Welcome to the Continuous Manufacturing Knowledge Center

Welcome to the Continuous Manufacturing Knowledge Center, the CMKC.

We are happy to have you join this community dedicated to advancing pharmaceutical continuous manufacturing. As a member, you’ll have the opportunity to ask a question, start a discussion, share your own expertise, connect with your peers, and access helpful resources.
Here are some simple ways to get started :

  • Introduce yourself - Comment below to introduce yourself - let us know who you are and what brought you to the CMKC
  • Join a group that interests you - You’ll see that the groups are organized into continuous manufacturing topics
  • Explore our learning resources - Browse or search for resources that have been uploaded to support you in your continuous manufacturing work

This community is here for you — a space to share, learn, and connect in a way that’s respectful, practical, and engaging. If you’re ever unsure about what to post, just ask yourself: Would I find this helpful or interesting if I saw it?

And if you need a hand crafting your first post or navigating the platform, don’t hesitate to reach out at cmkc@usp.org — we’re here to support you.


We’re excited to have you with us and can’t wait to see what you bring to the community. Welcome!

  • Hello CMKC Community! 

    I am Rohit Lokhande, Senior Continuous Manufacturing Manager at USP. It's great to see CMKC live again!

    I am here to stay updated with the latest happenings in the Continuous Manufacturing space and to stay connected with fellow experts who are passionate about driving innovation and sustainability in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

    Looking forward to engaging with the community and contributing wherever I can!

  • Hello and welcome to the new CMKC website.  My name is Stephen Lermer and I am pleased to serve on CMKC advisory board.  Significand thought and effort was put into the redesign of this site to provide you with a user friendly venue where you can find information, ask questions, start discussions, share experiences, bring up new ideas or concerns related to the best practices and leading technologies associated with CM.  This is the perfect forum to exchange information to keep growing the quantity and quality of the CM knowledge base.  I hope you find it enlightening and useful.  Welcome once again!   

  • Hello, I’m Olena Gligorich, Advisory Board Member of the Continuous Manufacturing Knowledge Center (CMKC). It’s a pleasure to be part of this collaborative community dedicated to advancing continuous manufacturing in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

    Welcome to the Continuous Manufacturing Knowledge Center (CMKC)! As a dedicated community hosted by USP, CMKC provides a space to connect, exchange knowledge, and collaborate. Whether you’re just entering this field or are a veteran, you can ask questions, lead discussions, share expertise, and tap into a wealth of curated resources. I’m looking forward to contributing to this dialogue and supporting the mission of advancing science, quality, and innovation across the field.

    Feel free to introduce yourself, explore interest-based groups, and dive into learning materials. And if you ever want help posting or navigating, the CMKC team is ready to assist.

  • Hello CMKC Community, welcome back to the new and improved CMKC!

    I am Atul, and I serve as a Senior Principal Scientist in the Compendial Policy division of Global Science & Standards at USP. Over the past 7 years I have been involved in various activities to support the adoption of advanced manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. I am excited to see our CMKC community growing steadily and that we have a more user-friendly interface to work with. My current responsibilities include the publication of USP CM Technical Guides, five of which are available for the community. I am working with our Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Advisory Group (AMT-AG) to publish more of these technical guides. Reading the various interactions on CMKC has been very valuable for me and I look forward to even higher level of CM community engagement in our redesigned CMKC.

  • Hi, I'm Celia Lynch, Marketing Communications Specialist at the API Innovation Center. Thanks for the invitation to join CMKC!

  • Hello, I am Dhaval.  Thank you for the warm invitation to join the CMKC group. It’s always a pleasure to connect and learn from this community. I am currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. My research focuses on direct compression continuous manufacturing, process analytical technology (PAT), chemometrics, powder characterization, and process optimization. I hold a master’s degree in Pharmaceutics and have over eight years of industrial experience in oral solid dosage (OSD) formulation development, batch manufacturing.

  • Hello, I am Heri Rukmana, Global SME of Solids and Liquids Manufacturing Equipment at Kenvue. I am very excited to learn and share the lates update and implementation of Continuous Manufacturing Technology.

    Looking forward to collaborating and getting insights from this community.

  • Hello!  And a very warm welcome to the redesigned CMKC site!  My name is April Loui, CMKC advisory board member and enthusiastic supporter of driving efficiency and innovation in the biopharma space.  Please join us in collaboration where we discuss strategies, approaches, and new innovations in the continuous manufacturing. We welcome your input, questions and opinions and strive to make this forum a productive partnership across the industry.  We look forward to engaging with all of you!  Welcome!

  • Hello Dear All, my name is Farshid Mohammadparast. I’m a PAT and Chemometrics Principal Investigator at USP. My background is in Chemical Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, and Data Analysis.

    It’s a great pleasure to connect with you all. This is an amazing platform where we can collaborate, exchange knowledge and ideas, I’m looking forward to learning from you all and engaging in fantastic discussions!

  • Thank you Stephen. We are so excited to continue growing and providing benefits to our CM community!