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Manufacturing
Brian Dougherty of SCM Pharma Ltd suggests that it is time to seek out
new ways to capitalise on innovation in the clinical manufacturing sector
Felix Nink at Bosch argues that automation and modular design
are radically changing how pharmaceutical processing looks at containment
Benoоt Verjans of Aseptic Tech introduces closed vial technology:
a new methodology for aseptic filling of injectable drugs
Kevin Menard at PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences cites hyphenated techniques
as the next generation in laboratory advancements for the pharmaceutical industry
Getting a potential new drug or product from the research and development stage into use has to be the key
commercial consideration for pharmaceutical companies. Mark Perry from Siemens Automation and Drives
explains how embracing manufacturing execution systems (MES) can have a real impact in an industry when
every day counts towards financial success
Drug Delivery
Dr Renaud Janssen at Helvoet Pharma examines the use of silicon
in the manufacture of pre-filled syringes, and details its importance
in the production of a safe, high-quality product
François Dessus and Flore Demay at Stelmi discuss how to ensure the highest degree of assurance
in the production of rubber stoppers sterilised by gamma irradiation
Cedric Marmonier at Rovipharm traces the development of liquid drug administration
from the spoon to the syringe, and examines possible future development
Paul Kippax of Malvern Instruments and David Morton of Monash University assess the benefits
of using dry powder inhalers in order to optimise the delivery of a wide range of medicinal drugs
Ed Wynn at ANSYS analyses the impact of computational fluid dynamics on pulmonary drug delivery
Formulations, Ingredients and Excipients
Kevin Maynard at Imprint Pharmaceuticals and Victor Breedveld from the Georgia Institute
of Technology discuss particle tracking microrheology
Partnerships between pharma and excipient manufacturers can extend
drug patents through novel functionalities and formulations; Hans Huttinga
at Sheffield Pharma Ingredients investigates
IT and Logistics
Leigh Jordan at Cognex UK Ltd identifies machine vision and coding
as essential ingredients of an efficient traceability strategy
Chris Stumpf and Phil Kilby at Waters discuss lean process improvements for the GMP laboratory
PACKING, PACKAGING & ANTI-COUNTERFEITING
Benjamin Kepp of Bischof + Klein GmbH discusses how flexible packaging
can solve contamination problems across the whole drug development process
John Gill at the Royal National Institute for the Blind discusses what can be done
by pharmaceutical packagers to help blind and partially sighted people
Gerhard Breu at Körber Medipak explains how the bar in patient
compliance can be raised through box wallet packaging
With pharmaceutical labelling becoming increasingly regulated, manufacturers and packaging companies
are looking for a simple and cost-effective solution. Mark Beauchamp at Citizen Systems Europe explains that
the latest generation of label printing technology can meet both requirements
Paul Stiff at Farnham Castle International Briefing Centre examines the inherent difficulties
in recognising international commercial needs in packaging and manufacturing
COOL CHAIN
Geraint Thomas at Laminar Medica explains how the latest
temperature-controlled packaging technology is helping
pharmaceutical companies meet the growing challenge
of shipping temperature-sensitive products
Chris Fore at Envirotainer presents strategies to meet transport service provider
obligations as defined in Parental Drug Association Technical Report Number 39
In the current financial climate, making the correct choice when selecting chillers and air conditioning
systems is more important than ever; Steve Warnock of the Coolmation Group explains why the sector
should consider Turbocor compressor chillers when reviewing climate control
Tony Wright at Exelsius Cold Chain Management Consultancy examines cold chain management,
and tells us it is key to securing both patient safety and the quality of pharmaceutical products
Tim Jennings of Emballiso SA talks to PMPS about the expanding
cold chain sector of the pharmaceutical industry
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HERCULES, California, June 28, 2022: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
(NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader in life science research and
clinical diagnostic products, today announced the launch of EconoFit
Low-Pressure Prepacked Chromatography Column Packs to support resin
screening experiments in the development of protein purification
workflows. More info >>
Groth et al., 2007 and Jasencakova et al., 2010 Protein:protein-interactions (PPI) govern almost all important processes in living organisms. Thus, their rapid and accurate determination and investigation is a major challenge in life sciences. The extremely efficient and fast One-STrEP (Twin-Strep) system is suitable for the isolation of functional protein complexes and subsequent mass spectrometry analysis leads to the identification of protein complex components (Junttila et al., 2005) as it is shown in the following studies. More info >>