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Improving upstream fermentation with end-to-end automation
The automated system “significantly improved process control”, resulting in greater productivity of a small-molecule drug substance.
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Application note: Validating recombinant cascade reagents in 3 simple steps
Endotoxin testing continues to evolve alongside the industry’s need for more sustainable methods that reduce ecological impact. Nicola Reid, Associate Director of Endotoxin Products, Charles River Labs, reflects on these developments which are driven by the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement).
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Continuous manufacturing: an evolving technology for drug substance manufacturing
Continuous chemical manufacturing technology has been in use for more than 100 years producing high-volume commodity chemicals. However, it was not until the early 2000s that the technology caught the attention of the pharmaceutical industry in a significant way.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 3 2024
European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 3 includes articles on microbiology, downstream bioprocessing and drug development. Register your details now to download this exclusive content.
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Semi-automation of manual interventions in high-speed filling lines
Research has highlighted the potential of using robotics for isolator filling line interventions, enabling gloveless executions by operators.
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J&J commits five-year investment in Italian medicine manufacturing
Currently, the Latina site exports 97 percent of the medicine it produces, according to Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine.
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Whitepaper: Molecular contamination control – odours, gases and toxics
Identify molecular contamination concerns in the pharmaceutical workspace and determine the right filtration solution for dealing with these problems.
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Whitepaper: High-temperature filters for sterilization and depyrogenation processes
In sterilisation tunnels the need for filtration is of the utmost importance. Choosing the right filter can have an effect on production yield.
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Booklet: Air Filtration – Upgrades without compromise
Learn how you can upgrade your filtration choices without compromising on energy performance.
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Moving towards continuous batch RNA production
Here Thibault Jonckheere, CEO, Exothera discusses how continuous RNA production can set a new benchmark in the pharmaceutical industry.
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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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Inlet air conveyor optimisation in a continuous tablet coater
An inlet conveyor with a linear diffuser inside a continuous tablet coater offers better air flow distribution for tablet drying, research by IMA Pharma suggests.
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Joint investment to accelerate UK sustainable biomanufacturing
One project supported through £11.5 million investment will focus on biocatalytic nitro-reductions in scalable continuous flow reactors, using paracetamol as a case study.
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Overcoming challenges of continuous antibody manufacture
During monoclonal antibody (mAb) manufacture, continuous flowsheets could offer ~20 percent–40 percent cost of goods (COG) saving over the batch process, for instance, during low commercial demand, a paper suggests.
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How will automation shape deviation management in continuous bioprocessing?
A paper has proposed how advanced manufacturing process technologies such as integrated continuous bioprocesses (ICB) could impact the future of deviation detection and control.
