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News Merck KGaA doubles gene therapy capacity with opening of second Carlsbad CDMO facility
The new the 140,000-sq. ft facility will support commercialisation and industrialisation of viral vectors -
News Boehringer opens doors to new Austrian biopharma production site
The LSCC provides an additional 30% in mammalian large-scale capacity for the company's own pipeline and for third parties -
News Advanced Computing in Pharma: 3 reasons why quantum computing could disrupt R&D
Quantum computing technology uses quantum systems called “qubits”. They work with non-binary values, unlike classical computing which uses only bits with values of 0 or 1, and can overlap each other and act as a group. The result is a ... -
News Forge Biologics to provide CDMO support for Solid Biosciences' preclinical gene therapy
By providing AAV process development, scale up and cGMP manufacturing services, Forge hopes to bolster Solid's gene therapy pipeline -
News Fujifilm begins commissioning phase of new Netherlands-based manufacturing facility
The facility will increase the production capacity of cell culture media products and provide a hub for European and global markets -
News New Thermo system makes AAV production more efficient and scalable
The company's new Gibco AAV-MAX Helper Free AAV Production System helps reduce production costs and streamline transition from research to clinical environments -
News Clean Cells to invest €13 million to create Europe's largest cell bank production site
The expansion is anticipated to speed up development and time-to-market of novel treatments and vaccines for COVID‑19 -
News AGC Biologics to increase capacity for pDNA and mRNA manufacturing in Heidelberg
The expansion plans include an additional manufacturing line, a new cleanroom and a new process development lab -
News Thermo Fisher to build facility in Nashville for production of single-use technologies products
Investment will further expand CDMO's global network of SUT facilities to boost reliable supply of critical materials used to produce new biologics and vaccines -
News GenScript ProBio to manufacture clinical trial batches of Synimmune's lead antibody drug
The CDMO will manufacture drug substance and drug product for Phase II clinical trials in AML patients -
News Takeda to supply Japan with 150 million doses of Novavax COVID vaccine
Japan's biggest drugmaker prepares to make the vaccine domestically and anticipates early 2022 distribution -
News 3i Group backs ten23 health to create global CDMO focused on biopharma injectables
The new Switzerland-based CDMO differentiates itself by its sustainable vision of making a positive impact for people and planet -
News Thermo Fisher Scientific and AstraZeneca sign NGS-based CDx co-development agreement
Companies say earlier collaboration may speed development and introduction of targeted precision medicine therapies for patients. -
News Cipla and Kemwell to form joint venture targeting respiratory biosimilars market
The agreement is expected to accelerate Cipla’s global lung leadership agenda -
News Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre aims to 'solve major pharma industry challenges'
£35 million public-private collaboration to develop next-generation pharmaceutical manufacturing processes to drive forward innovation in the medicines supply chain -
News Signature Biologics opens additional manufacturing and R&D facility
The new facility will augment the company's capacity to broaden its portfolio of perinatal-derived products -
News Pfizer-BioNTech shot becomes first COVID-19 vaccine to gain full FDA approval
Pfizer and BioNTech’s shot on Monday became the first COVID-19 vaccine to be granted full approval by the US Food and Drug Administration. -
News CPHI Podcast Series: The opportunities and challenges of providing fill and finish services for mRNA platforms
mRNA (Messenger ribonucleuc acid) technology has been thrust into the limelight in recent months, with the platform proving to be the springboard for two approved vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. -
News Biotage expands production capacity to ease lipid bottlenecks
New site in Cardiff boosts the company's production capacity for equipment crucial in the supply chain for mRNA vaccines production -
News Moderna to build mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Canada
The new facility will provide access to domestically manufactured vaccines against respiratory viruses -
News COVID-19, patient needs and sustainability driving drug delivery tech innovation
Innovation is the cornerstone of the drug delivery technology sector; efforts to make therapies more convenient for patients, reduce side effects and differentiate products from the competition have always made the delivery sector a hotbed of new ideas... -
News Tech transfer: a many-layered artform that demands precision and communication
Tech transfer is a crucial phase that converts clinical promise into commercial gain but pressure on sponsors to reduce time to market in the age of COVID-19 means CDMOs have to be on top of their game to deliver. What are the latest innovations to sol... -
News Discover the CPHI North America Learning Labs: Part Two
