Manufacturing Chemist serves the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sectors. It offers comprehensive coverage of the industry, including drug discovery, development, manufacturing, packaging and regulatory issues. The magazine serves as a single source of information and reference for pharmaceutical researchers, scientists and decision-makers worldwide https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/ Copyright: (C) HPCi Media Limited, https://www.hpcimedia.com/tsandcs Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:32:01 +0000 1800 CleanAssure is an ISO Class 5 controlled cleanroom service delivering washed, dried and gamma-sterilised single-use assemblies to biopharmaceutical customers, addressing industry challenges around cleaning validation and contamination risk https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/freudenberg-medical-cleanassure-iso-class-5-cleanroom-sterile-biopharma https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/freudenberg-medical-cleanassure-iso-class-5-cleanroom-sterile-biopharma Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0000 After serving as CEO for 25 years, Armin Reiche hands operational responsibility to Michael Werth and joins the Advisory Board https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/new-leadership-at-dwk-life-sciences-michael-werth https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/new-leadership-at-dwk-life-sciences-michael-werth Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:46:00 +0000 John Welch, Associate Director, Butterworth Laboratories, writes on how ion chromatography evolved into a mature and widely adopted pharmaceutical analysis technique https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/ion-chromatography-in-pharmaceutical-analysis-a-long-road https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/ion-chromatography-in-pharmaceutical-analysis-a-long-road Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 At Interpack 2026, IMA invites you on a journey through an entire pavilion transformed into a living, breathing expression of what the Group calls Cognitive Manufacturing https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/step-into-cognitive-manufacturing-step-into-ima-digital https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/step-into-cognitive-manufacturing-step-into-ima-digital Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:40:00 +0000 Mabwell has entered a licensing and commercialisation agreement to bring its denosumab biosimilars to Malaysia, supporting regional access through local registration and supply of its Prolia and Xgeva reference products https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/mabwell-signs-malaysia-licensing-deal-for-denosumab-biosimilars https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/mabwell-signs-malaysia-licensing-deal-for-denosumab-biosimilars Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:25:00 +0000 Roche has initiated a new Phase III study of Elevidys, aiming to generate placebo-controlled data for European Medicines Agency resubmission and expand access to the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/roche-phase-iii-elevidys-trial-eu-approval-duchenne https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/roche-phase-iii-elevidys-trial-eu-approval-duchenne Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:22:00 +0000 The new AI model designed for biochemistry, genomics and pharmaceutical R&D aims to speed early-stage discovery while maintaining security and governance in regulated environments https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/openai-launches-gpt-rosalind-to-accelerate-life-sciences https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/openai-launches-gpt-rosalind-to-accelerate-life-sciences Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0000 Understanding feasibility testing and verification to ensure reliable analytical results https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/implementing-compendial-methods-to-minimise-testing-risk https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/implementing-compendial-methods-to-minimise-testing-risk Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Amyloid-clearing drugs hailed as a breakthrough for Alzheimer's treatment make "no meaningful difference to patients" and increase the risk of brain swelling and bleeding, according to a sweeping new Cochrane meta-analysis https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/miracle-alzheimer-drugs-show-no-meaningful-benefit-says-review https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/miracle-alzheimer-drugs-show-no-meaningful-benefit-says-review Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:58:00 +0000 With regulatory scrutiny of ‘forever chemicals’ intensifying globally, particularly within the EU, strict regulations ahead are expected regarding materials containing fluorinated substances https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/engineering-for-change-pfas-regulations-and-what-they https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/engineering-for-change-pfas-regulations-and-what-they Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:38:00 +0000 Former CEO Jon Beckstrand Appointed Chairman of the Board; Prior Chair and Salt Lake City Business Pioneer Richard Beckstrand Transitions to Board Member https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/mastercontrol-appoints-david-edwards-as-ceo-to-drive https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/mastercontrol-appoints-david-edwards-as-ceo-to-drive Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:32:00 +0000 Pangea’s Sdamlo, the first FDA-approved amlodipine powder for oral solution, leverages a patent-pending lyophilisation process to enable precise unit-dose delivery and improved administration for paediatric, geriatric and dysphagic patients https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/pangea-pharmaceuticals-fda-approved-amlodipine-oral-solution-sdamlo https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/pangea-pharmaceuticals-fda-approved-amlodipine-oral-solution-sdamlo Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:32:00 +0000 The CDMO has started operations at its new facility in Somerset, New Jersey, bringing its bioanalytical services closer to biopharma clients' development programmes to support preclinical and clinical studies https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/ardena-opens-new-bioanalytical-lab-new-jersey-american https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/ardena-opens-new-bioanalytical-lab-new-jersey-american Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:01:00 +0000 Laboratories can now evaluate the Lyza 7000 FTIR spectrometer in their own environment through a new 70-day, no-cost, no-risk trial program. The initiative allows teams to run real samples, follow existing SOPs, and fully explore the instrument’s capabilities before making a purchase decision https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/see-try-believe-experience-the-lyza-7000-ftir https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/see-try-believe-experience-the-lyza-7000-ftir Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:25:00 +0000 Building on Part I, effective investigations integrate strategy, observation, risk, data and sustainability to address root causes and enable resilient recovery https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/from-crisis-response-to-operational-resilience-rethinking-recovery-1 https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/from-crisis-response-to-operational-resilience-rethinking-recovery-1 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 The new application will assist with drug design, allowing more researchers to access leading AI models rather than just those with AI and coding skills. Already in use with partners such as MSK, the platform has reduced the timeline for antibody design for potential pediatric cancer therapies from months to weeks https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/amazon-ai-powered-platform-amazon-bio-discovery-drug https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/amazon-ai-powered-platform-amazon-bio-discovery-drug Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:27:00 +0000 The company has completed its purchase of the Canada-based biopharma for $950m, handing it a drug that is a potentially “best-in-class” therapy for blood pressure diseases such as pulmonary arterial hypertension https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/gsk-completes-acquisition-of-35pharma-gaining-pulmonary-hypertension https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/gsk-completes-acquisition-of-35pharma-gaining-pulmonary-hypertension Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:57:00 +0000 CRO FairJourney Bio has opened its advanced cryo-electron microscopy facility in San Diego, integrating atomic-resolution structural biology into its antibody discovery platform to speed up early-stage drug development https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/fairjourney-bio-opens-us-cryo-em-facility-to https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/fairjourney-bio-opens-us-cryo-em-facility-to Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:26:00 +0000 The Wegovy and Ozempic maker has struck a strategic deal with OpenAI to embed artificial intelligence across its entire operations, with full integration targeted by the end of 2026 https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/novo-nordisk-openai-partner-accelerate-drug-discovery-ai https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/novo-nordisk-openai-partner-accelerate-drug-discovery-ai Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:03:00 +0000 The firm has inaugurated ChemiSHE, a pioneering all-women chemistry synthesis laboratory at its Hyderabad campus, as part of a broader diversity initiative targeting the addition of up to 1000 women employees across scientific and leadership roles during the next three years https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/aragen-chemishe-india-women-led-chemistry-laboratory https://www.manufacturingchemist.com/aragen-chemishe-india-women-led-chemistry-laboratory Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:48:00 +0000