Facility Design and Engineering

The expansion will include new suites for the development and clinical manufacturing of drug product intermediates and drug products and cGMP suites for early-phase cGMP manufacture.

Originally announced in March 2020, the acquired facility will be Bora’s first North American manufacturing facility and will serve as its North American headquarters.

The added space will house a portion of its PVC, polyurethane, silicone, and additional plastic tubing products, as well as its AdvantaPure products.

The expansion is part of a new expansion initiative aimed at increasing flexibility, efficiency, and cost-effective production.

The expansion will include a new 25,000-ft2 warehouse, a filling line for flexible plastic containers, a high-speed automated syringe fill line with the ability to fill up to 600 units per minute, and a high-speed automated visual inspection line.

The new super plant, being built in Incheon, South Korea, will have a total biopharmaceutical manufacturing capacity of 256,000 L.

The agreement follows a recent announcement that Sartorius plans to invest $100 million in Songdo, South Korea’s bio cluster.

The partners have established PathoQuest, Inc., a US subsidiary, and will construct an NGS-based testing lab at Charles River’s Wayne, PA, site.

The announcement comes after the company saw growth and performance in Asia and decided to continue the expansion of biopharmaceutical manufacturing in the region.

The expansion will feature added capabilities for formulation development via the upgrade of drug product development laboratories and the addition of Gerteis roller compaction equipment for dry granulation processing.

The expansion will be designed to meet the growing demand for small molecule drug substance development and manufacturing.

The new facility, which is expected to be operational by mid-2026, will utilize cell-based technology to produce influenza vaccines for influenza pandemics and seasonal vaccination programs, both in Australia and globally.

The 110,000 ft2 site, which is set to be operational by the second half of 2021, will feature new technology including 2000-L scale bioreactors and additional fill-finish capabilities.

Construction on the workshop is currently underway with plans for it to be fully operational by the end of 2021.

Sanofi’s Digitally Enabled Integrated Continuous Biomanufacturing Facility in Framingham, MA was named the Overall Award winner at the ISPE virtual annual meeting.

The agreement will provide capacity for the manufacturing of AZD7442, currently being developed for the potential prevention and treatment of COVID-19, at Lonza's Portsmouth, NH site.

The company is investing $64.5 million to open new facilities in Germany and Japan to expand its overall capacity.

In the wake of its efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the company has secured two additional properties in the Gaithersburg, MD area.

A virtual ribbon cutting, tour, and panel discussions were hosted on Oct. 29, 2020 to announce the opening of BioCentriq on the campus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ.

The company is investing in its Capsules and Health Ingredients Division to expand its capsule production capacity by 30 billion capsules annually.

The lab, which is currently available to customers, can handle highly potent compounds.

The facility will include a high-speed sterile line for live virus filling, a line for standard fill/finish, cleanroom capacity, labs, warehousing, and offices to support production.

The new facility at the company’s San Diego, CA, site will be for late phase and commercial CGMP manufacturing.

Virtual Touring allows companies to inspect and visit vendor and contract partner sites remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The expansion has doubled Cambrex’s footprint to 15,000 ft2, including an added 3500 ft2 of laboratory space.

The 60,000-ft2 facility was built using CRB’s ONEsolution project delivery method and was designed to expand GRAM’s large-scale fill/finish capacity.

The facility for early-phase clinical biologics formulation development and drug product fill/finish services will be integrated with an existing Catalent facility nearby.

The renovations are expected to be completed by Feb. 1, 2021 and, upon completion, Aphena will move its corporate headquarters to the new location.

The $10 million expansion, which will be completed and fully operational by February 2021, will add on 3760 square feet of production space.

The rebranding stems from the company’s expanded services which include 3PL services, supply chain transparency solutions, and retail pharma product procurement for over-the-counter medications.