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Amkor Technology announces cleanroom facility plans in Vietnam

The semiconductor packaging and test services provider has made plans to expand capacity with new factory in Bac Ninh

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ATS continues acquisition spree with pharma packaging addition

After the recent acquisition of aseptic specialist Comecer, ATS has added a specialised manufacturer of pharmaceutical processing and packaging equipment and systems DF

Clearing up the bioplastic confusion

In clean and sterile environments there is a need for a lot of single-use consumables that contain plastic, but this poses an obvious environmental challenge. The categories of ‘green’ plastics can be confusing, but Bill Gaule from Key Plastics says clarifying the terminology of these bioplastics is vital to their increased use in industry

Packaging expert PTI acquires leak detection specialist

US-based Packaging Technologies & Inspection has acquired Leak Detection Associates, a global manufacturer of helium-based, high sensitivity leak detection systems for the pharmaceutical and biologic industries

NuTec employs cleanroom robots to develop automated medical syringe manufacturing

NuTec Tooling Systems has built a syringe coating machine, including four Epson Cleanroom SCARA robots for a pharmaceutical OEM

Packaging prefilled syringes: solving the sterility conundrum

What’s the key to ensuring sterility when packaging prefilled syringes?

Tjoapack invests $12.1m into Etten-Leur facility

The expansion will see the Tjoapack team almost double with the appointment of more than 100 employees

Gerresheimer converts existing production area into cleanroom

Existing production space has been converted into a 500 sqm cleanroom of the ISO-14644-1 classes 8 and 7 and an additional extension building is now being built

The large-scale production of the new crown vaccine faces a major bottleneck

According to reports, to control this epidemic, the world needs to produce 14 billion doses of vaccine

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GRAM opens fill-finish US facility

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing has discussed details of the cGMP parenteral drug manufacturing, analytical testing, and regulatory filing services facility

Antares Vision acquires pharma packaging leak specialist for $17.9m

Antares Vision has acquired Convel, an Italian company specialises in automated inspection machines for the pharmaceutical industry

PCI invests in high-speed automation

Global outsourcing partner has made a multimillion dollar investment to expand centre of excellence and packaging capabilities

Antares Vision makes five-year partnership with IMA Group

Five-year agreement has made Antares exclusive supplier of all inspection and tracking technologies, and lays groundwork for innovative jointly-developed solutions

Coveris plans €10m medical packaging facility modernisation

Coveris has recently started the implementation phase of modernising its production facilities for sterile grade medical packaging at the Halle site, Germany

Catalent Biologics completes $14m medicine packaging expansion

US-based Catalent has completed a 15,000 sqft expansion at its Bloomington, Indiana facility

SCHOTT breaks ground on new pharma packaging plant

Specialty glass manufacturer SCHOTT has given the starting signal for the construction of a new $3 million production facility for sterile pharmaceutical primary packaging

Caldic Benelux adds third cleanroom to expand filling services

The Belgian pharmaceutical services company has recently invested in a third cleanroom to expand filling of flammable and non-flammable solvents

Stevanato joins forces with Pfeiffer on container-closure systems testing

Joint endeavour will provide characterisation testing of container-closure systems for the biopharma industry

BES completes four-year £50m facility for AstraZeneca

BES has engineered stringent air pressure regimes into an AstraZeneca UK facility with air locks employed to restrict microbial and particulate contamination

Optimise desiccants with 3D validation software

Baltimore's CFD model brings predictive science to validation. Desiccants are tested for performance over time, bringing cost-efficiency to the forefront. Dr Mark Valentine explains

Swiss CDMO to invest $3.5m in GMP facility expansion

The spray drying and capsule filling service provider Micro-Sphere will add a spray drying line to its facility in Switzerland to serve the US, Europe, New Zealand and Asia

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NewAge Industries purchases additional facility

Site will house tubing extruders and mold presses

Clean Rooms International fulfills pharmaceutical manufacturer’s requirement for laminar air flow and sterility on new bottle fill line

The isolation unit was custom designed and manufactured to meet the client’s requirements of sterility and laminarity

Particulate contamination is a concern for critical product contact surfaces

Data shows that STERIS BPS materials generate a fraction of the particles generated by cellulose based products

Event review: Pharmapack Europe 2020

Global biologics markets, delivery device innovation, and ‘unpacking’ new growth opportunities for pharma smart packaging among key take-home messages

Teva Pharmaceuticals gives a look into each step of sterile medicine production

Teva Pharmaceuticals has released a video showing production steps at a site that manufactures 480 million doses a year

Pharmapack Europe unpacks key drivers and challenges in 2020

Digital value-added medicines, waste management and the use of blockchain are key trends for the upcoming year

Triple wrapped sterile packs for all pharmacy needs

Micronclean offers triple wrapped products to assist transfer processes

Meet Glass Technology Services at Glass Focus 2019

The analytical specialist will be hosting a networking drinks session to give attendees and customers alike the chance to meet the team

AdvantaPure introduces Ultra Low Temperature Silicone Tubing

Engineered for temperatures as low as -112°C, this platinum-cured tubing is designed for single-use, cold temperature applications in biopharma and pharmaceutical...

Lubrizol acquires German medical device manufacturer BMT

Bavaria Medizin Technologie offers private label manufacturing and OEM services such as sterilisation, packaging, and logistics management

Micronclean announces optional triple wrapping of sterile packs

Having three layers of sterile packaging can enable end-users to remove costly sanitisation steps from their transfer process saving both time and the cost of sanitising...

Micronclean updates product labels to cope with demand from export markets

Following increasing demand for its disinfectant and cleaning products, the company has enhanced its existing product labels to ensure it remains compliant

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