In 1980, technically oriented employees of the pharmaceutical industry in the USA founded ISPE. It is a globally active organization focused on GMP-oriented training and efficiency enhancement in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
In 1993, 13 years after the founding of ISPE in the USA, engineer…

More highly qualified trade visitors and a larger exhibition area than last year show that the way back to the homeland of the LOUNGES was exactly the right decision. Exhibitors and visitors were immediately satisfied with the contacts, the demanding program, and the very beautiful atmosphere in the…

At the Lounges fair in Karlsruhe, the Fraunhofer IPA awarded the Fraunhofer Purity Technology Prize on February 6th. For their innovations, LPW Cleaning Systems GmbH, igus® GmbH, and Vetter Pharma International GmbH received the CLEAN! 2018.

The production of microchips, flat screens, implants, pharm…

Surface cleaning down to the last corner. Whenever we open a carbonated water bottle, the bursting bubbles greet us with effervescence. They form during the transition from the liquid to the gaseous phase and are an example of a physical process whose mechanism is used for cleaning. This so-called n…

For the area of energy management in pure productions, igus® has developed a novel corrugated tube. This »e-skin®« reliably, robustly, and flexibly supplies systems with data, media, and energy, without generating airborne particles through friction that could violate strict standards and contaminat…

Increasing requirements for the aseptic filling of medications have immediate consequences for production in cleanrooms. To meet the demanded quality and flexibility, Vetter has developed a "best practice" concept for cleanrooms: "Vetter CleanRoom Technology" (V-CRT®), which was awarded third place…

Employees from material provisioning need a lot of time for non-value-adding activities. They read orders, search for material, and cover long distances. Currently, Fraunhofer IPA is working on an app that provides them with the right information at the right time and place. Now, the researchers are…

The requirements for production purity are constantly increasing, whether in medical technology, the food industry, microtechnology, or the automotive industry. At the international and interdisciplinary trade fair Cleanzone on October 23 and 24, 2018, in Frankfurt am Main, the industry will showcas…

At the center of the 2nd event "Laboratory and Cleanroom" by Dipl.-Ing. Architect Jürgen Zimmermann and Congress and Press are, among other things, the equipment of laboratories and cleanrooms as well as their construction and operation. The conference will take place on April 25th at the Medical Pa…

The topic of containment (ranging from light to high levels) is moving the pharmaceutical industry. Many newly introduced drugs are effective even in low doses – their active ingredients are highly potent. For patients, this development is an opportunity; for manufacturers, it is also a challenge. L…