Articles in this Issue
Tony Cundell, Ph.D.
New technologies based on the detection and sequencing of nucleic acids are emerging rapidly leading to questions about their best applications, validation requirements, limitations, cost, and implementation. Although the focus of...
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Johannes Kiefer, Ph.D.
The optical spectroscopy toolbox contains a large variety of methods that exploit light-matter interactions such as absorption, emission, and scattering phenomena across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. This work aims at ...
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The aim of a Clean-in-Place (CIP) system is to remove all undesirable materials from product contact surfaces to a level such that residues remaining are of minimal risk to the safety or quality of the product. While the general ...
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Recently, there has been an increased focus on contamination control activities for pharmaceuticals due to updated requirements in the European Union’s Annex 1 Update. (EU, 2022). The recent update of Annex 1 (ISO 14644-1, 2022) ...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) research and techniques have been exponentially advancing in recent years, and the application of AI is rapidly transforming the landscape of medicine and bioengineering. Novel AI-based tools are able ...
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Evolving market trends have opened up new opportunities for the life sciences industry to overcome challenges that hardly seemed like a possibility just a few years ago. From the shift toward personalized medicine and the rise of ...
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In the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors we are beginning to see how novel technologies, such as Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) can play a ...
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Contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) are at the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and continuous manufacturing to enhance efficiency, scalability, and compliance in parenteral drug ...
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Neelam Sharma, M.S.
The purpose of this column is to highlight and summarize recent key patents in the pharmaceutical arena issued by the US Patent Office in December, 2024.
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Mike Auerbach
I’m not much of a collector. For a while I was collecting 1:18 scale die-cast cars – but that kind of petered out. I also like collecting t-shirts – usually a logo from a TV show or movie, or maybe something based on my musical ...
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There is a proven correlation between patient compliance and the palatability of medicine; a bitter taste or an unpleasant texture can lead to reduced adherence to prescribed treatments, potentially compromising the effectiveness ...
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The vast majority of pharmaceutical manufacturers are currently in the process of digitalizing their QC labs’ data management. A poll conducted during a recent webinar revealed that 75% of the 127 respondents were beginning the ...
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