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AST Technology Tour

Join AST’s Chairman and CEO, Joe Hoff, on September 16th for this INTERPHEX and IPS Technology Tour.

The Robotic Revolution

A look back at the recent history of aseptic fill/finish and how AST brought new multi-format flexibility to the market with the development of the first ASEPTiCELL®

AST Statement Regarding COVID-19

The following statement from president and CEO Joe Hoff explains AST’s commitment to maintaining the utmost safety standards while remaining fully operational throughout the current COVID-19 outbreak.

AST Upcoming Events

We are excited to meet you at several upcoming industry events around the globe. Continue reading below for information on where to find us at Pharmapack and the ISPE Aseptic Conference!

November 2019 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 […]

Bridging the Divide – Streamline The Process Development & Tech Transfer Process

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 […]

Delivering Flexibility Without Complexity

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 Filling and Closing Machine

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 to Unveil GENiSYS R Robotic Filling System at Interphex

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 […]