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Food safety: Bite-size considerations for facility design and operations

Food safety demands careful planning and diligent execution across various stages of food processing, spanning from product inception and scaling to facility design, construction and operations. Following is an essential guide outlining key considerations vital to understanding and upholding food safety standards in your food processing plant.

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New report: Automation beyond food and beverage industry trends

The food and beverage industry has entered an era of great transformation, perhaps one of the most impactful and wide-reaching in its long history. An era of digital transformation.

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Antibody drug conjugate molecule

Targeted therapies: An introduction to ADC manufacturing

Manufacturers are poised to take advantage of the growth of the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market. To do so they need to understand the process technologies involved, as well as the manufacturing challenges.

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Benefits of sustainability roadmaps

It’s not enough to set ambitious sustainability goals—achieving them requires a concrete plan. Moving towards zero carbon doesn’t happen by chance. Any organization aiming for zero carbon or net-zero targets within a specific timeline needs a clear, actionable sustainability roadmap to reach these milestones.

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Operational Improvement

Operational improvement as the gateway to efficient ATMP production

Even a minor operational improvement can generate major benefits for ATMP manufacturers, particularly when personalized therapies are involved. Unlock these benefits in your own facility by using the tools of operational improvement to answer six mission-critical questions.

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Laboratory facility requirements: a key decision-making guide

Laboratory facility requirements: a key decision-making guide

A decision guide for the selection, conversion, and design of a lab that meets the needs of science today—and tomorrow.

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Life science trends: The price of life saving medicine

Life science trends: The price of life saving medicine

This report, the fourth in our Horizons: Life Sciences series, tests this vision of improved patient access. We draw on the perspective of more than 500 small, medium and large companies operating across North America and Europe to examine each submarket in detail, looking closely at the milestones that brought them to this moment and the trends that are shaping their future—trends that will determine how quickly the next revolution in life-changing medicine will unfold.

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10 ways to enhance your partnership with a control systems integrator

10 ways to enhance your partnership with a control systems integrator

Control systems integration is the key to unlocking your manufacturing facility’s profitability and flexibility through digitalization. But to get there, you need a qualified control systems integrator—and a plan for making the most of that collaboration.

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How to improve your manufacturing efficiency: Value stream mapping 101

Even with smaller budgets, there are ways to enhance manufacturing operations and boost production, quality, and speed. Here’s your guide to getting there, along with several value stream map examples.

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Combustible dust and powder

4 steps to protect your facility from combustible dust

In life sciences manufacturing, safety in handling bulk powders and combustible dust can fall through the cracks. The bottom line? As per fire and building codes, if your manufacturing process generates dust, you must perform a dust hazard analysis to establish whether you’re dealing with a fire or explosion hazard. If you are, you need to know how to mitigate the risk throughout your facility.

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