Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) refer to the substances in pharmaceutical products that deliver the actual therapeutic activity—in other words, the API is what treats, mitigates, prevents or diagnoses disease. In a painkiller capsule, for example, the API would be the substance that treats pain. The rest of the capsule would be composed of inactive substances Read More
Earlier this summer, Equilibar engineers Ryan Heffner and Alan Black spent a productive week in Tokyo working with several of our Japanese customers and attending Biopharma Expo, a large pharmaceutical trade show. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Japan is one of the largest pharmaceutical markets in the world and it is continuing to Read More
In modern biopharma manufacturing, water-for-injection (WFI) point-of-use (POU) control systems provide sterile, temperature-controlled water to be dispensed at a variety of locations throughout a plant. Many POU methods rely on level and mass measurements, which typically require operator oversight during dispensing. A newer option relies on flow measurement, which can streamline cleanroom processes and simplify Read More
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