Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is transferring fill/finish activities for Mepsevvi from Rentschler Biopharma’s facility in Germany, to Rentschler Fill Solutions in Austria.
Academic research underpins many of the early success stories in continuous manufacturing. Now, Blair Brettmann and her team are working to write another chapter by applying electrospinning and other techniques to downstream processing.
AstraZeneca says the build-up of biologics manufacturing capacity at its yet-to-launch facility in Sweden has contributed to a reduced core gross margin this quarter.
Novasep is investing €10m ($11.88) in a commercial fill/finish facility for viral vectors, mAbs, and other low-volume biologics, as part of its plan to double in size by 2022.
GE Healthcare Life Sciences has launched an updated, flexible cell processing system designed to rapidly and effectively harvest cells for treatments, including CAR T-cell therapy.
Process control, quality management and training operators are areas where biomanufacturers can learn from small molecule makers, according to preliminary results from a BioPlan Associates survey.
The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted a notice of allowance for ‘shelf life’ timer technology used to protect time-sensitive biologic materials in transit.
BIA Separations has teamed with Nuvonis Technologies to help vaccine and cell therapy developers tackle the transition from upstream to downstream processing.
