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The new customer solidifies RightHand Robotics' leadership in growing online pharmacy market.

Portescap returns in person to Medical Design & Manufacturing West 2022 for the first time since 2020 to discuss the benefits of its medical motors, which power surgical hand tools, medical pumps, lab automation and ventilation equipment, and several other medical devices.

Life science laboratory standardization and modularization support automation and are increasing the efficiency and number of practical applications in life sciences, including drug discovery and small-batch, single-use pharmaceutical applications.

Honeywell announced its successful work with Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in providing automation control solutions to achieve highly intelligent and digitized vaccine production for China's first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine production plant.

Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical announces the launch of its Rapid Development Center in Delano, Minn.

IoT gateway devices market trends are driven by rising digital transformation and the increasing requirement for remote health monitoring and connected medical devices across the healthcare sector. In addition, IoT technology also provides remote monitoring and real-time access to a patient’s health data, fostering industry expansion.

Case study: Cavanna optimized its flow-pack machines with the Beckhoff XTS intelligent transport system to improve the feeder component. The results included improved flexibility for product changeovers and gentle and efficient product handling.

Providing around 8 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is no easy task. Glass vials are a crucial factor in the delivery of the billions of doses of vaccine. Any interaction between the container and the liquid inside must be prevented, as any chemical interference could affect the vaccine. An extremely reliable solution for inspecting vaccine vials comes from Isotronic GmbH, which developed the automatic tubular glass inspection system "VialChecker." IDS industrial cameras from the uEye CP camera family are used as image processing components for dimensional and surface inspection.

Bill shares his observations of the recent BioPhorum MTP (Module Type Package) standard Plugfest days, where users and vendors collaborated moving towards the goal of achieving plug-and-play equipment interoperability for the biopharmaceutical and other industries. The user and vendor participants in the PlugFest were highly professional and focused on positive outcomes.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) and HIROTSU BIO SCIENCE INC. (HBS) announce that they have signed an investment and partnership agreement with the goal of expanding the use of HBS's N-NOSE® cancer screening test service, which utilizes the highly sensitive olfactory sensory functions of nematodes to detect cancer.

From trial to expansion–Autocam Medical partners with Freedom software to get the most out of its industrial assets and maximize profitability.

Moderna’s award-winning cGMP clinical development manufacturing facility—based in Norwood, Mass.—has a native digital process automation design built on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It serves as a great example of the integration of an entire manufacturing business using the latest technological building blocks, architecture and IoT ecosystem.

In the pharmaceutical industry, hygiene is of the utmost importance. From material processing to filling & packaging goods, all production facilities have to be spotless and contamination-free.

Brian Imrie, managing director of adi Facilities Engineering, evaluates how technology has played a key role within the pharmaceutical maintenance strategy, and what changes are set to make a successful stay into the future.

Market leader in the end-of-line packaging sector and technology partner to Pfizer, Robopac will be guaranteeing the vaccine's packaging and transport safety following its contribution to the development of ad hoc solutions for the packaging of pharmaceutical products made by the American giant.

Project team remotely and efficiently migrated Richter Gedeon’s process control system using limited onsite staffing and resources.

Harpak-ULMA, an industry-leading packaging solutions provider, announced it is working with multiple medical device manufacturers commissioned to supply high volume syringe supplies as part of BARDA’s rapidly expanding COVID-19 Medical Countermeasure Portfolio.

Concerning COVID-19 vaccine storage and distribution, perhaps the most significant challenge exists in temperature control, as some COVID-19 vaccine candidates will require ultra-low temperature (ULT), typically ranging from -86 to -45°C.

Falkonry Clue enables IMA Life to accelerate its digital roadmap and maximize operational availability of its Aseptic Processing and Freeze Drying solutions.

Strategic buy builds on industry-leading food and beverage, pharmaceutical and logistics portfolio.