Agilent Introduces New Handheld Raw Material ID System for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
March 31 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Instrument verifies through both transparent and non-transparent
packaging
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the launch
of the newest instrument in its Raman technology portfolio. The new
Agilent Vaya Raman raw material identity verification system is a
handheld instrument that accelerates quality control testing in the
pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries.
Vaya verifies raw material identity through unopened transparent
and non-transparent packaging, testing more containers for the same
cost by reducing the need for sampling. Incoming goods can be
tested quickly in the warehouse on receipt, reducing operator time
and sample-handling booth usage. Testing through sealed containers
also avoids handler exposure to high potency APIs and maintains the
shelf life of sterile contents, helping to prevent unnecessary
waste.
“Improving the speed and efficiency of raw material testing has
a major impact on pharma and biopharma manufacturing,” said Paul
Loeffen, Agilent vice president and general manager of the
company’s Molecular Spectroscopy Division. “Testing requirements
are trending toward higher volumes, even 100% of containers in many
cases, and conventional techniques can be extremely
resource-intensive. Vaya’s through-container capability bypasses
the bottlenecks, offering our customers a significant cost- and
resource-saving solution.”
Vaya is the first true through-barrier handheld Raman
instrument, incorporating Agilent’s spatially offset Raman
spectroscopy (SORS) technology for fast ID of incoming goods
through opaque containers in a GMP ready package. Vaya combines
SORS with conventional Raman spectroscopy for maximum compatibility
with a wide range of packaging–from clear glass vials and plastic
bags to opaque plastics and paper sacks.
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