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Industry developments, regulatory updates, and conference coverage on process analytical technology, spectroscopy, and chemical analytics.

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Continuous manufacturing in pharma: a status report through early 2026

Twenty years after the first FDA continuous manufacturing approval, the technology is no longer experimental — but adoption is uneven, and the bottlenecks are now organizational, not technical.

Marcus Whitfield May 8, 2026

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From PAT to ICH Q14: how regulators harmonized process analytics vocabulary

Twenty years of guidance documents — 2004 FDA PAT guidance, ICH Q8 through Q14, ASTM E2363 — turned a fragmented vocabulary into a working framework. A reading guide.

Dr. Friederike Hentschel May 4, 2026