Neoceram America Inc.

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Lilly to Invest $450M at Manufacturing Site in Research Triangle Park

Expansion includes additional parenteral filling, device assembly and packaging capacity to support an increased demand for Lilly's incretin products.

01.30.23

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

Lonza Further Invests in Drug Product Manufacturing Capabilities

New filling line to process various modalities, including monoclonal antibodies, bioconjugates, viral vectors, and other gene therapy products.

09.22.21

November 2021: Auction Featuring Oral Thin Film and Capsule Technology – Production & Packaging

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November 2021: Auction of Pharmaceutical Equipment from Intec Pharma Ltd.

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Emergent BioSolutions, Providence Therapeutics Enter Vaccine Manufacturing Partnership

Ink multi-year development and manufacturing agreement for mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate, PTX-COVID19-B.

09.14.21

A Strong Partnership in Drug Development

How CDMOs and consultants mutually benefit their clients.

09.09.21

Drug Development

Partnering with a CDMO for Orphan Drug Development

Challenges and considerations for advancing rare disease drugs to market.

Susan Billings, Vice President & Global Head of Business Development, Curia (formerly known as AMRI) 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

Aseptic Processing | Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Roberto Almodóvar Febles Joins Pii as Head of Aseptic Operations

Will oversee and manage day-to-day aseptic manufacturing.

09.03.21

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 | Facilities | Industry News

Formulated Solutions Completes Expansion

Strengthens service offerings with large scale footprint, capacity and capabilities growth.

09.01.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News

Avantor Commences Multi-Year Investment in Global Hydration Capabilities

Completes a major expansion of its facility in Gliwice, Poland, and begins a multi-stage expansion of its facility in Aurora, Ohio.

08.31.21

Aseptic Processing | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Promotions & Moves

Pii Names Head of Aseptic Operations

Roberto Almodóvar Febles will oversee and manage day-to-day aseptic manufacturing.

08.31.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Xellia’s Cleveland Manufacturing Facility is Commercially Operational

Site producing key anti-infective drug products for U.S. hospitals and patients.

08.20.21

Breaking News | Industry News

Recro Acquires IRISYS to Expand CDMO Capabilities

From pre-IND development to commercial manufacturing and packaging for wide range of dosage forms.

08.13.21

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.

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

BioLife Solutions Acquires Sexton Biotechnologies

Sexton supports cell and gene therapy manufacturing with two product lines; processing and handling solutions, and cell performance supplements.

08.09.21

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 | 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

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

CellCAN and CCRM Partner to Launch CATTI

New Institute will tackle gaps in training Canada’s GMP workforce.

07.29.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Facilities | Industry News

Grifols Expands Activity in Africa

Will set up an intravenous solutions manufacturing plant in Nigeria.

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

Fill/Finish | Reader Showcase

TurboFil Introduces Benchtop Syringe Filler

Designed to offer full control of filling parameters in single or dual operation and provide accurate, consistent fills at a rate of up to 12 pieces per minute.

07.23.21

Breaking News | Facilities

Capsida Biotherapeutics Opens Facility in Thousand Oaks

New 15,000 square-foot facility will enable industry leading end-to-end gene therapy manufacturing capability.

07.23.21

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

Catalent Plans $100M Expansion of Biologics Mfg. Capabilities in Italy

Initial phase includes installation of two 2,000-liter single-use bioreactors and associated investments to support early-and late-phase clinical development.

07.21.21

Vetter’s New Clinical Mfg. Site Now Fully Integrated

Expands clinical capacity to address growing market demand.

07.21.21

Drug Development | Trials & Filings

AskBio’s Gene Therapy Gets Fast Track

LION-101 is a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) based vector being developed as a one-time treatment for Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.

07.21.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News | Parenterals

ExeVir, Mithra CDMO Enter Manufacturing Collaboration

Manufacturing of ExeVir's candidate product for Covid-19 Treatments will take place at Mithra CDMO's new injectable facility.

07.20.21

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

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

ImmVira Launches Pilot-scale Production Line

To expedite the advancement of next-generation oncolytic virus clinical trials.

07.20.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Fill/Finish | Industry News | Parenterals

Recipharm Invests in Fill Finish Capacity

New facility in Uttarakhand, India will increase capacity to 1 billion sterile units per year.

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

Aseptic Processing | Drug Delivery

New Horizons in Lipid Nano Particle Production

A revolution has taken place in the process for producing Lipid Nano Particles suitable for drug products such as vaccines. Learn more in this Aug 10 webinar.

07.13.21

Curia to Acquire Integrity Bio

Expands biologic formulation and fill-finish capabilities.

07.13.21

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

Laboratory Testing

Overcoming the Customization Conundrum

A case study on automating diagnostic reagent filling.

Deborah Smook, VP of Marketing & Business Development, TurboFil Packaging Machines LLC 07.12.21

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

Swiss Government Turns to Swissfillon for COVID-19 Test Kit Production

Drug product CMO specialist adapts to provide 0.8 million prefilled syringes.

