News and Events

We are very excited to announce our presence at a number of upcoming pharmaceutical events around the globe. Click the link below for information on where to find us at CPhI Worldwide 2019, AAPS in San Antonio, and CPhI India 2019! CPhI Worldwide 2019 AST is excited to exhibit at CPhI Worldwide for the first […]

Preparing drug products for tech transfer can be a daunting task. Traditional process development practices tend to be labor intensive, difficult to scale to a manufacturing environment, and gathering the critical process data to make informed decisions can be a challenge. This article describes how the advantages of AST’s GENiSYS® system can streamline the tech […]

The pharmaceutical and biotechnology products currently under development or being commercialized are specific and personalized in nature. Given this targeted nature the value of these products are high and batch sizes are small. This brings new manufacturing challenges to aseptic fill-finish operations where traditional approaches are not meeting the flexibility, yield or efficiency these products […]

Pii and AST Partner On GENiSYS R Aseptic Small Batch Filling & Closing Machine HUNT VALLEY, MD and TACOMA, WA (April 2, 2019) – Pharmaceutics International, Inc. (Pii), a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) and Automated Systems of Tacoma, LLC (AST), a leading provider of flexible aseptic filling systems, announce their partnership on the […]

AST will be unveiling its latest multi-format robotic filling system, the GENiSYS R, at Interphex April 2nd-4th. The GENiSYS R is our newest system innovation designed specifically with cell, gene and regenerative applications in mind. Stop by Booth #3853 to experience this latest in AST’s advanced aseptic systems and speak with our product experts to […]

Interested in learning more about current and future trends in aseptic manufacturing? The 2019 ISPE Aseptic Conference on March 18th and 19th in Bethesda, MD is a must attend conference. This year’s conference will be touching on industry hot-button topics such as: aseptic robotics in cleanrooms, Annex I updates, product development strategies, disposable technologies, and […]

AST is excited to be joining industry experts at the 2019 PDA Annual Meeting happening March 11th- 14th in San Diego, CA. This year’s conference theme is Solving Manufacturing and Supply Challenges for Current and Future Medicinal Products and will cover wide-ranging topics focusing on improving existing processes and new technologies that can be leveraged […]

The 2019 ISPE Facility of the Future Conference will explore what pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities will look like in the future and will feature presentations from various industry thought leaders and experts sharing current projects highlighting what these “facilities of the future” look like. New manufacturing challenges, technologies and regulator factors impact the ability of today’s […]

AST, a leading innovator of advanced aseptic filling and closing systems developed for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, recently announced the release of its new GENiSYS® R product line for aseptic filling and closing of nested ready-to-fill vials, syringes and cartridges. TACOMA, WA – AST, a leading innovator of advanced aseptic filling and closing systems […]

AST announces Indian subsidiary, Tacoma PharmaSolutions Private Limited – a wholly owned Indian subsidiary to keep pace with the regions growing bio-similar and biologics manufacturing industries. In a move to expand its footprint in India, Automated Systems of Tacoma, LLC (AST), a leading aseptic fill/finish equipment manufacturer, is pleased to announce the establishment of a […]