{"id":4364,"date":"2018-02-02T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T12:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=4364"},"modified":"2018-02-02T12:51:01","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T12:51:01","slug":"fda-acquires-gea-consigma-1-unit-for-cder-opq-continuous-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/fda-acquires-gea-consigma-1-unit-for-cder-opq-continuous-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA acquires GEA ConsiGma 1 unit for CDER\/OPQ continuous lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/AboutFDA\/CentersOffices\/OfficeofMedicalProductsandTobacco\/CDER\/ucm523228.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FDA<\/a><\/span>\u00a0has purchased a <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/gea-optimises-flavour-manufacturing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GEA<\/a><\/span> ConsiGma 1 OSD development unit, which is housed in the CDER\/OPQ (Office of Pharmaceutical Quality).<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gea.com\/en\/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GEA<\/a><\/span>\u00a0ConsiGma 1 will be an important asset for continuous manufacturing research within the OPQ Office of Testing and Research and Emerging Technologies Team.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The FDA\/CDER\/OPQ mission is to ensure that safe, effective, high quality drugs are available for the American public.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2015, OPQ encourages and supports development and adoption of emerging technology to modernise pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>In development, scientist and engineers need to investigate the capability of their processes and develop strategies to avoid or manage the effects variability from various sources.<\/p>\n<p>The GEA ConsiGma 1 enables development of granules following QbD principles via fast DOE approaches with controlled continuous operation, providing an opportunity to explore a wider range of process parameters with less product and less time.<\/p>\n<p>The result is much better process understanding in a shorter time and with lower costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FDA\u00a0has purchased a GEA ConsiGma 1 OSD development unit, which is housed in the CDER\/OPQ (Office of Pharmaceutical Quality). 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