Upstream Processing

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BioNTech acquires GMP manufacturing site in Singapore

By Rachel Arthur

BioNTech will create an mRNA facility in Singapore through the acquisition of a Novartis site: which will become its Regional Headquarters and production center for the Asia Pacific region.

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Lonza: N-1 perfusion capability enables increased process titers

By Jane Byrne

The biopharma sector has seen recent advancements in process intensification, especially in relation to upstream processing, with the technology employed aimed at increasing drug output. One of the quickest and simplest ways to achieve process intensification...

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Charles River looks to speed up viral vector manufacturing

By Jane Byrne

Charles River Laboratories International has launched a new AAV based platform that it claims has the capability to reduce time from process development to GMP by 55% and deliver a drug product in fewer than eight months.

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Building up Australia’s vaccine manufacturing capacity

By Rachel Arthur

Almost all of Australia’s vaccines are imported: creating a potential crisis in a pandemic. As a result, the country is setting out its strategy for developing vaccine manufacturing capabilities.

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US government provides funds to boost continuous bioprocessing

By Ben Hargreaves

Despite continuous bioprocessing being talked about as the future of manufacturing in biologics for years, this has not become reality. However, in recent years, the US government has begun to dedicate funds to intensify the production of biologics.