ARTICLES BY KATIE ANDERSON

4 Facility Considerations for API Manufacturing
4/6/2026

Success depends not only on equipment and infrastructure, but also on specialized workforce training, rigorous quality control, robust data management, and increasingly sophisticated supply chain and manufacturing technologies.
Solving The Top 3 Pharma Packaging/Manufacturing Issues
2/5/2026

Regulatory changes, space/footprint constraints and expanding automation garnered more votes than the other challenges. Let’s explore these challenges, and see how the industry is tackling them as we move into 2026.
Novo's Path To The First GLP-1 Weight Loss Pill
1/23/2026

The race to the finish line for the first oral GLP-1 treatment for weight loss was won on Dec. 22, 2025, when the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved oral Wegovy by Novo Nordisk as the first daily, oral GLP-1 pill for weight management.
Lab Oversupply Is Pushing Leasing, Rent and Relocation Down
7/1/2025

The landscape of the U.S. pharmaceutical lab market is changing, according to JLL’s U.S. Life Sciences Property Report. In addition to the effort to bring pharma manufacturing back to the U.S. ahead of looming tariffs, an oversupply of space and lower tenant demand in large biopharma markets is dropping leasing rates, rent costs and lease duration, among other changes.

Katie Anderson

Katie brings nearly two decades of editorial experience in business-to-business media. After earning her master’s degree in journalism, she began her career at the personal care R&D trade journal Cosmetics & Toiletries. There, she thrived on the constant flow of knowledge gained from interviewing chemists, regulatory experts, formulators and testing professionals in the field.

After nearly eight years with Cosmetics & Toiletries, Katie pursued her passion for skin physiology and ingredient science as Managing Editor of the professional esthetics brand Skin Inc. That same year, she also took on the role of Conference Director for Face and Body, where she developed and managed the event’s educational programming.

Following an acquisition, Katie was promoted to Editor-in-Chief of five professional media brands: Nailpro, Skin Inc., Beauty Launchpad, Medical Esthetics, and WellSpa 360.

Throughout her 19-year editorial career, Katie has held a variety of roles, but her passion has always been scientific editorial. She is the recipient of a bronze Folio Eddie Award for a single science article. She has frequently contributed her expertise as a guest speaker on industry podcasts, webcasts, conferences and video interviews. A lifelong learner, she enjoys the challenge of translating complex technical content into material that is both accurate and accessible.

Connect with Katie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieanderson121/