Explore the series of Learning Labs at CPHI North America in which thought leaders at our exhibitors showcase their extensive knowledge on all areas of the pharma supply chain, offering industry insights across drug manufacturing, outsourcing, pharma i... -
News Viatris and Biocon score historic first for interchangeable biosimilar product
The new approval of Semeglee allows pharmacy-level substitution for Lantus across the US -
News CPHI Trend Report - CDMO Opportunities in the Chinese Market
Opportunities for contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMOs) in China continue to grow but many questions remain over what the future of the sector will look like in the world's second largest pharmaceutical market. -
News Sartorius extends its cell culture media business via acquisition
Acquiring Xell AG will enable Sartorius to offer specialised media for manufacturing viral vectors -
News Pandemic and transformative technologies fuel growth in pharma outsourcing sector: CPHI North America panel
Transformative technologies and the opportunities afforded by the COVID-19 pandemic have spurred investment in the life sciences outsourcing sector, according to a panel of industry experts speaking at CPHI North America on Monday. -
News Abzena and BioXpress Therapeutics partner to provide global biosimilar support
The combined capabilities will offer flexibility and innovation from small-scale biosimilar development through to large-scale manufacturing -
News Catalent plans $100 million biologics manufacturing expansion at Anagni
Two 2,000-liter single-use bioreactors to be installed as part of first phase expected to be operational in April 2023 -
News BioNTech to purchase Kite manufacturing facility and cell therapy R&D platform
The acquisition will add manufacturing footprint in the US enabling the company to develop its pipeline of novel cancer product candidates -
News Samsung Biologics and Kineta strike cancer immunotherapy development and manufacturing deal
Samsung to provide end-to-end CDMO services to advance Kineta's novel anti-VISTA antibody for the treatment of solid tumours -
News Thermo Fisher Scientific opens plasmid DNA manufacturing facility at Carlsbad campus
67,000-square-foot facility at Carlsbad campus is part of CDMO's investment strategy that addresses growing global demand for cell and gene therapies and vaccines -
News Curia to buy fellow CDMO Integrity Bio
Acquisition will add West Coast coverage to the CDMO's East Coast and European capabilities and enhance its biologics formulation development and fill-finish network -
News Sparx Therapeutics to build first commercial antibody drug production facility in China
The emerging biotech company unveils plans for a 1.2 million-sq. ft manufacturing facility in Yangzhou -
News Thermo Fisher supports gene developers with new AAV manufacturing solutions
A new media panel, gene kit and advanced resins help reduce manufacturing costs and increase the viability of gene therapies -
News Tipping the scales - Aduhelm’s hefty price under the spotlight
Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm has recently secured FDA approval to much fanfare. But do the benefits of the treatment justify the weighty $56,000 per year price tag? -
News Recipharm selected to operate new fill/finish facility in Morocco
Move is part of US$500 million five-year investment programme by Moroccan government and consortium to establish vaccine and biotherapeutic manufacturing capacity in the country -
News Viralgen opens expanded AAV manufacturing facility in Spain
The CDMO's fivefold capacity increase will provide early preclinical through to commercialisation support -
News Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies to expand biologics manufacturing capacity
As part of $850 million investment package, CDMO will double US cell culture production for recombinant vaccines and increase UK gene therapy production tenfold -
News WuXi STA to build second US pharma manufacturing site at Middletown
Facility is expected to come online in 2024 and will feature testing laboratories, manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients and manufacture and packaging of solid dosage pharmaceuticals and sterile products -
News Sanofi to accelerate mRNA vaccines through new Center of Excellence
The company will invest €400 million per year to advance mRNA technology beyond the pandemic -
News Genezen begins construction of cGMP lentiviral production facility
The investment will provide capacity to support current and future demands for the rapidly evolving cell and gene therapy sector -
News ProBioGen and LAVA Therapeutics sign cell line development agreement
The agreement marks the second cell line development collaboration between the two companies -
News Robust sales growth at Indian pharma companies expected in current FY on pandemic recovery, says Fitch
Drug categories impacted by travel restrictions expected to see higher sales levels in FY22 -
News Construction underway for Yposkesi's second commercial bioproduction site
The French CDMO is also creating a new global resource for drug developers of ATMPs -
News WuXi XDC and LegoChem sign MoD to make more ADCs accessible to patients
XDC will provide a full range of development and manufacturing services in one centralised region -
News First-of-its-kind Alzheimer’s drug gains US FDA approval
