In the news

September 27, 2024 | Purdue Newsroom

Manufacturing Day at Purdue features the launch of 3 major manufacturing activities

Each year, the U.S. Department of Commerce holds Manufacturing Day on the first Friday in October to show students, parents and the public what modern manufacturing is all about. The fourth industrial revolution is rapidly changing our world.

September 26, 2024 | Purdue Newsroom

LyoHUB2040 Technology Roadmap for Pharma/Biotech Manufacturing to be launched Oct. 4

On Oct. 4, Manufacturing Day, Purdue University plans to unveil a pivotal roadmap focusing on advancing pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing. The roadmap will be launched as part of a groundbreaking event for The William D. and Sherry L. Young Institute for Advanced Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals “racetrack” facility.

September 19, 2024 | Purdue Newsroom

Young Institute for Advanced Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals to break ground for ‘racetrack’ facility, launch Lyo2040 Technology Roadmap for Pharma/Biotech Manufacturing on Oct. 4

Purdue University is scheduled to break ground for the William D. and Sherry L. Young Institute for Advanced Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals “racetrack” facility and unveil a related technology roadmap Oct. 4.

August 21, 2024 | Engenuity Podcast

Pharmaceuticals: From Discovery to Delivery – Elizabeth Topp and Alina Alexeenko

There’s a lot more to the wonder drugs that provide life-changing treatments than the research breakthroughs that enable them. Just because you make something work in a lab doesn’t mean you can produce it at scale, especially given the fact that pharmaceuticals are inherently unstable. After discovery of the novel substance (molecule) comes follow-on steps like manufacturing (at acceptable yields), packaging, quality assurance, storage/preservation, logistics/transportation, and regulatory appro

July 3, 2024 | Purdue Newsroom

Purdue, Heartland BioWorks partners secure $51M in federal funding for regional tech hub

Purdue University, as a member of Heartland BioWorks, will share $51 million in federal funding to bolster workforce development and business startup efforts in the state’s burgeoning biotechnology ecosystem.

March 12, 2024 | Purdue Newsroom

Solid foundations for world-changing medicines and vaccines

Pharmaceuticals are an important foundation of modern health and society. Without vaccines, medications and therapeutics, civilization as we know it would break down. And without careful formulation and storage, the pharmaceuticals themselves can break down and decay into uselessness.

March 6, 2024 | Purdue Newsroom

New Young Institute Advisory Council to bolster Purdue pharmaceutical manufacturing mission

The William D. and Sherry L. Young Advanced Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals Institute at Purdue University announced today (3/6) the appointment of a new advisory council that will provide strategic guidance to support the institute’s efforts to innovate and advance pharmaceutical manufacturing.

October 23, 2023 | Purdue Newsroom

Purdue strengths in biotech manufacturing part of new federally designated Regional Technology and Innovation Hub won by the state of Indiana

Purdue University is part of a consortium of Indiana stakeholders successful in securing a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) designation by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, which recognizes regions poised to ensure the U.S. is globally competitive in areas that are key to national security.

June 26, 2023 | Purdue Newsroom

Topp named to lead institute for advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing at Purdue

Elizabeth Topp, professor in the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, will become the inaugural director of the William D. and Sherry L. Young Advanced Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals Institute in August. The Young Institute is a key component in the family of institutes and centers at Discovery Park District at Purdue, a mixed-use development of high-end manufacturing and research-driven partnerships with industry.

February 28, 2023 | Bioengineering

Novilytic preps for expansion with launch of new Proteometer-L

"This quick analysis saves up to six-plus hours a day and over $1 million per batch, increasing both profits and FDA compliance," said Fred Regnier, PhD, Novilytic CTO and emeritus professor of chemistry at Purdue University.

In the news

Follow Us