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Flypharma Conference Europe 2023 Shares Industry Collaboration Initiatives

Flypharma Conference Europe 2023 Shares Industry Collaboration Initiatives

20 October 2023 -- London, UK -- FlyPharma Europe, a conference and exhibition for the pharmaceutical logistics industry, brought together industry leaders, regulators, and logistics service providers to discuss the latest innovations and best practices in pharmaceutical and life science transportation

 19 October 2023
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 24 September 2023
Natoli Engineering, an industry leader in tablet and encapsulation success

Natoli Engineering, an industry leader in tablet and encapsulation success

Natoli engineering has made significant contributions to the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. Specialising in tablet compression and encapsulation technology, innovative machines, tooling and solutions that enhance tablet and encapsulation manufacturing processes, Natoli has advanced manufacturing technologies and practices worldwide

 24 September 2023
Lab automation: the future of life sciences

Lab automation: the future of life sciences

'Increasing economic challenges like market vitality, product diversification and cost pressure lead to the need for faster process design' − and that is not to mention the shorter innovation cycles and increasing demand for small batch production. The module type package suite from COPA-DATA meets these needs

 24 September 2023

Product Profile

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Lab automation: the future of life sciences

Lab automation: the future of life sciences

'Increasing economic challenges like market vitality, product diversification and cost pressure lead to the need for faster process design' − and that is not to mention the shorter innovation cycles and increasing demand for small batch production. The module type package suite from COPA-DATA meets these needs

Product Profile, 24 September 2023
FLEXPOINT Dot Laser

FLEXPOINT Dot Laser

12 September 2023 -- Chelmsford, UK -- The FLEXPOINT dot laser modules have been engineered to meet the increasing demands of industries such as industrial manufacturing, medical technology, research and beyond.

Product Profile, 11 September 2023
LASER COMPONENTS: International Strategy Pays Off

LASER COMPONENTS: International Strategy Pays Off

22 August 2023 -- Chelmsford, UK -- After the 40th company anniversary last year, the LASER COMPONETS Group will celebrate two more decisive milestones in the company's history in 2023. LASER COMPONENTS UK, the first sales office abroad, was opened 30 years ago. Ten years later, the LASER COMPONENTS Detector Group followed in Arizona.

Product Profile, 21 August 2023
Custom Optical Substrates

Custom Optical Substrates

15 August 2023 -- Chelmsford, UK -- LASER COMPONENTS manufacturers laser optics and specialises in custom optical coatings from small to high volumes, using E-beam, IAD and IBS deposition methods.

Product Profile, 14 August 2023
VIEW-IT Infrared Laser Detector Kit

VIEW-IT Infrared Laser Detector Kit

15 August 2023 -- Chelmsford, UK -- LASER COMPONENTS, a global leader in photonics and optoelectronics, is excited to unveil the innovative VIEW-IT Infrared Laser Detector Kit, featuring the revolutionary Pocket Card and Wand Detectors. This cutting-edge kit marks a significant advancement in laser detection technology, offering professionals a comprehensive solution for accurate and efficient detection of infrared (IR) laser emissions.

Product Profile, 14 August 2023

Press Releases

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London Biotechnology Show 2024: Anticipation Soars with Stellar Speakers and Top-notch Exhibitors

London Biotechnology Show 2024: Anticipation Soars with Stellar Speakers and Top-notch Exhibitors

Excitement is mounting for the upcoming London Biotechnology Show 2024, a highly anticipated event scheduled for the 8th and 9th of May at Olympia West. The buzz is palpable as we've already received over 1000 inquiries related to biotechnology, fueling anticipation and speculation about what this show will offer.

Press Releases, 6 December 2023
X-Chem Announces Achievement of Collaboration Milestone

X-Chem Announces Achievement of Collaboration Milestone

— X-Chem, a global leader in innovative drug discovery services, announces the achievement of a drug discovery milestone, following a partner’s attainment of a development candidate. Relay Therapeutics, a leader in cutting-edge approaches to drug discovery, utilized X-Chem’s DNA-Encoded Library (DEL) platform to perform hit finding intended to discover molecules with differentiated pharmacological properties.

