Breaking News on Pharmaceutical Technology

Headlines > Processing & QC

Teva resumes production at Irvine, CA facility

27-Apr-2011 - Teva has resumed production at its Irvine, California plant a year after quality control issues put production on hold.

Bio-Rad rolls out benchtop biomanufacturing tech at Interphex 2011

26-Apr-2011 - Bio-Rad has launched what it claims is the drug industry’s first all in one chromatrography platform for small-scale biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

News in brief

Sotax opens India unit

26-Apr-2011 - Tablet testing tech specialist Sotax has set up a new unit in India in the first stage of a five year plan to expand its business in the country.

Video News in Brief

Noax sees growing pharma demand for sealed PCs

21-Apr-2011 - Industrial PC supplier Noax says pharmaceutical industry demand for sealed computers is growing and being driven by increasing regulatory focus on containment in manufacturing processes.

News in brief

Doe & Ingalls and BioVectra expand partnership

21-Apr-2011 - US-based chemical services provider Doe and Ingalls has renewed and expanded its partnership with BioVectra.

News in brief

Sartorius launches device to cut and seal single-use tubes

20-Apr-2011 - Sartorius Stedim Biotech has launched a handheld device to aseptically cut and seal silicone tubing after fluid transfer.

Continuous manufacturing offers QbD and PAT advantages says ISP

19-Apr-2011 - Continuous manufacturing offers significant advantages for drug production in terms of quality and efficiency, but more research and regulatory input is needed to help the pharmaceutical sector reap the benefits according to ISP.

Teva withdraws lansoprazole after tube blocking reports

18-Apr-2011 - Teva has withdrawn its lansoprazole delayed-release ODT formulation after reports it blocked oral syringes and feeding tubes.

ATMI Finesses single-use bioreactors with process control tech deal

18-Apr-2011 - ATMI has added process control to its single-use bioreactor through a distribution deal with Finesse Solutions.

Hamburg calls for more FDA powers to ensure drug quality

14-Apr-2011 - FDA Commissioner Hamburg has asked for more supply chain security and quality control regulatory powers.

EMD Millipore talks single use technology at Interphex 2011

12-Apr-2011 - How have single-use technologies changed drug production? How do you dispose of a disposable technology? What will drive the market going forward? EMD Millipore answered these questions and more at Interphex 2011.

Cherwell Labs expands UK media plant

12-Apr-2011 - Microbiology media maker Cherwell Laboratories has announced plans to expand its manufacturing capacity in response to growing industry demand for environmental monitoring products.

PTI and Nikka Densok team on lab-scale HVLD

11-Apr-2011 - PTI Inspection Systems and Nikka Densok USA have teamed up to take high-voltage leak detection (HVLD) from the factory floor to the pharmaceutical lab.

Lonza & Roche ink bacteria detection kit deal

11-Apr-2011 - Lonza is selling MycoTOOL detection kits for final release testing after inking a distribution agreement with Roche.

LB Bohle sees increasing demand for ‘try before you buy’ demos

07-Apr-2011 - LB Bohle says healthy level of demand for processing technology demos at its recently opened service centre is an indication of processing tech market recovery.

QbD can help approval time & inspections; Genentech

07-Apr-2011 - Embedding QbD elements into drug development could make approval timelines and inspection success more predictable, say a Genentech team.

News in brief

USP launches database to tackle poor-quality drugs

06-Apr-2011 - The US Pharmacopeia (USP) has launched a free, public database of its drug testing to improve surveillance of poor-quality medicines.

FDA issues guidance on cross-contamination prevention

06-Apr-2011 - The FDA has released draft guidance on using separate facilities to prevent cross-contamination with non-penicillin beta lactam antibiotics.

EMD Millipore talks integration: of processes; and with owner Merck KGaA

06-Apr-2011 - The biomanufacturing industry needs to adopt an integrated approach to upstream and downstream processing to boost efficiency and productivity according to EMD Millipore.

Sepha unveils Visionscan device for tool-less blister pack leak detection

06-Apr-2011 - Sepha, the Belfast, Northern Ireland-based packaging machinery expert, has developed what it claims is the world’s first tool-less vision-based leak detection machine for blister-packs.

PAT and QbD changing powder flow analysis says Freeman

05-Apr-2011 - Regulatory demands for ‘in process’ performance data have changed the pharma sector’s approach to materials analysis and enhanced the quality of the drugs it produces according to Freeman Technology.

ATMI unveils helium integrity testing for bioprocess vessels at Interphex 2011

04-Apr-2011 - ATMI LifeSciences has introduced a new method of integrity testing for its range of single-use bioprocess vessels that, it claims, will take QA in the biomanufacturing sector to a new level.

US FDA opens Interphex 2011 with presentation backing continuous manufacturing

30-Mar-2011 - The US FDA set out its support for properly planned continuous manufacturing during a fascinating opening presentation at the first day of Interphex 2011 in New York, US yesterday.

Pharma driving short-term demand in PAT

29-Mar-2011 - The pharmaceutical industry’s PAT initiative is set to drive demand for process analytical instruments, according to a F&S study.

Q1 FDA cGMP warning letters

23-Mar-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents a round up of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) related warning letters sent by the FDA in the first quarter.

Sign up for your free newsletter

Supplier Webinars