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
The Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing conducts research into the emerging field of continuous manufacturing of pharmaceutical compounds. Dr. Stephen Born, working with Dr. Bernard Trout Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has conducted extensive flow chemistry research using micro-reactors and membrane separation of organics and aqueous phases. This research has been published in the paper 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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