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Novasep Expands HPAPI Manufacturing Capacity

Responds to increasing customer demand for manufacturing services for antibody drug conjugates.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.13.21

Aenova Expands Capacity for Fill & Finish of Vaccines and Biologics

New €16M area for sterile production including vaccine fill and finish is being built at the Aenova site in Latina, Italy.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.07.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Richter-Helm Triples cGMP Production Capacity

Will invest close to €70 million to triple current biologic production capacity and expand existing warehouse, lab, and administration buildings.

Kristin Brooks 05.06.21

Breaking News | Industry News

CordenPharma Colorado Enhances Lipid Purification Capacity

Announces another major capital expenditure initiative.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.19.21

Drug Delivery | Logistics | Vials

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Aenova Expands Sterile Production Capacity

Increases output capabilities to 100 million ampoules and vials at Gronau site.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.26.21

APIs | Breaking News | Custom Sourcing News

Asymchem Expands Oligonucleotides Mfg. Capacity

API facility in Tianjin, China will accommodate gram to ton production scales with capacity to accommodate 12 or more oligo process production lines.

Kristin Brooks 03.26.21

mAbxience Bolsters Biosimilar and CDMO Manufacturing Capacity

Utilizing ABEC Custom Single Run technology to increase flexibility and productivity.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.25.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Northwest Biotherapeutics Adds Production Capacity at UK Facility

Dendritic cell vaccine production capacity for personalized immune therapies increases from about 4 - 6 patients per month to about 40 - 45 patients per month.

Kristin Brooks 03.16.21

APIs | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Clinical Trial Materials | Industry News

Cascade Chemistry Begins $14M cGMP Mfg. Capacity Expansion

Will triple floor space and increase manufacturing capacity for APIs for clinical trial materials and ultimately commercial production.

Kristin Brooks 02.18.21

CDMO Regis Doubles Capacity

Expands facilities to support rising demand for U.S.-based custom API pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.17.21

Breaking News | Packaging & Tracking

Aptar CSP Increases Capacity for Active Packaging Solutions

3-Phase Activ-Polymer platform technology protects electrochemical, lateral flow, and molecular diagnostic test kits.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.17.20

BD to Invest $1.2B in Pre-Fillable Syringe Manufacturing Capacity

Will roll-out over the next four years and includes a new manufacturing facility in Europe.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.03.20

APIs | Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

CordenPharma Colorado Increases US Peptide Manufacturing Capacity

Long-term expansion initiative approved to further increase flexibility, efficiency and ultimately, cost-effective production.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.25.20

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

CordenPharma Expands Peptide Development Capacity

Increases CoE for peptide development capacity to support European domestic growth.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.18.20

Injectables Firms Expand Capacity

CDMOs see steriles demand grow.

S. Harachand, Contributing Editor 11.17.20

APIs | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Cambrex Expands API Mfg. Capacity in Charles City

Will add three large-scale manufacturing work centers and one mid-scale work center to the facility increasing the site’s capacity by 30 percent.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.17.20

Breaking News | Industry News

TCR² Therapeutics, ElevateBio Expand TC-210 Mfg. Capacity

Strategic partnership will leverage technical capabilities at ElevateBio for the production of TC-210 to support Phase II clinical trial.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.11.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Packaging & Tracking

Rondo-Pak Expands Capacity at Primary Facilities

Newly incorporated equipment includes a Koenig & Bauer Iberica Optima 106 Die-Cutter and a Bobst Expertfold 110 Folder-Gluer.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.09.20

cGMP Manufacture | Fill/Finish | Scale-up/Technology Transfer

Ramping Up COVID-19 Vaccine Fill and Finish Capacity

As a partner to the U.S. Government, GRAM's newest facility was designed to increase large-scale fill and finish capacity with room to expand as demand grows.

Online Exclusives Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 11.03.20

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Lonza Expands Capsule Mfg. Capacity

$93 million investment to expand production capacity of capsules in CHI's Capsugel portfolio by 30 billion capsules annually, or 15%.

10.22.20

Thermo Fisher to Expand Sterile Filling Capacity with New Facility in Singapore

Investment supports global health and preparedness in the Asia-Pacific region.

