Researchers debut a new technique that proves pills can be designed for individual patients. The objects are almost beautiful. The surfaces appear faceted and woven, catching the light like ornate jewelry. But they are not jewelry. They are pills, and…
Merck KGaA has partnered with German tech company AMCM to carry out clinical testing on tablets manufactured using 3D printing. The collaboration – which could be a “massive move towards digitalization of the industry,” according to Merck’s chief strategy officer…
3D printing was pioneered way back in 1986 but has recently begun to enter the public consciousness. Over the past ten years, it has blurred the boundaries between science fiction and fact. It is also known as Additive Manufacturing and…
3D printing is transforming certain industries – so why hasn’t it been widely adopted in the pharma sector? There are likely to be a number of barriers to entry for 3D printing in this field, including identifying how to make…
Decades ago, we used to say technology was the wave of the future. Today, with technologies such as additive manufacturing, we are living in the future. Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is being used increasingly across numerous industries, from automotive…
New research into 3D printed medicine has shown – for the first time – that a combination of inkjet printing and UV curing can produce, “solid oral dosage forms” of drugs. The research opens the door for personalized medicine, improvements…
Three-dimensional (3D) printing—a type of additive manufacturing (AM)—has the potential to be the “next great step” in pharmaceutical manufacturing, enabling fabrication of specialty drugs and medical devices, said Emil Ciurczak, Doramaxx Consulting and CPhI expert panel member, in the 2016…
In the year 2000, the music business was still strong. Record companies produced albums and shipped these physical objects to the stores that sold them. The internet was slowly becoming a system of mass consumption and distribution, but most consumers still…