WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers and industry leaders are teaming up to transform the freeze-drying process, formally known as lyophilization, used to make everything from ...

Developed by a team from MIT and the Polytechnic University of Turin, a continuous freeze-drier moves vials through a sequence of chambers where the contents are cooled to a uniform temperature, ...

Determining the right process conditions for a freeze-drying cycle requires an understanding of the effect of each step on the drug product. Freeze-drying is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry ...

For true freeze-drying cycle optimisation, information on the maximum allowable product temperature during primary drying is required. Compared with biopharmaceuticals, most freeze-dried ...