Market Reports

Single-use vs permanent transfer solutions: An overview

Single-use vs permanent transfer solutions: An overview

Isaac Giesen from CRL weighs up the options available to manufacturers for material transfer based on upfront cost, labour, flexibility and target market
Biosafety cabinets: How to avoid back pain with daily use

Biosafety cabinets: How to avoid back pain with daily use

Niggles and issues in the upper body can be caused by repetitive and stagnant processes in a biological safety, David Phillips from Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains how proper ergonomics need to be in place to reduce this to a minimum
Integrating “high-voltage leak detection” into automated visual inspection

Integrating “high-voltage leak detection” into automated visual inspection

Leoni Ransmann and Jan Sende from Syntegon Technology talk about visual inspection of product containers like ampoules, which has been the industry standard for decades, and compare it to modern methods being emphasised in documents like the new EU GMP Annex 1
Responding to cell & gene fill-finish and automation scale-up challenges

Responding to cell & gene fill-finish and automation scale-up challenges

Before delving into some technical details of cell and gene therapy manufacturing, it’s worth pausing to reflect on the human stories that drive this innovation. These therapies are not just scientific marvels - they're changing lives
What is needed for building a nutraceutical cleanroom for a yellow mealworm

What is needed for building a nutraceutical cleanroom for a yellow mealworm

Nutraceutical manufacturer, Nutriearth, which makes a product from yellow mealworm, talks about building their production process into a cleanroom
Implementing PUPSIT in biopharma through streamlined solutions

Implementing PUPSIT in biopharma through streamlined solutions

Hasinah Mohammed from Parker Hannifin’s Bioscience Filtration Division addresses some of the challenges and considerations of implementing PUPSIT within biopharmaceutical manufacturing
How to use portable microbial air samplers effectively

How to use portable microbial air samplers effectively

Yoggya De Silva from Cherwell, an AnalytiChem company, discusses common mistakes with this environmental sampling method and how to avoid them
What does EU GMP Annex 1 classification mean for cleanroom furniture and hygiene protocols?

What does EU GMP Annex 1 classification mean for cleanroom furniture and hygiene protocols?

In this article, Michelle Locke, Product and Marketing Manager at Teknomek, takes a closer look at what EU GMP Annex 1 means for cleanroom furniture and hygienic protocols
How to tell if your glove port interface has a leak

How to tell if your glove port interface has a leak

Isaac Giesen from Central Research Laboratories (CRL) gives a run down on the tell-tale signs that your containment solution’s gloves have a leak
10 points to consider before developing a cleanroom project

10 points to consider before developing a cleanroom project

Graham Findlay from Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group, gives some top tips to avoid common problems in a cleanroom builds
Garments in future Grade B aseptic cleanrooms

Garments in future Grade B aseptic cleanrooms

Professor Matts Ramstorp from BioTekPro discusses the future of Grade B cleanrooms and garment systems used during aseptic production
Step-by-step: How to perform an integrity test on a cleanroom HVAC system

Step-by-step: How to perform an integrity test on a cleanroom HVAC system

Kjeld Lund from 14644 Cleanroom explores in detail how to perform integrity testing on a cleanroom HVAC system, covering the importance, methods, and best practices involved
Case study: Bespoke laser solutions in ISO Class 7 cleanroom

Case study: Bespoke laser solutions in ISO Class 7 cleanroom

Guardtech PM, Arran Williams, comments on the challenges of an ISO Class 7 composites facility cleanroom build that supports lighter-weight cars in production
Optimising semiconductor construction with AI planning and scheduling

Optimising semiconductor construction with AI planning and scheduling

Frank Forsberg from ALICE Technologies discusses why it is nationally important to plan the construction of semiconductor facilities down to the tee
A question of quality: Implementing quality by design principles

A question of quality: Implementing quality by design principles

Jason Rossi from AST discusses how a systematic approach, “Quality by Design”, is used to design and develop of drug product manufacturing environment that prioritises product quality and QRM principles
Automation in closed systems for cell and gene therapies

Automation in closed systems for cell and gene therapies

3P Innovation explores the manufacturing challenges and regulatory pressures faced by the cell and gene therapy (ATMP) industry as it moves from academic labs into commercial-scale production

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