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Design is key: What are the important considerations in tablet production?

Steve Osborne, I Holland’s product design manager, looks at some of the important considerations to be taken before tablet production.

By Steve Osborne

/ 9 Jun 2017

Design is key: What are the important considerations in tablet production?

White paper from SATO highlights the role of traceability in a digital world

Global provider of auto-ID solutions, SATO, has published a white paper looking at the role of traceability in a digital world and its role in competitiveness.

By PharmaManufacturingIQ Staff

/ 8 Jun 2017

White paper from SATO highlights the role of traceability in a digital world

Surprise package: How packaging can improve patient retention in clinical trials

Mark Cusworth, vice president of R&D at PRISYM ID looks at how labelling can improve patient retention in clinical trials.

By Mark Cusworth

/ 8 Jun 2017

Surprise package: How packaging can improve patient retention in clinical trials

Key changes: The focus is on quality and safety in a rapidly growing industry

Quality and safety are in focus as industry advancements force a change, writes chief pharma expert at Bosch Packaging Technology, Johannes Rauschnable, PhD.

By Johannes Rauschnable

/ 8 Jun 2017

Key changes: The focus is on quality and safety in a rapidly growing industry

Is Europe ready for the EU falsified medicines directive?

Christoph Krähenbühl, senior director at 3C Excellis Europe, talks to EPM about Europe’s readiness for the EU falsified medicines directive (EU FMD).

By Christoph Kr\u00e4henb\u00fchl

/ 7 Jun 2017

Is Europe ready for the EU falsified medicines directive?

Flexibly financing: Keeping up with technology advances doesn’t have to be overly costly

Chris Wilkinson, head of sales for Healthcare and Public Sector for Siemens Financial Services, UK, writes about the importance for pharma to keep up with technological advancements and how flexible financing can help.

By Chris Wilkinson

/ 7 Jun 2017

Flexibly financing: Keeping up with technology advances doesn’t have to be overly costly

Stay safe, stay connected: A brief history of track and trace and what the future holds

In this article, Eric Tjoa, CEO and founder at Tjoapack, outlines a brief history of track and trace and explores the future for serialisation, including the opportunities that technology can bring to the sector and most importantly, patient safety

By Eric Tjoa

/ 6 Jun 2017

Stay safe, stay connected: A brief history of track and trace and what the future holds

The serialisation landscape: Challenges and opportunities for a CDMO

Erik Haeffler, vice president of manufacturing services, Recipharm, examines the challenges and opportunities for a CDMO in the landscape of serialisation that contract partners must overcome.

By Erik Haeffler

/ 6 Jun 2017

The serialisation landscape: Challenges and opportunities for a CDMO

Critical design: The importance of packaging in patient adherence

Pharmaceutical packaging plays an important role in increasing patient adherence, with Essentra’s Design Hub manufacturers can identify areas to add adherence increasing features.

By Alan Davies

/ 6 Jun 2017

Critical design: The importance of packaging in patient adherence

Risky business: The importance of risk assessment in the single-use market

Dr Sade Mokuolu, group compliance manager, Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, examines the importance of risk assessment in qualifying SU components to ensure global adoption continues at an accelerated pace.

By Dr Sade Mokuolu

/ 5 Jun 2017

Risky business: The importance of risk assessment in the single-use market

The journey to global serialisation from a mid-size company perspective

In this article, Dr Frank Binder, VP of global supply chain management at Santen and keynote speaker at NEXUS '17 in Barcelona, discusses the challenges and opportunities that serialisation presents to mid-sized companies.

By Dr Frank Binder

/ 31 May 2017

The journey to global serialisation from a mid-size company perspective

Trending towards a strategic future: Looking at the growth in strategic outsourcing

Strategic outsourcing is trending within the pharmaceutical industry with companies relying on trusted and preferred suppliers in an integrated supply model, notes Justin Schroeder, executive director at PCI Pharma Services

By Justin Schroeder

/ 31 May 2017