Absorption Systems

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Reader Showcase

Thermo Fisher Launches Gibco AAV Production System

Aims to address the need to make adeno-associated virus (AAV) production more efficient and scalable.

09.20.21

Breaking News | Information Technology

LabVantage Solutions Launches LabVantage Enterprise SaaS

Incorporates the advantages of LabVantage’s standard SaaS option, along with unprecedented software configurability and interfacing capabilities.

09.15.21

Drug Development | Laboratory Testing

Eliminating Endotoxins – Reagent Quality Testing for Cell and Gene Therapies

The importance of reagent quality control, especially endotoxin testing, during CGT development and the selection of reagents and suppliers to ensure safety.

Garrett Perry, Technical Services Specialists at Teknova 09.14.21

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

GeneQuine, Exothera Enter Gene Therapy Partnership

To support the next stage of osteoarthritis gene therapy development program.

09.10.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development

GeneQuine Contracts Exothera to Support the Development of Its Osteoarthritis Gene Therapy

GQ-303, the gene therapy candidate, turns joint cells into factories for production of the therapeutic protein proteoglycan 4.

09.10.21

Let’s Get Genuine

LinkedIn sales pitches are going away in favor of being real.

David G. Jensen, Contributing Editor 09.09.21

APIs | Clinical Trial Materials

Outsourcing the Manufacture of Clinical Trial APIs

What to consider when deciding to partner with a CDMO for manufacturing.

Josh Hoerner, General Manager, Purisys 09.09.21

Drug Delivery

Inhaled Drug Delivery Trends

Designing dry powder devices for inhaled drugs.

Andreas M. Meliniotis, Director of Device Development, Vectura 09.09.21

A Strong Partnership in Drug Development

How CDMOs and consultants mutually benefit their clients.

09.09.21

Clinical Trial Materials | Clinical Trials | Supply Chain

Clinical Trial Kitting

Overcome the challenges to make every sample count.

Claudia Berrón and Arbi Harootoonian, Avantor 09.09.21

Analytical Services | Bioanalytical Services

Putting Laboratory Suppliers to the Test in the COVID Era – and Beyond

Build resiliency into analytical methods through careful consideration of chromatography partners.

Hazel Dickson, PhD, Marketing Manager, Chemistry Group, Waters Corporation 09.09.21

Choosing and Managing a CDMO

Speed up your time-to-market, keep development costs under control and smooth the FDA approval and commercial launch process.

Dana Toops, President, Avema Pharma Solutions 09.09.21

Global Outsourcing Trends

Lonza’s Jan Vertommen talks about building global manufacturing and development networks to advance innovative, life-saving therapies.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 09.09.21

cGMP Manufacture | Drug Development | QA/QC

Three Tips for Navigating Post-Approval Pharmacovigilance

Seamlessly transition from regulatory reporting to post-approval safety surveillance in today’s market.

Emmanuel Belabe, Associate Vice President, Safety Product Management, ArisGlobal, Nina Patel Lahanis, Associate Vice President, Safety Science, EVERSANA 09.08.21

Breaking News | Clinical Trials | Collaborations & Alliances

LTO Network, Sphereon, Triall to Deliver COVID-19 Trials Anchored to Blockchain Tech

Will anchor research data to the blockchain, securing the integrity and security of clinical trial data.

09.07.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Packaging & Tracking

High Purity New England Expands Single-Use Portfolio

Introduces Purillex fluoropolymer bottles to portfolio of offerings.

09.03.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances

Cryoport and Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation Partner

Will work together to bring temperature-controlled supply chain solutions to Asia-Pacific.

08.25.21

APIs

Propofol – A Bachem Success Story

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly expanded awareness of the API Propofol, produced by Bachem in Vionnaz.

Bio News | Breaking News | Industry News

PBS Biotech Scales-Up Manufacturing Solutions for Cell Therapies

Raises $10 million to grow its product offerings and capabilities.

08.20.21

cGMP Manufacture | Fill/Finish | Parenterals

Modularity in Injectables Manufacturing

Raffaele Pace of Stevanato Group discusses injectable trends, challenges for manufacturers, and solutions for production customization.

Kristin Brooks, Managing Editor, Contract Pharma 08.19.21

Clinical Trials | Information Technology

Enabling Decentralized Clinical Trials through Digital Transformation

Adopting a strategy of “bringing the technology to the data.”

Temitope Keyes, Executive Director, Business Development at Cmed Technology 08.17.21

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

Biotage Opens New UK Facility

Triples production capacity for equipment crucial in the supply chain for the production of mRNA vaccines.

08.17.21

Breaking News | Drug Delivery | Industry News

Aptar Pharma, Pharmaxis Enter Orbital DPI Agreement

Aptar has the option to acquire rights to Pharmaxis’ Orbital high payload dry powder inhaler.

08.17.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Sharp Names Paul Thomas as Business Development Manager for UK Commercial Services

Thomas has over twenty years’ experience in healthcare and pharma packaging sales.

08.13.21

Breaking News | Industry News

Colorcon Qualifies as a Preferred Supplier with the National Animal Supplement Council

Joins a limited number of accredited quality ingredient suppliers for the animal supplement industry.

