Industry Perspectives

  1. Implementing And Optimizing Your eQMS 8/25/2026

    This article addresses everything that follows the signed contract for an eQMS: how a system is configured, validated, adopted, and maintained.

  2. CSV Assumes The AI System Sits Still — It Doesn't. 8/17/2026

    The computer system validation playbook was written for software that holds its shape. AI doesn't. Validating it has to become an act of governance.

  3. Selecting A Prefillable Syringe System With Confidence 7/17/2026

    Prefilled syringe selection can stall drug development for months. This system integrates barrel, plunger, and needle shield from a single supplier, reducing complexity for emerging biotech.

  4. Analyzing And Managing CDMO Project Risks Using Causal Mechanism & Effect Analysis 7/8/2026

    Since every sponsor–CDMO relationship can have widely different scopes, requirements, and procedures, this article focuses on the basic principles for analyzing and managing the risks of not achieving the relationship’s objectives.

  5. Hormuz Deal Brings Cautious Relief To Pharma Packaging Supply Chains 6/19/2026

    Restrictions and fear on the Hormuz Strait have fractured supply chains, especially for primary materials used in pharmaceutical packaging.

  6. The Need For Speed: Is Your Medtech Supply Chain Ready For The Next Disruption? 5/22/2026

    In a recent Deloitte Center for Health Solutions survey, 68% of medtech leaders said they lack confidence in their companies’ ability to restore disrupted supply chains quickly. Here are key practical action items to take.

  7. Closing The MES Value Gap: Why Technology Isn't The Problem 5/14/2026

    Manufacturing execution system (MES) technical maturity is rising, but adoption across manufacturing sites is uneven. Organizational readiness may hold the key.

  8. Why Your MES RFP Is Failing Before It Starts 5/6/2026

    Many manufacturing execution system requests for proposals fail. Not because vendors cannot deliver or the tech is immature, but because the requirements are written backward.

  9. Lilly's Unified Mindset For A Global Parenteral and Device Manufacturing Network 4/17/2026

    Eli Lilly and Company's one-team mindset aims to templatize facility design while remaining nimble enough to react to new manufacturing breakthroughs.

  10. MES Is Still In The CD ROM Era But The Data Architecture Has Moved On 2/20/2026

    Many manufacturing execution system (MES) deployments still operate like it is 2005: a big install, disruptive upgrades, etc. Here's a clearer path forward.