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Repligen adding former Motorola plant in MA to filtration footprint

13-Feb-2018 By Dan Stanton

Repligen has leased a 64,000 square-foot facility in Massachusetts to where it will transfer production of its TangenX filtration products .

Cryoport wins TiGenix logistics contract and braces for CAR T roll out

09-Feb-2018 By Staff Reporter

Cryoport will provide cold chain logistics to TiGenix as it conducts phase Ib/IIa allogeneic adipose‐derived stem cells for the treatment of sepsis.

Operations reshuffle behind job cuts at Sanofi Genzyme

09-Feb-2018 By Flora Southey

Outsourcing and operational changes at the Allston Landing facility influenced Sanofi’s decision to layoff workers in Massachusetts, US.

Vetter securing customer commitments ahead of groundbreaking at US site

06-Feb-2018 By Melissa Fassbender

Vetter is talking with customers to create a “stable financial plan” that will justify the manufacturer’s previously announced $320m investment for a new facility, which is not expected to break ground before 2022.

Waters launches LC platform-neutral bioseparations system

06-Feb-2018 By Staff Reporter

Waters Corporation says its latest bioseparations system can drive cost-savings through reduced solvent volumes and decreased run times.

Celltrion slammed with US FDA warning at biosimilar site

02-Feb-2018 By Dan Stanton

Celltrion says supply of Pfizer’s Inflectra is secure, despite receiving a US FDA warning letter at its biosimilar production plant in Korea.

Pall the ‘stand-out’ in Danaher’s life sciences Q4 results

31-Jan-2018 By Staff Reporter

Pall Corporation reported its best quarterly growth since its acquisition by Danaher in 2015.

Sanofi expanding Fabrazyme plant in MA

31-Jan-2018 By Dan Stanton

Sanofi will expand its Framingham, Massachusetts biomanufacturing facility by 14,820 square-foot to support its product portfolio.

Paragon expansion to address ‘deficit in gene therapy CDMO capacity’

24-Jan-2018 By Dan Stanton

The CDMO says it is building a 150,000 square-foot biomanufacturing facility in Maryland in preparation for a double-digit growth in the gene therapy space.

Cellular Biomedicine Group adopts GE Healthcare tech for CAR-T therapy production

19-Jan-2018 By Gareth Macdonald

Cellular Biomedicine Group Inc (CBMG) has selected GE Healthcare’s FlexFactory technology for its CAR-T therapy production facility in Shanghai, China.

Meissner expands aseptic fill/finish range through PDC acquisition

18-Jan-2018 By Staff Reporter

Meissner Filtration Products has bolstered its automated filling offerings through the acquisition of PDC Aseptic Filling Systems.

Aviragen Vaxart merger to create $264m tablet vaccine firm

15-Jan-2018 By Dan Stanton

Aviragen Therapeutics has called on shareholders to back its proposed merger with oral vaccine delivery firm Vaxart.

Sartorius inks deal for Quad's T cell activation tech

12-Jan-2018 By Dan Stanton

Quad Technologies has teamed with Sartorius Stedim Biotech to expand the reach of its T-cell activation reagent for cell and gene therapy production.

VC banks on CAR T through acoustic wave separation firm investment

12-Jan-2018 By Dan Stanton

Venture capital company Dynamk Capital has invested in FloDesign Sonics citing its acoustic wave separation technology’s application in the growing CAR T cell sector.