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Section: Industries > Biopharmaceuticals
Materials
Assessing trends in temperature-sensitive biologic shipments
Mike Rice, President & CEO, BioLife Solutions, Inc., discusses the role of a smart shipping container and a related cloud-hosted ‘cold chain’ management app.
August 31, 2015
BioLife customers receive one evo shipper per subscription.
Robotics/Automation
Losan Pharma adds MES for solid dosage production
Contract manufacturer in Germany to interface Werum’s PAS-X MES. Once fully integrated, it will comprise a WMS and track and trace to address counterfeiting.
August 12, 2015
Stick-pack production at Losan Pharma.
Materials
Filling operations earn Facility of the Year Award
Boehringer Ingelheim sets new benchmark in biopharmaceutical production with filling and isolator equipment.
June 22, 2015
With the Bosch filling line, Boehringer Ingelheim can fill and close up to 400 containers/min, ranging from vials to single and double-chamber cartridges. Here, workers check the disposable tubes of the filling system.
Adherence/Delivery
What’s new in personalized medicine?
A new PwC/Personalized Medicine Initiative Green Paper describes patient benefits. Meanwhile, Grand View Research predicts the global genomics market value to top US$22 billion by 2020.
June 12, 2015
This photo shows capsules with a DNA imprinted on them.
Pharmaceuticals
Severe weather and biological products
CBER offers information on how to handle temperature-sensitive biologics in power outages or floods.
May 4, 2015
CBER offers information on how to handle temperature-sensitive biologics in power outages or floods.
Materials
Breaking the glass barrier in aseptic filling of parenterals
Advanced ADVASEPTâ„¢ technology eliminates glass particulates, surface delamination, reduces foreign particulates, breakage, and container weight for transportation and disposal.
March 18, 2015
This photo shows Catalent's three vial sizes as a family. Jim Butschli| Editor
Adherence/Delivery
Walmart first to adopt next-generation compliance/adherence package
Walmart announces plans to incorporate Keystone Folding Box Co.’s Ecoslide-RX 2.0 compliance package into its pharmacies nationwide beginning in 2015.
January 6, 2015
Walmart announces plans to incorporate Keystone Folding Box Co.’s Ecoslide-RX 2.0 compliance package into its pharmacies nationwide beginning in 2015.
Inspection
Immobilized plant cells: from DSMZ to the customer
VisiSens technology is used to detect metabolic activities of immobilized plant cells during simulated cell transport in a closed system.
September 16, 2014
FIGURE 1: Experimental set-up: Monitoring set-up in the lab showing three VisiSens detection units.
Materials
An insider’s look at the healthcare market in India
The latest on India’s pharmaceutical and medical device markets, with a perspective from Vimal Kumar, Senior Specialist and Head Solutions/Medical Electronics for Tata Elxsi, a design engineering service provider in Pune, India.
August 14, 2014
Map of India
Inspection
Pfizer selects Visionscan as its global packaging inspection standard for blister packs
Nondestructive inspection devices trial successfully across multiple product materials, and from production sites worldwide.
May 2, 2014
Visionscan will help Pfizer, one of the world's leading biopharmaceutical companies, reduce inspection costs and drive up accuracy levels as compared to traditional test methods.
Materials
UPS survey examines healthcare distribution challenges
Survey respondents in the Asia-Pacific region push product security issues ahead of supply chain cost as top ‘Pain in the (Supply) Chain’ concern.
December 18, 2013
UPS: Top supply chain issues, North America.
Pharmaceuticals
Serial number management, certifications, and pedigree reporting
Serial number management is a set of functions that will allow you to securely and accurately control and keep track of the serial numbers you apply to your pharmaceutical or biologic products.
December 16, 2013
Pharmaceuticals
New pharmaceutical packages protect proteins and prevent counterfeiting
Biopharmaceuticals present challenges for packaging. Here’s a preview of some new technologies to watch for at interpack 2014.
November 27, 2013
Quality control: Since glass vials are often filled with aggressive medicinal products, they are subjected to precise checks beforehand. (Photo: Schott PP/Jan Siefke)
Pharmaceuticals
Biologics and clinical trial materials in the cold chain
Seven cold chain executives discuss their plans to adapt their temperature-controlled supply chains to the worldwide growth of biologics and clinical trial materials.
September 4, 2013
This photo shows the report cover of Biologics and clinical trial materials in the cold chain.
Materials
India in financial free fall?
Economy faces challenges, but a robust pharmaceutical market offers promise.
August 20, 2013
Pharmaceutical market bodes well for India's struggling economy.
Materials
China making noise in medical device, pharmaceutical markets
From advanced medical products to polymers to PLCs, recent reports point to continued growth in China.
August 13, 2013
This photo shows a China medical device and pharmaceutical market map graphic.
Materials
PCI invests in Packaging's Future
Drug delivery developments and pending serialization requirements justify this contract packager’s capital equipment, facility, and personnel investments.
July 22, 2013
This photo shows the new Packaging Coordinators, Inc. signage at the company's Rockford, IL, facility.
Materials
Combination products: The future of medicine
The advancement of exciting medical treatments depends in large part on education and communication.
April 3, 2013
April 2013 HCP Cover
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