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Life sciences flow metrology challenges
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To realise quality, yield and cost benefits, there is a clear need to develop expertise and capability in the flow measurement and characterisation of pharmaceutical powder and fluid flows within continuous manufacturing processes. Dr Tracy Brown from the TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory in the UK has investigated potential flow measurement requirements within life sciences. Here, she shares their initial findings.
LIFE SCIENCES is evolving rapidly and innovation is forging a path towards personalised medicine and achieving the ambition to live longer, healthier lives. Likewise, disciplines such as biotechnology and medicine have been knocking on the door of metrology for some time to help find solutions for some of the major healthcare challenges we face. ‘Classical’ metrology is continually tasked with extending measurement ranges and reducing measurement uncertainties. National Measurement Institutes (NMIs) establish and ma