Excipients

Pharmaceutical excipients, which can be functional or inactive ingredients, work to enhance the medically relevant properties of the API. When used to promote ingredient qualities, excipients can be an asset for formulators to increase stability, bulk up the formulation, or enhance the therapeutic effects of the API. Below you can explore helpful resources including editorial coverage and webinars related to pharmaceutical excipients.

Executive Q&A: Automated Microbiological QC Workflows Will Likely Become Commonplace
Anne Weeks and Anke Hossfeld share insights on why and how automation and robotics will change microbiological QC in pharmaceutical manufacturing. read more
Executive Q&A: Digitalization of Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical companies can stay adaptable in the rapidly evolving digital landscape by embracing digitalization and leveraging data-driven approaches for real-time monitoring and control. Technologies like deep learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) enhance operational efficiency and quality control, streamlining processes. Fostering a culture... read more
Defining VHP Sterilization and Biodecontamination – Common Denominators and Differences
VHP Applications History VHP has decades of successful use as a bio-decontamination process in the pharmaceutical industry and as a sterilization process in the medical device industry. This article will discuss the similarities and differences between VHP decontamination and sterilization processes, the regulatory standards that govern each method... read more
Executive Q&A: Biopharmaceuticals/ Biosimilars
The market need is the main driver. Today, access to quality Biologics drugs is limited to a minority of the patients around the world. Increasing the supply of biosimilars worldwide should contribute to making based treatment more available. read more
Pharmaceutical P.I.N. Points: Patent Innovation News - Nov/Dec 2024
The purpose of this column is to highlight and summarize recent key patents in the pharmaceutical arena issued by the US Patent Office in August-September, 2024. read more
Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
My initial exposure to sterile product manufacturing was back in 1973 when I first observed the aseptic filling of small volume parenterals. The image is one the reader is likely quite familiar with: aseptically garbed operators wearing face masks, goggles and sterile gloves separated from a filling line covered by HEPA filters by flexible curtains... read more

Intact Mass Analysis of Therapeutic Proteins
Mass Analysis is routinely performed during the characterization of proteins or as an identity test in the pharmaceutical industry to confirm the structure of a biotherapeutic protein. read more
Detailed Formulation Development Helps Avoid Production Problems
Developing a robust tablet formulation that can be scaled into product manufacturing can be a difficult challenge. read more
Preventing Sticking and Picking Through Tablet Design
Sticking and picking are two common problems encountered in tablet manufacturing. read more
Tool Life Expectancy
Tooling is a significant investment for companies. read more
Fluid Bed Granulation and Melt Granulation in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Granulation has been employed within the pharmaceutical industry for decades. read more

Speed Meets Precision: Fast Raw Material ID & Advanced Peptide Characterization
As the demand for therapeutic synthetic peptides—such as GLP-1 receptor agonists—continues to surge, biopharmaceutical manufacturers are under increasing pressure to scale production efficiently while maintaining rigorous quality standards. This ... read more