Market Reports

Formulating for success with ODTs

An ageing global population, consumer demand for greater convenience and the need to improve patient compliance are driving the development of new platforms for orally disintegrating dosage forms

Choosing effective granulation strategies for effervescent formulations

Effervescent tablets and instant drinks are attractive dosage forms for healthcare companies looking to meet the needs of modern patients and consumers

FMD: clarification for wholesalers, distributors and logistics partners

Christian Taylor, Serialisation Business Consultant at Zetes, clears up some of the key pain points when it comes to the practical application of the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD)

Serialisation and data connectivity: Part II

The new wrinkle in your supply chain, <a href='https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/news/article_page/Serialisation_and_data_connectivity_Part_I/147850'>click here to read part I</a>

Serialisation and data connectivity: Part I

The new wrinkle in your supply chain

A grandmaster’s approach to successful tableting

Tableting is a fundamental unit operation in the production of pharmaceutical oral solid dosage forms. Despite its long history of use and the development of innovations such as extended dwell times, unique technologies that independently and simultaneously measure and control both tablet weight and hardness, and a weight control system that provides increased sensitivity at lower forces, production problems still occur. Here, Dr Harald Stahl, Group Director, Application and Strategy Management, GEA, provides some troubleshooting tips from an unlikely source: the chess board

Discover, learn and connect at Lab Innovations!

Experience the latest developments at the UK’s only event dedicated to the laboratory industry

Pharmacovigilance in the hands of patients

Angharad Baldwin caught up with Dr Andrew Rut, founder of MyMeds&Me, at FutureLink 2018 to talk about what software as a service means to the pharmaceutical industry and the patient ... and whether there’s such a thing as too much data

ATP detection: The balance between precision and speed

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is an indicator molecule for the presence of biological residues used in food production. Burcu Yordem, 3M Food Safety, explains its role in an effective hygiene monitoring programme

Making a difference in pharma contract manufacturing

With a plant near Basel, Switzerland, and a heritage of more than 40 years, contract service provider Legacy Pharmaceuticals understands the value of flexibility and experience when producing parenteral and semisolid drugs. Dr Kevin Robinson spoke to Mike Danzi, Chief Executive Officer, to find out more

Continuously driving pharmaceutical manufacturing efficiencies

Continuous manufacturing has long been accepted by a host of manufacturing industries from food and beverage to oil and gas, where it ensures the delivery of a consistent and continuous quality of product

Health experts reveal 10 most important medicines in NHS history

Antipsychotics, breast cancer drug, oral contraceptives and MMR vaccine make the top 10

Brexit trade bill: Not yet

The UK has decided it will continue to be involved with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) after Brexit. Paul Brooks, Executive Director at the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) asks what does this mean for the pharmaceutical industry and patients after 2020?

Maintenance across borders

Here, Dave Friar, International Operations Director at Boulting, international engineering solutions provider, considers what you should do when preparing to hand over maintenance control on an overseas project

Treating chronic wounds with live biotherapeutics

Angharad Baldwin talks to Evelina Vågesjö, CEO, and Peter Frank, Drug Development Manager, of Swedish biologics company, Ilya Pharma, about using live bacteria to treat chronic wounds

Isolator sterility put to the test

Sterility testing must be carried out under strict aseptic conditions. Stacey Orley, Wickham Laboratories, describes the process to ensure products and devices are contaminant-free

A new way of buying and selling APIs, additives, vitamins and excipients

Swiss Kemiex and Atradius credit insurance launch unique commodity trading platform for the pharmaceutical and nutritional ingredients

The nanozyme that uses light to kill bacteria

Scientists at the RMIT University in Australia have created a nanozyme with antimicrobial properties with huge potential applications. Angharad Baldwin interviews Professor Vipul Bansal, lead researcher, to find out more

Six months and counting

With 6 months to go until the DSCSA serialisation enforcement deadline kicks in, <i>Manufacturing Chemist</i> caught up with some leading lights in the industry to find out how companies were shaping up ahead of November to mark the occasion

Invisible benefits

SCHOTT enhances its iQ platform with the introduction of the new syriQ BioPure glass syringe for sensitive drugs

Accelerating drug discovery

Angharad Baldwin of <i>Manufacturing Chemist</i> speaks to Dr Trevor Perrior, CSO of Domainex, about the development of a new GPCR drug discovery technology

The final countdown: CDMO focus areas before Feb 2019

Staffan Widengren will be presenting at <a href='https://www.tracelink.com/futurelink'>FutureLink Munich</a> on the <i>Final countdown: focus areas for a CDMO before February 2019</i>

How to boost the conversion rate of your e-commerce website in the manufacturing industry

Fifty three per cent of businesses spend less than 5% of their total marketing budget on boosting their conversion rates, and 35% of businesses have a conversion rate of less than 1%

Advances in medical technology

Overhauling operating models to create digital value

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