May/June 2004
Volume 24, Number 3

Theme: Modular Design and Facilities

Table of Contents

Articles

Country Profile: Poland
by ISPE Poland Affiliate
This section takes a look at the pharmaceutical industry in Poland; produced in collaboration with ISPE Poland.
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Numerical Simulation of Genetically Modified Corn Pollen Flow by Brian A. Fricke, PhD, Arun K. Ranjan, Deep Bandyopadhyay, and Bryan R. Becker, PhD, PE In this article Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software was used to estimate the distances traversed by transgenic corn pollen. Download Article...

An Alternative Approach to the Modular Design and Construction of Large-Scale Bulk Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities by Gordon Leichter and Lars Turstam This article discusses an innovative approach for designing and constructing a modular large-scale bulk pharmaceutical facility. Download Article...

Plants on Demand by Donald R. Hall This article explores the likely timeframes available to add capacity under "high, early" sales scenarios, the measures that need to be taken to achieve these schedules, and the impact such measures will have on the capital approval and facility creation process in the supply chain. Download Article...

Determining When to Use Modular Construction by Declan Greally and Rodger Edwards This article evaluates the merits of using modular cleanroom technology for the construction of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical facilities. Download Article...

Pharmaceutical Engineering Interviews George Fotiades, President and Chief Operating Officer, Cardinal Health by George Fotiades Download Article...

Developing a New Pharmaceutical Facility in Eastern Europe by Prakash Davda This case study presents the issues addressed when designing and constructing a pharmaceutical production facility in Eastern Europe. Download Article...

Installation of Pharmaceutical Process Piping - A Case Study Part 2 - Orbital Welding, Weld Inspection, Weld Documentation, Passivation by Barbara K. Henon, PhD, Stephan E. Muehlberger, and Gene DePierro This article explores current trends in process piping technology including orbital welding SOPs, fabrication techniques, weld documentation, and passivation of stainless steel tubing systems. Download Article...

Design Considerations For Aseptic Liquid Vial Filling and Lyophilization Operations Within High Containment Isolators - Part 2 by Michael P. DeBellis This article presents lyophilizer and loading operations, and isolator integration. Download Article...