Production & Manufacturing

The struggle to get new medications onto the market is more intense than ever in the rapidly evolving pharmaceutical industry of today. Separated into sequential segments, the traditional drug development process can be costly and time-consuming. Converging drug material...

Kok Li Kwang, West Pharmaceutical Singapore Pte Ltd Wee Hoe Tan, West Pharmaceutical Singapore Pte Ltd Henry Zhang, West Pharmaceutical Packaging (China) Company Ltd Based on available data from US FDA between Aug 2017 to Feb 2024, approximately 31%...

In the high-stakes arena of biomanufacturing, where tiny contaminants can have macroscopic effects, the idea of fluid channel integrity has developed from an operational need into a vital pillar of product assurance.  Maintaining an uncompromised fluid path from upstream...

Fluid Handling in GMP Manufacturing: The Essence of Regulatory Compliance Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)GMP fluid handling compliance is a core aspect of biopharmaceutical manufacturing, ensuring all drugs meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficacy. Fluid handling systems are...

The biopharmaceutical sector is being revolutionized by the demand for efficiency, increased safety, and sustainability. The core of this revolution is one of the greatest innovations in contemporary manufacturing single-use technologies in biopharma (SUTs). SUTs have changed the way...

Sterility and Cross-Contamination: The Cornerstones of Modern Biopharma Manufacturing Biopharmaceutical production is all about sterility, accuracy, and safety. The risks are too high—patients who depend on these life-saving drugs expect nothing but the best, and sterility failure of any sort...

Green chemistry is a cutting-edge scientific discipline that focuses on developing environmentally friendly and sustainable chemical processes.  In the pharmaceutical industry, it has been gaining significant interest. Green chemistry in EU is transforming the production and usage of pharmaceutical...