Tuesday, August 1, 2023 Daily Archives

Standardization is Key: Unlocking the Potential of Data-Driven Maintenance

Efficient maintenance is an important factor in pharmaceutical manufacturing to assure production capacity and avoid unplanned downtime. For a data-driven approach to prescriptive maintenance, three types of data are relevant: time-based, condition-based, and metadata. To exploit the full potential of such an approach, all three types of data must be accessed and fully utilized. ZETA is driving digitalization and aims to develop practical solutions with added value for the pharmaceutical industry. In a cross-company working group, ZETA experts tested an…

Cell therapy CDMO Kincell emerges from stealth

Armed with $36 million in funding, Kincell Bio has emerged from stealth to help support research and clinical trials for cell therapy developers. Contract development manufacturing organization (CDMO) Kincell, a spinout of Inceptor Bio’s organization, has been launched with a focus on cell therapies. While financial details remain undisclosed, the firm said it has acquired a facility and a “fully staffed team” at its Gainesville, Florida site. Kincell currently has 32 employees with two new hires expected to start later…