The Bio Affinity Company (BAC) has been contracted to create a
purification method for the production of a recombinant protein,
the clotting agent factor VIIa, made in the milk of transgenic
animals.
Europe is tipped to witness the most significant worldwide gains in
biopharmaceutical manufacturing production capacity in the coming
years, despite an overall global decline in capacity utilisation by
the industry.
Agilent Technologies is expanding its nucleic acid active
pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in Boulder,
Colorado, US, as the industry gravitates towards the
development of oligonucleotide-based drugs.
The opening of ORF Genetics' $1m production site for recombinant
proteins in Grindavik, Iceland, is yet another groundbreaking move
by this year's winner of the Icelandic Centre for Research's
innovation award.
The Bio Affinity Company (BAC) has introduced two new products for
scientists who need to purify hard-to-separate antibodies such as
immunogloblins A and M.
Two products aimed at enhancing the efficiency of process
development in biopharmaceutical manufacturing are the latest
offerings from GE Healthcare, the UK-based medical technology and
services company.
The use of disposable manufacturing equipment in pharmaceutical
production and greater need for containment equipment were
recurring themes at the Interphex show in Philadelphia last week,
and both were addressed by new equipment...
Syft Technologies of New Zealand released the latest generation of
Selected Ion Flow Tube-Mass Spectrometry (SIFT) instrumentation at
Pittcon 2008 for the analysis of very low levels of organic
compounds in air (detection limits as...
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and retailers alike have
welcomed a unanimous vote by the California State Board of Pharmacy
to delay for another two years the implementation of electronic
pedigree requirements for tracking...
Varian, Invitrogen, BMG Labtech and Hosokawa Micron have all
recently announced new product launches, detailing a selection of
tools and equipment to aid the scientist working in the laboratory
environment.
Bayer Healthcare is to deploy a new technique, developed by
Millipore, for genetically engineering cells to produce
pharmaceutically useful proteins that could both increase the yield
and accelerate drug production.
Novartis has lent impetus to the growing trend towards
philanthropic R&D in the pharmaceutical industry by opening a
new research institute in Siena, Italy "with a non-profit
mission to exclusively focus on the development...
Germany put in a strong showing as category winners were announced
for the fourth annual Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA)
recognising innovation in pharmaceutical manufacturing projects.
Artel has introduced a new feature for its Multichannel
Verification System (MVS), which includes an automation function
that allows for time savings and reducing human error.
Cellexus Biosystems, the UK company that designs, manufactures and
sells disposable cell growth technology for the biopharmaceutical
industry, is extending the rental plan offered on its CellMaker
Lite2 single-use bioreactor in response...
With the price of crude oil going up almost every day it is no
surprise that this has a knock-on effect to the price of raw
materials for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. But DSM
and Roquette have developed a process that...
Separations expert Millipore is collaborating with Rohm and Haas
Company to develop new high-performance chromatography products for
use in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
Two new techniques have been developed that could signal the end of
PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplification for sequencing
applications and dramatically increase the efficiency of sample
preparation.
Netherlands-based DSM has invested an undisclosed sum in Danish
purification technology company Upfront Chromatography to boost its
protein separation business.
SolVin is to expand its polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) latex
manufacturing site in Tavaux, France, in a bid to meet growing
demand for the packaging material.
ZS Genetics has signed up outside academic assistance to speed
up development of its 'revolutionary' microscopy-based genetic
analysis technology platform.
Industrial microbiology expert bioMerieux has acquired Australian
firm BTF, strengthening its quality control (QC) and manufacturing
quality assurance (QA) offerings to the pharmaceutical industry.
J&J has expressed its concern over patient safety as Novartis'
subsidiary Sandoz has received the green light from the European
Commission to launch the first epoetin alfa biosimilar on the EU
market.
US researchers have shown certain organic solvents can be used to
selectively extract therapeutic proteins from host bacteria,
avoiding the need for cell lysis and increasing product purity by a
factor of five.
Baxter Healthcare remains in murky waters in regard to its infusion
pumps after announcing yesterday it would be recalling an
additional 986 of its Colleague brand pumps.
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced its intention to
outsource the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) R&D and
manufacturing work undertaken at one of its US factories, with
resultant closure of the site and job losses.
A European regulatory committee has recommended the approval of
three generic versions of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) anaemia
blockbuster Eprex in what could lead to the market launch of new
"biosimilars" by the...
Roche has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to an
early-phase rheumatoid arthritis drug, a move that is indicative of
big pharma's increasing tendency to license earlier phase
compounds.
At a time when single-use manufacturing equipment is riding on a
surge of popularity, in-PharmaTechnologist.com talks to Vijay Singh
of GE Healthcare's newly acquired Wave Biotech unit about the
impact disposables will have on...
BioFocus DPI has released a new informatics system that can combine
chemical and biological data from various sources to optimise
protein kinase inhibitor candidate selection.
This year's American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
conference is over and as 45,000 scientists head home,
DrugResearcher.com looks at some of the most innovative drugs that
were on show.
The apparent inability of current analytical techniques to fully
characterise complex biological drugs still stands in the way of
easy approval pathways for 'biogenerics' or copies of off-patent
brand name biologics.
Just weeks after announcing intentions to snap up biologics firm
MedImmune, AstraZeneca has acquired DSM's old biologics
manufacturing facility in Montreal, Canada, a site that's been
gathering dust since it was mothballed...
UK biotech firm Acambis has decided to bring the manufacturing of
its soon to be approved smallpox vaccine in-house while its
agreement with contract manufacturer Baxter comes to an end.
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Sartorius have signed a supply
agreement continuing the relationship between Sartorius and
Thermo's recently acquired TC Tech.
The critical role transgenic animals could play in the future of
biopharmaceutical production has been tackled by a task force in a
new report out this week.
Technology and services provider Althea Technologies has stepped
closer to a significant increase in manufacturing capacity as it
announces the completion of the first phase of construction at its
new San Diego facility.
GE Healthcare has snapped up specialist in disposable manufacturing
technologies Wave Biotech, adding a host of new products and
services for the biopharmaceutical manufacturing sector to its
catalogue.
The European Union's (EU) member states must take their
responsibilities to implement the biotech policy proposed by the
European Commission (EC), said EuropaBio, the EU industry body.
A Brazilian firm has signed a licensing deal to take advantage of a
biopharmaceutical manufacturing technology which will allow the
company to locally manufacture complex biopharmaceuticals destined
for the South American market.
