Pharmaconex Blog

People have been chasing the healthy and clean eating movements for decades, always chasing the next ingredient. Advancements in the nutritional sciences have helped us truly understand what ingredients and food products can actually do for us. 

Digital transformation is the latest buzzword. Simply put, it refers to the adoption and implementation of new and emerging digital technologies within an organization to improve or create new products, services, or processes. 

Acid rain, global warming, melting polar ice caps — companies are moving towards more sustainable means of manufacturing regardless of the industry they are in. Whether they are driven by an authentic desire to reduce harm to the planet.

AI can also be used after the product has left the factory. The global market for smart packaging is expected to reach $26.7 billion by next year. Currently, it mostly consists of embedded sensor technology that can provide consumers with vital information such as freshness, viability, and even dose reminders. 

Every pharmaceutical lab, regardless of size, needs equipment. Even the least technologically advanced premises require specialized devices to help technicians perform their jobs. From simple digital scales to pill filling machines, equipment plays an integral role in research, development, and manufacturing. 

Unless you have never taken a pharmaceutical drug in your life, then you have taken an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API). All drugs are made up of two things: the major active ingredient which is the API and an excipient which is an inactive compound that can be thought of as a carrier component.