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Planning a facility shutdown? Avoid common pitfalls with these 8 strategies.

The key is to establish a comprehensive facility shutdown plan that will eliminate contamination and compliance risks while maximizing the safety, speed, and ultimate success of the shutdown project.

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Life Sciences DNA

Life science construction: Ask 8 questions before investing

Life science construction is poised for expansion. That’s what we learned when we surveyed 500+ company leaders to understand their perspective on where the industry is going next: 86% predict healthy growth over the coming years.

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The GLP-1 boom: Challenges, trends, and CapEx strategies for manufacturers

First introduced as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes and now pursued as a blockbuster weight management therapy, GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have ignited a global scale-up effort that is reshaping the drug manufacturing landscape.

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Maximize your heat pump efficiency: 4 strategies for biopharma

For sustainable manufacturing solutions to take hold, they must offer a strong business case. New and highly efficient technologies like heat pump systems offer a solution, providing a pathway to sustainable facilities that consume less energy, require less operational spending, and do more to drive businesses forward.

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Risk assessment strategies for life sciences manufacturing

Risk assessment is a formal methodology for evaluating potential hazards and risks to processes, programs, organizations, patients, and operators.

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5 process improvements for plasma fractionation and purification

Here are five mini-case studies that improved the production process for plasma-derived proteins because every drop of plasma counts.

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High ROI, low emissions: The heat pump advantage for biopharma

Examples of why biopharma is making the switch to heat pumps from traditional gas-fueled heating systems

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GMP guidelines for ATMP manufacturing: A practical guide to risk-based compliance

What are the most relevant GMP guidelines and regulations for ATMPs? A practical guide to risk-based compliance.

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Five Annex 1 questions answered, with expert guidance

Five Annex 1 questions answered, with expert guidance

When it was first released in the 1970s, Annex 1: Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products filled an important gap in the regulatory landscape by formalizing EU regulators’ expectations for maintaining product sterility through facility design and operation.

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5 ways to design a more inclusive life science facility

5 ways to design a more inclusive life science facility

Though well-established in some traditional office-focused workplaces, inclusive design is a relatively new concept among many life science manufacturers and research labs.

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