Manufacturing

Sparx Therapeutics will build its first commercial manufacturing facility in Yangzhou, China, for antibody drug production.

Univercells Technologies and VectorBuilder to produce custom viral vectors for cell and gene therapies as well as vaccine applications.

A new media panel, gene kit, and advanced resins that are now in Thermo Fisher Scientific’s gene therapy portfolio aim to reduce manufacturing costs and increase gene therapy viability.

Novasep and Exelixis have signed a manufacturing services agreement for the CGMP clinical manufacturing of a next-generation ADC candidate.

Recipharm has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with His Majesty the King of Morocco, the Moroccan government, and a consortium of leading banks from the country, for fill/finish capacity in the country.

Advances in technology are accelerating the development and manufacture of subunit vaccines, an established class of vaccines.

Particle performance in a DPI can be optimized by fine-tuning the formulation and manufacturing process parameters.

Container and equipment innovations expand applications.

The draft revisions of Annex 1 are driven by a quality risk management approach and will provide more clarity and detail for manufacturers.

HHS is tasked with establishing a public-private consortium for advanced domestic pharmaceutical production.

Die table segment cleaning equipment features a fixture that holds the segment within the tank and leaves the bores unobstructed.

The 3M Harvest RC clarifier condenses three process steps into a single-stage purification of recombinant protein therapeutics.

ROSS’ Sanitary Ribbon Blenders allow operators to safely empty bags of powder through a bar grating while a contiguous vibrating tray assembly catches debris and off-spec ingredients.

The acquisition of Intermountain Life Sciences will double Cytiva’s capacity for buffers and liquid cell culture media at its manufacturing site in Logan, Utah.

The extended manufacturing agreement between Pinteon and Lonza enables future clinical production of PNT001, a novel Tau antibody therapeutic that targets Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury.

Selexis and KBI Biopharma will use integrated services to advance Immatics’ TCR bispecifics drug development program to the IND stage.

Catalent expands capabilities for stem cell-based therapies with acquisition of RheinCell’s GMP-grade human iPSCs.

Vectura will provide preclinical development services for Incannex’s inhaled drug product for the treatment of traumatic brain injury.

Developing bioassay methods requires a new approach for cell and gene therapy drug development.

With COVID-19 vaccine facilities receiving recent citations, it is evident that failure to meet cleaning and sanitization requirements puts patients, facilities, and operators at risk.

Amgen’s greenfield facility near Columbus, Ohio to assemble and package vials and syringes is expected to be operational by 2024.

CDMO Yposkesi will increase its current gene therapy vector capacity through French government’s “Plan de Relance” scheme.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced its new Quick to Clinic solution, which is designed to accelerate biologic drug development from discovery to the IND phase in a shortened period.

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult will establish offices and laboratories in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Evonik has released an innovative green technology that can enable the large-scale synthesis of APIs in water.