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Robotronic and Mitsubishi Electric launch high-speed pharma palletising system

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A long-standing automation partnership between a Swiss machine builder and one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial robots is aiming to help transform the pharmaceutical supply chain in Europe with the launch of what is believed to be the ‘smallest’ automated palletising cell for vials and pre-filled syringes.

Swiss-based Robotronic has partnered with Mitsubishi Electric’s Factory Automation EMEA division for more than two decades.

Now, the two organisations are collaborating together on a new low-footprint cell to help the pharmaceutical industry overcome record-high shortages across Europe in recent years for medicines ranging from children’s cough syrups through to antibiotics and even cancer treatments. [Read more…] about Robotronic and Mitsubishi Electric launch high-speed pharma palletising system

Tekpak Automation to showcase pick-and-place robotic cell at interpack 2026

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Tekpak Automation will demonstrate the benefits of robotics for manufacturers across the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries at interpack 2026, with a live working demonstration of a pick-and-place cell on Stand A15/Hall 16.

Tekpak is known for solving complex packaging line challenges with proven, modular automation. Built on over 25 years’ experience supporting pharmaceutical and food manufacturers, its systems are designed to integrate seamlessly with existing lines, fit constrained spaces and enable tool-less changeovers.

Tekpak’s team of experts will be on hand at interpack to showcase the firm’s portfolio of automated packaging solutions. The centerpiece will be the TD3/R Series – a dynamic 3-axis robotic pick-and-place cell suitable for loading or stacking products into trays, cases, cartons, a thermoformer or a flow-wrapper infeed. [Read more…] about Tekpak Automation to showcase pick-and-place robotic cell at interpack 2026

Festo unveils new adaptive gripper for ‘faster, gentler and more hygienic picking’

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Festo has introduced the HPSX Universal Adaptive Gripper, a pneumatic soft gripper engineered to improve speed, hygiene and flexibility in demanding food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics applications.

Combining robust design, food-safe materials and adaptive silicone fingers, the HPSX directly addresses long-standing automation challenges where rapid, precise and gentle product handling is essential.

Peter Potters, product manager at Festo, says: “In developing the HPSX, we refined the gripper’s shape, dimensions and internal geometry to maximise gripping force while minimising air volume. [Read more…] about Festo unveils new adaptive gripper for ‘faster, gentler and more hygienic picking’

Multiply Labs partners with AstraZeneca to automate cell therapy manufacturing with robotics

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Multiply Labs has reached an agreement with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to evaluate the potential for applying GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)-ready robotic systems to commercial-scale cell therapy manufacturing. Multiply Labs is a specialist in autonomous manufacturing technology for advanced therapies.

The collaboration will focus on end-to-end robotic automation of industry-standard instruments used in cell therapy production using Multiply Labs’ robotic biomanufacturing system.

The goal is to enable scalable, high-throughput manufacturing while maintaining the rigorous quality and regulatory standards required for clinical and commercial use. [Read more…] about Multiply Labs partners with AstraZeneca to automate cell therapy manufacturing with robotics

Universal Robots selects Technicon as solutions partner in pharmaceuticals

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Universal Robots, the world’s largest collaborative robot company and a part of Teradyne Robotics, has selected its long-time partner Technicon, an automation company based in the Nordics, as its UR global Certified Solution Provider for the pharmaceutical industry.

A UR distributor and integrator in Denmark since 2019, Technicon is a vertically integrated engineering company, designing, developing, and producing automation solutions in-house.

The company has extensive experience integrating UR’s user-friendly, flexible cobots into innovative automated solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, delivering increased efficiency and stability across the Life Science value chain – from optimizing fill and finish lines to improving lab quality control and strengthening packaging and assembly. [Read more…] about Universal Robots selects Technicon as solutions partner in pharmaceuticals

Multiply Labs reduces costs by 74 percent using Universal Robots

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Multiply Labs, a robotics company, has developed a new robotic biomanufacturing cluster that achieves “a 74 percent cost reduction” for life-saving cell therapies.

This breakthrough, published in peer-reviewed studies with UCSF, leverages collaborative robot arms from Universal Robots (UR), promising to transform how these complex treatments are produced.

As UR’s first official partner in the cell and gene therapy sector, Multiply Labs’ robotically automated manufacturing processes will significantly expand patient access to therapies currently priced between $300,000 and $2 million per dose. [Read more…] about Multiply Labs reduces costs by 74 percent using Universal Robots

Lab automation: How AI and robotics are accelerating drug discovery

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The journey from identifying a potential new medicine to bringing it to patients is notoriously long, breathtakingly expensive, and fraught with high failure rates.

Traditional drug discovery, while achieving monumental successes, is often a slow, painstaking process.

However, a new era is dawning, driven by the convergence of advanced laboratory automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence. [Read more…] about Lab automation: How AI and robotics are accelerating drug discovery