Biogen and Eisai's Aduhelm approved using the accelerated approval pathway after clinical trials demonstrated it reduced amyloid beta plaques by up to 71% -
News Entegris to expand 3 life sciences manufacturing facilities
The expanded capacity and capabilities include the development of a dedicated Life Sciences Technology Center -
News Pandemic inevitably slows pharma M&A activity but appetite for deals remains
The initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic delayed merger and acquisitions in the pharma sector, but evidence points to an uptick in activity because the rationale for sealing deals hasn’t changed -
News Bacthera secures double nod to tread on "virgin territory"
The specialist CDMO receives manufacturing licenses from Switzerland and Denmark to supply customers with live biotherapeutic medicines -
News Overall benefits of ready-to-administer systems outweigh the initial cost disadvantages, says BD expert
Pre-fillable syringes for intravenous drugs can replace traditional glass vials and ampoules, particularly in the time-sensitive and fast-paced world of emergency care -
News COVID-19 has exacerbated contract manufacturing challenges but industry continues to respond well to crisis: experts
Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated manufacturing capacity constraints, particularly in injectable dose and viral vector production, CPHI audience told -
News Drug delivery start-ups recognize benefits of contract manufacturing: CPHI panel
Strong and effective partnerships with CDMOs are essential to success due to the complexity of manufacturing processes -
News Europe approves SK Bioscience’s global COVID-19 vaccine plant
CDMO's site becomes the first vaccine production facility in South Korea to obtain EU GMP certification, allowing it to ship to Europe -
News Sterling Pharma Solutions signs up to manufacture OncoTEX's ovarian cancer drug
The CDMO's expertise and capabilities a "perfect fit" for overcoming the challenges of manufacturing this complex molecule -
News Catalent buys Belgian CDMO to boost pDNA manufacturing and service offering
New facility at Gosselies site will host commercial scale pDNA manufacturing as Catalent extends its cell and gene therapy footprint -
News Richter-Helm invests €70M to triple its production capacity in Germany
The addition of two new manufacturing trains will support the demand for high-value biopharmaceutical products -
News Moderna to transform Massachusetts site into industrial technology centre
The expansion will support a 50% increase in production of biotech's COVID-19 vaccine at its manufacturing site -
News CPHI Discover: How is the Biden Administration impacting the US pharma market?
Ahead of the session, How will the New Administration Impact the US Pharma Market? at CPHI Discover on Tuesday 18th May – global pharma’s largest ever virtual gathering – we spoke with one of the speakers, Nielsen Hobbs... -
News Clean Biologics buys CDMO Biodextris
Transaction enables ArchiMed-backed biopharmaceutical services group to establish North American presence and expand activities with complementary services -
News Moderna signs agreement with Gavi to supply COVID-19 vaccine
Biotech ties up deal three days after World Health Organization issued an emergency use listing for the mRNA vaccine -
News New Moderna agreement will double vaccine drug substance production at Visp, says Lonza
Three additional drug substance manufacturing lines will be added to existing ones at Swiss site and are expected to be operational in early 2022 -
News Sanofi to provide fill and finish manufacturing support for Moderna vaccine
French company is now providing manufacturing capacity to support three different COVID-19 vaccines -
News The cost of bringing US pharma manufacturing home
What are the major implications of any drive to reshore US pharmaceutical manufacturing, given that current Asian domination is based on cost savings and capacity? We ask the experts... -
News Bharat Biotech scales up Covaxin manufacturing capacity in India
The company will expand multiple facilities in Hyderabad and Bangalore to help reach its target of approximately 700 million doses per year of the COVID-19 vaccine -
News CPHI Discover: Two-Tier Contract Market in China as Top CDMOs Grab all the Growth
Ahead of CPHI Discover (17-28 May, 2021) - global pharma's largest ever virtual gathering - we spoke to CPHI Annual Report expert Vicky Xia, China Head at BioPlan Associates on the biologics trends she is seeing emerging in the contract services sp... -
News AGC Biologics and Rocket Pharma expand LVV manufacturing partnership
The expanded agreement will ensure Rocket Pharma's supply of lentiviral vectors across its pipeline -
News Sartorius expands manufacturing capacities in China and the UK
The expansions will enable the company's local customers to test equipment directly at the manufacturing site -
News Abzena to build US biologics manufacturing plant in North Carolina
New facility will be research partnering company’s sixth global site and will be dedicated to mammalian biologics -
News Lonza and Junshi Biosciences expand biologics manufacturing collaboration
The antibody-based products will be expressed using Lonza's GS Xceed Gene Expression System -
News Sanofi strengthens vaccines manufacturing capacity in Singapore