Press Releases, 6 December 2023
Evonetix Announces Agreement for Revolutionary Gene Synthesis Platform with Analog Devices

Evonetix Announces Agreement for Revolutionary Gene Synthesis Platform with Analog Devices

EVONETIX LTD (‘Evonetix’), the company developing semiconductor scale technology to improve access to gene synthesis, today announces the signing of a joint development agreement and commercial supply agreement with Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global semiconductor leader.

Press Releases, 6 December 2023
CN Bio PhysioMimix Organ-on-a-Chip data supports Inipharm’s INI-822

CN Bio PhysioMimix Organ-on-a-Chip data supports Inipharm’s INI-822

: CN Bio, a leading Organ-on-a-Chip (OOC) company that designs and manufactures single-and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), today announced its PhysioMimix® assay for Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) was important for confirmation of efficacy for INI-822 from Inipharm, a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing therapies for severe liver diseases.

Press Releases, 4 December 2023
Global Bio-India 2023 set to reinforce strategic collaboration between India and the UK

Global Bio-India 2023 set to reinforce strategic collaboration between India and the UK

The Global Bio-India 2023 event organised by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, and its Public Sector Undertaking, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), is set to take place from 4-6 December 2023, India. Global Bio-India 2023 will be the largest congregation of biotech startups and the central theme of the conference is Biotech Innovation and Bio-manufacturing.

Press Releases, 4 December 2023

Digital

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Have we found a way to help non-coders understand complex biomedical data structure?

Have we found a way to help non-coders understand complex biomedical data structure?

An exploration of the thoughts on the significance of generative AI within life sciences and pharma

Digital, 24 September 2023
Advanced LIMS: improving pharma lab processes for a competitive edge

Advanced LIMS: improving pharma lab processes for a competitive edge

What Pharma 4.0 looks like, the strategic role that a laboratory information management system plays and the presentation of a case study that underscores the power of a well-aligned digital strategy to catalyse innovation within organisations

Digital, 24 September 2023
The growth of AI in the pharma landscape

The growth of AI in the pharma landscape

IPT talks to Robert Strzelecki at TenderHut group about the development of AI in the pharma industry and how its implementation will grow the sector

Digital, 24 September 2023
The future is bright for the connected pharma QC Lab of the Future

The future is bright for the connected pharma QC Lab of the Future

Could the Cloud be the catalyst many pharma QC labs need in their race to the Lab of the Future?

Digital, 24 September 2023
Using AI to accelerate biotech product development

Using AI to accelerate biotech product development

As it grows more sophisticated, artificial intelligence will have transformative implications across virtually every industry on earth. One area in which this impact is already being felt is biotechnology, where it is playing a prominent role in everything from drug and vaccine development to providing global food security

Digital, 24 September 2023

Manufacturing

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Natoli Engineering, an industry leader in tablet and encapsulation success

Natoli Engineering, an industry leader in tablet and encapsulation success

Natoli engineering has made significant contributions to the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. Specialising in tablet compression and encapsulation technology, innovative machines, tooling and solutions that enhance tablet and encapsulation manufacturing processes, Natoli has advanced manufacturing technologies and practices worldwide

The microneedle’s edge: growth and opportunity in emerging technology

The microneedle’s edge: growth and opportunity in emerging technology

While the drug-device combination product industry is always investing in technology that could better meet the needs of patients, governments and sponsors, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the process, bringing in more outside investment and a broader range of organisations in active development

mRNA therapeutics: development and manufacturing trends in a rapidly evolving space

mRNA therapeutics: development and manufacturing trends in a rapidly evolving space

What are some trends in the mRNA space surrounding the growing desire for speed-to-market, and what hurdles are impeding the achievement of this goal?

