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The Role of Coatings in Maintaining Audit Calm in Pharmaceutical Facilities
A proactive approach to coatings and surface finishes can help pharmaceutical labs and manufacturing facilities achieve “audit calm” by reinforcing cleanability, consistency, and long-term control—reducing inspection risk during new builds and renovations
Understanding Single-Use Facility Design in Life Sciences: The Basics for Success
Single-use technology has transformed biopharmaceutical manufacturing by improving flexibility and efficiency, but successful facilities require early planning to address the complex design, supply chain, regulatory, and operational demands of managing disposable process components for every batch
GMP vs. Non-GMP Zones: Managing Personnel Flow
By designing rigorous airlocks and unidirectional gowning rooms, architects can enforce strict personnel flow, bridging the gap between uncontrolled office environments and classified GMP manufacturing zones.
How Eli Lilly Is Shaping the Design of an Academic Pharma Lab
Designed in close collaboration with Eli Lilly, Lehigh Carbon Community College’s new pharmaceutical training labs incorporate cleanroom simulation, aseptic processing suites, and industry-standard equipment to replicate real manufacturing environments and create a workforce pipeline aligned with modern pharma operations
Glasgow City Region Commits £20M to Address Shortfall in Local Lab Space
The funding is targeted at developers, site owners and consortiums which are seeking to deliver new or expanded specialist laboratory space
cGMP and Fossil Fuel-Free—United Therapeutics Project Lightyear
Project Lightyear is a pioneering cGMP facility by United Therapeutics that achieves net zero energy and fossil fuel-free operations through innovative sustainable systems, setting a global benchmark for resilient, high-performance pharmaceutical lab design
Right Idea, Wrong Building: Navigating the Unintended Consequences of USP <800> Compliance
When designing a compounding pharmacy, failing to assess a building’s structural, mechanical, and electrical feasibility before committing can lead to costly obstacles to USP compliance
Successfully Steering Through the Evolution: From Research Lab to Production Facility
Pharmaceutical companies shifting from R&D to in-house production must navigate complex design, regulatory, and operational challenges—requiring early collaboration, flexible facility planning, and a mindset shift—to ensure successful, scalable, and compliant manufacturing capabilities
The Role of Pharmacy Within a Broader Interdisciplinary Research Environment
At the 2025 Lab Design Conference, architects Jeffery Bottomley and Luke Voiland of Shepley Bulfinch joined Dr. Lamar Pritchard of the University of Houston to highlight pharmacy’s growing role in interdisciplinary research
Strategic Renovation: Updating a QC Lab to Meet Rising API Demands
A recent renovation of a quality control laboratory offers a useful case study in addressing common lab challenges—modernizing outdated infrastructure, improving workflow efficiency, supporting GMP compliance, and enabling future scalability—all while maintaining operations through phased construction and close collaboration with lab users