Facility Design and Engineering

Optima Pharma opened a new assembly hall, the CSPE Center, that will give the company space to build complete, multi-story pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

Nephron Pharmaceuticals is partnering with Clemson University to create a robotic solution for syringe-filling automation to enhance sterile manufacturing.

The new facility will manufacture biopharmaceutical products under cGMP conditions.

The facility will support gene therapy production and continued development of PTC’s pipeline of investigational medicines.

Fujifilm has bought Biogen ApS’ Copenhagen facility for US$890 million.

Olon began construction of a GMP facility for biologic APIs in Capua, Italy.

The freedom of design found in additive manufacturing offers the potential for improved processing equipment, both in prototypes and commercial equipment.

A new starch manufacturing plant near Amsterdam, The Netherlands will give Colorcon customers a second source of supply.

Kite, a Gilead company, announced plans to build a new facility for the development and manufacturing of the starting material for the production of cell therapies, viral vectors.

The new cleanroom, designed and built by WHP, is part of ADC Bio’s new bioconjugation facility in the UK.

The expansion of Lonza’s Tampa site includes development and manufacturing capabilities for oral solid-dose drugs.

GSK announced the opening of its new manufacturing facilities in Singapore after a $130-million investment.

Lonza Pharma & Biotech announced a binding contractual commitment for the purchase of a sterile drug product fill and finish facility.

Using Lean, Six Sigma, and other Op Ex practices is helping one contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) increase efficiency and optimization.

The company has expanded its high-potency API capability at its Riverview, MI, facility to serve the growing antibody drug conjugates market.

The companies have signed a strategic multi-year manufacturing agreement for the future commercial production a late-phase investigational cell therapy.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Rahway, NJ for Merck’s new FLEx facility that incorporates G-CON’s prefabricated cleanroom units.

The expansion will increase the company’s single-use capacity to meet growing demand.

Temporary power, HVAC, and oil-free compressor systems provide flexibility and control for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

The company announced plans to construct a 1.3 million-ft2 integrated manufacturing center in Chengdu, China.

The acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline’s manufacturing site in Cork, Ireland, will expand Thermo Fisher Scientific’s global footprint for complex API manufacturing.

The new 40,000-ft2 facility will support Bayer's growing biologics portfolio in oncology, cardiology, and additional therapeutic areas.

A solar panel installation at Novo Nordisk’s North Carolina facility was initiated in March 2019 as part of the company’s commitment to zero environmental impact globally.

Closed systems for aseptic fill and finish were featured at INTERPHEX 2019.

This article takes a look at current practices for cleaning and sterilizing biomanufacturing equipment used in a multi-product versus single-product setting.

Closed systems for aseptic fill and finish were featured at INTERPHEX 2019.

The Quartic Platform is a new, AI-powered smart manufacturing platform that can be integrated into legacy facilities and manufacturing processes.

Pharmaceutical Technology and BioPharm International will present a Keynote Session on Meeting Bioprocessing Manufacturing Capacity Demands on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, during INTERPHEX 2019 at the Javits Center in New York City.

In a keynote session at INTERPHEX 2019, experts will review and debate the issues and present potential solutions for contamination issues in aseptic manufacturing.

3D printing offers a new design freedom for bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing: whether for “printing” a solid-dosage drug or for creating a piece of equipment for bio/pharmaceutical laboratories or manufacturing facilities.