{"id":12382,"date":"2025-03-20T16:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/?p=12382"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T09:18:45","slug":"transforming-biopharma-drug-manufacturing-through-industry-led-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/healthcare-innovations\/transforming-biopharma-drug-manufacturing-through-industry-led-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming biopharma drug manufacturing through industry-led research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-14 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-12383\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/03\/20161840\/vicky-1742487520-Damon-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/03\/20161840\/vicky-1742487520-Damon-Headshot.jpg 400w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/03\/20161840\/vicky-1742487520-Damon-Headshot-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Damon Warnock<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Centre Director, PMTC<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-14 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"207\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-12384\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/03\/20162110\/vicky-1742487668-Rabah-Headhshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/03\/20162110\/vicky-1742487668-Rabah-Headhshot.jpg 207w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/03\/20162110\/vicky-1742487668-Rabah-Headhshot-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Dr Rabah Mouras<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Research Centre Manager, PMTC<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Biopharma is a cornerstone of Ireland\u2019s economy, establishing the country as the EU\u2019s leading net exporter of medicines.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, biopharma in Ireland produced approximately \u20ac100 billion worth of products, with indigenous companies accounting for approximately \u20ac3.0 billion of this total. This economic value highlights biopharma&#8217;s critical role in national infrastructure, including employment, facility construction, technology and social development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-biopharma-innovation-and-collaboration\"><strong>Biopharma innovation and collaboration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturing biopharmaceutical products requires highly specialised techniques and analytical capabilities to keep pace with the evolving characteristics of novel drugs. The sector must also meet numerous stringent regulatory requirements, increasing the need for bespoke technology and data analytics to support drug development, scale-up and lifecycle research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmtc.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre<\/a> (PMTC), funded by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, drives innovation and applied research in the biopharma industry. It fosters collaboration between SMEs and MNCs, providing a platform to introduce, demonstrate and de-risk new technologies and services while showcasing indigenous capabilities and facilitating engagement with local and international partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>All research projects are designed with <br>sustainability in mind, incorporating green <br>processes and waste management solutions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sustainability-and-innovation-contributions\"><strong>Sustainability and innovation contributions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Central to the organisation\u2019s success is commitment to biopharma community and industry practices, providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmtc.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">targeted solutions<\/a> for real world needs. Looking ahead, PMTC\u2019s next phase of development will focus on expanding productivity-oriented research for its growing membership base. This includes enhancing the centre\u2019s capabilities with the delivery of an integrated testbed, including LAB 5.0 for advanced characterisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sustainability is a key focus. All research projects are designed with sustainability in mind, incorporating green processes and waste management solutions&nbsp;while exploring how digitalisation, AI and machine learning can address environmental challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To support the industry\u2019s evolving needs, PMTC has identified priority research areas including digitalisation, advanced data analytics, continuous manufacturing, process optimisation and talent development. In 2025, the centre\u2019s core research will focus on cleaning optimisation; advanced manufacturing with continuous flow reactors; process intensification through digital twin technology; and the expansion of its FoReSight research programme on digitalisation and data analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-digitally-driven-and-research-enabled\"><strong>Digitally driven and research-enabled<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the biopharma sector seeks to integrate digitalisation and data analytics into decision-making, PMTC\u2019s FoReSight research programme plays a pivotal role. A recent white paper, developed in collaboration with a consortium of MNCs and reviewed by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), addressed the challenge of improving trust in data analytics for biopharma. Ongoing research aims to publish industry guidelines to harmonise the application of digitalisation and data analytics, paving the way for the adoption of technologies like AI in pharmaceutical manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#32373c;background-color:#eb4926\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-notice ab-font-size-18 ab-block-notice\" data-id=\"5e5432\"><div class=\"ab-notice-text\" style=\"border-color:#eb4926\"><p>For more information on PMTC or if you would like to become a PMTC member, contact our Industry Engagement specialist <a href=\"mailto:catriona.hassett@ul.ie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">catriona.hassett@ul.ie<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biopharma is a cornerstone of Ireland\u2019s economy, establishing the country as the EU\u2019s leading net exporter of medicines. In 2024, biopharma in Ireland produced approximately \u20ac100 billion worth of products, with indigenous companies accounting for approximately \u20ac3.0 billion of this total. 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