News and Events

AST will be participating in the first ever P-MEC machinery zone at the CPhI North America 2018 event in Philadelphia April 24th-26th. AST will be showcasing our GENiSYS c10 filling and closing machine that is quickly becoming the relied upon solution for small batch clinical, commercial drug product and development applications. Come visit us at […]

AST is excited and ready to again be participating in one of the leading pharmaceutical industry technology events Interphex 2018 at the Javits Center in New York City April 17-19th. AST will be showcasing our GENiSYS combi-machine and several of our product experts will be at the show fielding questions about our latest innovations like […]

AST is joining industry thought leaders and experts at the 2018 Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida March 19th -21st. This year’s conference theme is Agile Manufacturing Strategies: Driving Change to Meet Evolving Needs and will discuss emerging technologies and latest trends being used to provide patient focus medicines. In addition to […]

Interested in learning what thought leaders are envisioning for the future of manufacturing for pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and personalized gene and cell therapies? If so, the ISPE Facilities of the Future Conference is a must attend conference. ISPE’s Facility of the Future Conference is February 20th-22nd in Bethesda, MD. AST is excited to be participating and […]

AST is excited to be participating and exhibiting at this year’s ISPE Aseptic Conference March 6th & 7th in Ruston, VA. Josh Russell, AST’s Director of Business Development, will be participating in an industry forum discussing robotics and their application in aseptic processing applications. AST will also be exhibiting at booth #409. Please stop by […]

The aim of advanced aseptic processing is the elimination and absolute control of all sources of contaminations – most importantly, human generated contamination. Robotics and isolator-barrier systems will be the core technologies in meeting this endeavor. The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) describes an Aseptic Process as, “The process for manufacturing sterile products by which microbiological […]

This year’s CPhI-PMEC India show was a success by all measures. With the GENiSYS Lab Container Filling System and Vial Sealing System on display attendee’s were able to see the systems in operation and gain a better understanding of the key features and benefits of these solutions in helping them overcome some of the common […]

AST is excited to be participating at this years American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear meeting Decmber 3rd -7th in Orlando, FL. The ASHP Midyear Cinical Meeting is the largest gathering of pharmacists in the world. With its focus on improving patient care, the meeting is a dynamic venue discussing important issues relevant to […]

Aseptically processing small batches of sterile drug products has many unique challenges that have to balance cost, flexibility and quality. Normally for small batches companies default to manually filling and processing approaches with very little automation. Unfortunately, given the intimate interaction manual processing has with these products, contamination risk and process variability can be high. […]

AST launches a new line of benchtop machines specific to meeting the needs of small batch aseptic applications. The product family includes a Container Filling System, Container Closing System and Vial Sealing System that together can be used to fill, close and seal vials, syringes and cartridges. These benchtop systems have been designed to include […]