Pharmaceutical manufacturing is entering a digital era. From AI and digital twins to supercomputers and quantum computing, these technologies are transforming drug discovery, clinical trials, and production. As Siemens’ Andrew Whytock explains, when data is clean, contextualized and usable, and combined with high performance computing, companies can solve more complex problems at speed and the result is better quality, greater flexibility and more reliable right first-time manufacturing.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded a Letter of No Objection to Coperion for its high-density polyethylene and polypropylene recycling technology. The combination of Coperion twin screw extruders and Ecofresh silo degassing used in the manufacture of rHDPE and rPP fulfills the requirements for direct contact with food, confirms the letter.

Under a MOU signed between Aramco and Microsoft, Aramco will explore a series of digital initiatives designed to accelerate industrial artificial intelligence adoption, enhance digital capabilities, and strengthen workforce development in Saudi Arabia.

Eni is opening up its supercomputing infrastructure and making its computational capacity, specialist expertise and advanced tools available to companies, start-ups and research centres with an aim to support the development of artificial intelligence solutions and digital innovation.

Aramco has joined hands with solutions by stc to deploy a next-generation high-performance supercomputer to boost Aramco’s Upstream computing capabilities in hydrocarbon discovery and recovery. The move is a major leap in Aramco’s digital transformation.

At Interpack 2026, IMA Group presents new developments within its divisions Pharma, Medical Devices, Food, Personal Care, and E-Commerce Packaging. Across the stand, the company highlights modular production systems, aseptic solutions, and digital service concepts.

BASF has plans to develop a global Digital Hub in Hyderabad, India with an aim to strengthen its existing global Digital Hub network in Europe and Asia Pacific.

Röhm has inaugurated its Bay City MMA plant in Texas, USA. With this, the company’s proprietary Lima technology has been operating at full industrial scale for the first time worldwide.

Siemens has recently joined the Global Impact Coalition. This addition greatly strengthens the Global Impact Coalition’s growing network of global industry leaders committed to delivering tangible emissions reduction and circularity solutions through collaborative, cross-sector action.

Known for its massive oil and natural gas reserves, the Gulf region is a critical global energy supplier and is actively adopting some of the most innovative technologies to monitor the performance of critical equipment, enhance plant efficiency and production, and even slash operational downtime across its numerous industrial plants in the region. Read on to know more…