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Process safety
management
ABB
Traditionally, process safety management received less attention than personal or
occupational safety. Phil Eames, principal consultant for ABB, explains to Rhian Owen
the benefits for operations managers, senior process engineers and safety specialists
of deploying an effective safety system within an organisation. more... |
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A clean balance
Bürkert
Production processes within the pharmaceutical industry must be of the highest level when
it comes to cleanliness; however, ensuring such high standards can take a large chunk
out of the production budget. Bürkert’s optimised automation of hygienic processes with
integrated valve systems provides a hygienic process with low production costs. more...
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Proactive energy
management
Usource
Energy services company Usource has major clients engaged in global pharmaceutical
production and research across multiple facilities. World Pharmaceutical Frontiers talks to
managing director Thomas Withka about how the company provides cost and process
efficiencies by strategically managing its clients’ energy supply in an integrated manner. more... |
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Embracing pharma’s needs
Linde
Getting medicinal products to market presents significant challenges for the pharmaceutical
industry. The Linde Group works as a silent partner to provide solutions that meet the
requirements of a constantly changing environment. more... |
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Automated sample
preparation
Mettler Toledo
Reducing variability in samples and standards preparation is essential for tackling 50% of
out-of-specification results in QA/QC. Mettler Toledo shows how precise concentrations
make it easier to identify trends in analytical results before they cause OOS issues. more... |
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Advantages of advanced
continuous-flow reactors
Corning
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are always looking to increase production yields, reduce
time-to-market and increase the quality of their products while lowering energy use and their
environmental impact. Corning's continuous-flow reactors offer a robust and efficient solution.more... |
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Clean
and economic
Burket
In the production of medication and cosmetics, excellent
hygiene in the process and plant area plays a key
role – and is enforced by strict regulations
worldwide to protect the consumer. But in a competitive
global market, companies need to make their production
processes economical. Technology specialist Bürkert
can help by offering decentralised automation at
the process level. more... |
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Transforming
clinical trial outsourcing
Dresser-Rand
As part of an energy rationalisation project, a
major global pharmaceutical company is benefiting
from a new combined heat and power plant that generates
electrical power and process cooling for its site
operations. more...
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Go
green automatically
Mettler Toledo
Green chemistry is a hot topic. Scientists are becoming
increasingly conscious of cleaner technologies,
toxicity of compounds, and solvent and substance
disposal issues. Mettler Toledo believes that continuous
improvement in weighing technology and automated
dosing can make a significant contribution to the
green chemistry initiative. more... |
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Planning
for carbon
Arup
The issues surrounding sustainability and its related
topics, such as the development of government policy
on carbon and the cost and complexity of achieving
‘zero or low’ carbon developments, continue
to present challenges to businesses in the pharmaceutical
and biotech fields. In order to balance the various
drivers involved in this subject, you need a strong
understanding of the issues, their impacts and their
costs, says Arup’s Duncan White. more... |
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Clean
energy
Dresser-Rand
Dresser-Rand provides a complete range of combined
heat and power (CHP) solutions and aftermarket services
to commercial, industrial, and municipal energy
users worldwide. CHP systems reduce on-site energy
costs and carbon dioxide emissions through the highly
efficient delivery of power, heating and cooling.
more...
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New
sense for clear water
Veolia Water Solutions & Technology
As awareness of environmental issues increases worldwide,
the industry will face ever more stringent regulations
on pollution. The implications for wastewater plant
design are clear. Veolia Water Solutions & Technology’s
Eñaut Anderson shows you how to clean up
your act. more... |
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Streamline
your system
Malvern Instruments
PAT implementation projects don’t have to be
complicated. Leveraging supplier expertise and documentation
can significantly reduce engineering efforts, help
shorten project timelines and reduce commercial
risk. The cost benefits can be significant, explains
Alon Vaisman, Applications Development Manager Pharmaceuticals
of Malvern Instruments. more... |
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Hands
off!
Mettler Toledo
The pressure is on to do more with less. Whether
this applies to increased workload with lower headcount
or more analytical tests with fewer milligrams of
sample, how can today’s pharmaceutical and
biopharma companies make ends meet? Joanne Ratcliff
of Mettler Toledo has the answers. more... |
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Automatically
yours
Bürkert
In the production of medication and cosmetics, excellent
hygiene in the process and plant area plays a key
role – and is enforced by strict regulations
worldwide to protect the consumer. But in a competitive
global market, companies need to make their production
processes economical. Technology specialist Bürkert
can help by offering decentralised automation at
process level. more... |
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Light
show
ABB
In terms of quality control, you can’t get
more state-of-the-art than a fibre-optics-based
spectrometer to analyse solids and liquids. ABB
has some illuminating facts about its range of process
analysers. more... |
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Protect
your assets
ABB
ABB Group provides an asset management perspective
on the challenges faced by the life sciences industry.