07.08.21

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

Recipharm to Build New Fill-Finish Facility in Morocco

Investment of around $500M by the Moroccan Government to establish capacity and capability for the manufacturing of vaccines and biotherapeutics.

07.06.21

Breaking News | Drug Development

CureVac Appoints Dr. Malte Greune as COO

Dr. Florian von der Mülbe will shift focus exclusively toward the expansion and accelerated development of The RNA Printer.

06.30.21

Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Facilities | Industry News

WuXi STA Chooses Middletown Delaware for New Pharma Manufacturing Campus

The CDMO is bringing about 500 jobs to Middletown, with site expected to open in 2024.

06.29.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Drug Development | Trials & Filings

AskBio’s Gene Therapy Program Gets Fast Track Designation

LION-101 is a recombinant adeno-associated virus based vector being developed as a one-time intravenous infusion for Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I/R9.

06.28.21

Aseptic Processing | Drug Development | Injectables

Clinical to Commercial Manufacturing: Selecting the Right CDMO for Your Sterile Drug Product

Finding an appropriately-sized CDMO to help you go to market can be difficult. To find the right partner, you must know what to look for.

06.25.21

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

Genezen Breaks Ground on cGMP Lentiviral Vector Production Facility

First phase will see the construction of a 25,000 square feet site including a process development lab expansion.

06.25.21

AbCellera to Build Antibody Manufacturing Facility in Canada

130,000-square-foot Vancouver facility aims to accelerate the development of antibody-based therapies for an array of medical conditions.

06.23.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Lyophilization

Horizon Therapeutics Buys EirGen Manufacturing Facility

The 44,000 square foot facility in Ireland includes fill-finish and analytical laboratory capabilities with potential for site expansion.

06.17.21

Hunt for N-Nitrosamines in Medicinal Products

Case studies of analytical testing in the three-step request to review the risk for presence of nitrosamines in medicinal products process issued by EMA/FDA.

06.15.21

Vibalogics Expands Manufacturing Capacity

Invests an additional $50 million to further expand cGMP manufacturing capacity for viral vectors.

06.11.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Symbiosis Names Jette Cowan Biz Development Manager

Will build relationships with new and existing clients across the Nordic region and Germany.

06.09.21

Portonbio Enters CAR-T Partnership with KAEDI

CDMO will provide KAEDI with CMC services for multiple projects.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 06.07.21

Breaking News | Fill/Finish | Industry News

Jubilant HollisterStier Expands Sterile Injectable Mfg. Capacity

Investing $92 million at its site in Spokane, WA to add 50% capacity, which will be commercially operational by the end of 2024.

Kristin Brooks 06.04.21

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

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

Samsung Biologics Signs Agreement with Kahr Medical

Will support Kahr’s drug candidate DSP502, a TIGITxPD1 fusion protein.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 06.03.21

APIs | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News

Onyx Scientific Receives Commercial API License for UK Facility

Allows Onyx to support API projects from pre-clinical studies to low volume commercial manufacture.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 06.03.21

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

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Fill/Finish | Industry News

Moderna, Thermo Fisher Enter COVID Vax Fill/Finish Mfg. Pact

Thermo will provide aseptic fill/finish, labeling and packaging from its commercial manufacturing site in Greenville, NC.

Kristin Brooks 06.02.21

Bio News | Breaking News | Industry News

August Bioservices Expands U.S. Biopharma Manufacturing Capabilities

$23.6 million investment from Polaris Partners will expand manufacturing capacity and capabilities to support production of sterile injectables.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.27.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

ACG Appoints Senior Executives in Europe

Daniel Illmer and Afsaneh Nakhavoli join the company’s R&D facility in Germany.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 05.27.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Injectables

Stevanato Group, Corning Partner on Solution for Injectable Drugs

New product, Corning Valor RTU Vials with SG EZ-fill Technology, offers a unique combination of Corning Valor Glass vial attributes with SG EZ-fill integration.

Kristin Brooks 05.26.21

Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Industry News | Information Technology

Novatek Requalified as Supplier for Boehringer Aseptic Mfg. Facilities

Novatek's regulatory compliant quality solutions used at Boehringer for human pharma, animal health and biopharmaceutical sterile manufacturing sites.

Kristin Brooks 05.26.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News | Lyophilization

Argonaut Expands Lyophilization Facility

Enhances manufacturing capabilities with major investment in lyophilization facility expansion.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.21.21

Resilience Bolsters Canadian Biomanufacturing Site

Receives $164 million investment from the Government of Canada to modernize and expand Ontario site.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.21.21

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

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

Contract Pharma’s 2021 Salary Survey is Here!

Win one of three $100 Amazon gift cards!

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.14.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Serialization | Supply Chain | Vials

Antares Designs Inspection Solution for Vax Suppy Chain

Designed to eliminate human error in QC for high volumes of inspected vials and allows traceability at a global level.

