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Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Industry News

Sanofi Invests in Cutting Edge Vax Production Site in Singapore

The factory will house several fully digitalized modules that allow production of three to four vaccines simultaneously.

Kristin Brooks 04.12.21

Drug Delivery | Logistics | Vials

Vetter Packaging Solutions

Vetter can help you identify and develop the right packaging strategies for your compound, from clinical dev to commercialization to life cycle management.

Drug Delivery | Validation | Vials

Vetter Commercial Manufacturing

Vetter’s decades of experience as a contract manufacturer providing fill & finish for injectable drugs helps deliver results for both large and small companies.

Analytical Services | Drug Delivery | Lyophilization | Process Development | Validation

Vetter Development Service

With Vetter, you have a partner you can trust to support you throughout drug product development, clinical manufacturing and regulatory approval.

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

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

EMA Approves BioNTech's COVID Vax Production at Marburg Site

Largest mRNA vaccine manufacturing site in Europe has annual production capacity of up to one billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.

Kristin Brooks 03.26.21

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

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

BioVaxys, Wuxi Biologics Enter Bioproduction Agreement

To synthesize proteins for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and COVID-T immunodiagnostic programs.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.15.21

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

Celonic to Boost Cell & Gene Therapy Production

Will establish a new facility in the upcoming Life Science Park Rheintal in Stein, Switzerland.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.05.21

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

Novo Nordisk Invests $80M in Tablet Production

Expanding site in Måløv, Denmark that currently makes oral products to treat diabetes.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.01.21

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

Intravacc Unveils New Pilot Vaccine Production Facility

State-of-the-art pilot plant for production of vaccine candidates in clinical phase I & II research.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.19.21

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

CureVac, Rentschler Ramp up COVID Vax Production

Rentschler responsible for manufacturing, downstream processing and formulation of CureVac’s CVnCoV in Laupheim, Germany.

Kristin Brooks 02.01.21

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

Valneva Begins COVID Vax Production to Optimize Potential Deliveries

Inactivated, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate is in Phase 1/2 clinical development with initial results in April 2021.

Kristin Brooks 01.28.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines

The Future of Biologics: Accelerating Production, Reducing Costs

Yeast-based gene expression offers pharma the yield and efficiencies it needs to make pandemic-stopping vaccines faster and more economical.

Mark Emalfarb, Dyadic 01.27.21

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

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Begins COVID-19 Vax Production

Texas A&M System contract designates the CDMO’s Texas facility for emergency federal use.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.11.21

Fareva Expands Sterile Production Capabilities

Grows footprint with site acquisition in France and Austria.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.06.20

Bio News | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

eTheRNA Extends mRNA Production Services

Adds high throughput research grade mRNA to its GMP capabilities.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.03.20

Formulation Development

ADVERTORIAL Advanced Formulation Development by Design in the Context of Holistic Drug Production

A strong trend in drug substance and drug product biomanufacturing, as is for formulation, is that of increasing therapeutic complexity.

Latika Bhonsle-Deeng, Rentschler Biopharma SE, and Konstantin Petropoulos, LEUKOCARE AG 10.14.20

November 2020: Auction of Cannabis Cultivation and Production Equipment

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Bioanalytical Services | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

FDA Approves First Drug Using AJIPHASE Production Process

AJIPHASE platform is for the development and cGMP manufacture of high quality and purity commercial quantities of oligonucleotides and peptides.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.07.20

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

BioNTech to Acquire Novartis Mfg. Site for COVID-19 Vax Production

Will accelerate BioNTech’s efforts to scale-up commercial manufacturing capacity for its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate BNT162.

Contract Pharma Staff 09.17.20

APIs

Production Scale Up to Meet COVID-19 Demand

Rigorous process design and a robust supply chain are essential to support rapid scale up of API production in response to COVID-19.

Ilan Avni, Wavelength Pharmaceuticals 09.09.20

Breaking News | Clinical Trial Materials | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

JanOne Prepares for GMP Production

Bottling and labeling of clinical trial batches are expected to begin in early October led by Eurofins CDMO.

Contract Pharma Staff 09.08.20

Breaking News | Excipients | Facilities | Industry News

JRS Pharma Receives EXCiPACT GMP Certification for the Production of MCC

The certificate for Changzhou, China facilities helps drug manufacturers reduce efforts and costs.