08.13.21

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

Lykan and Vineti Form Cell Therapy Agreement

Partnership will streamline process development and manufacturing to deliver therapies to patients in need.

08.13.21

Clinical Trials | Cold Chain Management | Logistics

Flexible Ultracold Chain Critical to Decentralized Clinical Trials

Addressing barriers to further grow and accelerate the adoption of patient-focused DCTs.

Timothy Root, Marketing Director, Stirling Ultracold 08.12.21

CMO Becoming a Powerhouse With Expansions and New Facilities, Looking to Add Strategic Customers

Aphena is a service provider in the pharmaceutical, OTC, medical device, biologics and personal care industries.

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

GRAM Expands Footprint with New Finishing Center

New 110,000 sq.-ft. finishing center is the injectable CDMO's fourth GMP manufacturing facility.

08.06.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Takeda Breaks Ground on New Manufacturing Facility

The $126 million investment increases the site’s capacity to manufacture additional products for the rare disease community.

08.05.21

Clinical Trials | Information Technology

Leveraging Clinical Trial Outcomes Through Medication Adherence

Addressing adherence and trial failure, the problem with traditional methods, and the smart way to monitor adherence.

Bernard Vrijens, CEO & Scientific Lead, AARDEX Group 08.05.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Purdue University & US Pharmacopeia Launch Pharmaceutical Industry Technology Forum

The webinar series will focus on the benefits of 3D-Printing pharmaceutical medications.

08.05.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Packaging & Tracking

SiO2 Receives $64M Contract from US Government

Supports additional infrastructure of the company's primary packaging containment system platform for storing vaccines and therapeutics.

08.05.21

The Real Cost of Bringing Manufacturing Home

Bikash Chatterjee of Pharmatech Associates discusses the reshoring trend, technologies and advances that could help deliver more manufacturing back to the U.S.

08.04.21

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

DisperSol, Catalent Enter Manufacturing Collaboration

To establish KinetiSol technology manufacturing hub for DisperSol’s pipeline.

08.03.21

Laboratory Testing | Reader Showcase

Pall Launches Minimate EVO Filtration System

Designed to allow high productivity, reproducibility, and simple control compared to stirred-cell technologies.

07.27.21

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

WuXi Biologics Receives Manufacturing License from German Health Authorities

The inspections comprised areas of cGMP manufacturing required for receiving the permit, as well as commercial production approval.

07.26.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Drug Development | Reader Showcase

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Heracell Vios CR CO2 Incubator

First-in-market CO2 incubator combines optimal cell growth capabilities with certified cleanroom compatibility.

07.21.21

Bioanalytical Services | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Filtration & Purification | QA/QC | Reader Showcase

MOBILion Launches MOBIE HRIM for Biotherapeutic Drug Development

Designed to address characterization challenges during biopharmaceutical drug development and quality monitoring.

07.21.21

Vetter’s New Clinical Mfg. Site Now Fully Integrated

Expands clinical capacity to address growing market demand.

07.21.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Evergreen Expands Alpha Radiopharmaceutical Production Capabilities

A GMP state-of-the-art alpha emitter production center will be integrated into Evergreen’s existing facility.

07.20.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Industry News | Preclinical Outsourcing

Lonza, CN Bio Partner on Prevalidated Hepatocytes for Organ-on-a-chip Range

Lonza will supply cells to be prequalified for use in CN Bio’s innovative PhysioMimix OOC range of Single- and Multi-Organ Microphysiological Systems.

07.19.21

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07.16.21

Clinical Trials | Information Technology | Reader Showcase

Almac Offers Expedited IRT Solutions for COVID-19 Trials

Launches the expedited deployment and support of multiple Interactive Response Technology (IRT) solutions in support of COVID-19 treatments

07.16.21

Analytical Services | Supply Chain

Drug Product Safety and Security

Is it even possible in an elongated supply chain?

Emil Ciurczak, President, Doramaxx Consulting 07.16.21

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

Curia to Acquire US-based LakePharma

Expanding end-to-end R&D capabilities and scale for biologics.

07.14.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances

Bicycle Therapeutics, Ionic Pharma Enter License & Collaboration Agreement

Will work together to develop targeted oligonucleotide therapeutics leveraging tissue-targeting TfR1 Bicycle technology.

07.13.21

Breaking News | Drug Delivery | Excipients | Industry News | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

SPI Pharma Launches UltraBurst

First in class preformulated platform for flash orally dispersible tablets.

07.12.21

Aseptic Processing | Breaking News | Facilities | Fill/Finish | Industry News

SP Doubles Manufacturing Capacity for Fill-Finish and Freeze Dryers

New plant opened for SP i-Dositecno aseptic filling lines equipment and global workforce increased to grow capacity and capabilities.

07.12.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | cGMP Manufacture

Can mRNA Facilities Really be Flexible?

Four key questions to accommodate growth and expansion.

Jeff Heil, PE , Novel Therapy SME, DPS Group Global 07.08.21

VectorBuilder, Univercells Form Viral Vector Production Pact

Aims to develop a portfolio of optimized viral vector manufacturing protocols.

