Manufacturing

Manufacturers concerned about the proliferation of counterfeit drugs are working to implement serialized packaging to support full traceability, product integrity, supply-chain security and patient safety. Conventional serialization solutions multiplex cameras from an industrial PC to distribute vision at multiple points on the production line. Maintenance and validation can be expensive because of the need to deal with a complex operating system and custom software.

In light of the increasing number of manufacturer recalls, Valdata Systems has launched a campaign focusing on educating manufacturers on ways to ensure proper maintenance of equipment and prevent future recalls.

Valdata has developed an integrated set of modules within its Chemical Management System (“CMS”) which enforcesresource maintenance rules. The result is a higher level of protection from quality issues resulting in product recalls.

Hospira Inc. said Tuesday it received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration based on a recent inspection of a medical device manufacturing facility in Costa Rica.

OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing LLC is investing more than $5 million in equipment and infrastructural improvements that include a new Grade A aseptic filling suite for liquid, suspension and lyophilized products.

The rolling diaphragm pump filling suite, manufactured by Bosch, comes equipped with optional rotary piston and peristaltic pumps. It will function at 115 percent of the previous line’s capacity, increasing the speed and efficiency with which OsoBio can deliver drug products to clients.

Following a successful semester-long project, a team of four senior Mechanical Engineering students from the University of Delaware recently presented their Adjustable Bottle Transfer System to Omega Design Corporation, a global provider of innovative packaging machinery and serialization solutions and the worldwide leader in bottle unscrambling technology.  Omega sponsored the team’s Fall 2011 Senior Project, designed to give students real-world career experience prior to graduating.

Tarsa Therapeutics today announced it has entered into a commercial supply agreement with QS Pharma for the bulk manufacture of its OSTORA oral recombinant salmon calcitonin tablet.  The OSTORA tablets, which will be manufactured in QS Pharma's state-of-the-art facility in Pennsylvania, will be used for product launch and commercial sale.

Having identified a business need in the US for a flexible and high quality commercial packaging service provider, the Pharma Services business unit of Almac is proud to expand its established commercial packaging operations with a $10m investment in a new state-of-the-art 100,000 sq. ft. commercial facility in Audubon, PA.

Symetix will showcase its solutions for preventing foreign tablets and capsules, foreign material, and broken tablets from being packaged at its Interphex booth #2883.

Designed specifically for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturers and contract packers, VeriSym optical inspection systems and Impulse/P size graders maximize product quality while reducing the labor costs associated with manual inspection.

Source: Symetix

As part of Multisorb Technologies’ ongoing commitment to provide solutions-based active packaging technology to the global healthcare market, the company announced today the appointment of Ilia Jimenez to the position of Business Development Leader, Healthcare Packaging.