Supplier News

CDMO Xcelience opens new facility in Tampa, FL, for formulation and analytical services.

The system is suited to support quality-control activities in a busy laboratory.

Catalent Pharma Solutions announced plans to quadruple the cold-chain capacity at its existing clinical supply storage and distribution facility in Shanghai, China. The expansion comes in response to increasing demand from domestic and multinational pharmaceutical sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs).

Capsugel has launched its enTRinsic drug-delivery technology platform. Using pharmaceutically approved enteric polymers, the technology offers full enteric protection without the need for functional coatings and enables targeted release of gastric acid- and heat-sensitive active ingredients in the upper gastrointestinal tract. The new technology platform expands Capsugel’s range of modified- and targeted-release solutions and biotherapeutic formulation offering, and can be used for oral delivery of drugs, including vaccines, proteins, and peptides.

Dow introduces solvent-free productivity technology for coating barrier membranes.

Shimadzu and Hanson Research partner on pharmaceutical testing instrument integration.

EMD Millipore, the life-science division of Merck KGaA, has introduced Parteck SRP 80, a new functional excipient for oral sustained-release formulations. The excipient is polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based and fully synthetic-according to EMD Millipore, this feature ensures batch-to-batch and performance consistency and facilitates quality by design (QbD) and validation processes.

Univercells will integrate its single-use bioprocess with the Takeda vaccines production platform to allow local production.

Biovest’s mAbVault provides supply-chain redundancy for antibodies that enables customers to lock in price-per-gram protein production.

Wetteny Joseph has been appointed as president of Catalent’s Clinical Supply Services.

Closing the summer of 2015, the ChemOutsourcing conference examined contract services from both a sponsor’s and a CMO or CRO’s perspective

Hovione is investing in specialized formulation capabilities, beginning with the acquisition of a formulation facility adjacent to the current process chemistry and particle engineering facility in Loures, Portugal, the company announced on Oct. 19, 2015. This acquisition is a strategic investment to further boost development and manufacturing capabilities for both inhalation and oral dosage forms.

The company celebrates the 10th anniversary of its filler-binder excipient at CPhI Worldwide.

The two companies will combine life-sciences marketing and a consulting firm to create a life sciences-centered consulting service.

Flexsafe 3D Pre-Designed Solutions feature appropriate components, functionalities, and quality controls that meet the specific requirements of each step in upstream and downstream processing and in final filling.

Merck relaunches brand identity to reflect transformation into a science and technology company.

Scottish injectable-drug manufacturer Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services plans to expand its sterile filling facility.

At CPhI Worldwide 2015, The Dow Chemical Company announced the global commercial availability of AFFINISOL HPMC HME, a new generation of cellulosic polymer for drug solubilization. The polymer is designed for use by pharmaceutical companies looking to enhance the solubilization and inhibit the recrystallization of APIs in hot-melt extrusion (HME) formulations.

Catalent Pharma Solutions won the “Innovation in Process and Formulation Development” category at the annual CPhI Pharma Awards, for its OptiShell softgel technology platform.

CDMO Aesica Pharmaceuticals introduced a new service approach in which the company will taks on the management of other CDMOs, while serving as the single, central point of customer contact, the company announced in an Oct. 14, 2015 press release.

Ajinomoto Althea, a biopharmaceutical CDMO, is expanding its existing biological drug product manufacturing operations to include highly active materials, such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), the company announced on Oct. 14, 2015. The new facility is located in close proximity to the company’s existing operations in San Diego, CA.

The joint marketing agreement allows the companies to expand dedicated blister feed system technologies.

Cell Therapy Catapult will provide manufacturing scale-up services to enable Asterias’ future clinical trials and commercial supply for Asterias’ allogeneic dendritic cell immunotherapy, AST-VAC2.

Test results of the new multilayer plastic container show that it offers sensitive pharmaceuticals extra protection against moisture vapor and oxygen permeability.

Grace and Formac Pharmaceuticals have announced SilSol 6035 Mesoporous Silica Gel, the first silica in the Grace silica-based drug delivery platform. The silica gel is the result of a multi-year collaboration between the companies.The platform was engineered to offer a new drug delivery option for APIs with poor aqueous solubility (BCS class 2 compounds), Grace reports and combines the company’s expertise in mesoporous silica gel and novel application methods to accelerate the screening and development of stable, amorphous-based systems.

Contract manufacturer PiazaBio announces services for Western Pharma companies seeking to enter the China market.

The challenge of achieving zero visible defects (i.e., particulates) in parenteral drugs will require a coordinated effort at all stages of the supply chain, particularly in the production and filling of primary containers.

3M and Impel will collaborate to develop and commercialize Impel’s Precision Olfactory Delivery technology for enhanced central nervous system drug delivery.

Merck Millipore’s collaboration with celares GmbH launches pegylation services for protein-based therapeutics.

FDA selected USDM Life Sciences, RC Partners, and The Clarion Group to develop and implement a DSCSA pilot project.