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  1. Development of a high-fidelity digital twin using the discrete element method for a continuous direct compression process. Part 1. Calibration workflow

    24 Oct 2024 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Peter Toson, Marko Matić, Theresa Hörmann-Kincses, Michela Beretta, Jakob Rehrl, Johannes Poms, Thomas O’Connor, Abdollah Koolivand, Geng Tian, Scott M. Krull, Johannes G. Khinast, Dalibor Jajcevic, Johan Remmelgas

    In this work, a high-fidelity digital twin was developed to support the design and testing of control strategies for drug product manufacturing via direct compression. The high-fidelity digital twin platform was based on typical pharmaceutical equipment, materials, and direct compression...

  2. Continuous Processing. Continuous Evolution

    08 Oct 2024 | Magazine | Contributor(s): Douglas Hausner

    Continuous processing for small molecule products has been a hot topic for years, but where does the industry stand with it today? We speak with Doug Hausner, Senior Manager, Continuous Manufacturing, Oral Solid Dose, Pharma Services at Thermo Fisher Scientific, to find out.

  3. Continuous micro feeding and mixing of solid dosage forms under vibrational excitation

    08 Oct 2024 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Haifeng Lu, Liang Zhang, Hui Du, Xiaolei Guo, Haifeng Liu

    Continuous manufacturing has intrigued many researchers in the pharmaceutical industry in the post-COVID-19 world. We experimentally studied the discharge characteristics of pharmaceutical excipients under vibrational excitation. The successful accurate dosing and filling of powders at fill...

  4. Systematic investigation of the impact of screw elements in continuous wet granulation

    10 Sep 2024 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Katharina Kiricenko, Peter Kleinebudde, Robin Meier

    Twin-screw wet granulation (TSG) is a continuous manufacturing technique either for granules as final dosage form or as an intermediate before tableting or capsule filling. A comprehensive process understanding is required to implement TSG, considering various parameters influencing granule and...

  5. Development of a Continuous Flow Grignard Reaction to Manufacture a Key Intermediate of Ipatasertib

    25 Jun 2024 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Kaldre, Dainis, Stocker, Severin, Linder, David, Reymond, Helena, Schuster, Andreas, Lamerz, Jens, Hildbrand, Stefan, Püntener, Kurt, Berry, Malcolm, Sedelmeier, Jörg

    This article outlines the development of a continuous flow process for the manufacture of a key intermediate of the active pharmaceutical ingredient ipatasertib for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and triple-negative metastatic breast cancer. The reaction sequence...

  6. Improvement of a pharmaceutical powder mixing process in a tote blender via DEM simulations

    04 Jun 2024 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Benedict Benque, Luca Orefice, Thomas Forgber, Matthias Habeler, Beate Schmid, Johan Remmelgas, Johannes Khinast

    An industrial-scale pharmaceutical powder blending process was studied via discrete element method (DEM) simulations. A DEM model of two active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) components and a combined excipient component was calibrated by matching the simulated response in a dynamic angle of...

  7. A modified Kushner-Moore approach to characterising small-scale blender performance impact on tablet compaction

    03 Jun 2024 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Hikaru G. Jolliffe, Martin Prostredny, Carlota Mendez Torrecillas, Ecaterina Bordos, Collette Tierney, Ebenezer Ojo, Richard Elkes, Gavin Reynolds, Yunfei Li Song, Bernhard Meir, Sara Fathollahi, John Robertson

    Continuous Direct Compaction (CDC) has emerged as a promising route towards producing solid dosage forms while reducing material, development time and energy consumption. Understanding the response of powder processing unit operations, especially blenders, is crucial. There is a substantial body...

