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WuXi Biologics to build CRDMO center in Singapore

By Rachel Arthur

CDMO WuXi Biologics will invest $1.4bn in a 10 year investment plan to expand its research, development, and large-scale drug substance and drug product manufacturing capacity and capabilities in Singapore.

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Lilly invests $2.1bn in new Indiana manufacturing sites

By Rachel Arthur

Eli Lilly and Company plans to expand its manufacturing footprint in Indiana by investing $2.1bn in two new manufacturing sites at Indiana's LEAP Lebanon Innovation and Research District in Boone County.

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Matica Bio opens new Texas cell and gene therapy facility

By Rachel Arthur

CDMO Matica Bio has opened a new 45,000-square-foot facility dedicated to the production of viral vectors and cell-based products used in cell and gene therapies, vaccines, oncolytic therapies and other genetic medicines.

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Catalent buys UK vaccine manufacturing centre

By Rachel Arthur

US company Catalent is acquiring the UK’s Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre in Harwell: a facility which had been planned to support COVID-19 and wider vaccine production and which is still under construction.

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Vibalogics adds capacity for virotherapy manufacturing in Germany

By Jane Byrne

Vibalogics, which was recently acquired by Swedish company, Recipharm, says the completion of its expansion project at its facility in Germany boosts capacity and further enhances its flexibility, minimizing time to clinic for customers.

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Moderna to build mRNA manufacturing site in Kenya

By Rachel Arthur

mRNA pioneer Moderna has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of the Republic of Kenya to establish an mRNA manufacturing facility in the country.