New Test Improves Quality Control of Allergy Therapeutics

This type of test has never been available before due to the complex structure of these medicines

13-Jun-2025 - An interdisciplinary research team from the Allergology and Veterinary Medicine Divisions at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) has developed a novel laboratory test that enables the determination of adjuvanted allergoids in finished medicinal products. Content analyses of finished medicinal ...

Markers in iPSC quality control – a new approach to enhance standardization

“Machine learning is an attractive tool to streamline processes”

12-Nov-2024 - Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have a great potential for scientific and medical applications. They are used in research laboratories to model human diseases, helping to uncover underlying mechanisms and developing new therapies. Additionally, they are being tested in clinical ...

Automated, cost-effective production of mRNA vaccines as well as cell and gene therapeutics

“The system will enable automated, component-based, flexible and validatable production”

07-Nov-2023 - mRNA-based vaccines and gene/cell therapeutics open up new possibilities for medical practitioners in the fight against cancer and infectious or hereditary diseases. However, manufacturing these innovative pharmaceuticals is an expensive and time-consuming process. The Fraunhofer RNAuto ...

Trust is good, but AI control is better

Hybrid graph AI optimizes material use along the value chain and assessment tools check AI systems for potential weaknesses

11-Apr-2023 - What are the worst-case scenarios if certain materials are not available? What are suitable substitutes? Can we optimize the use of materials with as little waste as possible? And how do we achieve our sustainability goals? "This is where our material graph comes in. Our AI learns not only from ...

Inline-capable spectroscopic 100% inspection for industrial quality assurance and process control

Fraunhofer IAF presents QCL-based measurement system

12-Apr-2022 - Ensuring quality without losing time: Companies from the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industry in particular depend on meeting the highest quality requirements while at the same time optimizing production processes. For such applications, Fraunhofer IAF has developed an integrable ...

Siemens and Merck Collaborate to Boost Machine-to-Machine Trust in Industrial Value Chains

01-Nov-2021 - Merck and Siemens plan to develop and implement solutions that offer unprecedented levels of digital trust in machine-to-machine (M2M) connected industrial value chains. This would help industrial customers to comply with stricter regulations in the value chain in different countries and enable ...

ZEISS and Senorics Establish Partnership

Development of small and cost-effective sensors for industrial use

09-Oct-2019 - ZEISS’ investment in Senorics marks the start of a technology collaboration with the sensorics startup based in Dresden, Germany. The partnership aims to further the joint development of small and cost-effective sensors for industrial use in quality assurance and in process monitoring, e.g. on ...

Zeiss strenghtens in-house quality and production management

26-Apr-2018 - ZEISS and GUARDUS have announced that the software solutions supplier for computer-supported quality assurance and production management systems based in the German city of Ulm has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the ZEISS Group.For ZEISS, the integration of GUARDUS into its Industrial ...

Smart tomographic sensors control industrial processes of tomorrow

HZDR coordinates European Doctoral Training Network TOMOCON

01-Sep-2017 - Modern parallel computer architectures are capable of processing huge amounts of data at high speed. This allows for the increasing use of imaging techniques as sensors to control machines and process plants. In the new European collaborative project TOMOCON twelve research institutions and 15 ...

Merck and Pfizer Collaborate with Corning to Modernize Pharmaceutical Glass Packaging

21-Jul-2017 - Merck & Co., Pfizer and Corning Incorporated announced collaborations that have enabled the modernization of pharmaceutical packaging with the introduction ofCorning Valor™ Glass. This revolutionary pharmaceutical glass packaging solution enhances the storage and delivery of today’s drug ...