Featured Outsourcing Editorial

  1. Digitizing CMC Knowledge Management 4/8/2024

    Systems that enhance know-how retention stretch from utterly simple to enterprise-scale. Here are some ideas for incorporating them into your knowledge management strategy.

  2. Managing Supply Chain Risks Using Relational Risk Analysis 4/5/2024

    In the bio/pharma and medical device industries, you can easily model, understand, and manage supply chain risks using relational risk analysis. Here's how.

  3. When Does GMP Matter In Non-GMP Settings? 4/5/2024

    Would you ever need to follow GMP standards in workspaces where GMP is not required or possible? This article digs into why, when, and how to follow the principles of GMP.

  4. What Really Happens When A Cell Therapy Supply Chain Fails? 4/5/2024

    A freezer left unpowered can have devastating effects on delicate supply chains. These true stories led to tough lessons for biotech companies producing personalized medicine.

  5. Designing Highly Agile Bio/Pharma Manufacturing Facilities 4/5/2024

    In bio/pharma, agile manufacturing is achieved through multipurpose designs that support a variety of unit operations manipulated and operated as independent yet connected modules. 

  6. Who The Heck Designed This Biopharm Plant? 4/1/2024

    The Bozenhardts have seen some absurd, expensive facility design errors in their work. They talk about some of the worst ones here so you can avoid the same mistakes.

  7. How Continuous Bioprocessing Is Shaping Modern Biopharma Manufacturing 3/28/2024

    Continuous processing adoption so far has been slow; however, market research shows demand and capacity will grow significantly over the next four years.

  8. A Quality-Led Approach To Drug Production Facility Design 3/26/2024

    There are important considerations that architects and engineers can miss if they don't include the quality perspective. It's better to involve quality at the outset rather than discover omissions when it's too late.

  9. Quick Takes From Takeda Austria’s Annex 1 Rollout 3/25/2024

    At ISPE's 2024 Aseptic Conference, Takeda Austria's site head spoke about lessons learned from Annex 1 implementation. We caught up with her and asked for the highlights.

  10. Navigating Grades And Sources Of Materials In Drug Manufacturing 3/22/2024

    From raw materials to finished dosage forms, understanding material quality is essential in drug manufacturing. This article examines how material grades and sources guide selection for optimal safety and functionality.