Contract Pharma Staff 09.01.20

Q BioMed Initiates GMP Production of Novel COVID-19 Therapeutic

COVID-19 clinical trial planned for Q1 2021 supported by Canadian Government.

08.28.20

How One CDMO Used an Innovative Technology to Overcome Viral Vaccine Production Challenges

Join us for a webinar on 8/18 to learn how Ology Biosciences is leveraging innovative technologies and expertise to bring vaccine production to the next level.

07.20.20

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

SCA Pharma to Expand Sterile Meds Production Facility

Construction at Windsor will allow company to add second clean room.

Contract Pharma Staff 07.17.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Packaging & Tracking

Bormioli Pharma Invests in Type I Glass Vial Production

Increases efficiency, reduces carbon footprint, and improves quality control standards and product finishing.

Contract Pharma Staff 06.30.20

cGMP Manufacture | Scale-up/Technology Transfer | Supply Chain

Reducing Development-to-Production Timescales for COVID-19 Vaccine

The challenges moving from regulatory approval to full production and how they can be addressed at each step in the manufacturing process.

Online Exclusives Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 06.15.20

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Clinical Trial Materials | Industry News

Grifols Begins Production of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Hyperimmune Immunoglobulin

Potential anti-COVID-19 passive immune therapy is part of a collaboration with the U.S. government, first doses for trials are expected July 2020

Contract Pharma Staff 06.11.20

APIs | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Excipients | Industry News

Evonik Commissions Advanced Biomaterials Production Facility

Expands range of CMO services for the scale-up and commercial manufacturing of customer’s own excipients in Birmingham, AL.

Contract Pharma Staff 05.13.20

New, More Efficient, Technique for Liposome Production

There is growing interest in the field of nano-medicine and the biocompatibility performance of liposomes and lipid nanoparticles.

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | cGMP Manufacture | Drug Development | Scale-up/Technology Transfer

Reinventing Benchtop Viral Production

Scale-X carbo bioreactor is a bench-scale automated cell culture system for expression and concentration of viral drug substance

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Sterling Begins HCQ Production in UK

Partners with Accord Healthcare for the manufacture of potential COVID-19 treatment

Contract Pharma Staff 05.11.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

InMed, Almac Improving Cannabinoid Production Methods

Partner to develope a streamlined cannabinoid manufacturing process

Contract Pharma Staff 05.08.20

Breaking News | Industry News

AMRI Increases HCQ Production in U.S.

Ready to meet potential COVID-19 demand

Contract Pharma Staff 05.04.20

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Drug Development

ARTES Biotech to Develop VLP SARS-CoV-2 Vax Candidates

Virus-like particles mimic the conformation of authentic native viruses without being infectious.

Contract Pharma Staff 04.27.20

Breaking News | Drug Development | Industry News

AGC Biologics, AdaptVac Partner to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine

Will leverage AdaptVac's Virus-Like Particle (VLP) technology that could provide a solution to protect against new SARS-CoV-2 infections.

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

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

Cytovance and Akshaya Enter Vaccine Collaboration

Partnership to focus on therapeutics for treatment of coronavirus and hepatitis B virus infections

Contract Pharma Staff 04.24.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

CMIC Supports Avigan Production for Potential COVID-19 Treatment

Includes clinical trials and manufacturing of influenza antiviral drug for COVID-19 patients

Contract Pharma Staff 04.24.20

Bio News | Breaking News | Clinical Trials | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Samsung Biologics, ImmuneOncia Reach Regulatory Milestone

Development and manufacturing agreement accomplishes IND clearance of IMC-002 (anti-CD47 antibody)

Contract Pharma Staff 04.24.20

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

Fujifilm Diosynth Licenses Oxgene's AAV system

Aims to deliver gene therapy products to clients with an approximate 25% lead-time reduction

Contract Pharma Staff 04.23.20

cGMP Manufacture | GMPs/GCPs | Inspections | Regulatory Affairs

FDA cGMP Inspections Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Despite FDA's postponement of most facility inspections, the pharma manufacturing industry should be prepared for heightened scrutiny as this crisis develops.

John J. Carney, Lee H. Rosebush, Susrut A. Carpenter, Andrew M. Serrao, BakerHostetler 04.22.20