Author: Zuwei Jin Among all of the important trends in life sciences industry such as modular plants, integrated modules, out-of-box smart factory, single-use equipment, PAT, and manufacturing execution systems (MES), IIOT has been receiving high interest including...
We seem to be fully in the swing of industry conferences. This week is the pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing industries' INTERPHEX conference in New York City. It: …brings over 11,000 global industry professionals and 650+ leading suppliers together to "Learn...
Update: This post has been updated with a link to the most recent Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ‘GXP’ Data Integrity Guidance and Definitions - March 2018 document. For pharmaceutical, biotech and other manufacturers in highly-regulated...
ARC Advisory Group's Paula Hollywood moderated a session, IT/OT/ET Convergence at the 2018 ARC Industry Forum. Here's the description from this session: The convergence of IT (Information Technology at the enterprise level) and OT (Operations Technology, the...
Medicines produced by pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers are manufactured in many ways. One particular type of treatment, cell therapy, is defined as: …the transplantation of human or animal cells to replace or repair damaged tissue. From a manufacturing...
It's been well more than a decade since the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced a Process Analytical Technology (PAT) approach for pharmaceutical manufacturers in their Guidance for Industry PAT — A Framework for Innovative Pharmaceutical Development,...
Many industries have benefitted from the use of wireless instrumentation, but how about the pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing industries? Are there applications which might improve the performance of their operations? In a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing article,...
The pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing industries are challenged with errors in manual entries in the production process, getting batches right the first time, reaching final signoff for batch release, and managing the data accumulated throughout the...
For pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers, the use of steam, heating and air conditioning systems, water and other utilities are an important part of the manufacturing process. Efficient and reliable operations for these plant utilities is very important. In a...
Quality and compliance are indispensable in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes. In a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing magazine article, Crazy About Quality and Compliance?, Emerson's Michalle Adkins shares how organizational engagement,...
For manufacturers in highly-regulated industries, such as pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, it is critical to keep track of raw materials as part of the production records. To minimize or avoid waste, it's also important to use the first-to-expire...
Pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers are challenged with bringing new medicines and drug compounds efficiently through the development process to provide returns on these investments before exclusivity expires. In a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing article, Tech...
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