Lyophilization Services of New England (LSNE) has acquired PSC Biotech’s 37,000 sq.-ft. cGMP aseptic fill finish manufacturing facility in Madison, WI. This acquisition expands LSNE’s manufacturing capabilities, adds new service offerings and allows the company to accommodate its customers’ project timing requirements. The new facility will be called LSNE-Madison. Financial terms were not disclosed. LSNE anticipates full manufacturing activities to begin later this year, following a short period of renovation and validation of the facility.
           
The multi-product facility will be used for the manufacture of final drug products for preclinical to Phase III/commercial use. The facility currently includes a high speed, automated aseptic fill line and a 144-sq.-ft. lyophilizer with existing space for additional equipment and the ability to expand to over 100,000 sq-ft. of production space over time.

The facility complements LSNE’s existing full-service parenteral manufacturing capabilities, which include vial filling, lyophilization, process development, QC analytical, secondary packaging, stability studies and regulatory support for clinical and commercial products at its three other FDA-inspected manufacturing sites. This new facility will also increase LSNE’s capabilities to include the terminal sterilization of final product and additional quality control services.

“This acquisition is a key part of our strategic growth plan to increase our operations and capacity and better serve our customers,” said Matthew Halvorsen, chief executive officer at LSNE. “We have experienced strong growth and increased demand over the last few years, and as the market continues to expand, we know it is imperative to be able to offer increased scheduling flexibility to existing and new clients. With the support of the Permira Funds, we are increasing our capacity to provide our clients with additional manufacturing redundancy backed by the outstanding level of service that LSNE is known for.”

“With this acquisition, we are gaining strong talent that complements LSNE’s experienced and successful teams,” said Shawn Cain, chief operation officer at LSNE. “We look forward to working with the staff to build LSNE-Madison into a world class aseptic fill/finish facility focused on the manufacturing of lyophilized and liquid drug products. “