07.06.21

Facilities | Laboratory Testing | Logistics

A Guide to Outsourced Stability Storage

Watch the on-demand webinar presented by Maureen Gilbert, Site General Manager at Source BioScience.

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances

Cellenkos Chooses Cryoport to Support Covid-19 Therapy Shipments to Patients

Cryoport will provide tracking and proactive management for the therapies.

06.22.21

Lonza and ValenzaBio Enter Clinical Manufacturing Agreement

Lonza will provide drug substance and drug product manufacturing under accelerated timelines for monoclonal antibody treatment at Guangzhou facility.

06.21.21

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

AbSci Acquires Cell Therapy Company Totient

Combination of Totient technology with AbSci's platform provides framework and data to enable in silico targeted drug design.

06.17.21

Clinical Trial Materials | Cold Chain Management | Logistics | Supply Chain

Mitigating the Logistical Challenges Associated with Clinical Studies of Investigational Drugs

How Sentry BioPharma Services supports clinical studies with just-in-time custom labeling/kitting/packaging and more.

Contract Pharma Staff

Breaking News | Facilities

Thermo Scientific Upgrades Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers

The TSX Series ULT Freezers reliably preserve stored materials in an environmentally and user-friendly design.

06.16.21

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

VERAXA and Quadira Enter ADC Development Partnership

To develop a suite of novel ADCs for the treatment of oncological conditions.

06.15.21

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

BD Hits 2 Billion Injection Device Milestone for COVID-19 Vaccinations

Company now supplying more than 40 countries for pandemic vaccination campaigns.

06.11.21

Facilities | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Newsmakers: Lynn Allen, Vice President of Business Development, MedPharm

Newly expanded labs bolster testing, formulation development, and manufacturing services.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 06.03.21

Clinical Trials | CRO News | Drug Development | Information Technology

Driving Efficiencies in Today’s Complex Trials

Murray Aitken of IQVIA discusses CRO market trends, post-pandemic opportunities, and leveraging tech-enabled services and capabilities.

Kristin Brooks, Managing Editor, Contract Pharma 06.03.21

Breaking News | Industry News

Biovectra Inc. Unveils New Logo and Brand

New image reflects the growing company’s full suite of expertise and core values.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 06.03.21

Clinical Trials | Drug Development

The Future is Decentralized: What This Means for Clinical Trial Sites

Benefits for research sites and how to prepare for decentralized trials.

Marc Leighton, Vice President of Product at Florence Healthcare 06.02.21

Breaking News | Fill/Finish | Industry News

Selkirk Pharma Begins Construction of Injectable Mfg. Facility in Spokane

New fill and finish facility will add critically needed capacity for the manufacture of commercial and clinical trial drugs.

Kristin Brooks 06.02.21

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

MedPharm Opens New Manufacturing Facility

State-of-the-art facility in Durham, NC expands the CDMO’s topical and transdermal delivery capabilities.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 06.01.21

Breaking News | Cold Chain Management | Industry News | Packaging & Tracking

Cryoport Systems and CRYOPDP Jointly Open Global Logistics Center

The Singapore location is another step in Cryoport's strategy to strengthen its footprint in the Asia Pacific region.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 05.27.21

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Collaborations & Alliances

Ori Biotech and Vineti Enter Non-Exclusive Partnership

Will produce a fully pre-integrated solution to modernize, fast-track, and streamline the manufacture and delivery of cell and gene therapies.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 05.26.21

APIs | Cytotoxics and High Potency Manufacturing | Formulation Development | Process Development

Solubility Enhancement of Hydrophobic Drugs and APIs Using Hot Melt Extrusion

Efficient processing and production technology for solid molecular dispersion, HME can provide sustained, modified and targeted drug delivery.

Ameya Deshpande, Formulation Scientist, Avomeen 05.25.21

Clinical Trials | Drug Development | Information Technology

Clinical Development Trends

Digital modernization, decentralized trials, and advanced therapies drive outsourcing of clinical trials.

Kristin Brooks, Managing Editor, Contract Pharma 05.25.21

July 2021: Auction of Lab & Pilot Plant Assets From PharmTak

The auction will take place July 7-8, 2021.

June 2021: Auction of Surplus Assets From A Pharma Manufacturer

The auction will take place June 22-29, 2021.

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development

Thermo Fisher, UCSF to Open Cell Therapy cGMP Mfg. Center

Thermo Fisher will build and operate a 44,000-sq.-ft. cell therapy development, manufacturing and collaboration center on UCSF's Mission Bay campus.

Kristin Brooks 05.20.21

Colorcon Adds New Containment Suite in Its Global Headquarters

Expands its technical service capabilities.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 05.19.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Vials

HERMA US Delivers Wrap-around Labelers to Catalent

Will support production of biologics, including COVID-19 vaccines.

Kristin Brooks 05.18.21

Breaking News | Drug Delivery | Industry News

BD to Build $200M PFS Mfg. Facility in Spain

New site is part of a $1.2 billion investment over four years to expand and upgrade manufacturing capacity and technology for pre-fillable syringes.

