Guest Columns
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fine-tuning Analytical Development Strategies For Every Phase
3/22/2024
Analytical challenges morph phase-by-phase during drug development. Three Novartis scientists describe a platform approach based on guidance from the ICH and USP.
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A Guide To Proactive Supplier Management In The Pharma/Biotech Industry
3/21/2024
Proactively mitigate supply disruptions with strategic supplier selection and diversification, effective communication, risk management, quality assurance, and more.
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How To Measure Cell Density In Real Time With Soft Sensors
3/21/2024
Soft sensors can enable real-time monitoring of key process variables, including viable cell density. Here's how one team at Takeda put them to use.
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Process Development With “The End In Mind” For Startups
3/20/2024
We encounter the term “the end in mind” in product development frequently, but many are unsure what it really means and when it matters. This article sheds light.