Manufacturing

BASF is expanding its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen to include production capacity for about 20 specialty amines.

Teva announced that it would sell its Sellersville, Pennsylvania facility to G&W Laboratories.

WellSpring Pharma Services has announced the appointment of David Mayers as president.

A facility expansion adds space for production of Repligen’s tangential flow system.

SGS Life Science Services adds analytical methods to identify amino acid impurities in bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing at facility in Germany.

Biosimilars may add a nice increment to the pipeline opportunities, for CMOs, but they are unlikely to be a bonanza for the industry.

New rules for tracing drugs through the supply chain and policies for drug compounders change the regulatory landscape.

The upgrades will offer the opportunity for higher product yields and higher purity levels.

Scientists and industry experts seek effective preventive therapies to combat global disease.

The fast growth of the global biopharmaceutical market has prompted global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to increase their R&D investment in biologics.

While the optimization of a lyophilization cycle for a biologic relies on a well-characterized formulation, viscosity and aggregation after product reconstitution must also be carefully managed.

Sessions address cell therapies, tableting, continuous processes, serialization, and more.

Assessing risk factors is key to implementing the new ICH Q3D guidelines for elemental impurities.

Cleanability is crucial when choosing components for GMP manufacturing areas.

Several chromatographic resins are available for downstream purification.

Is there enough talent to go around?

It is vital that companies involved in the manufacturing and handling of cytotoxic drugs ensure that staff are given the highest possible levels of protection.

The company has increased capacity for cold storage and controlled drug substances handling at its European facilities.

Enclosures contain powders and particulates during hazardous drug manipulation.

The company voluntarily recalls product due to FDA observations of potential sterility problems.

Aprecia Pharmaceuticals' new facility in Ohio will create 150 jobs.

Leased facilities in California will expand Kite Pharma's capacity for clinical T-cell therapies.

The agency cites Apotex’s Bangalore facility with quality system failures.

The agency is enlisting members of European pharmaceutical associations and industry representatives to participate in IDMP task force.

The Patent and Trademark Office sends notice rejection of the company’s Remicade patent.

MedImmune will provide funds and access to monoclonal antibodies to seven postdoctoral associates for the creation of protein measurement and characterization tools.

The Berlin-Buch facility will begin manufacture of the company’s immune cell therapy.

Careful selection of a contract packager should include interviews, surveys, and on-site visits.

The all-synthetic 3M Emphaze AEX Hybrid Purifier contains both an anion-exchange nonwoven media and a fine-particle, bioburden reduction membrane.

MG America's TEKNA Capsule Filler has advanced controls to reduce powder loss and maintain optimal performance.