{"id":7119,"date":"2025-04-23T12:23:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/?p=7119"},"modified":"2025-12-11T17:06:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T22:06:34","slug":"notes-from-the-road-interphex-2025-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/blogs\/notes-from-the-road-interphex-2025-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from the Road: INTERPHEX 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Did you miss the hustle and bustle of INTERPHEX 2025? Didn\u2019t catch the innovative solutions unveiled by AST? Don\u2019t fret; we have you covered with a recap!\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>

The Javits Center, NYC, was once again the place to be, and though INTERPHEX 2025 opened on April 1st<\/sup>, attendees weren\u2019t fooling around about the latest in pharmaceutical manufacturing. AST was once again excited to bring our latest drug manufacturing solutions, including debuting a new integrated, fully automatic filling line and two new product offerings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Figure 1. Onlookers get a first look at the fully automatic isolated GENiSYS\u00ae C<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Key to a Great INTERPHEX? Quality Products Supported by a Dedicated Team <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our goal every year for INTERPHEX is to put on our best for prospective partners and customers, and that\u2019s no small task. At AST, we believe that quality is the best ice breaker, so rather than bring digital representations of our solutions or renders of a new product, we want to give participants the chance to experience them in person, to interact and examine the various solutions and have the opportunity to ask questions. Whether you\u2019re a partner, prospective customer, or student learning about the industry, our booth is designed to be an in-depth resource for not only understanding AST\u2019s products, but also the role of automation and advanced technologies in the wider pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

But how do you get an isolated filling line to a show? How much preparation does it take? And what about logistics?<\/p>

Putting together a tradeshow booth and getting a large, complex system to the Javits Center show floor is a significant undertaking that requires great teamwork and a crucial amount of coordination. The AST team starts months in advance of the big week by working cross-departmentally, planning and meeting key milestones. It takes the combined, coordinated efforts of project managers, mechanical and controls engineers, and operations, assembly, and events teams to successfully prepare the machine, design the booth, ship, and assemble the completed exhibit. The sum of these efforts reflected in the final product enables AST to provide a valuable booth experience and demonstrate the latest drug manufacturing solutions.\u00a0 The opportunity to connect with friends across the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry at INTERPHEX is a highlight of our year, and it wouldn\u2019t be possible without the hard work from the dedicated team here at AST.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Figure 2. AST's assembly and events teams arrive ahead of INTERPHEX 2025 to coordinate and oversee exhibit installation <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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AST was thrilled to feature a key customer partnership at INTERPHEX as we brought the isolated GENiSYS\u00ae C line we\u2019ll be installing with Ascend Advanced Therapies<\/a>. Ascend is a specialist AAV (adeno-associated virus) developer that is placing the fill line in their state-of-the-art facility in Alachua, Florida<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 The isolated GENiSYS C is a compact solution that leverages standardized, tested technologies configurable to product specifications and utilizes breakthrough integrated features, including a decontamination solution that completes a full cycle in under 60 minutes.<\/p>

INTERPHEX attendees had the opportunity to see the complete isolated system up close, featuring a fully automatic modular configuration (automatic bag and tub opening modules, a fill-close module, and a vial sealing module) specifically designed for minimal human intervention, high-yield processing, and Annex 1 compliance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Product Debut: Shield\u2122 GIT and AST\u2019s digital twin solution <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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With a continued commitment to integrated, turnkey solutions, AST unveiled two exciting new additions to their product line at INTERPHEX 2025: an advanced digital twin solution for fill-finish and the Shield\u2122 glove integrity testing system.<\/p>

AST\u2019s digital twin solution<\/em> – <\/strong>Digital twin is an advanced digital solution that is being popularized throughout the broader manufacturing industry, including a wide spectrum of uses in pharmaceutical production. Digital twin is a dynamic virtual model that synthesizes real-time data, physical operations, and virtual environments in an exact digital replica of a machine, system, or complete manufacturing operation.<\/p>

AST offered an exclusive preview of our digital twin solution, with an exact virtual replica of the GENiSYS C FCM.\u00a0 The demo featured three specific use cases:<\/p>

\u00a0Mirroring or \u201cmimic\u201d mode<\/em> – running alongside the FCM in real time<\/p>

\u00a0Recipe verification<\/em> – allowing the user to load recipes to check compatibility and to identify any potential processing faults or errors<\/p>

\u00a0Production simulation<\/em> \u2013 executing a range of production simulations using various recipes and runtime settings, with key output metrics relayed to the user\u00a0<\/p>

Shield GIT<\/em><\/p>

AST also debuted our new glove testing system, Shield GIT.\u00a0 AST\u2019s wireless glove testing system is a fully integrated solution that leverages recipe-driven operation, RFID technology, and advanced standalone software. An innovative solution designed for speed and ease of use, AST demoed a single tester at the show and covered the latest in regulatory requirements and best practices for glove testing.<\/p>

The complete solution includes a docking cart, chargers, smart-tag technology, four testers, and the standalone software Shield\u2122 OS<\/strong>.\u00a0 Other features include:<\/p>