Modularization of Pharma API & FDF production plants

@ POWTECH TECHNOPHARM VIRTUAL TALK – Think Modular, Act Digital – Innovative Solutions for the Process Industry

Save the date for this webinar: May 13, 2025 | 1 pm.

Benefit from this VIRTUAL TALK featuring three practical insights into the modular, integrated, and digital future of process plant engineering. From rapid scale-up with modular pharmaceutical API and FDF plants, to end-to-end data integration using ProCheck, and all the way to digital pipework design with Augmented Reality – each presentation offers concrete approaches to achieving efficiency, flexibility, and transparency in modern projects. Get inspired and discover how modular concepts and digital tools can significantly enhance your planning and production processes.

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Our Expert Dirk Steinhäuser, Process & Plant Engineering Pharma + Biotech, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik, Vice Head of Dresden office & BD, will explain, how chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical production plants can be built faster and more flexibly without compromising on quality or compliance.

The pharmaceutical industry develops new and more efficient Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API’s) in their Research and Development centers. Time-to-Market is a key requirement for new pharmaceutical products, in particular for new API products. Fast and reliable scale-up methods from laboratory to pilot scale and transfer to commercial production are essential for the successful launch and implementation of new pharmaceutical products as well for the increase of capacity of existing production facilities. Pre-designed and flexible plant concepts enable fast and flexible API production under cGMP conditions.

The presentation will give an overview on a fast and flexible design approach by Glatt’s Engineering division for both chemical and biotech API / Drug Substance (DS) plants as well manufacturing plants for final dosage forms  (FDF) / Drug Products (DP). Pre-designed and proven plant modules, layout typicals and facility structures are applied to accomplish rapid and ‘first-time-right’ plant conceptualization. The modular approach for both process and facility will be outlined with the help of visual examples for the different modular levels and project objectives. Further key points are:

  • Design principles, critical parameters, flexibility
  • Pre-designed and proven plant modules, layout typicals and facility structures
  • Handling of high potency active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPIs)
  • Conventional vs. single-use disposable systems
  • Fast track modular building and application of prefabrication
  • Key success factors and challenges