Anything that you do well is worth doing better over time. The term "continuous improvement" describes a process practiced by quality engineers but it speaks to something that every conscientious ...

Continuous manufacturing is finally gaining traction in the pharmaceutical industry, but development of the necessary production technologies is, fittingly, a continuous process. Ultimately, the drawn ...

The biopharmaceutical industry has seen substantial growth in recent years, generating novel biotherapeutics and biosimilars at an unprecedented rate. One of the biggest challenges in the industry is ...

In the manufacture of biotherapeutic drugs, the goal is to maximize production while minimizing costs, even though achieving this goal may involve a difficult transition—specifically, a transition ...

Advances in process analytical technology have been achieved, but significant challenges remain. Continuous API manufacturing has the potential to provide tremendous benefits to the pharmaceutical ...

Early adopters look to speed up the use of continuous API manufacturing, but lack of expertise hinders adoption of continuous API synthesis. Despite a few significant investments in continuous ...

A photo of technicians working in front of a process train. Novartis's continuous manufacturing center in Basel, Switzerland, replicates an end-to-end manufacturing process developed at the ...

The ANSI/ISA-106 standard and its supporting technical reports offer a structured approach to automating procedures in continuous process industries. Designed to reduce risk, improve consistency and ...