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F 20 May 2015 Tablets & Capsules production technology Arden House conference: Continuous manufacturing gains momentum Matthew Knopp Editor The allure of continuous manufacturing—better product qual- ity, more flexibility, higher efficiency—coupled with support- ive regulators, is persuading more manufacturers to adopt meth- ods that are commonplace in the food, chemical, and other industries. or more than a decade, the FDA has urged, encour- aged, and enticed pharmaceutical companies to modern- ize their manufacturing methods. But in a regulated industry where missteps are costly, the majority of manu- facturers saw more risk than reward and preferred the known over the new. But as blockbusters dwindle and generics grow, the innovator companies are re-thinking their reluctance.