Integrated development strategies for drug product optimisation

Integrated development strategies for drug product optimisation

Drug product optimisation, also known as reformulation, is a development step required by all drugs en route to market. This process takes a long time, carries a considerable cost and places significant emphasis on the predictive power of laboratory and preclinical assessments. What are some alternative pathways available to development teams?

Excipient-Binder Scale for Direct Compression and Dry Granulation Tabletting

Excipient-Binder Scale for Direct Compression and Dry Granulation Tabletting

For different binder-diluent ratios on the tablet mechanical strength, a proposed scale could serve as a ‘guiding torch’ for various formulators while designing preclinical or early phase formulations

Leveraging CLD Technology to Overcome Associated Challenges

Leveraging CLD Technology to Overcome Associated Challenges

High-titre CLD platform is an effective tool to overcome a number of challenges when developing a cell line. What are the challenges associated with developing a high-titre CLD platform and how can utilising novel technologies help overcome them?

The Manufacturing of Nanodrug Carriers: from Concept to Practice

The Manufacturing of Nanodrug Carriers: from Concept to Practice

Nanodrug carriers have gained increased attention in the pharma industry since they were used in the fight against COVID-19. What are they, and how can regulations improve the manufacture of them?

Critical Tablet Press Design Considerations for Continuous Manufacturing Applications

Critical Tablet Press Design Considerations for Continuous Manufacturing Applications

What are the differences and key design features which characterise successful tablet press performance in a continuous manufacturing setting?

Improving Machinery in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Improving Machinery in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

IPT talks to Richard Stedman of ACG Engineering about the rise of connected and digitalised machines, and how these will improve pharmaceutical manufacturing in the future

Enteric Capsule Innovation: How Capsule Technology is Helping API Reach into the Small Intestine

Enteric Capsule Innovation: How Capsule Technology is Helping API Reach into the Small Intestine

How are current events in drug development demanding better enteric delivery solutions, and how is material science and manufacturing innovation creating a purpose-built capsule able to go the distance – all while reducing the cost and complexity of enteric development and delivery?

Esomeprazole Pellet Production for MUPS Applications – High-Precision Fluid Bed Coating

Esomeprazole Pellet Production for MUPS Applications – High-Precision Fluid Bed Coating

MUPS formulations are a widely used pharmaceutical dosage form for esomeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor. For this purpose, micropellets are coated with the active ingredient and administered in the form of tablets or capsules. An appropriate solution for the coating of micropellets is the use of fluid bed processors which utilise air flow bed technology

Making Inhalants Fit the Future: Improving the Sustainability of Pressurised Metered Dose Inhalers

Making Inhalants Fit the Future: Improving the Sustainability of Pressurised Metered Dose Inhalers

Since their introduction in 1956, pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) have become the dominant treatment choice for patients suffering from common respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, unbeknown to most patients and many doctors, pMDIs account for 3.9% of NHS’s annual carbon emissions.1 Here we will discuss how formulation changes might be the answer to the pMDI-related sustainability problem

How Flexible Containment Is Helping Manufacturers Meet Demand for Highly Potent Drugs

How Flexible Containment Is Helping Manufacturers Meet Demand for Highly Potent Drugs

Manufacturers are deploying flexible containment in both existing and new-build manufacturing sites. Why are they choosing this over traditional rigid isolators, and what are the considerations they should take into account when doing this?

Error Mitigation in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Control

Error Mitigation in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Control

Ensuring pharma products are manufactured in a safe and controlled way is a priority. How can the industry ensure that this happens?

Managing the Complex Regulatory Pathways for Bioprinting Breakthroughs

Managing the Complex Regulatory Pathways for Bioprinting Breakthroughs

Bioprinted products are already starting to demonstrate life-changing potential, but the path to commercialisation is complex, requiring developers to better understand the factors that impact regulatory classification

A Novel Approach to Inhalation Therapy

A Novel Approach to Inhalation Therapy

The adaptation of e-cigarettes as drug delivery devices holds great potential for inhalation therapy. So, can we apply the advances made in nicotine delivery to other active substances?

