Disposable Manufacturing Tech

Report: Biopharma Industry’s Growth Driven By mAb Development

11-Sep-2013 By Zachary Brennan

The $165bn biopharma market is expected to grow by about 15% annually, driven largely by increasing revenue growth from recombinant monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), according to a recent report.

Single-Use Growth Offsets Pall's Muted Results

30-Aug-2013 By Dan Stanton

Pall Corporation says it will continue to invest in single-use systems after reporting substantially higher growth in sales compared to stainless steel systems for the 2013 FY.

Medimmune To Use Amplimmune's Plant in "Near Term" says AZ

28-Aug-2013 By Gareth Macdonald

Medimmune will use Aplimmune's biomanufacturing plant to further development of MAb and protein drug candidates says AstraZeneca.

Global Bioseparation Systems Market Set to Nearly Double by 2018, Report Finds

16-Aug-2013 By Zachary Brennan

The global bioseparation systems market is projected to almost double in size from $3.25B in 2012 to $6B in 2018, at a compound annual growth rate of about 11%, according to a recent report on the market.

Uptake in Single-Use is Changing Facility Design, Experts Say

14-Aug-2013 By Dan Stanton

Adapting stainless steel facilities to incorporate increased use of disposable technology can help reduce costs and improve quality compliance, say TFS and Lonza.

Sartorius and BlueSens Partner on Microbial Gas Sensor Tech

24-Jul-2013 By Dan Stanton

Industry has been slow to implement single-use technologies for microbial cultivations, according to Sartorius which has launched a new bioreactor gas sensor.

Uptake of Single-Use Bioreactors Expected to See Massive Growth, Experts Say

17-Jul-2013 By Zachary Brennan

As biopharma manufacturers look to save money setting up facilities and cleaning equipment, companies are increasingly turning to single-use technology and especially single-use bioreactors.

Technology News Is Vital for BioPharmas MIT Prof Tells BioPharma-Reporter.com

16-Jul-2013 By Gareth Macdonald

Keeping up with the latest technology news is a must for biomanufacturers according to an MIT Professor who told BioPharma-Reporter.com new advances in microtechnologies could help address process development challenges. 

Biosimilar Developers Seek Clarity on US FDA Draft Guidance

13-Jun-2013 By Zachary Brennan

Biosimilar developers such as Mylan and Pfizer are taking issue with FDA draft guidance that in some circumstances could extend biosimilar development timelines and discourage their development.

DISPATCHES FROM INTERPHEX

Thermo Fisher: Single-Use Tech's Evolution and Increased Industry Use

29-May-2013 By Dan Stanton

Over the last decade single-use technologies have moved into manufacturing scales and are increasingly being deployed worldwide, according to Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Russia Working to Align Biologics Regs with International Standards

20-May-2013 By Gareth Macdonald

Regulators and the drug industry met in Moscow last week to develop a framework for firms developing biologics and biosimilars in the Russian Federation.

BMS Plant Expansion to Push Biologics Development and Manufacturing

15-Apr-2013 By Dan Stanton

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.

Lonza to double ADC capacity to address Visp challenge

08-Jan-2013 By Gareth Macdonald

Lonza plans to double ADC capacity at its facility in Visp, Switzerland by 2014 in a move that it says could create new jobs.

ATMI acquires Artelis in ‘disposables’ deal

04-Nov-2010 By Alexandria Pešić

ATMI has acquired Artelis, a Belgian biotech firm, in an effort to “get closer to customers” by widening its disposable technology portfolio to the life sciences research and manufacturing sector.

Cellexus extends rental plan for disposable bioreactor

06-Feb-2008 By Pete Mansell

Cellexus Biosystems, the UK company that designs, manufactures and
sells disposable cell growth technology for the biopharmaceutical
industry, is extending the rental plan offered on its CellMaker
Lite2 single-use bioreactor in response...

Disposables crucial in future of patient-specific meds

21-Jun-2007 By Anna Lewcock

At a time when single-use manufacturing equipment is riding on a
surge of popularity, in-PharmaTechnologist.com talks to Vijay Singh
of GE Healthcare's newly acquired Wave Biotech unit about the
impact disposables will have on...

Thermo and Sartorius sign disposables agreement

17-May-2007 By staff reporter

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Sartorius have signed a supply
agreement continuing the relationship between Sartorius and
Thermo's recently acquired TC Tech.