  8. Innovation and Continuous Improvement in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

    28 Mar 2024 | Document | Contributor(s): Ajaz Hussain (Chairperson) Raafat Fahmy (CVM), William Bargo (CVM), Robert Coleman, Robert (ORA), Elise Murphy (ORA), Frank Holcombe Jr (CDER), Chris Watts (CDER), See Lam (CDER), Jon Clark (CDER), Christopher Joneckis (CBER), John Dietrick (CDER), Diana Kolaitis (ORA), Vilayat Sayeed (CDER), Mai Huynh (CVM), Norman Schmuff (CDER), Andrew Chang (CBER)

    The PAT Team and Manufacturing Science Working Group Report: A Summary of Learning, Contributions and Proposed Next Steps for Moving towards the "Desired State" of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in the 21st Century

  9. A Perspective on Quality by Design: A Preclinical Opportunity

    28 Mar 2024 | Document | Contributor(s): Ajaz S. Hussain

  10. 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

  11. The Subcommittee on Process Analytical Technologies (PAT): Closing Remarks

    28 Mar 2024 | Document | Contributor(s): Ajaz S. Hussain

  12. The Process Analytical Technology Initiative: PAT and the Pharmacopeias

    28 Mar 2024 | Document | Contributor(s): Ajaz S. Hussain

    The PAT Initiative A part of the Pharmaceutical Quality for the 21st Century Initiative  PAT and the USP Opportunities for the USP to support the PAT Framework

  13. Utilizing PAT to Monitor and Control Bulk Biotech Processes

    27 Mar 2024 | Document | Contributor(s): Rick E. Cooley

    1.What is and isn’t PAT? 2.Implementing PAT in Manufacturing: What does it take? 3.Characteristics of bulk, biotech API processes 4.Why PAT? 5.Review of PAT technologies utilized 6.PAT application examples

  14. Influence of refilling on dosing accuracy of loss-in-weight powder feeders in continuous manufacturing

    19 Feb 2024 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Jochen Thies, Peter Kleinebudde, Fabiola N. Santamaría Alvarez

    Continuous manufacturing is a novel concept to produce high quality drug products. The manufacture of solid dosage forms starts with the feeding of materials, which is consider a critical step because it could have a high influence on the quality of the final product. Therefore, this unit...

  15. Continuous Manufacturing for Pharmaceutical Solid Dosage Forms (On-Demand)

    31 Jan 2024 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Atul Dubey, Fernando Muzzio, Gerardo Callegari, Lucy L. Botros, Ravendra Singh, James Scicolone, Andres Roman, Sonia Modarres Razavi

    Course Description: This self-paced curriculum contains fourteen self-paced modules and three recordings of live virtual education on Pharmaceutical Continuous Manufacturing (PCM). Learners will have access to the following: A recording of the introductory session covering topics such as...

  16. MOOC I Blending - Flow and Mixing Regime

    29 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): RCPE

  17. MOOC I Feeding - Refill Strategy

    29 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): RCPE

  18. MOOC I Blending Basics

    29 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): RCPE

  19. MOOC I Continuous Blender Types

    29 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): RCPE

  20. MOOC I Feeding - Twin Screw Feeder

    29 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): RCPE

  21. MOOC I Feeding - Disturbances

    29 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): RCPE

  22. MOOC I Continuous Blend Analysis

    29 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): RCPE

  23. Pharmaceutical Continuous Manufacturing: A Guide to Control Strategies for Solid Oral Dose Drugs

    23 Aug 2023 | Technical Guides | Contributor(s): Atul Dubey

    Advanced manufacturing technologies like pharmaceutical continuous manufacturing (PCM) can provide potential efficiencies for many medicines and their ingredients, thereby facilitating geographic diversity in manufacturing and supply chain resilience. One of the ways the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP)...

  24. Videometric mass flow control: A new method for real-time measurement and feedback control of powder micro-feeding based on image analysis

    09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Madarasz, L, Kote, AGyurkes, M, Farkas, A, Hambalko, B, Pataki, H, Fulop, G, Marosi, G, Lengyel, L, Casian, T, Csorba, K, Nagy, ZK

    The present paper reports the first monitoring and control of ultra-low dose powder feeding using a camera image-based mass flow measurement system. Caffeine was fed via a single-screw microfeeder as a model active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). The mass, mass flow and sizes of the particles...

  25. Wet Granulation in a Twin-Screw Extruder: Implications of Screw Design

    09 Jun 2023 | Peer-reviewed journal | Contributor(s): Thompson, M. R., Sun, J.

    Wet granulation in twin-screw extrusion machinery is an attractive technology for the continuous processing of pharmaceuticals. The performance of this machinery is integrally tied to its screw design yet little fundamental knowledge exists in this emerging field for granulation to intelligently...