Laboratory Automation

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Lab automation: the future of life sciences

Lab automation: the future of life sciences

'Increasing economic challenges like market vitality, product diversification and cost pressure lead to the need for faster process design' − and that is not to mention the shorter innovation cycles and increasing demand for small batch production. The module type package suite from COPA-DATA meets these needs

Automation holds the key to unlocking the Lab of the Future

Automation holds the key to unlocking the Lab of the Future

Lab layouts, until the introduction of automation, had seen little change in decades. However, the increased usage of hardware and software lab automation has reduced repetitive manual tasks and drastically increased the walkaway time involved in experiments

Five Steps to Successful AI

Five Steps to Successful AI

Whether lab managers are enthusiastic or apprehensive, AI is coming to the lab. The key to building this advantage is not in the technology, but the approach. Successful adoption of AI requires a genuine, long-term commitment. IPT spoke to Bob Voelkner at LabVantage Solutions about the implications of AI for pharma, what it takes to succeed with this new technology and his five recommended steps for getting started

LabVantage Solutions Company Profile

LabVantage Solutions Company Profile

LabVantage Solutions’ Pharmaceutical LIMS is Engine for Digital Transformations

The Importance of Network Integration for Measurement and Hygiene Technology Solutions

The Importance of Network Integration for Measurement and Hygiene Technology Solutions

Healthcare and scientific facilities are critical for the health of the global population. During the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific facilities helped to deliver life-saving vaccines, re-emphasising their importance in achieving other scientific milestones in the coming decades

Next-Level Digitalisation: Smart Pharma Production Gets Even Smarter

Next-Level Digitalisation: Smart Pharma Production Gets Even Smarter

The digitalisation of pharmaceutical manufacturing has come a long way. However, there are still many ways companies can improve systems to grow even further

Three Lessons Pharma Can Learn From Manufacturing to Become a Leader in Automation

Three Lessons Pharma Can Learn From Manufacturing to Become a Leader in Automation

Pharmaceutical companies face plenty of challenges throughout the manufacturing cycle. Automation can be the key to bringing the industry to the forefront of this exciting field

AI, 3D Reconstruction, and Robotics in Clinical Phlebotomy

AI, 3D Reconstruction, and Robotics in Clinical Phlebotomy

IPT speaks to Toon Overbeeke of Vitestro about the potential benefits of using robots in clinics to draw blood from patients. With a shortage of clinical staff all over Europe, Toon believes robotics is the way forward regarding individual clinical patient care

The Future of Digitalisation in the Lab

The Future of Digitalisation in the Lab

IPT speaks to Mikael Hagstroem, CEO of LabVantage Solutions, about the ongoing potential for laboratories of adopting AI and machine learning (ML)

The Changing Face of Quality Management

The Changing Face of Quality Management

Smart automation is enabling new ways to monitor and intervene pre-emptively in pharma manufacturing. Find out the views of industry experts, who debated the subject in a roundtable video discussion.

How Cloud ERP Software Can Help Manufacturers Succeed Post-Brexit

How Cloud ERP Software Can Help Manufacturers Succeed Post-Brexit

The repercussions of events like Brexit and the global pandemic have caused uncertainty and a need to rethink strategy altogether. However, an integrated SaaS solution can provide a holistic view of the business and enhanced control over processes.

