USP general chapters in 2026: what is still open for comment
The comment window on Pharmacopeial Forum 52(4) closes on 30 September. Here is what USP has out for consultation this year that matters to analytical and process-analytics teams.
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Industry developments, conference coverage, and notable events in chemistry and analytical instrumentation.
IFPAC 2026: continuous manufacturing and AI take centre stage at the 40th annual forum
The 40th IFPAC Annual Meeting in North Bethesda centred its March 2026 program on AI integration, continuous manufacturing, and tightening regulatory expectations for advanced pharma production.
EuroPACT 2026 preview - Lyon in May, three pillars, four plenaries
The 7th European Conference on Process Analytics and Control Technology runs 4-7 May 2026 at the Cite Centre de Congres Lyon. Three scientific pillars, four confirmed plenaries, and a special focus on integrated AI.
Mid-year 2026: process analytics between earnings pressure and regulatory push
The first half of 2026 delivered mixed vendor earnings, an unusually dense regulatory calendar, and modest conference energy on the process-analytics floor. Here is what moved the needle.
PITTCON 2026 and analytica 2026: process analytics on the agenda
Recap of process analytical talks, awards and sessions from PITTCON 2026 in San Antonio and the analytica conference 2026 in Munich, with verified program details from both organizers.
Peer-reviewed PAT validation work, late 2025 to spring 2026
Six recent peer-reviewed PAT papers worth a read: lean chemometrics for spectroscopic models, simpler bioprocess Raman regressions, at-line terahertz for crystallinity, and PAT-with-machine-learning past the bioreactor.
ACS Analytical Chemistry: three 2026 papers that matter for process analytics
March-May 2026 in ACS Analytical Chemistry: three threads for process analytics - close-focus Raman probes for turbid streams, deep-learning chemometrics, and open-source spectroscopy tooling.
Continuous manufacturing in pharma: a status report through early 2026
Twenty years after the first FDA continuous manufacturing approval, the technology is no longer experimental - but adoption is uneven, and the bottlenecks are now organizational, not technical.
analytica 2026 recap - 35,000 visitors, AI ran headlines, process analytics modest
analytica 2026 closed in Munich with 35,000 visitors and 1,135 exhibitors. AI and automation drew the loudest applause; the process analytics floor was quieter than the lab side.
From PAT to ICH Q14: how regulators harmonized process analytics vocabulary
Twenty years of guidance documents - 2004 FDA PAT guidance, ICH Q8 through Q14, ASTM E2363 - turned a fragmented vocabulary into a working framework. A reading guide.