Tag: Automation

The pharmaceutical industry is under increasing pressure to produce safe, high-quality medicines faster, more cost-effectively, and with full regulatory compliance. Traditional batch-based systems struggle to support continuous and smart manufacturing encouraged by regulators like the FDA and EMA. LabWare 8 has emerged as a pivotal enabler, combining advanced LIMS capabilities, process automation, and data integration to transform pharma manufacturing.

Global pharmaceutical projects often deliver comprehensive English-language training worldwide, but local employees—especially production staff—may not fully understand technical English or follow procedures. This creates a compliance gap where training is completed but not comprehended. Developing local training concepts in the site’s native language tailors content to different education levels and roles, improving user acceptance, competence, and operational effectiveness.

Many pharmaceutical labs repeatedly re-enter identical equipment, reagents, and standards for each lot in the LIMS, creating inefficiency and data integrity risks. Copy-paste errors lead to reagent mix-ups, incorrect instrument assignments, deviations, and delays. LabWare 8 batch templates let labs define setups once and apply them across multiple lots to save time and reduce risk.

Lot release is the most critical step in pharmaceutical quality management, yet lots are sometimes released before all samples and tests are reviewed and approved. This practice jeopardizes data integrity, invites inspection findings, and risks patient safety. LabWare 8 enables configurable controls to block release until every sample is reviewed and approved, embedding compliance into the system rather than relying solely on human vigilance.