Discovery and Development

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Mass spectrometry and proteomics: leading the charge in drug development

Mass spectrometry and proteomics: leading the charge in drug development

IPT talks to Oliver Rinner of Biognosys about Bruker’s recent majority investment in the business and how this, along with its own developments, will affect the future of proteomics research

Discovery and Development, 24 September 2023
High-throughput targeted metabolomics: the next generation

High-throughput targeted metabolomics: the next generation

With its potential to transform various industries and fields of research − including pharmaceuticals, preventive healthcare, agriculture and food safety − metabolomics is a rapidly growing field that has the potential to revolutionise our understanding of biological systems and disease mechanisms

Discovery and Development, 24 September 2023
AI in the Drug Discovery Industry

AI in the Drug Discovery Industry

IPT talks to Tamsin Mansley of Optibrium about how AI has been used in drug discovery up until now, and how it can be best applied in the future

Discovery and Development, 3 April 2023
Coding of Cell Identity

Coding of Cell Identity

Non-human cells have been used in drug discovery for years. How are novel technologies helping researchers to move past this method?

Discovery and Development, 3 April 2023
Five Factors Driving Cell and Gene Therapy Developers Towards Gammaretrovirus

Five Factors Driving Cell and Gene Therapy Developers Towards Gammaretrovirus

What has led to the rising trend for Cell & Gene Therapy (CGT) developers to choose retroviral vectors over other potential vectors, and what are the many drivers behind this selection process?

Discovery and Development, 14 December 2022

Analytics

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Droplet-based microfluidics advances for single-cell analysis

Droplet-based microfluidics advances for single-cell analysis

Droplet-based single-cell analysis systems provide an invaluable tool to accelerate research and development. Recent scientific advances enhance the applicability of these droplet-based systems to address the age-old problem of characterising, understanding and selecting cells

Analytics, 24 September 2023
RMC mmc2023 supplement

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Analytics, 24 September 2023
Enhancing Reaction Understanding in Pharma: The Role of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Enhancing Reaction Understanding in Pharma: The Role of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

The pharmaceutical industry is seeking new ways to accelerate the drug development process, to generate both time and cost savings. How is nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy helping to improve the drug development sector?

Analytics, 7 June 2023
Flow Cytometry: A Bioanalytical Platform for Cell and Gene Therapy

Flow Cytometry: A Bioanalytical Platform for Cell and Gene Therapy

Flow cytometry is a powerful technology in the emerging cell and gene therapies (CGT) field and plays a significant role in various stages in the adoptive cell therapies, but what are its advantages and limitations?

Analytics, 7 June 2023
Advance Viral Vector Development and Characterisation for Gene Therapies – Vector Optimisation

Advance Viral Vector Development and Characterisation for Gene Therapies – Vector Optimisation

rAAV vectorology is being optimised to allow for highly specific expression and greater efficacy – how is this being achieved, and why is it so important?

Analytics, 3 April 2023
The Challenges and Technological Opportunities in Oligonucleotide Therapeutics

The Challenges and Technological Opportunities in Oligonucleotide Therapeutics

Recent developments in gene therapy and the approval of mrna vaccines for treating diseases has seen the biopharmaceutical industry’s need for more well-characterised rna and oligonucleotides than ever before. How are more nucleic acid sequences being analysed by mass spectrometry (ms) through the development of new technologies, and how can innovations in software process data fully automate the workflow of the confirmation of oligonucleotide sequences based on intact ms/ms

Analytics, 3 April 2023

Conferences and Events

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Cytomos Selected to Showcase CDS Cell Analysis Technology at BIA’s Bioprocessuk Dragon’s Den Session

Cytomos Selected to Showcase CDS Cell Analysis Technology at BIA’s Bioprocessuk Dragon’s Den Session

23 October 2023 -- Roslin, Scotland -- Biotech company, Cytomos is pleased to announce that it has been selected to showcase its dielectric spectroscopy (CDS) platform at the BIA’s BioProcessUK Dragon’s Den special session focused on next generation analytical technologies, taking place on day two of this year’s annual conference: 30 November

Conferences and Events , 22 October 2023
Flypharma Conference Europe 2023 Shares Industry Collaboration Initiatives

