Cytiva, in collaboration with China's Wego Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, is expanding manufacturing capacity for bioprocessing single-use consumables in China.
Ardena has acquired Idifarma, a contract manufacturer of niche and highly potent generic and innovative drugs, from Suanfarma; the deal enables it to expand across Southern Europe and supports its strategy to become a leading global CDMO.
A new partnership promises improved biomanufacturing processes for gene therapies; the goal is to support the sector in scaling up through more efficient, cost-effective processes.
South African biopharmaceutical company The Biovac Institute will manufacture and distribute Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in Africa, with the three companies signing a letter of intent this week.
Coriolis Pharma has announced a 7,800-meter-square expansion to a building situated in Munich, Germany, where the company is headquartered, that will host formulation development for advanced therapeutic medicine products (ATMPs).
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is to build a new plant in Zaragoza, Spain, with an investment of €165m (US$200m). The site will produce glass pre-filled syringes and plastic components.
Excipient producer, DFE Pharma, is expanding its reach, capitalizing on increasing growth in the biologics sector, and launching a new sucrose stabilizer.
BioNTech plans to expand its global footprint with a regional headquarters for South East Asia in Singapore; as well as a fully integrated mRNA manufacturing facility.
Ontario-based, Nicoya Lifesciences, is in the process of completing a prototype of a low-cost, single-use device that tests for active SARS-CoV-2 infection, variants and, eventually, other viruses. The novel test is called Atlas.
A new report published by Meticulous Research shows the continuous bioprocessing market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22.9% from 2020 to 2027 to reach US$197.8m by the end of the period.
US biopharma firm, TG Therapeutics, has announced an expanded contract manufacturing deal with Samsung Biologics to support the production of its investigational anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, ublituximab.
UK company, Spirea, a spin-out from the University of Cambridge, which was founded to deliver the next generation of antibody drug conjugate (ADC) cancer therapeutics, has secured financing from o2h Ventures and Syndicate Room.
Upstream processes were the focus of most early applications of continuous bioprocessing. That is now changing, with many biologic manufacturers evaluating downstream continuous processing and suppliers preparing their portfolios for the anticipated pivot...
Special Edition: The Future of Continuous BioProcessing
The shift away from batch downstream processing has moved closer in recent years amid progress on techniques such as antibody purification using continuous chromatography media. However, there remain barriers to clear before manufacturing facilities that...
Vibalogics has announced it is expanding its global footprint with a late phase clinical and commercial manufacturing facility near Boston, Massachusetts, a major milestone as it looks to advance its services to drug developers across the globe.
Watson-Marlow Limited Ireland has announced plans for a new state-of-the-art cleanroom facility in Cork to support Ireland’s biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
The UK’s Vaccines Manufacturing & Innovation Centre (VMIC) announces that the UK Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the second of two GMP COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing suites located at Oxford Biomedica's...
German life science company Sartorius will merge Slovenian purification specialist BIA Separations with Sartorius Stedim Biotech, in a deal worth €360m ($423m).
Samsung Biologics and AstraZeneca have announced a $330.8m long-term global supply agreement: helping AstraZeneca expand biologics manufacturing capabilities in Asia Pacific.
Merck's life science business division last week announced a US$65m expansion of its HPAPI and ADC manufacturing capabilities and capacity at its facility near Madison, Wisconsin.
Increased manufacturing demands for cell and gene therapies drive the growth of the viral vector supply market, but challenges are still to be addressed, says Symbiosis.
Biosana to work collaboratively with the Bioprocessing Technology Institute, aiming to design a highly flexible and cost-effective continuous manufacturing solution.
Contract packaging provider Reed-Lane adds dedicated room for vial and ampule kitting to its cold chain capabilities to limit intra-facility travel and product excursion as a means of security.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and PTC Therapeutics enter a long-term lease agreement giving the latter greater access to biologic production facility as it advances its treatments for rare genetic disorders.
Fujifilm completed the acquisition of Biogen manufacturing site in Denmark for $890m in a cash transaction as it works to expand its global business lines.
CGT Catapult reports that employment has increased substantially, and production capacity has grown by 60% in the UK cell and gene therapy manufacturing industry.
WuXi Biologics expands its biologics conjugation solution center to include space for commercial manufacturing of antibody-drug conjugates for the biopharma industry.
Harbour BioMed and an unnamed ‘leader’ in immunology enter license agreement to develop, discover, and commercialize biologic therapeutics using the former’s transgenic mouse platform.
SGS’ completed the ₤8.7m expansion of its large molecule testing facility in Glasgow and made room to increase its existing biosafety service and PCR platform capabilities.
Lonza will provide manufacturing for Alector’s Phase I drug candidates for neurodegenerative diseases from its Switzerland site, which is expected to be operational by mid-2020.
Vibalogics increases its single-use bioreactor and purification capacity with a new manufacturing line to meet demand for oncolytic virus and viral vector manufacturing services.
