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Clemex

Image Analysis for Pharma & Medical Industry

Drug concentration, dissolution and release rate depend on particle shape as much as particle size. Clemex automates the detection, sizing, classification and reporting of particles from 0.5 to 1000 microns, so results are reproducible between operators and traceable back to the raw data. The User Management module supplies the audit trail, role-based access and electronic signatures required under FDA 21 CFR Part 11.

Pharma analysis modules

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Standards & regulations covered USP 788 / 789 21 CFR Part 11 Custom / In-House

Analyses

Injections · Ophthalmics · Devices

USP 788 / 789 Particle Count

Fast, reliable scanning of membrane filters, with counts at each threshold size and automated pass or fail against the limits.

USP 788 / 789 Auto Pass / Fail Full Membrane Coverage

API · Excipients · Dry Powder

Particle Size & Shape

Size and shape measured on every particle from 0.5 to 1000 microns, reported as D10, D50 and D90 with Feret diameter, aspect ratio and circularity.

D10 / D50 / D90 Number & Volume Basis Per-Particle Data

Circular · Flake · Acicular

Shape Classification

Particles sorted into shape categories, with statistically significant results for each one. Elongated crystals are measured on length and width, not a single diameter.

Length & Width Aspect Ratio Classes Batch Comparison

Suspensions · Blends · Milled Product

Touching Particles & Agglomerates

Deep learning segmentation separates touching and overlapping particles that confuse threshold-based methods, so counts reflect primary particles.

AI Segmentation Primary vs Agglomerate

Emulsions · Creams · Gels

Droplets, Bubbles & Fibers

Size, shape, count and area percent for droplets, spheres, fibers, voids and bubbles, with each population reported separately.

Area Percent Droplet Size Distribution

In-House Specifications

Custom Routines

Send us your specification and our application specialists build the routine, with your own size classes, limits and report layout, then lock it for production use.

Custom Limits & Reports Routine Locking

Key features

Built for Regulated Labs

Audit Trail & Electronic Signatures

The optional User Management module records every action with user, date and time, enforces role-based access and user groups, and supports secure electronic signatures, meeting FDA requirements for regulated environments.

21 CFR Part 11 with Clemex

Raw Data Linked to Every Object

Each measurement stays linked to the particle it came from for validation, and the stage returns to that position on request. Raw data exports to Excel.

Clemex Vision

NIST-Traceable Calibration

Each objective is calibrated automatically against a NIST-traceable stage micrometer, giving every reported dimension a traceable basis.

Stage Micrometer Slide

Operator-Independent Results

The routine decides what counts as a particle and where to measure, so results are reproducible between operators, shifts and sites.

Clemex Vision

Faint & Transparent Particle Detection

Contrast thresholding detects transparent particles, thin-walled cells and crystals of variable thickness that conventional methods miss.

Clemex Vision

Locked PDF Reports

Reports generate automatically after each run and stay fully customizable: logo, captured images, distribution graphs, statistics and result tables in one locked PDF.

Clemex Vision

FDA 21 CFR Part 11

Technical Controls, Mapped to the Requirement

Compliance is established by your organization through validation, procedures and training. Clemex supplies the technical controls that make it achievable.

Limited System Access

Named accounts and user groups determine who may run a routine, modify one, or approve a result.

Computer-Generated Audit Trail

Actions are time-stamped and attributed automatically, independently of the operator, and cannot be edited from the application.

Electronic Signatures

Signatures are applied under the signer's own credentials and bound to the record they approve.

Authority Checks

Validated routines are locked so parameters cannot be changed at the bench, and changes are recorded.

Record Retrieval

Images, per-object data, calibration records and the final report are retained together, so a result can be reconstructed.

Who uses it

Pharma, Biopharma & Medical Devices

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Excipients & Blends Dry Powder Medication Sterile Injectables Ophthalmic Preparations Emulsions, Creams & Gels Medical Devices Biopharmaceuticals CDMO & CRO Laboratories

Tailored systems

A Complete, Integrated Analysis System

Software, hardware and service, configured to your analysis needs.

Tailored Hardware Integration

An upright microscope, motorized stage and high-resolution camera, integrated by Clemex with on-site installation and training included.

Microscopy Systems

Reproducible Powder Dispersion

A reliable, repeatable dispersion method for dry powder particles, depositing a well-separated monolayer on the slide.

Clemex Powder Disperser

Any Number of Routines

Run every analysis your lab needs on one system, and import images from SEMs or existing datasets for re-analysis.

Clemex Captiva

See Clemex run on your samples

Talk to a specialist about your method and your acceptance limits. On-site demonstrations available.

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