The company will invest €400 million in a new site to enable it to produce vaccines on a massive scale for Asia -
News Catalent boosts plasmid DNA manufacturing at Rockville with addition of ABEC fermenters
The company's custom single run single-use fermenters supplied on fast-track schedule to support flexible manufacturing of plasmid DNA -
News Bavarian Nordic receives $28 million Ebola vaccine order from J&J
The smallpox vaccine specialist will manufacture and deliver bulk drug substance of MVA-BN Filo vaccine during the second half of this year -
News Moderna and Catalent expand COVID vaccine manufacturing agreement
The extended collaboration comes after reaching the initial milestone of producing 100 million doses -
News Sterling Pharma seals acquisition of bioconjugation specialist ADC
By integrating its HPAPI capabilities with those at ADC Biotechnologies' Deeside facility, small molecule CDMO will be able to offer the development and manufacturing of toxin linkers -
News TCR2 bets on lead candidate with new cell therapy manufacturing facility
The US facility in Rockville is expected to accelerate the company’s commercial-scale manufacturing timelines of gavo-cel -
News Lonza to support Pionyr Immunotherapeutics' oncology drug development
The CDMO will provide cell line development, process development, drug substance and drug product manufacturing for Pionyr’s monoclonal antibody candidate -
News CPHI Webinar Series: Latest Approaches for Large Volume Drug Delivery
Innovation in the design and development of large volume drug delivery devices can solve the challenge of accommodating the increasing trend towards patient self-administration and home care while at the same time ensuring that drugs that require intra... -
News Fujifilm names North Carolina as location for $2 billion large-scale cell manufacturing site
CDMO subsidiary Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies will operate the site which is expected to be operational in 2025 -
News Pfizer to sell Chinese biologics manufacturing facility to WuXi
Multinational makes ‘difficult decision’ to halt presence in Chinese biosimilars market five years after $350 million investment -
News Wuxi Vaccines' Ireland site still on course for 2022 despite COVID challenges
Despite COVID-related challenges and supply chain issues, the CDMO's $240 million new facility is on target to open next year -
News European countries suspend use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as regulators investigate blood clot reports
Regulators stress temporary halt is precautionary measure and that there is currently no evidence linking the shot to adverse events -
News Special Podcast: CPHI Outlook Roundtable - Listen Now
In this special roundtable podcast exploring potential opportunities in a post-vaccinated world, we are joined by a panel of three world class experts – Bikash Chatterjee, CEO of Pharmatech Associates; Parrish Galliher, Managing Director, Bi... -
News Clinical Development Success Rates and Contributing Factors 2011-2020: New Report from Informa Pharma Intelligence
Biologic products advance through clinical development with a higher success rate than traditional small molecules, this new analysis of clinical development success from Informa Pharma Intelligence, the Biotechnology Industry Organization and the... -
News Merck agrees to support Johnson & Johnson in vaccine manufacturing deal
Funding from BARDA helps the company to adapt and make available a number of existing manufacturing facilities for the production of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and medicines -
News WuXi AppTec completes $135 million acquisition of Oxgene
The addition further strengthens WuXi's cell and gene therapy service offerings for global customers and will be Wuxi ATU's first facility in Europe -
News Pharmaron pays $118.7 million for AbbVie UK biomanufacturing site
This transaction complements Pharmaron’s recent acquisition of Absorption Systems in the US for building an integrated cell and gene therapy services platform -
News Catalent takes double action to boost cell and gene therapy services
The company acquires a pDNA CDMO and launches pDNA development and manufacturing services at its Rockville, Maryland facility -
News BMS expands global footprint with new cell therapy manufacturing facility
The new site will be equipped to enable quick ramp-up of capacity for clinical and commercial cell therapy products -
News Catalent secures softgels commercial supply agreement with Aurinia
The CDMO will manufacture recently FDA-approved Lupkynis as a softgel dosage form at its St Petersburg, Florida, facility -
News MaxiVAX and Minaris strike immunotherapy manufacturing partnership deal
The manufacturing agreement includes process development for scale-up and technology transfer with the goal of supplying Phase II and III clinical studies -
News Novavax agrees huge supply deal with Gavi for 1.1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Biotech will manufacture shots with partner SII for equitable vaccine distribution programme, COVAX -
News Dermapharm expands COVID-19 vaccine production capacity at ex-Merck site
The company's additional production capacities are scheduled to go into operation in May 2021 -
News Catalent secures Trizell cell therapy development and manufacturing contract
