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AST is pleased to introduce you to two new members of our Customer Care team. Matt Taylor (right) will serve as Customer Care Manager, and Antonio Bobbitt (middle) joins AST as Project Coordinator. In addition, after 2 years on AST’s controls technician team, Thomas Beebe (left) has been promoted to Customer Care Engineer. Matt Taylor…

AST is excited to introduce you to our newest members of the company!

We are excited to announce the addition of Josh Russell as the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at AST.

AST’s Keith Dodson and Chaise DeVries will be at the CPhI North America live event next week, August 10-12. To schedule a meeting, reach out on LinkedIn or contact us. We hope to see you there!

We are proud to announce our partnership with QCL on both a GENiSYS® C and GENiSYS® R

AST and Goodwin Biotechnology Partner on a GENiSYS® C20 Aseptic Small Batch Filling & Closing Machine

Visit our virtual booth for the ISPE Europe Annual Conference

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

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®

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.

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!

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…

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…

AST is excited to again be partcipating at the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) Biomanufacturing Conference. This years conference will be held in San Francisco, CA., December 4th-6th. This year’s theme Launch Readiness: Operational Agility for Today’s Challenges, has educational tracks that highlight various strategies that are being by biopharma companies to shorten launch…

Pre-sterilized, Ready-To-Use (RTU) vials are quickly gaining adoption within the biopharma industry, particularly for small batch applications. RTU vials simplify the processing requirements and facilities necessary to aseptically fill/finish drug products by eliminating equipment, utilities and production space required for container preparation. To realize the full breadth of benefits RTU vials can provide, integration with…

AST will be exhibiting at the CPhI / P-MEC Pharmaceutical Equipment & Technology Exposition in Mumbai, India November 27th – 29th. AST is excited to be exhibiting for the first time at the P-MEC India Expo, and to unveil and showcase our latest aseptic equipment innovations at this event. Come visit us at Booth #AC31,…

AST is pleased to be continuing our long standing support of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) and will be attending its 2017 Annual Meeting October 29th – November 1st in San Diego, California USA. This year’s annual meeting themed: Driving Innovation to Advance Patient Therapies is focused on bringing to together industry thought…

AST is joining industry professionals and experts at the 2017 Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California April 3rd – 5th. Come and visit AST at Booth #115 to discuss your aseptic manufacturing application and learn more about how our innovated production options can be leveraged to solve your important aseptic challenges. Tacoma,…

AST will be exhibiting at the Interphex 2017 Pharmaceutical Equipment & Technology Exposition at the Javits Center in New York City, March 21st – 23rd. AST will be showcasing our newest GENiSYS small scale filling machine and hosting a VR Tour of our latest ASEPTiCell robotic isolated filling system at the 2017 Interphex Exhibition. Come…