Kristin Brooks 05.18.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Zynrelef Anesthetic Receives FDA Approval

Lifecore will manufacture the new innovative drug for treatment of postoperative pain.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 05.17.21

Bid Now: Auction of Extraction & Solvent Recovery System

The auction ends May 20, 2021.

August 2021: Auction of Cannabis Equipment from Canopy Growth

The auction will take place August 10-12, 2021

The Word ‘Innovation’ Probably Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does

Innovation in manufacturing can come in many forms.

Ben Locwin, Contributing Editor, International COVID-19 Advisor, Healthcare Futurist 05.05.21

Analytical Services

Too Much of a Good Thing?

Watch out for that pendulum!

Emil W. Ciurczak, DoraMaxx Consulting 05.05.21

Ensuring Pharma Manufacturing Quality

How today’s life sciences manufacturers can effectively monitor processes, integrate with sub-contractors and align with regulatory reporting requirements.

Shahid Manzur, Principal, EY Consulting 05.05.21

Fast Track Automation in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Drug manufacturers turn to advanced automation technologies and project execution methodologies to reduce time, cost and risk.

Steve Zarichniak, Technical Solutions Consultant, Honeywell Process Solutions 05.05.21

Are Your Suppliers Supporting Your Growth?

The role of strategic sourcing and procurement for emerging biopharmaceutical companies.

Dave Stowe and Jonathan Horn, Tunnell Consulting 05.05.21

Small Molecule Drug Development Trends

Lonza’s Robert Beland discusses best practices for manufacturers to shorten development timelines, as well as some of the capabilities at the CDMO's Tampa site.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.05.21

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News | Information Technology

Autolomous to Expedite Digitization of Batch Verification

Will work to develop AutoloMATE-Assist, a digital batch verification technology for cell and gene therapies to alleviate paper based bottlenecks.

Kristin Brooks 05.04.21

AbCellera Breaks Ground on Global HQ in Vancouver

380,000 square feet of facilities envisioned as creative tech hub expected to be completed in 2023 and 2024.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.03.21

APIs | Capsules | Formulation Development

How to Achieve Precise and Flexible Dosing with Multiparticulates

Multiparticulate systems have several advantages over conventional tablet or capsule formulations. Download this whitepaper to learn more.

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

GenScript Launches Research Lentiviral Vector Packaging Service

Enables scientists to package their genetic material of choice to ensure consistent production of functional and intact viruses.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.29.21

Breaking News | Industry News

Aptar Pharma, Nordic Semiconductor Partner on Digital Solutions

Nordic will supply its Bluetooth LE System-on-Chip used in Aptar’s range of digital healthcare solutions.

Kristin Brooks 04.28.21

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

Bristol Myers Squibb Invests in Cell Therapy Ops

New manufacturing site planned in the Netherlands is the company’s fifth facility dedicated to cell therapy.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.27.21

June 2021: Auction of Lab & Pilot Plant Equipment from Par Pharmaceutical

The auction will take place June 29-30, 2021.

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Inspections

Bora Pharmaceuticals Completes Health Canada Inspection

Mississauga site is the company’s first manufacturing facility in North America and is its HQ in the region.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.23.21

Bio News | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development | Industry News

AGC Biologics Expands Partnership with Rocket Pharmaceuticals

AGG will bolster supply across Rocket’s lentiviral vector (LVV) pipeline, with the manufacture of LVV.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.21.21

TraceLink Introduces Opus Platform

Enables industries to work together with collective intelligence.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.21.21

Breaking News | Industry News

CordenPharma Colorado Enhances Lipid Purification Capacity

Announces another major capital expenditure initiative.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.19.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Kintor, Visum Enter COVID-19 Manufacturing Partnership

To expand proxalutamide manufacturing for treatment of COVID-19 patients.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.19.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Industry News

Sartorius Expands in the UK

New 58,000-square-foot facility aims to simplify and accelerate the production of downstream processing equipment.

Kristin Brooks 04.16.21

cGMP Manufacture | QA/QC

Ensuring Pharma Manufacturing Quality

How today’s life sciences manufacturers can effectively monitor processes, integrate with sub-contractors and align with regulatory reporting requirements.

Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 04.14.21

Analytical Services | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Drug Development | Microbiology

Vetter Development Service

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

Drug Delivery | Logistics

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.

Hitachi, Axcelead to Develop Next-Gen Biopharmaceuticals

Supporting R&D optimization of next-generation biopharmaceuticals with digital technology and drug discovery platform.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.07.21

Breaking News | Cold Chain Management | Industry News | Logistics | Supply Chain

Cryoport Acquires Critical Transport Solutions Australia

Further expands Cryoport's presence in Asia-Pacific region to address increased clinical trial activity.

Kristin Brooks 04.06.21

Cold Chain Management

Cold-Chain Handling Is Not Just a COVID Vaccine Challenge

More robust solutions for single-use cold-chain containers made with polytetrafluoroethylene fluoropolymers may be less susceptible to failure and breakage.