The agreement allows the CDMO to "stay on the forefront of emerging indications and cell types" -
News Clinical knowledge deficits to slow biotech development, warns Europital
The CRO predicts investment communities will come to the rescue of small and medium companies looking to advance their candidates -
News Argonaut Manufacturing Services opens custom controls & standards facility
The CMO has designed the new service to alleviate manufacturing challenges associated with positive controls and nucleic acid templates -
News EU delivers export threat after AstraZeneca cuts Q1 vaccine supply
European Commission pressures pharma firm over reduced shipments amid criticism for slow vaccine rollout across block -
News Emergent to manufacture Humanigen COVID-19 therapeutic
The CDMO gears up for rapid deployment of its clinical-to-commercial manufacturing operations for its seventh collaboration to help deliver COVID-19 treatments -
News Sartorius and RoosterBio partner to advance scale-up of hMSC manufacturing
The collaboration aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of groundbreaking cell-based regenerative cures -
News Thermo Fisher buys Novasep viral vector manufacturing business
Expanded global capacity addresses growing demand for cell and gene therapy -
News Merck KGaA expands its mRNA capabilities through AmpTec acquisition
AmpTec's differentiated PCR-based technology has shown to have advantages compared with other technologies for mRNA manufacturing -
News Abzena to open new biologics GMP manufacturing site in the US
The new facility will house up to 12 X 2000-L bioreactors and will be equipped to handle existing and new advances in manufacturing -
News Bavarian Nordic to supply smallpox vaccines to three European countries
The company hopes its newly built fill and finish facility will assume commercial manufacturing this year -
News Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies to establish new viral vector manufacturing facility in Boston
The $40 million investment marks the company's third viral vector manufacturing site -
News AGC Biologics becomes first manufacturer of newly approved Libmeldy
The CDMO will use its gene and cell therapy commercial expertise to bring "remarkable innovation" to young eligible patients -
News Wuxi agrees €150 million deal to buy Wuppertal drug substance facility from Bayer
Acquisition will extend the Chinese CDMO’s European footprint and will complement Leverkusen drug product site -
News Lonza to expand bioconjugation capabilities at Visp site
CDMO will add two production suites for clinical and commercial supply and extend lab space to double analytical and process development capacity -
News Thermo Fisher boosts clinical supply chain and distribution services in Europe
Two new facilities in Germany will provide clinical supply and cold chain services to support growing demand -
News Lilly nabs gene therapy company Prevail Therapeutics
Through the acquisition, Lilly will establish a gene therapy program via Prevail's gain clinical-stage and preclinical neuroscience assets -
News AstraZeneca taps Halix for commercial drug substance manufacture of COVID-19 vaccine
Dutch CDMO will expand with two additional viral vector production lines to meet the increased demand -
News Catalent starts manufacture of Passage Bio's lead gene therapy products
The CDMO will provide packaging, labeling and distribution services through its FastChain demand-led supply offering -
News CPHI Online Report - Pharma Market Trends 2021
Twelve pharma market trends we anticipate across 2021 for the drug development, manufacturing and outsourcing sectors. -
News AZ and Oxford COVID-19 vaccine brings end of pandemic a little closer
AZD1222 is 90% effective, cheap to produce and easy to store, distribute and administer -
News Alvotech and Yangtze River forge biosimilar deal for Chinese market
The partnership will focus on commercializing eight biosimilar medicines in China for the domestic market -
News Early trial results hail Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine as 94.5% effective
Data also show that mRNA-1273 remains stable at 2–8°, the temperature of a standard home or medical refrigerator, for 30 days. -
News Seqirus to build $800m influenza vaccine manufacturing facility in Australia
The facility will be the only cell-based influenza vaccine manufacturing facility in the Southern Hemisphere. -
News European Commission wraps up CureVac COVID-19 vaccine supply deal
Europeans set to benefit from the EC's authorization of COVID-19 candidate vaccine supply agreement, securing up to 405 million doses of CVnCoV -
News Vibalogics establishes US presence with virotherapy facility in Boston
The specialist CDMO's $150 million 3-year investment plan will provide a complete suite of virotherapy services to support drug developers and their most "revolutionary" products. -
News Pharmapack Podcast: The opportunities and challenges of bringing connected devices to market in the drug delivery sector
Smart, connected devices are revolutionizing drug delivery in the ways they can gather, order and transmit crucial patient data to physicians -
News Who are BioNTech?
CPHI lifts the lid on the relatively little known German biotech and partner of Pfizer behind the most promising COVID19 vaccine candidate
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