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ACG’s Moonshot Moment : becoming part of WEF’s GLN community

MD Karan Singh explains the journey in achieving the “Oscars of manufacturing”

Last month, India’s largest capsules maker and the world’s second-largest – ACG – was feted in Davos, on joining the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse network.“Lighthouses” are a beacon of sorts, when it comes to adopting advanced technologies to transform manufacturing, and globally there are 153 certified Lighthouses, across industries.

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Multi-particulate Formulations - Tablets or Capsules?

Multi-particulate Formulations

After assessing the various routes of drug administration, oral delivery stands out as the safest and, as a result, the most universally accepted among patients. In this context, single-unit dosage forms, including tablets followed by capsules, have been identified as the preferred designs for immediate or modified release formulations.

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Richard Stedman appointed to CEO of ACG’s Engineering Division

Pharmafocus

ACG, a leading supplier of integrated manufacturing solutions to the global pharmaceutical and nutraceuticalindustries, has announced that Richard Stedman will rejoin the company as group chief executive officer of the Engineering Division.

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NBJ Global Markets Overview - Q&A with Rafael Costa

NBJ Nutrition Business Journal

Leading sales across North and South America for the mammoth contract manufacturer ACG, Rafael Costa keeps his feet on the ground in two hemispheres and a wide range of markets faced with a wide range of economic conditions and regulatory systems. We asked him for his quick thoughts on what he sees going on for supplements, looking south from the U.S.

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Virtual Inspections: Embracing the Digital Change

Pharmafile

Virtual inspections must become a part of companies’ repertoires if they aim to maintain quality standards in their organisations.Digital tools and technologies are advancing rapidly – but how can pharma make the best use of them? One area of manufacturing that is ripe for enhancement via digital tools is product inspections.

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Adding a new chapter to the history of capsule-based drug delivery

Nutritional Outlook

For more than 100 years, capsules have consisted of two pieces (a body and a cap). Nutritional or pharmaceutical ingredients are dosed into the body and the cap is then placed over the mouth and snapped shut. Now, however, next-generation technology is bringing a new dimension to this popular oral solid dosage form.

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Improving Machinery in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

IPT

IPT talks to Richard Stedman of ACG Engineering about the rise of connected and digitalised machines, and how these will improve pharmaceutical manuf

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As nutraceutical and pharmaceutical firms compete for a bigger slice of the healthcare market, delivery innovations like pelletization will help them stand out

Nutritional Outlook

How pelletization can give the nutraceutical industry a boost, according to experts from Vantage Nutrition and ACG Capsules.

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