2)
The recently updated ICH Q2(R2) guidance marks a significant milestone in analytical procedure validation. Dave Elder explains why.
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Whitepaper: Manufacturing with Bruker’s Fourier PAT
Maximize the effectiveness and benefits of data-driven, real-time control, on-line NMR analysis coupled with process analytical technology (PAT).
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Analytical technique may advance medical cannabis quality control
Combining near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and machine learning could offer a simpler, non-invasive alternative to established analytical techniques such as chromatography, research suggests.
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Enhancing biopharma workflows with the power of UV/Vis spectroscopy
8 March 2024 | By Thermo Fisher Scientific
Discover the valuable role ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy can play in quickly and accurately monitoring a drug as it moves through the research & development workflow and enabling quality and regulatory compliance through the manufacturing process.
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Employing MALDI-TOF MS for microbial identification in sterile drug manufacturing
A study investigating microbial risks of the entire manufacturing process has identified MALDI-TOF MS as a promising first-line tool for pharmaceutical environmental monitoring.