Joe Cintavey, Gore PharmBIO 03.30.21

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

cGMP Manufacture | Drug Development | Scale-up/Technology Transfer

Fast Track Automation in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Drug manufacturers turn to advanced automation technologies and project execution methodologies to reduce time, cost and risk

Steve Zarichniak, Technical Solutions Consultant, Honeywell Process Solutions 03.25.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances

Thermo Fischer Scientific Collaborates with Protein Metrics

Will facilitate precise, reliable mass spectrometry data processing and drive innovation for biopharmaceutical and proteomics applications.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 03.22.21

Breaking News | Drug Development | Facilities | Industry News | Parenterals

Eisai Begins Construction of New Injection/Research Building

To accommodate expanded drug discovery targets and new modalities such as antibodies, ADCs, and nucleic acid drugs.

Kristin Brooks 03.22.21

Breaking News | Industry News

Romaco Acquires STE Tecpharm

Strengthens Romaco’s processing business with Tecpharm’s drum coaters, coupled with conventional granulation lines and Wurster fluid bed systems.

Kristin Brooks 03.18.21

Cytotoxics and High Potency Manufacturing | Facilities | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Outsourcing Solid Dosage Manufacturing

A Q&A with Dan Dobry, head of drug product commercial development at Lonza Pharma & Biotech.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.12.21

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

High Purity New England & Univercells Technologies Unveil Bioprocessing Solutions

New highly scalable line of bioreactors designed to ensure seamless scalability from early process development to commercial manufacturing.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.09.21

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News | Inspections

Metrics Contract Services Completes Russian Regulatory Inspection

Greenville, NC site approved to make an oncology drug to be marketed in Russia.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.09.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Sharp Appoints EU Qualified Person

Names Ria Rhemrev-Boom as its new lead EU Qualified Person (QP) for market release services.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.09.21

Clinical Trials | Information Technology

Data Management Trends

Pandemic-fueled patient centricity is creating new challenges and opportunities for data management teams.

Deepu Joseph, Global Head & VP of Clinical Data Management 03.05.21

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

Pharmaron Acquires Biomanufacturing Site in the UK from AbbVie

Continues to build integrated capabilities platform for cell and gene therapy.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.05.21

Combination Products & The CDMO Webinar - Watch Now On-Demand

During this webinar, regulatory and quality experts from Alcami provided insights into combination products and the latest regulatory guidance.

Drug Delivery | Formulation Development

On Demand Webinar - Formulation Strategies for Poorly Soluble Molecules

Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics Considerations - Now Available to Watch On Demand

Drug Delivery | Parenterals

Injectable Drug Delivery Trends

How medication trends are driving the shift to patient-friendly drug delivery systems.

Peter Soelkner, Managing Director, Vetter 03.01.21

Cold Chain Management | Logistics | Packaging & Tracking | Supply Chain

Reshaping the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

The pandemic and COVID-19 vaccines bring navigating the cold-chain and preserving precious biologics to the forefront.

Kristin Brooks, Managing Editor 03.01.21

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

BMS Expands Cell Therapy Manufacturing Capabilities

New state-of-the-art cell therapy manufacturing facility under construction to expand global footprint.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.01.21

Manufacturing Equipment Trends

Andreas Mattern of Syntegon Technology discusses latest technologies being leveraged in manufacturing equipment today.

Kristin Brooks 02.25.21

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

FUJIFILM Diosynth Hosts UK PM at COVID Vax Mfg. Site

Billingham site to support the manufacture of up to 180 million doses Novavax’ NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Kristin Brooks 02.16.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Scapa Healthcare Enhances OTC Drug Manufacturing Capabilities

Makes multimillion dollar investment at its Knoxville facility.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.10.21

Thermo Fisher, JW Therapeutics Form CAR-T Partnership in China

Companies join forces in cell therapy applications and commercial-scale manufacturing.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.08.21

Aseptic Processing | Breaking News | Industry News

Cytiva Acquires Canadian Aseptic Filling Innovator

Deal for Vanrx Pharmasystems supports global trends towards smaller manufacturing and the advent of personalized therapies.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.08.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | cGMP Manufacture | Drug Development

The Future of Vaccines and Biologics

Dr. Linda Marbán of Capricor Therapeutics discusses the advances in responding to infectious diseases.

Kristin Brooks, Managing Editor, Contract Pharma 02.04.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Information Technology

Syntegon Validates First AI-equipped Visual Inspection System

Syringe inspection machine with AI successfully validated in a customer’s production line.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 02.02.21

Breaking News | Fill/Finish | Industry News

Cytiva Acquires Vanrx Pharmasystems

Canadian innovator makes robotic aseptic filling machines to fill vials, syringes, and cartridges with reduced risk.

Kristin Brooks 02.01.21

Cognate BioServices, Nucleus Biologics Form Cell & Gene Therapy Partnership

Will focus on clinical and commercial clients, especially as Cognate expands its business with allogeneic and autologous on-demand cell and gene therapies.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 01.29.21

Parenterals

Parenteral Drug Delivery Trends

A Q&A with Lubrizol Life Science Health’s CDMO Division President, Rob Lee.

Kristin Brooks, Managing Editor, Contract Pharma 01.27.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News | Injectables

Novartis Invests in Credence MedSystems

Supporting ramp-up of manufacturing capacity for innovative injectable drug delivery systems.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 01.27.21

Breaking News | Formulation Development | Industry News | Methods Development

Adare Pharma Solutions Opens New Small-Scale Lab

Vandalia, OH lab offers customizable, flexible systems designed to expedite formulation and process development services.

