SAFC and Novozymes Biopharma have agreed to extend their partnership by ten years for the exclusive distribution of LONG R3 growth factor, used for industrial cell culture applications.
Improving safety and efficacy coupled with drug industry desire for “stronger” patents will drive growth of the biologics sector over the next five years, according to new research.
Imclone has closed the manufacturing facility in Branchburg, New Jersey where it produces the cancer drug Erbitux, according to reports in the US media.
CardioGenics predicts yield boosting “biologics beads” will change the antibody extraction landscape after signing distribution deal with Merck Chimie.
Producing conjugate vaccines in recombinant E coli is potentially simpler and more cost-effective than alternatives, say researchers, but the method suffers from low yields.
High tech packaging sales and revenue from acquired delivery businesses drive West Pharmaceutical Services growth in second quarter, but US firm cuts guidance.
Pfenex has won a US federal contract to use its expression technology for the rapid, cost-effective production of “unprecedented” amounts of anthrax vaccine.
Significant biopharm consolidation has played a key role in reshaping the drug development sector. Viq Pervaaz, senior vice president at Aon Consulting, discusses the changes and how they will impact on contract research organizations (CRO).
Cellexus has expanded its disposable bioreactor offering with a unit designed to give biomanufacturers greater flexibility in their choice of cell lines.
Japanese researchers look set to have another option for biomarker analysis, after Thermo Fisher Scientific unveils plans for Tokyo research laboratory unit.
Preclinical CRO Lab Research says new contracts are a sign of continuing recovery in market as well as firm’s ability to attract broader clientele base.
Emergent BioSolutions says additional biomanufacturing space at its Baltimore, Maryland plant could help reduce expenditure through use of new timesaving manufacturing tech.
Encap has announced its DuoCap capsule delivery system has been granted US and European patents that strengthen the firm’s portfolio in the delivery of pharmaceutical active agents that require controlled release.
Prosonix has entered into an agreement with Trimel Biopharma, in which both companies will combine their respective technologies to deliver improved inhalation performance for respiratory medicines.
InhibOx and the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) say new drug discovery services partnership is motivated by market need for CADD expertise.
Millipore is targeting protein manufacturers with a new chromatography resin that, the firm claims, offers flexibility and high throughput with a small manufacturing footprint.
The potential of microbial cells as producers of nanomaterials has been underestimated and further research is needed to improve the situation, according to an academic.
Converters and manufacturers will be able to measure the real-life performance of packaging barrier products with greater speed and accuracy thanks to an enhanced water vapour transmission rate (WVTR) instrument, said Mocon Inc.
Suzhou Erye, a subsidiary of NeoStem Pharmaceutical, has passed inspection by the Chinese Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) meaning the company's new manufacturing facility will go ahead with the manufacture of penicillin and cephalosporin powder...
West Pharmaceutical Services and Japan’s Daikyo Seiko team on container technology they claim will help drugmakers ensure consistency during scale-up operations
Sosei has revealed its intention to acquire Activus Pharma in a deal which allows the Japan-based firm to get their hands on Activus' nanoparticle drug formulation tools, a technology that’s in its infancy but holds great potential.
A deal to broaden Gilead’s research expertise into protein kinase biology has been finalised with the $120m acquisition of CGI Pharmaceuticals, in a deal that compliments its comprehensive selection of anti-HIV treatments.
Tanabe Research Labs (TRL) has revealed details of its new San Diego facility in which the revised layout of the site allows a fresh focus on antibody and biological approaches to autoimmune diseases such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.
Regulus Therapeutics’ microRNA satellite technology has won the firm its biggest deal to date with French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis agreeing a development accord worth up to $750m (€606m).
Aphios has been awarded a patent that details an improved process to formulate a polymer-based drug delivery nanotechnology platform. The method offers a more sustainable, consistent administration of therapeutics with less dosage-dependent side effects.
ViroPharma is seeking permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to increase production of Cinryze to an industrial scale as part of its ongoing expansion activities.
Researchers believe they have found a way of transforming a key element of liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions into a substance that can be used in pills and dressings designed to deliver drugs to certain parts of the body.
Pall and New Brunswick have teamed up to develop and supply new disposable bioreactor technologies, targeting growing demand for products that improve quality and reduce cost of biomanufacturing.
Water used by pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities is being released into the environment with drug concentrations that are up to 1000 times higher than normal according to a study conducted by the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Xcellerex is building a second cGMP FlexFactory biomanufacturing facility to support clients transitioning to their own plants and provide contract manufacturing services.
US CRO Quintiles expands PI3K assay offering, predicting increased drug industry demand for expertise in key survival pathway in era of personalised cancer treatments.
in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including Genzyme adding more manufacturing experience and resignations at Uluru and Par.