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3D Printed Reactors for Synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Continuous Flow
09 Jun 2023 | Contributor(s): Maier, MC, Valotta, AHiebler, K, Soritz, S, Gavric, K, Grabner, B, Gruber-Woelfler, H
Advances in flow chemistry to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) require performing reactions in tailor-made equipment as complexity of the planned setups increases. To react quickly and with low costs to these demanding reactions, additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing,...
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A Combined Feed-Forward/Feed-Back Control System for a QbD-Based Continuous Tablet Manufacturing Process
09 Jun 2023 | Contributor(s): Singh, Ravendra, Muzzio, Fernando J, Ierapetritou, Marianthi, Ramachandran, Rohit
Continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing together with PAT (Process Analytical Technology) provides a suitable platform for automatic control of the end product quality as desired by QbD (quality by design)-based efficient manufacturing. The precise control of the quality of the pharmaceutical...
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A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries
09 Jun 2023 | Contributor(s): Gambacorta, G, Sharley, JS, Baxendale, IR
Due to their intrinsic physical properties, which includes being able to perform as volatile liquids at room and biological temperatures, fragrance ingredients/intermediates make ideal candidates for continuous-flow manufacturing. This review highlights the potential crossover between a...
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A Continuous Flow Sulfuryl Chloride-Based Reaction—Synthesis of a Key Intermediate in a New Route toward Emtricitabine and Lamivudine
25 Jun 2024 | Contributor(s): Souza, Juliana M. de, Berton, Mateo, Snead, David R., McQuade, D. Tyler
We demonstrate a continuous two-step sequence in which sulfenyl chloride is formed, trapped by vinyl acetate, and chlorinated further via a Pummerer rearrangement. These reactions produce a key intermediate in our new approach to the oxathiolane core used to prepare the antiretroviral medicines...
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A Continuous Flow Sulfuryl Chloride-Based Reaction—Synthesis of a Key Intermediate in a New Route toward Emtricitabine and Lamivudine
23 Jul 2024 | Contributor(s): Souza, Juliana M. de, Berton, Mateo, Snead, David R., McQuade, D. Tyler
We demonstrate a continuous two-step sequence in which sulfenyl chloride is formed, trapped by vinyl acetate, and chlorinated further via a Pummerer rearrangement. These reactions produce a key intermediate in our new approach to the oxathiolane core used to prepare the antiretroviral medicines...
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A Continuous Process for Manufacturing Apremilast. Part I: Process Development and Intensification by Utilizing Flow Chemistry Principles
24 Apr 2024 | Contributor(s): Hsieh, Hsiao-Wu, Griffin, Daniel J., Ananthoji, Padmini, Avci, Nadide Hazal, Brown, Derek B., Ericson, Ari, Fostinis, James D., Irfan, Muhammad, Langille, Neil, Lovette, Michael A., Murray, James I., Spada, Simone, Thiel, Oliver R., Aiello, Frankie, Daou, Joseph, Goudas-Salomon, Nicole, Pan, Ende, Sarkar, Nandini, Wimalasinghe, Rasangi, Wu, Zufan Steven, Zeng, Alicia, Beaver, Matthew G., Cohen, Carolyn M.
Herein, we report the development of an integrated continuous manufacturing (CM) process for the penultimate step in the synthesis of apremilast, the drug substance (DS) of the commercial product Otezla. This development effort was motivated by the desire to create an alternative manufacturing...
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A Hybrid MPC-PID Control System Design for the Continuous Purification and Processing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
09 Jun 2023 | Contributor(s): Sen, M, Singh, R, Ramachandran, R
In this work, a hybrid MPC (model predictive control)-PID (proportional-integral-derivative) control system has been designed for the continuous purification and processing framework of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The specific unit operations associated with the purification and...