Flypharma Conference Europe 2023 Shares Industry Collaboration Initiatives

20 October 2023 -- London, UK -- FlyPharma Europe, a conference and exhibition for the pharmaceutical logistics industry, brought together industry leaders, regulators, and logistics service providers to discuss the latest innovations and best practices in pharmaceutical and life science transportation

Conferences and Events , 19 October 2023
ELRIG Drug Discovery 2023: Diverse Thinking- New Perspectives

ELRIG Drug Discovery 2023: Diverse Thinking- New Perspectives

13 October 2023 -- Liverpool, UK -- This year’s scientific tracks cover a wide range of themes including ‘omics, personalised medicine and chemistry, all focused on bringing new therapies from the lab to the patient

Conferences and Events , 12 October 2023
BIO-Europe 2023

BIO-Europe 2023

13 October 2023 -- Munich, Germany -- BIO-Europe has grown to be recognised as Europe's flagship partnering event, and its 29th edition will take place 6-8 November 2023 in Munich, Germany

Conferences and Events , 12 October 2023
Scitara And IDT Present a Composable IT Architecture Platform at Lab of the Future Europe 2023

Scitara And IDT Present a Composable IT Architecture Platform at Lab of the Future Europe 2023

3 October 2023 -- Massachusetts, US -- – Innovator in laboratory digital transformation and leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for science, Scitara, presents its Digital Lab Exchange DLX platform as the missing link that enables laboratories to embrace true digital transformation and develop a modern composable enterprise-led IT strategy at Lab of the Future Europe 2023, 26-27 September, Amsterdam

Conferences and Events , 2 October 2023

IPT TV

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Ilmac Basel - Inspiring the Future of Chemistry and Life Sciences

Ilmac Basel - Inspiring the Future of Chemistry and Life Sciences

24 August 2023 -- IPT TV -- Ilmac takes place next month 26-28th September in Basel.

IPT TV, 23 August 2023

Featured Content

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Turning an Ocean of Data Into Actionable Wisdom To Support Optimal Site Identification

Turning an Ocean of Data Into Actionable Wisdom To Support Optimal Site Identification

Advancements in AI can help the pharmaceutical industry identify the best sites for their clinical trials through the harnessing of Big Data

 14 December 2022

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IPT Autumn 2023

IPT Autumn 2023

From AI to metabolomics, single-cell analysis to tabletting, IPT Autumn 2023 is an ode to the Lab of the Future

IPT Summer 2023

IPT Summer 2023

IPT Summer 2023 is full of interesting and thought-provoking content, from flow cytometry to the use of AI in pharmaceutical development.

IPT Spring 2023

IPT Spring 2023

IPT Spring 2023 brings you viral vector development techniques, cell identities and how pMDIs are being improved for a greener future

IPT Winter 2022

IPT Winter 2022

Join us in finishing off 2022 with IPT’s Winter edition! Read on for articles about Raman spectroscopy, cell and gene therapies, and the many ways in which digitalising the laboratory can help improve pharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing.

IPT - Autumn 2022

IPT - Autumn 2022

Welcome to the Autumn issue of Innovations in Pharmaceutical Technology! Articles on new approaches to Microscopy and Spectrometry, temperature control, emerging therapeutics, Digital and Lab Automation, Big Data, robotics and Human-Centred Design.

IPT - Spring 2022

IPT - Spring 2022

Our Spring edition is packed full of some of the most exciting, and necessary, developments in data science and manufacturing. Whether it’s the smart automation of manufacturing equipment in huge premises, or the digitalisation of clinical trial operators, this issue of IPT uncovers the changes we’re seeing across the industry.

IPT - Autumn/Winter 2021

IPT - Autumn/Winter 2021

This edition of IPT brings 2021 to a close with discussions on AI and ML's involvement in streamlining processes, improvements in pharma analytics, and how lab automation is safeguarding the future of manufacturing

IPT Media Pack 2023

IPT Media Pack 2023

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