In an article, From Industrial To Investment Strategies In The Life Science Sector, Life Science Leader magazine has a great recap of some of the issues pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers face in their manufacturing processes. The article highlights...
I recently saw an interesting discussion about the use of consultants. One question that came up was why they seem to ask the same question in slightly different ways or the same question to different functional groups in an organization. Emerson's Michalle Adkins, a...
An important part of a smooth running plant is optimizing the performance of the control loops. Emerson's Mark Coughran, a senior process control consultant, describes and shares examples of how loop optimization is a part of a control performance program in regulated...
For those in the biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries, Emerson's Chris Amstutz has been sharing a great series of forum posts in the Emerson Exchange 365 community, Life Sciences track. Here are a few examples of some specific SAP to manufacturing...
For pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers, the process of drug compound experimentation requires robust and reproducible results before the scale up process can begin. Emerson's Chris Amstutz pointed me to a great whitepaper by Broadley James, Automating Industrial...
Over the past several years, I've covered the advancements in batch analytics to improve the efficiency of batch processes and spot troubles early enough to avoid or resolve the trouble. There can be many simultaneous complex activities in batch operations including...
I caught up with Emerson's Chris Amstutz, whom you may recall from earlier Life Sciences-related posts. Chris leads a team of Life Sciences industry consultants. He shared how calibration is a time-consuming and documentation intensive activity in highly regulated...
In an earlier post, Trends in Process Analytical Technology and Quality by Design, I highlight a point made in the video, "…PAT methods around product moisture, which projected a $2 million annual savings in improved product quality." The methodology used for the...
At the recent conference for pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers, Interphex 2012, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing magazine Editor in Chief Agnes Shanley discussed trends in the industry's use of process analytical technology (PAT) and quality by design (QbD) with...
Pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers, like other process manufacturers, are under constant pressure to improve the performance of their business—product quality, safety, plant efficiency, and throughput. Emerson's Michalle Adkins, a senior consultant on the Life...
In a Research and Markets report, Technology Transfer Strategies - A Guide to Maximizing Returns Within the Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Industries, the authors note: The efficient and effective transfer of new technologies is widely recognized as being a key...
This week, the International Foundation Process Analytical Chemistry (IFPAC) is holding their 26th international forum and exhibition in Baltimore, Maryland USA. At this event, Emerson's Chris Amstutz, Life Sciences industry consulting team director, gave a...
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