After patent expiration led to facility shuttering and cutbacks, Irish manufacturing will receive a $130m (€100m) boost to prepare for Pfizer’s new pipeline, the company says.
Bristol Myers-Squibb says its $250m (€191m) expansion of its US biologics facility will centralize its processes and become a springboard to launch new products.
Early phase clinical trial provider CPR Pharma Services has expanded its bioanalytical offerings with a ligand-binding assay service for its clients developing large molecules such as biologics, monoclonal antibodies and biosimilars.
Merck Serono says “fast progress” in its restructure programme helped double its net savings guidance for 2012 though headcount dropped by almost 2,000 with more cuts to come.
Cellexus has expanded its disposable bioreactor offering with a unit designed to give biomanufacturers greater flexibility in their choice of cell lines.
