This article summarizes the key findings from the 7th Pharma 4.0™ Survey, conducted in 2023. It explores the demographics of the survey respondents, maturity levels of Pharma 4.0™ adoption, enabling technologies being leveraged, anticipated benefits, and challenges encountered.
Building on last year’s successful collaboration, AstraZeneca is once again stepping up to support ISPE’s Women in Pharma® by sponsoring Women in Pharma® Monday Night Networking Event at the
In the rapidly evolving pharmaceutical landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has been hailed as having the potential to revolutionize everything from drug discovery to pharmaceutical manufacturing. As the industry seeks to further explore and invest in potential opportunities for improvement and growth with AI, pursuing a thoughtful and informed approach to AI strategy planning becomes...
Any validation or quality professional working in life sciences or other highly regulated industries must possess a thorough understanding of data integrity, its regulatory requirements, and the acronym commonly associated with it: ALCOA. Even those who consider themselves well-versed in the subject may be surprised to encounter an emerging concept: ALCOA++. This expanded framework (denoted by...
At the 2024 ISPE Biotechnology Conference, which took place on 17 - 18 June in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, ISPE Women in Pharma® hosted a compelling panel discussion titled "Beyond Boundaries: AI-Driven Efficiency in Modern Workspaces." The session -- designed and led...
Supply resiliency for pharmaceutical manufacturing has been a topic of increasing interest to global stakeholders (Figure 1), resulting in widespread attention and many perspectives on how to improve drug shortages and associated vulnerabilities in the drug supply chain. At its core, supply resiliency is the ability for a manufacturer to have the agility, capacity, quality maturity, and risk...
The 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, taking place 13 – 16 October in Orlando, Florida, USA and virtually is set to be a landmark gathering for pharmaceutical engineering professionals. This year’s meeting is packed with workshops designed to equip industry...