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A large-scale experimental comparison of batch and continuous technologies in pharmaceutical tablet manufacturing using ethenzamide
09 Jun 2023 | Contributor(s): Matsunami, Kensaku, Nagato, Takuya, Hasegawa, Koji, Sugiyama, Hirokazu
This paper compares batch and continuous technologies in terms of product quality and process performance in pharmaceutical tablet manufacturing using ethenzamide as the active pharmaceutical ingredient. Batch and continuous processes using wet granulation were investigated by performing...
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A model-based framework for design and analysis of PAT systems
09 Jun 2023 | Workshop | Contributor(s): Gani, Rafiqul, Singh, Ravendra, Gernaey, Krist
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A multi-scale hybrid CFD-DEM-PBM description of a fluid-bed granulation process
09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Sen, Maitraye, Barrasso, Dana Singh, Ravendra, Ramachandran, Rohit
In this study, a hybrid multi-scale model has been developed for a continuous fluid bed wet granulation process by dynamically coupling computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with a discrete element model (DEM) and population balance model (PBM). In this process, the granules are formed by spraying...
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A PAT-based qualification of pharmaceutical excipients produced by batch or continuous processing
09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Hertrampf A., Müller H., Menezes J.C., Herdling T.
Pharmaceutical excipients have an influence on the main requirements for medicinal products (viz., quality, safety and efficacy) but also on their manufacturability. During product lifecycle it may become necessary to introduce minor changes (e.g., to continuously improve it) or major changes in...
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A Perspective on Continuous Flow Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry
09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Baumann, M, Moody, TSSmyth, M, Wharry, S
Continuous flow manufacture is an innovative technology platform, which is gaining momentum within the pharmaceutical industry. The key advantages of continuous flow include faster and safer reactions, which can be more environmentally friendly, smaller footprint, better quality product, and...
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A Perspective on Quality by Design: A Preclinical Opportunity
28 Mar 2024 | Document | Contributor(s): Ajaz S. Hussain
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A Practical and Robust Multistep Continuous Process for Manufacturing 5-Bromo-N-(tert-butyl)pyridine-3-sulfonamide
09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Yu, M, Strotman, NASavage, SA, Leung, S, Ramirez, A
A multistep continuous flow process involving (1) magnesium-halogen exchange, (2) sulfonylation with sulfuryl chloride, and (3) reaction with tert-butylamine was developed for the synthesis of an arylsulfonamide pharmaceutical intermediate in the synthesis of BMS-919373. The process was...
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A retrofit strategy to achieve “Fast, Flexible, Future (F3)” pharmaceutical production processes
09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Singh, Ravendra, Rozada-Sanchez, Raquel Wrate, Tim Muller, Frans Gernaey, Krist V Gani, Rafiqul, Woodley, John M
n the work reported here, a substrates adoption methodology for a series of similar substrates has been developed as part of a retrofit strategy. The objective is to achieve “fast, flexible and future” pharmaceutical production processes by adapting a generic modular process-plant template....
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A review of PAT strategies in secondary solid oral dosage manufacturing of small molecules
09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Laske, Stephan, Paudel, Amrit, Scheibelhofer, Otto, Sacher, Stephan, Hoermann, Theresa, Khinast, Johannes, Kelly, Adrian, Rantannen, Jukka, Korhonen, Ossi, Stauffer, Fanny, De Leersnyder, Fien, De Beer, Thomas, Mantanus, Jerome, Chavez, Pierre-Francois, Thoorens, Benjamin, Ghiotti, Patrizia, Schubert, Martin, Tajarobi, Pirjo, Haeffler, Gunnar, Lakio, Satu, Fransson, Magnus, Sparen, Anders, Abrahmsen-Alami, Susanna, Folestad, Staffan, Funke, Adrian, Backx, Ivo, Kavsek, Barbara, Kjell, Francois, Michaelis, Marc, Page, Trevor, Palmer, John, Schaepman, Alexander, Sekulic, Sonja, Hammond, Steve, Braun, Birgit, Colegrove, Brenda
Pharmaceutical solid oral dosage product manufacturing is a well-established, yet revolutionizing area. To this end, process analytical technology (PAT) involves interdisciplinary and multivariate (chemical, physical, microbiological and mathematical) methods for material (e.g. materials,...