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Efficient
powder recovery
Advnce cyclone systems
Efficient recovery of active pharmaceutical ingredients
(APIs) after spray and fluid bed drying is still
a problem for many companies. For the recovery of
these sensible products, cyclone collectors are
frequently irreplaceable, as they can capture the
powder directly and avoid filter hold-up. more... |
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Streamlined
software
SQL*LIMS Software
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to
skip over the time, complexity and cost of validating
your LIMS? A software vendor has brought a commercial
off-the-shelf software package to market that is
prevalidated and is able to provide significantly
lower total cost of ownership. more...
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Polyolefins
support patient safety
LyondellBasell
With strict regulation over the use of plastics
in the consumer medical and health sector, a safe
yet cost-effective option must be found. Now the
pharma industry is looking to polyolefins producers
for a solution. more...
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The
hidden strengths of cartonboard
M-real
Meeting a number of quality and safety criteria
is essential for any pharmaceutical packaging likely
to be accessed by members of the public. Can cartonboard
applications offer a solution to other concerns
such as counterfeiting? more...
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IT
and business change
ABB
Rising costs mean that biopharma companies are rationalising
operations. Bob Mauger and Dennis Young-Cannon,
ABB Ltd, explain how such changes can be made with
the minimum of disruption to IT systems. more...
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Combined
skills for hygienic processing
Bürkert and BBS Systems
alliance
Bürkert Fluid Control Systems and BBS Systems
form one of the most comprehensive partnerships
in the pharmaceutical and biotech sector. more...
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Lean
decisions for integrated business
Applied Biosystems Inc
Companies are developing new products faster while
facing fierce competition, stringent regulations,
increasing costs and mountains of laboratory data.
To meet these challenges, today’s R&D
and manufacturing operations demand an integrated
and accessible laboratory information management
system (LIMS). more...
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Customised
aerosol packaging
Coster
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are increasingly
using aerosol packaging components to enhance
their brand identity and differentiation. Many
have come to rely on the Coster Group for the
design and manufacturing of customised components.
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Standards
role reversal
David Begg Associates
Good manufacturing practices within the pharmaceutical
industry are becoming ever more stringent, with
the influence moving from the US to the EU. Compounding
this situation have been several industry changes
with serious implications for manufacturers. more...
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Modular
fabrication: in full control
Pharmadule
Bringing a product to market as quickly as possible
in the most cost-effective way is a growing concern
for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Modular project
delivery allows more control of the delivery,
resulting in significant time and cost efficiencies.
more...
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Combined
benefits
Honeywell Process
Solutions
While the advantages of manufacturing execution
systems and process control systems are well known
to pharmaceutical producers, how can the benefits
of both be enjoyed simultaneously? The answer, according
to a market leader in automation systems, is to
integrate the two entities. more...
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Machines
for aerosol manufacture
Coster
Delivering partner services in the production of
aerosols requires experience of dealing with the
unique difficulties that storage and dispensing
methods entail. One firm leverages know-how from
its valve and machine divisions to offer global
services. more... |
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Combined
benefits
Honeywell Process Solutions
Manufacturing execution systems (MES) and process
control systems (PCS) have traditionally been viewed
as separate entities within pharmaceutical plants.
An MES, with its commercial software, servers and
applications, is widely regarded as an IT system.
A PCS, by contrast, is seen as the domain of control
engineering for its control and alarm monitoring
capabilities. more... |
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Lean
and effective manufacturing
Compliant Logistics
In today’s market, goods are made to
order, not to stock. Turning expertise and materials
into successful products depends on a constant flow
of processes and information. more... |
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Sharing
good configuration managing processes
NNIT
Managing the configuration of an IT solution
is critical during project implementation and following
maintenance. Key aspects of configuration management
cover planning through identification, control,
status accounting, verification and installation
qualification across multiple system environments.
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Contract
medical preparations and packaging
Jelfa Pharmaceutical Company
SA
Jelfa Pharmaceutical Company SA is a leading Polish
pharmaceutical manufacturer and, since the Polish
system of quality assurance is compatible with EU
requirements, is a reliable partner as a contract
manufacturer. more... |
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Process
improvement through data management
Trebing & Himstedt Prozessautomation
GmbH & Co KG
Advanced electronic batch recording has had a major
impact on biotech API production at Diosynth’s
main plant in the Netherlands. more... |
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Getting
more from M-blocks
GEMÜ Valves, Inc
Thomas Schulz, marketing manager at GEMÜ Valves,
Inc, offers a comprehensive guide to designing,
constructing and implementing multi-port valves.
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Rapid
microbiology
Pall Life Sciences
The Pallchek™ Rapid Microbiology System is
the first of its type to be used in an approved
protocol for microbiological applications in FDA
and EMEA registered drug-manufacturing processes,
using the ATP bioluminescence technique. more...
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Flexible
contracts
Hospira Worldwide Inc
Newly designed, flexible manufacturing facilities
give contract manufacturers the potential to quickly
respond to the capacity needs of a growing market.
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies need
look no further than Hospira's One 2 One(r) global
pharmaceutical services to see the difference. more.. |
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HPLC
– the next generation
Waters SAS
In 2004, a new category of LC technology was introduced
that has changed separation science forever. more... |
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