Kristin Brooks 01.26.21

Breaking News | Industry News

Stevanato Group Launches After-sales Service Offering

Aims to deliver a more customized experience for optimal machine maintenance, performance and utilization.

Kristin Brooks 01.26.21

Aphena’s $21M Cookeville Expansion Nears Completion

Bottle packaging capacity has been expanded with the installation of 10 high-speed bottling lines to start.

Kristin Brooks 01.26.21

Breaking News | Clinical Trials | Industry News

Care Access Research, AstraZeneca Partner on COVID-19 Antibody Trial

Care Access to provide decentralized, mobile research site operations for AstraZeneca’s AZD7442 Phase III trial in the U.S.

Kristin Brooks 01.26.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Injectables | Parenterals

Civica to Build an Essential Medicines Manufacturing Facility in Virginia

Will produce sterile injectable meds used in hospitals for COVID-19 patient care.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 01.25.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Information Technology | Validation

Global Biosciences Co. Selects ValGenesis VLMS

Will digitize the validation service activities for efficient and faster access to validated and safer products across 40 countries.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.20.21

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

JS Bio and Etta Biotech Advancing Partnership

Will set up a high titer transient protein expression platform for high quality protein production.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.19.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development | Drug Discovery

Janssen, TenNor Enter NTM Research Pact

To leverage TenNor’s multitargeting drug conjugation platform to discover new therapies to treat nontuberculous mycobacteria diseases.

Contract Pharma Staff 01.18.21

Analytical Services | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Clinical Trial Materials | Laboratory Testing

Samsung Biologics Continues to Leverage Digitalization to Optimize Client Experience

Through digital transformation, Samsung Biologics is innovating how they connect with clients, regulatory bodies and industry professionals.

CHA Biotech Launches Global CDMO Biz

Matica Biotechnology to construct GMP facility for viral vector production in Texas.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.16.20

Samsung Biologics Adopts Veeva Vault QMS to Unify Quality Management

CDMO is managing quality processes and content for greater visibility and compliance across global manufacturing.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.16.20

Cold Chain Management | Logistics

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: The Air Cargo Industry’s Greatest Challenge

How the air cargo logistics community is embracing technology to close critical gaps in the cold chain.

Chris Jones, EVP, Marketing and Services, Descartes 12.15.20

Clinical Trials | Drug Development | Information Technology

Advancing Digital Endpoints in Clinical Trials

An end-to-end approach to managing wearable devices through clinical development.

Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 12.14.20

Clinical Trials | Information Technology

Life Sciences Strive for Greater Agility

Embracing real-time drug safety monitoring during and post COVID will continue to propel the industry forward.

Ronan Brown, SVP of Integrated Technology & Compliance, and Joe Rymsza, VP, Global PV & Regulatory Technology Solutions, IQVIA 12.14.20

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

ApiJect Systems Appoints General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

James A. Garrett joins the company with extensive legal and strategic business expertise.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.14.20

Drug Development

Navigating Uncertainty: Considerations for Life Sciences 2021

With vaccines against COVID-19 on the horizon, our focus is shifting to 2021 and the major issues life sciences companies face and reasons for optimism.

Arda Ural , EY Americas Health Sciences and Wellness Industry Leader, Ernst & Young LLP 12.11.20

Breaking News | Packaging & Tracking | Supply Chain

Schreiner MediPharm Joins DoseID Consortium

Aims to establish RFID Tracking standardization in healthcare sector.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.10.20

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

atbtherapeutics, iBio CDMO Enter Manufacturing Agreement

Will work together for the industrialization of the GMP manufacturing process of atbtherapeutics’ atbodies.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.09.20

APIs | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Cytotoxics and High Potency Manufacturing | Industry News

Piramal Invests $32M to Expand Michigan Facility

Includes additional capacity in Potent and Non-Potent API development and manufacturing.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.08.20

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

ACG Appoints New CEO

Dr. Marcus Michel will be responsible for continuing to drive ACG’s focus on the global pharmaceutical industry.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.08.20

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

Cold Chain Management | Industry News | Logistics | Reader Showcase | Vials

Reflect Scientific’s Cryometrix Suitable for COVID-19 Vax Air Transport

Large shipping system capable of carrying thousands of doses of vaccines that may require temperatures as low as -80° C using liquid nitrogen technology.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.02.20

Bioanalytical Services | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

KBI Biopharma Expands U.S. Ops

Invests $150 million in commercial biologics manufacturing facility in RTP, NC.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.02.20

CDMO Stelis Continues Expansion

Starts next phase of investment into its biologics manufacturing facility.

Contract Pharma Staff 12.01.20

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

Lonza Expands Development, Mfg. Capabilities at Bend Site

Investment will add 11 new suites for particle engineering and drug product capacity to improve program lead times.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.30.20

Life Science Success Podcast: Matt Hicks

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Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Injectables | Parenterals

ApiJect Systems Approved for $590 Million Loan

Supports building a U.S.-based facility with surge capacity to produce up to 3 billion single-dose prefilled plastic injectors per year.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.24.20

Drug Delivery | Drug Development

Inhaled Drug Delivery Technology Trends

The success of new inhaled medicines relies on the correct combination of formulation and device technology.