Kristin Brooks 05.12.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Industry News

Parker Bioscience Filtration Expands Capabilities

Makes investment at its Birtley, UK site and helps to support vaccine production in EMEA.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 05.11.21

Breaking News | Industry News | Promotions & Moves

Woodstock Sterile Solutions Names Oliver Vogt as VP and General Manager

Will be responsible for Woodstock’s manufacturing business as well as leading its supply chain and site operations.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 05.11.21

August 2021: Auction of Cannabis Equipment from Canopy Growth

The auction will take place August 10-12, 2021

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

BioNTech to Establish Regional HQ and Mfg. Facility in Singapore

New manufacturing site will support global supply of mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics.

Kristin Brooks 05.10.21

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

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

CDMO Market Trends & Opportunities

CDMOs have been some of the biggest winners from COVID contracts and will see benefits for several more years to come. A Q&A with GlobalData’s Peter Shapiro.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.05.21

Breaking News | Industry News

Multivac Unveils State of the Art Logistics Center

Invested $11.2M in facility at its U.S. headquarters in Kansas City.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.05.21

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

BioVaxys Inks Deal with CDMO BioElpida

Includes clinical-grade bioproduction and aseptic packaging for ovarian cancer vaccine candidate BXV-0918A.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.05.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Industry News

Moderna to Increase Global Supply for COVID-19 Vaccine

Will supply up to 3 billion doses in 2022 and double supply from ex-U.S. supply chain.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.03.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Fill/Finish | Industry News

Sanofi, Moderna Enter COVID-19 Vaccine Fill/Finish Manufacturing Deal

Sanofi will provide fill/finish services for up to 200 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. beginning in September 2021.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 05.03.21

AMRI Adds R&D and Mfg. Solutions for Orphan Products

Targeted investments globally expand scale and compound handling capabilities at facilities in Albany, Grafton, and Glasgow.

Kristin Brooks 04.30.21

Breaking News | Facilities | Fill/Finish | Industry News

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing Earns Facility of the Year Award

Receives special recognition for operational agility during the pandemic.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.29.21

Auction of Powder Processing & Packaging Equipment from Trouw Nutrition

The auction will take place May 26 - June 2, 2021

Breaking News

Woodstock Sterile Solutions Appoints CCO

Bill Hartzel will report to Woodstock CEO Paul Josephs.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 04.13.21

Aseptic Processing | Fill/Finish | Parenterals | Process Development | Scale-up/Technology Transfer

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 | 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.

Vetter - Your Partner in Aseptic Filling and Packaging

Watch this video to learn how we support companies worldwide from development through to market launch and beyond.

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Breaking News | cGMP Manufacture | Fill/Finish | Industry News

Moderna, Catalent Enter Long-Term Strategic Vax Pact

Catalent to dedicate a new high-speed vial filling line for the manufacture of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and potentially other investigational programs.

Kristin Brooks 04.06.21

Sanofi to Build New $700M Flu Vaccine Facility in Canada

Facility will be located in Toronto and will increase supply of influenza vaccines in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 04.05.21

Biologics, Proteins, Vaccines | Regulatory Affairs

What Will Change at FDA for 2021?

(R)evolution of the industry’s data, catalyzed by changes at FDA and what’s the likely impact to the pharmaceutical industry?

Ben Locwin, Contributing Editor, International COVID-19 Advisor, Healthcare Futurist 04.01.21

Drug Delivery

The Ever-Evolving World of Combination Products

Looking at the benefits and challenges of the trend towards combination products.

Ricki A. Chase, M.S, Lachman Consultants 04.01.21

Breaking News | Promotions & Moves

Formulated Solutions Appoints Ray Bodamer Ops VP

Will focus on optimizing the performance of commercial filling, packaging, maintenance and process improvement engineering.

Kristin Brooks 04.01.21

Breaking News | Industry News

SK Capital Completes Acquisition of BFS from Catalent Pharma Solutions

Renames the business to Woodstock Sterile Solutions.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 03.31.21

Aseptic Processing | Breaking News | Collaborations & Alliances | Industry News

Steriline Delivers New Manufacturing Line to Bess Pro

Provided a turnkey line, fully operating and ready to perform at full capacity.

Charles Sternberg, Assistant Editor 03.31.21

GSK Supports Manufacture of Novavax’ COVID-19 Vaccine

GSK will provide fill and finish manufacturing capacity for up to 60 million doses at its Barnard Castle facility.

Tim Wright, Editor, Contract Pharma 03.31.21

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

AstraZeneca, Aji Bio-Pharma Expand Mfg. Agreement

Expands scope of Aji Bio-Pharma's service offerings to include aseptic fill finish services at its San Diego, CA facility.

Kristin Brooks 03.30.21

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

GRAM Attains EU GMP Certification for Commercial Aseptic Fill/Finish

Recognizes manufacturing facility and processes are in compliance with GMP requirements and readiness to provide commercial aseptic fill/finish services.

Kristin Brooks 03.30.21