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A Scalable Two-Step Continuous Flow Synthesis of Nabumetone and Related 4-Aryl-2-butanones
24 Apr 2024 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Viviano, Monica, Glasnov, Toma N., Reichart, Benedik, Tekautz, Guenter, Kappe, C. Oliver
Three different continuous flow strategies for the generation of important 4-aryl-2-butanone derivatives including the anti-inflammatory drug nabumetone [4-(6-methoxy-2-naphthalenyl)-2-butanone] and the aroma compounds raspberry ketone [4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone] and its methyl ether...
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A Shared Vision for Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing in the 21st Century: Contributions of the PAT Initiative
28 Mar 2024 | Document | Contributor(s): Ajaz S. Hussain
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A systematic computer aided framework for design and analysis of PAT systems
09 Jun 2023 | Workshop | Contributor(s): Gernaey, Krist, Singh, Ravendra, Gani, Rafiqul
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A systematic framework for onsite design and implementation of a control system in a continuous tablet manufacturing process
09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Singh, Ravendra, Sahay, Abhishek Muzzio, Fernando Ierapetritou, Marianthi, Ramachandran, Rohit
A novel manufacturing strategy based on continuous processing integrated with online/inline monitoring tools coupled with an advanced control system is highly desired for efficient Quality by Design (QbD)-based pharmaceutical manufacturing. A control system ensures the predefined end product...
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A Systematic Framework for the Design and Implementation of Sensing and Control Architecture for a Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant
09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Singh, Ravendra, Muzzio, Fernando J Ierapetritou, Marianthi, Ramachnadran, Rohit
The continuous pharmaceutical manufacture (CPM) plant and control architecture developed earlier is currently being widely implemented in industries [1,2]. CPM indeed provides an appropriate platform to implement suitable monitoring and control architecture, to improve product quality, and to...
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A systematic framework to monitor mulling processes using Near Infrared spectroscopy
09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Wu, Suyang, Panikar, Savitha S Singh, Ravendra Zhang, Jun Glasser, Benjamin, Ramachandran, Rohit
The optimal design of sensor location and setup is essential to ensure the accuracy and precision of in-line process monitoring of water/moisture content. This manuscript presents a systematic framework of using Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to monitor moisture content in an alumina mulling...
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A Three-Minute Synthesis and Purification of Ibuprofen: Pushing the Limits of Continuous-Flow Processing
10 May 2024 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Snead, David R., Jamison, Timothy F.
In a total residence time of three minutes, ibuprofen was assembled from its elementary building blocks with an average yield of above 90 % for each step. A scale-up of this five-stage process (3 bond-forming steps, one work-up, and one in-line liquid–liquid separation) provided ibuprofen at a...
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A Validated Model for Design and Evaluation of Control Architectures for a Continuous Tablet Compaction Process
09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Nunes de Barros, Fernando, Bhaskar, Aparajith, Singh, Ravendra
The systematic design of an advanced and efficient control strategy for controlling critical quality attributes of the tablet compaction operation is necessary to increase the robustness of a continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing process and for real time release. A process model plays a very...
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A Virtual Plant for Integrated Continuous Manufacturing of a Carfilzomib Drug Substance Intermediate, Part 1: CDI-Promoted Amide Bond Formation
09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Içten, Elçin, Maloney, Andrew J., Beaver, Matthew G., Shen, Dongying E., Zhu, Xiaoxiang, Graham, Lauren R., Robinson, Jo A., Huggins, Seth, Allian, Ayman, Hart, Roger, Walker,Shawn D., Rolandi, Pablo, Braatz, Richard D.
This article details process characterization efforts and the development of corresponding process models to inform a process control strategy to produce a carfilzomib drug substance intermediate, morpholine amide 3. Model calibration for relevant unit operations and development of a dynamic...