OSIsoft RtPM Supports FDA Guidelines on PAT Framework; Real-time Operational Performance Metrics Streamline Validation in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process

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Business Wire , 03/14/2005

OSIsoft RtPM Supports FDA Guidelines on PAT Framework; Real-time Operational Performance Metrics Streamline Validation in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process.

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SAN LEANDRO, Calif. -- OSIsoft, Inc., the global leader in delivering performance management software to the world's leading process manufacturing and life sciences companies, today announced its Real-time Performance Management (RtPM) Platform will support the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Process Analytical Technology (PAT) Framework. Building on the flexibility of RtPM, OSIsoft is committed to helping companies meet the goal of the FDA's PAT initiative in pharmaceutical manufacturing. The goal of the PAT Framework is to provide a deeper understanding of the production process and what critical control parameters and measures impact product quality. Adherence to PAT guidelines will ensure sources of variability are identified and explained, that variability is managed by the process, and that quality attributes are accurately and reliably predicted. PAT will also promote and facilitate real-time product release as opposed to parametric or traditional batch re!
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"PAT isn't a single product or technology," explains Alison Smith, senior research analyst, AMR, from a report titled 'PAT Landscape Still a Work In Progress in Life Sciences,' March 2005. "Instead, it's an architecture that incorporates elements of sophisticated instrumentation, real-time data acquisition and storage, analytics, and at its most sophisticated, advanced simulation and control. This will all tie into the reporting frameworks and processes required to satisfy regulatory requirements."
OSIsoft's RtPM, which is powered by the PI System, provides a unique, integrated approach to PAT by aggregating the data in real-time needed to perform multi-variate analysis. RtPM also provides a process data warehouse for storing process control and analyzer data. Using this data, product quality attributes can be accurately and reliably predicted. In addition, the availability of business intelligence metrics within the framework will enable continuous analysis and improvement.
As more accurate data about the production process is gathered, RtPM allows pharmaceutical manufacturers to improve their validation processes in a more streamlined, systematic and measurable manner. This yields a better understanding of the process and enables comprehensive monitoring, as opposed to the current standard of processing and then lab testing the endpoint to ensure accuracy. For multiple facilities which produce the same compound under different conditions or equipment configurations, this saves multiple steps and ultimately, cost and time-to-market.
"Although the process of moving to the PAT framework is voluntary, OSIsoft strongly supports the framework as an industry best practice goal and is working with several of the world's leading pharmaceutical manufacturers and organizations to help realize the potential of this initiative," said Marc Gallant, pharmaceutical industry manager, OSIsoft. "We believe the RtPM Platform is uniquely suited to meet the goals of PAT in real-time release and process optimization and are actively engaging resources to help make this a reality for our customers."
About OSIsoft
OSIsoft delivers performance management software to the world's leading process manufacturing, life sciences, and utility companies -- anywhere real-time operational metrics fuel performance. With more than 10,000 installations worldwide, OSIsoft's real-time data platform crosses IT and process boundaries to incorporate and display critical operational information. Providing comprehensive visibility into operations, the OSIsoft platform unlocks the potential for timely analysis and the ability to make critical, informed and profitable actions.
Founded in 1980, OSIsoft Inc. is headquartered in San Leandro, Calif., with operations worldwide and is privately held.

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