10.15.20

Abzena Invests $60M Into cGMP Manufacturing Capacity

New facility in San Diego houses a process development laboratory and two new cGMP manufacturing cleanrooms.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.08.20

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

NextPharma Expands OSD Capacity

Invests €15 million to increase oral solid dosage form manufacturing and packaging capacity at its Goettingen site.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.08.20

What is Your Capacity?

Context is the key to understanding and answering this difficult question properly.

John S. Ross, Mayne Pharma USA 09.09.20

Breaking News | CRO News | Drug Discovery | Facilities | Industry News

Eurofins Expands Chemistry Capacity

Its new 63,000 square foot facility in Spain is nearing completion.

Contract Pharma Staff 08.24.20

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Sekisui Diagnostics Invests in Biopharma CDMO Capacity

Investing £14.4 million in its biopharma CDMO business aimed at cGMP microbial capacity expansion at its site in Maidstone, Kent.

Contract Pharma Staff 08.04.20

Analytical Services | Breaking News | Industry News | Laboratory Testing

Argonaut Expands Capacity for COVID-19 Viral Transport Media Filling

New capacity will serve unmet need in COVID-19 testing infrastructure.

Contract Pharma Staff 07.27.20

APIs | Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

CordenPharma Increases U.S. Peptide Manufacturing Capacity

Expansion aims to accommodate a large spike in demand for peptide API’s.

Contract Pharma Staff 07.08.20

Flow Sciences, Inc. Supplies 10 Enclosures for High Capacity COVID-19 Testing

Personnel protection was required while processing virus samples

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Clinical Trial Materials | Drug Development | Process Development

Arranta Bio Expands Microbiome Capacity at CoE

Adds additional early-clinical GMP capacity for microbiome process development and early clinical supply at Gainesville, FL site.

Contract Pharma Staff 05.28.20

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Industry News

Novavax Expands Large-Scale Global Manufacturing Capacity

Acquires Praha Vaccines in Czech Republic; annual operating capacity of over 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine antigen

Contract Pharma Staff 05.27.20

Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands Viral Vector Mfg. Capacity

$180M project will more than double commercial capacity in Plainville, MA to support the development and manufacture of gene therapies and vaccines.

Contract Pharma Staff 05.11.20

Breaking News | Drug Development | Industry News

Valo Tx Working to Develop Potential COVID-19 Vaccine

Will use PeptiCRAd technology with HLA-matched peptides optimized to further boost CD8+ T-cell immune responses.

Contract Pharma Staff 04.27.20

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

J&J Expands Manufacturing Capabilities for its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

Inks deal with CDMO Emergent BioSolutions as part of its investment

Contract Pharma Staff 04.24.20

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Fill/Finish | Industry News

Catalent Completes $14M Biologics Packaging Expansion

Adds 15,000 square feet of packaging infrastructure to biologics and sterile manufacturing at its Bloomington, IN facility

Contract Pharma Staff 04.23.20

Breaking News | Drug Development | Industry News

AskBio Acquires BrainVectis

Expands clinical pipeline for neurodegenerative diseases with Huntington’s disease gene therapy candidate

Contract Pharma Staff 04.22.20

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Industry News

Moderna Gets $483M BARDA Deal for COVID-19 Vaccine

Award will fund manufacturing process scale-up to enable large-scale production in 2020 for pandemic response

Contract Pharma Staff 04.17.20

Bio News | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

HALIX Enters COVID-19 Tie-up with University of Oxford

Alliance for the scale-up of a GMP manufacturing process and production of a coronavirus vaccine

Contract Pharma Staff 04.17.20

Breaking News | Fill/Finish | Industry News

ABL Supports Fill/Finish of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

Utilizes its aseptic fill/finish facility to support clients' COVID-19 vaccine development

Contract Pharma Staff 04.17.20

Breaking News | Clinical Trials | CRO News | Drug Development

PPD’s AES Biz Launches Patient-Transfer Program

Supports clinical trial continuity for biopharma companies during COVID-19 pandemic by transferring clinical trial patients to AES’ dedicated research sites

Contract Pharma Staff 04.16.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Injectables