Build your pharma development and manufacturing knowledge base with the latest whitepapers, application notes, posters, and other educational resources from bio/pharma industry suppliers.

Mapping Sensor Placement and Numbers

Rotronic Instrument Corp.

This Rotronic technical note covers the basics of how to choose the correct number of sensors and where to place them for a proper cGMP mapping study.

How to Source Pneumatic Conveying Systems for Pharmaceutical Excipients, APIs, and other Powders that are "Difficult-to-Move"

David Kennedy; Vac-U-Max

This technical paper addresses key topics and design trends to consider when designing a sanitary pneumatic conveying system for batch and continuous processes. This application note defines difficult powders and their respective poor flow properties, addressing the challenges in moving these powders into the conveying line from the pick-up point, feeding excipients and APIs at a constant rate, and discharging material to from the material receiver, while maintaining a dust-free processing environment.

Effect of Extrusion Parameters on Solid Dispersions

C. Martin, J. DiNunzio, J.M. Keen, A. Machado, J.W. McGinity, H. Sandhu; Leistritz Extusion

The objective of this research is to investigate the extrusion process space in co-rotating and counter-rotating extruders, which is critical in ensuring the properties of pharmaceutical solid dispersions.

The Risk Management Guidebook: Strategies, Tools for Success

Tim Lozier; EtQ

This guidebook brings you risk management tools and strategies, how to integrate risk into standards and processes, and fun takes on risk management.

Pharmaceutical Cleaning Validation

Malcolm McLaughlin; Alconox, Inc.

A comprehensive description of how to perform cleaning validations in the pharmaceutical industry. This paper focuses on the calculations as well as the process.

Data Integrity–The Foundation of Good Science

Dassault Systèmes BIOVIA

In this whitepaper, analyst firm Axendia, Inc. outlines how for sound data to be the foundation for good decisions and good science, there can be no question with regards to its integrity. In the life-science industry, patient outcomes, product quality, safety, and efficacy all rely upon vast amounts of data that is generated throughout the product lifecycle. A strong foundation for data integrity is necessary to support a single version of the truth.

On-dose Authentication: SODF Coated with TruTag Microtags

Michael O'Neill, PhD, Chief Science Officer; TruTag Technologies, Inc.

TruTag Technologies and WuXi AppTec collaborated on the application of TruTag's microtag on-dose authentication solution for SODF drugs. Discover the effectiveness of this application and the results of these studies.

2016 Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical M&A Scorecard

CPhI/InformEx

Merger and acquisition activity is constantly shaping and reshaping the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. While 2016 did not go as expected from an M&A perspective what didn't happen was every bit as important as what did happen.