Manufacturing Services

The agreement gives IncoCell Tianjin, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China-based Boyalife Group, access to Cesca’s celluar processing contract development and manufacturing services.

The company plans to install 4000-L disposable bioreactors from ABEC at its new commercial manufacturing facility in Wuxi city, China.

Hovione plans to continue to expand its sites in Portugal and Ireland for chemical synthesis, spray drying, and laboratory analysis.

The CDMO’s new blow-fill-seal machinery at its Kaysersberg site is now operational.

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing announces first planned investment in capacity expansion.

In selling its contrast media business, Hovione will focus on API and drug product development and manufacturing.

The contract development and manufacturing organization has entered it first manufacturing contract worth $148 million for its recently completed Plant 3 facility.

Avid Bioservices will provide commercial manufacture of an enzyme replacement therapy by Roivant Sciences' Enzyvant subsidiary.

A new suite for the encapsulation of highly potent drugs will be added.

Unlike current approaches where bioconjugation is typically done following the manufacture of the monoclonal antibody and the cytotoxic drug, the new method begins with the antibody supernatants and eliminates the need for extensive chromatographic purification.

Layout and supply details must be considered when implementing a fully disposable biopharmaceutical manufacturing process.

Industry lessons from a fast-track technology transfer of a soft-gelatin capsule (softgel) are multifold. This case study reviews the success factors for effective execution of the technology transfer, which include: strong relationship between the customer, the contract development and manufacturing organization, and other partners based on deep knowledge in the technology; established and proven quality-by-design processes; risk mitigation management; project leadership; flawless execution; and mutual trust.

Cambrex invests in development and laboratory facilities and adds staff.

Avista Pharma's strengthens early phase drug development offerings with acquisition of Solid Form Solutions.

Biopharm industry veteran Ralf Otto named to lead development and manufacturing at Rentschler Biopharma.

Chemical engineers and chemists each bring unique skills to API process development and optimization. Success depends on their close collaboration, at both sponsor and CDMO facilities.

A different perspective on controlling fixed costs of biomanufacturing, based on know-how from other industries, provides a competitive edge, says the CEO of Samsung BioLogics.

Hovione has installed a new MG2 Tekna Precision Capsule filler at its Portugal site.

Paragon Bioservices will build a new cGMP facility in Maryland and expand its existing cGMP facility at the University of Maryland's BioPark.

A ceremony was held at Cambrex’s Karlskoga facility to mark the commencement of a long-term manufacturing agreement with AstraZeneca for a key intermediate.

The contract manufacturing company has completed construction on a new aseptic fill/finish facility in Wuxi, China.

MilliporeSigma will collaborate with IPS and G-CON to offer end-to-end, turnkey, modular MAb manufacturing.

The company has completed development of a first-generation production process for its chimeric antigen receptor regulatory T cell product portfolio and is selecting a CMO for clinical supply.

Abzena has entered into a Master Services Agreement with a US biotech company to provide process development and manufacturing services to progress a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) to clinical trials.

The new 30,000-L, $150-million biologics manufacturing facility in Wuxi, China, quintuples the company’s existing manufacturing capability.

The company is expanding its 380,000-square-feet Molex Little Rock facility to include a FDA-registered manufacturing center of excellence for connected health and drug-delivery devices.

The contract research, development, and manufacturing organization has expanded API aseptic manufacturing capacity at its Valladolid, Spain, facility.

Biopharma majors are among the industry stakeholders who have commented and raised questions about FDA’s recently proposed draft guidance for analytical assessment of similarity in biosimilars.

For many processes involving hazardous chemistry, running in flow mode has safety and economic advantages.

Lonza has entered into strategic license agreements for exclusive rights to a gene-therapy platform for developing treatments for hearing and balance disorders.