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Section: Industries > Biopharmaceuticals
Materials
Pierceable Foil Lidding Offers High Barrier for Diagnostic Accuracy
AccuPierce allows for a clean, quick puncture in sensitive testing environments. It is able to contain the often-aggressive chemicals used as reagents and will seal to a wide variety of materials.
October 1, 2021
Temp Control/Cold Chain
ISTA Pharma Committee Technical Exchange: Oct. 5 and 12
International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)
The Oct 5 session will include an update on latest activities in temperature-controlled logistics (new glossary of terms, guidance document updates) and the Oct. 12 session will be an open industry discussion about trends, standard 20 and 7E.
September 23, 2021
Temp Control/Cold Chain
Cold Chain Logistics: Poised for Growth with Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
As more complex, innovative specialty pharmaceutical products reach the market, including cell and gene therapies, there will be a growing demand for cold chain storage, transport, and distribution solutions.
August 16, 2021
Robotics/Automation
Shilpa Medicare Expands Oncology Drug Production with Robotic Pilot Line
Robotics increase the flexibility of the machine, allowing for processing of vials, pre-filled syringes (PFS), and cartridges with minimal format changes and a small footprint.
July 29, 2021
Market Trends
Data and AI Accelerate Digital Transformation in Pharma
The PDA Annual Meeting emphasized the growing need for pharma manufacturing facilities to become digitalized to improve productivity, open the door to further technologies, and make the most of the ‘digitally native’ workforce.
April 12, 2021
Aseptic/Sterile
Blow-Fill-Seal Expands in Aseptic Filling, Vaccines
Live from #PDAannual: Recent developments in the technology have bolstered the use of blow-fill-seal [BFS] in aseptic processing, including temperature control and needle addition for pre-filled syringes.
March 16, 2021
Temp Control/Cold Chain
SkyCell: 1500F Container
SkyCell
To meet needs for -20°C pharma product transportation, the new container with -15°C to -25°C operating range addresses market niche and provides customers with consistency, efficiency, and ease of use.
February 22, 2021
Temp Control/Cold Chain
Vaccine Freezers Powered Partially by Solar, Wind Power
For ultra-low temperature (ULT) storage and transportation, a new entry in the cold chain market can power freezers off the grid. In related news, ULT freezers were purchased for Puerto Rico and U.S. Embassy vaccines efforts.
January 28, 2021
Market Trends
Six Trends Influencing New Pharma and Med Device Investments
Automation is the leading trend, with specialty devices and pharmaceuticals also on the rise.
January 26, 2021
Supply Chain
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #5: Preparing the Supply Chain for a Coronavirus Vaccine
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #5: supply chain considerations amid the deadly pandemic.
December 28, 2020
Temp Control/Cold Chain
ISTA Pharma Committee: New Passive Thermal Packaging Guidance Document
International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)
ISTA releases its operational qualification (OQ) best practice guideline. Get involved: The committee needs task force members!
November 24, 2020
Supply Chain
Four Tips for Collaborating with Contract Organizations for Increased Efficiency
A Bayer supply chain expert discusses the personal side of managing CMO relationships.
November 23, 2020
Temp Control/Cold Chain
In the News: COVID-19 Vaccine Logistics
Temperature-controlled shipping remains in the mainstream media spotlight.
November 11, 2020
Aseptic/Sterile
Robotic Precision in Small Batch Aseptic Processing
The GENiSYS® R aseptic small batch filling and closing machine from Automated Systems of Tacoma offers aseptic filling and closing of ready-to-use vials, syringes, and cartridges, enabled with robotic arms completing delicate and repetitive tasks.
October 27, 2020
Supply Chain
Perspective: Pharma Supply Chain—Not Ready for a Vaccine Just Yet
While the desire to move at warp speed may be strong, manufacturers and regulators stay the course for safety.
October 8, 2020
Temp Control/Cold Chain
Cells Remain Upright in Floating Spherical Shipper
Fragile 3D microtissues for drug development and testing must remain upright in transit. This sphere-on-water system takes cues from boats while keeping products in temperature range.
September 24, 2020
Materials
CSL Behring Uses Specialty Label System to Blind Vials for Clinical Trials
There are visible differences between the candidate and the placebo in this international Phase III trial. The blinding system combines a cap system that completely covers the vial with a booklet label for multilingual product information.
September 17, 2020
Regulatory
Live from PDA/FDA: FDA Considers Incentivizing Quality Management Maturity (QMM)
The Agency is soliciting feedback from manufacturers on assessing and rewarding QMM through Oct. 2020. Reduced audit frequency may one day be an incentive for high performers.
September 15, 2020
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