Dr. Sandy Munro, Vice President – Pharmaceutical Development, Vectura 11.24.20

Baxter Invests $50M to Expand Sterile Fill/Finish Manufacturing Operations

Construction currently underway; expected to be completed in 2021.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.24.20

Pre-filled Syringes & Injectable Drug Trends

Pre-filled syringes have become a preferred format, as they make it easier to handle drugs and increase dos- ing accuracy.

11.23.20

Clinical Trials | Information Technology | R&D

Decentralized Trials Fuel AI Revolution in Clinical Research

The life sciences industry is giving clinical a full makeover, dramatically improving how new therapeutics are developed.

Nick Moss, Vice President of Analytics and Machine Learning, Medable 11.17.20

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Inspections | Supply Chain

Inspecting the Unexpected

Preparing quality control processes for COVID-19 vaccine candidates.

Dr. Andrea Sardella and Raffaele Pace, Stevanato Group 11.17.20

Bioassay Development | Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Drug Development | Facilities

Opportunities in Synthetic Biology

Les Tillack, CEO of Luina Bio, discusses how ‘synbio’ is driving growth in the biopharma industry.

Contract Pharma Staff

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Eisai Invests in New Packaging Lines

Expands Hatfield production plant in Hertfordshire.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.16.20

Clinical Trials | Information Technology

eCOA: Addressing Barriers to Faster Deployment in Clinical Trials

Clinical Outcome Assessments are an increasingly important tool in clinical research.

Paul O'Donohoe, Scientific Lead, eCOA and Mobile Health, Medidata 11.13.20

Preparing to Adopt Intelligent Label Management

The labeling process is highly complex and constantly in flux, making it ideal for digital transformation, but AI and ML cannot be implemented overnight.

Kiran Chinnalla, Associate Director Global Regulatory Affairs, Julian Backhouse, Associate Director Regulatory Technology Product Management, Cham Williams, Associate Director Business Systems , IQVIA 11.13.20

Bio News | Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Stelis BioSource Continues Facility Investment

Will install two 2,000L single-use bioreactor trains in its mammalian CGMP facility.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.12.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Delivery | Industry News | Parenterals

Ypsomed Collaborates with Schott and Lonza

Aims to deliver a comprehensive solution for wearable patch injectors.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.10.20

Breaking News | CRO News | Industry News | Information Technology

RhoFED Wins BARDA Contract

Will serve to standardize data collection, management, and analysis across BARDA-supported network studies.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.10.20

Pharmaceutical Logistics Company Expands in San Antonio

WDSrx expands into San Antonio providing pharmaceutical warehousing and logistics from 1310 Cornerway Boulevard.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.10.20

Gilead Bolsters Biologics Capabilities

Licenses ProteoNic’s 2G UNic Technology Platform for production of biologics.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.10.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Laboratory Testing

Dalton Pharma Services Expands Capabilities

Offers extractables and leachables testing services.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.10.20

Breaking News | Information Technology

AptarGroup Acquires Assets of Cohero Health

Expands its digital portfolio with a focus in respiratory disease management.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.04.20

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Cold Chain Management | Logistics | Supply Chain

Rising to The Occasion: The High Stakes of Vaccine Transport

How logistical precision can ensure safe and efficient delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Bill Brooks, Vice President of North America Transportation Portfolio at Capgemini 11.04.20

Bioanalytical Services | Breaking News | Industry News

Thermo Fisher, BATL Partner to Advance Biopharma Lab Analysis

Aims to deliver analytical solutions and training programs to streamline analysis of next-gen biotherapeutics.

Cntract Pharma Staff 11.04.20

Breaking News | CRO News | Facilities | Industry News | R&D

Reach Separations Expands Nottingham Premises

Responds to increased demand for its chiral purification services.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.03.20

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

Novartis Expands Kymriah Manufacturing Footprint

Gets green light for commercial CAR-T cell therapy manufacturing site in Asia.

Contract Pharma Staff 11.03.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Frontida BioPharm Names Steven Roese as Vice President, Quality

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Contract Pharma Staff 10.30.20

Sai Life Sciences to Expand Biology Capabilities

Begins construction of new 75,000 sq. ft. facility in Hyderabad; adding 170 biologists to team.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.28.20

Breaking News | Clinical Trials

Thermo Fisher Expands Direct-to-Patient Service

Offering now includes Clinical Site-to-Patient, Pharmacy-to-Patient and Depot-to-Patient services to enable medication delivery directly to patients' homes.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.27.20

Breaking News | Industry News

Stevanato, Catalent Partner to Expedite Equipment Installation

Stevanato’s high-speed visual inspection machines will support biologic and vaccine programs at Catalent manufacturing sites in U.S. and Italy.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.27.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Facilities | Industry News

Construction Starts on the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Center

Will offer next-gen solutions in small molecule and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.26.20

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

ABEC Delivers Process Systems to Ology Bio

Supports production of critical vaccines and therapeutics for COVID-19.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.22.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances

Elsevier, Novartis Collaborate on Risk Assessment Prediction Tool

To develop a safety margin risk assessment prediction tool, largely using PharmaPendium data.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.22.20

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Drug Development | Industry News

Roche, Atea Pharma to Develop Potential Oral COVID-19 Treatment

To develop, manufacture and distribute AT-527, Atea’s investigational oral direct-acting antiviral being studied to treat COVID-19.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.22.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Packaging & Tracking | Serialization

TraceLink Launches Serialized Product Intelligence Solution

Allows companies to proactively monitor their serialized operations and gain actionable insights to avoid costly delays and ensure product availability.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.21.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Lubrizol Expands Partnership with the Population Council

Will develop a contraceptive vaginal system for protection against unintended pregnancy.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.21.20

CDMO QCL Expands Fill Finish Capabilities

Partners with AST on flexible, isolated fill finish equipment for new facility expansion.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.21.20

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

JSR Life Sciences Expands European Footprint

Will co-locate primary European operations for affiliate companies KBI Biopharma and Selexis SA in Geneva’s ZIPLO campus.

10.20.20

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

Sirio Europe Invests in Advanced Manufacturing and Green Technologies

Manufacturing facility upgrades at Brandenburg site have increased the CDMO’s production capacity and energy efficiency.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.15.20

Clinical Trials | Information Technology

The Role of Electronic Monitoring in Maintaining Medication Adherence

Digital solutions offer hope to get patients to take their medications properly.

Bernard Vrijens, Scientific Lead, AARDEX Group 10.14.20

Capsules | Solid Dosage/Creams/Ointments

Capsule Technology Trends

A look at the capsule market with a particular focus on the factors driving increased demand in non-gelatin-based formulations.

Julien Lamps, Product Manager, Lonza 10.14.20

Aseptic Processing | Fill/Finish

A Holistic Cleanroom Concept: Higher Quality and Greater Flexibility

Overcoming today’s aseptic fill-and-finish process challenges.

Ute Schleyer, Project Manager, Site & Plant Development, Vetter 10.14.20

The Pandemic’s Become an Insurmountable Opportunity

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining(?)

Emil W. Ciurczak, Contributing Editor 10.14.20

The Changing Approach to Design: Five Ways to Achieve Warp Speed

Revisiting facility design and construction based on today’s biopharmaceutical industry needs.

Jarrod Wrampe, Contributing Editor 10.14.20

Promotions & Moves

SPI Pharma Appoints CEO

Scott Thomson, a highly experienced international business executive, joins the company after 29 years with BASF.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.14.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News | Information Technology

U.S. Govt. Selects LabVantage’s LIMS

Walter Reed Army Research Inst. will use LIMS to support the production of vaccines for COVID-19 and other diseases.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.13.20

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Injectables | Packaging & Tracking

Sharp Invests $10M in Biologics, Injectables Packaging Equipment

Investment includes the installation and validation of two Dividella NeoTopx packaging systems.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.13.20

Drug Delivery

Topical Drugs Poised for Growth

The topical drug delivery market is projected to reach $129.8 billion by 2025 from $95.2 billion in 2020, at a CAGR of 6.4%.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.12.20

Drug Delivery

Drug Delivery Market Report

The pharmaceutical drug delivery market was valued at $1,403,082.9 million in 2019 and is projected to reach $2,296,170.9 million by 2027.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.12.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Parenterals

Stevanato, Gerresheimer Sign Agreement for Syringe Closure System

Gerresheimer adopts SG ITC for Gx RTF syringes

Contract Pharma Staff 10.07.20

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News | Information Technology

Zenith Technologies Collaborates with Ideagen

Adopts Ideagen’s Q-Pulse eQMS software to improve performance visibility.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.06.20

Breaking News | Industry News

Formulated Solutions Receives Three ISO Certifications

Company is also pursuing ISO13485:2016 Medical Devices Quality Management Systems.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.06.20

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

GT Biopharma and Cytovance Biologics Expand Partnership

Cytovance will be the exclusive GMP manufacture for three of the company's TriKE therapeutic product candidates.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.06.20

Parenterals

Primary Packaging Considerations Amid COVID-19 Vax Urgency

Fran L. DeGrazio of West discusses why and how vaccine development is different than drug development and the impacts of COVID-19 on vaccine development.

Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 10.05.20

Breaking News | Industry News | Packaging & Tracking | Serialization

Henry Schein Implements TraceLink VRS Solution

Anticipates the November 2020 enforcement deadline for the DSCSA saleable returns verification requirement.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.02.20

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

Boehringer Appoints President of U.S. Fremont Biopharma Biz

Lars Dreesmann will lead the biopharmaceuticals development and manufacturing business.

Contract Pharma Staff 10.01.20

Clinical Trials | CRO News | Drug Development | Information Technology | R&D

CRO Industry Update

Serge Bodart of IDDI provides insight on the pharma and biopharma trends impacting CROs, outsourcing in today’s market, and advances in clinical research.

Kristin Brooks, Contract Pharma 04.27.20

Collaborations & Alliances | Drug Development