Teva says it has increased the lifespan of its Protein A resin and thus reduced the cost of manufacturing monoclonal antibodies by tweaking its cleaning materials.
Repligen’s customer GE Healthcare opted to make its latest Protein A ligand in-house, but CEO Tony Hunt remains confident in his firm’s long-term partnerships and diversified bioprocessing offering.
GE Healthcare has launched a Protein A resin it says can improve monoclonal antibody purification capacity by up to 40% compared to its current offering.
Catalent has cited Cook’s ability to make and freeze-dry liquid drugs as major drivers for its planned takeover and said it is keen to take on the firm’s biopharma customers.
Kiadis Pharma says it is looking at expanding production of its blood cancer cell therapy candidate ATIR101 after receiving US FDA breakthrough designation.
ChromaTan will develop an integrated and continuous downstream purification platform through provisions in the 21st Century Cures Act to support manufacturing initiatives.
Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc has hired Lonza to make AndexXa (andexanet alfa), the candidate anticoagulation antidote it resubmitted for US FDA review last month.
3SBio will leverage Therapure’s downstream purification expertise to bolster its own biologics portfolio while expanding its contract biomanufacturing business and global presence.
After receiving approval Kymriah, Novartis must prove it can handle the supply chain complexities of manufacturing high-value and time-sensitive CAR-T cell therapies, says logistics firm TrakCel.
