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Agilent Expands Biopharma Offerings with BIOVECTRA Acquisition
The addition of BIOVECTRA’s biologics capabilities to accelerate drug development and manufacturing will allow Agilent to expand its end-to-end offerings for biopharma services.
Pluri’s CDMO Business to Manufacture Cell Therapy Candidates from Kadimastem
Pluri’s newly launched CDMO business will manufacture two novel cell therapy product candidates for Kadimastem.
CordenPharma Expands its Peptide Platform in the US and Europe
The company plans to invest approximately €900 million (US$983 million) to expand its peptide platform at its Colorado, US, site and in Europe.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes Olink Acquisition, Boosts Proteomics Capabilities
With the acquisition, Olink will join Thermo Fisher’s Life Sciences Solutions business.
Genezen to Acquire Massachusetts Gene Therapy Manufacturing Operations from uniQure
The acquisition of uniQure’s Lexington, Mass., manufacturing operations will boost Genezen’s late-phase and commercial gene therapy development and manufacturing services.
LenioBio and Labscoop’s Strategic Partnership Aimed at Enhancing Access to Cell-Free Protein Synthesis
A strategic partnership between LenioBio and Labscoop is aimed at making scalable cell-free protein synthesis technology more accessible across North America.
Edity, Aurigene to Collaborate on Cell Therapy Discovery Services for Clinical Development
This collaboration aims to support and accelerate clinical development of advanced and novel technologies.
Abzena and Argonaut Announce Strategic Manufacturing Partnership
The pairing of Abzena and Argonaut Manufacturing Services is the result of several years’ worth of collaborative work between the two companies.
Bora Pharmaceuticals Acquires Baltimore Manufacturing Facility from Emergent
The transaction, announced June 20, follows Bora’s purchase of Minnesota-based Upsher-Smith Laboratories earlier in 2024.
Thermo Fisher Opens New Building at Wisconsin GMP Lab
The $58 million investment has resulted in a 72,000-square-foot facility with a dedicated LC–MS space and molecular suites and will bring as many as 350 new jobs onto the campus.
WACKER and CordenPharma Consortium Enters Pandemic Readiness
The companies have completed the expansion and qualification phase and now enter a stand-by phase for five years.
Ecolab Life Sciences and Repligen Launch New Affinity Resin for Commercial Biologics Manufacturing
Ecolab Life Sciences and Repligen introduce DurA Cycle, a new affinity resin for large-scale biologics manufacturing.
Syngene Launches Rapid Protein Synthesis Platform
Syngene has launched a new protein production platform that offers faster production with lower risk.
CordenPharma Partners with Certest to Develop Ionizable Lipids for LNP Formulations
Swiss CDMO CordenPharma and Spain-based Certest will collaborate on the development of ionizable lipids for LNP formulations.
AGC Biologics Doubles Single-Use Bioreactor Capacity with Expansion at Denmark Site
AGC Biologics has completed an expansion at its Copenhagen, Denmark, site, which doubles its bioreactor capacity for mammalian-based cell culture.
Industry Tackles Automating and Standardizing CGT Manufacturing Processes (BIO 2024)
CGT manufacturing processes need automation as well as standardization, according to Lonza’s Joe Garrity and Jerry Jiang.
A Look at the Latest Trends and Hurdles in CGTs (BIO 2024)
Joe Garrity and Jerry Jiang from Lonza share their insights on the latest trends and challenges for the commercialization of new CGTs.
Increased Capacity Needed for Mammalian Cell Culture (BIO 2024)
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies CEO Lars Petersen highlights the company’s strategic goals and meeting market demand for mammalian cell culture capacity.
BIO 2024: Characterizing and Engineering Molecules with AI
Raphael Townshend, founder and CEO of Atomic AI, speaks on AI’s usefulness in characterizing molecular structure and advancing molecular engineering.
Early Analytics with PDC Modeling and Translational CROs (BIO 2024)
Andrew Carnegie of Inaphaea BioLabs explains the role of a translational CRO and of PDC models in drug discovery.
Exploring How Chemistry, Robotics, and AI are Advancing Drug Discovery (BIO 2024)
Chemify founder and CEO, Lee Cronin gives insight into the combination of digital chemistry, robotics, and AI in the drug discovery process.
Cellular Origins Partners with CGT Catapult on Automated CGT Manufacturing
Cellular Origins will apply its robotic platform to establish automated CGT manufacturing at CGT Catapult’s manufacturing innovation center in Stevenage, UK.
BIO 2024: Enzene to Announce Drug Discovery Division
Enzene's new division will provide end-to-end integrated discovery services.
AGC Biologics and BioConnection Team Up on Biopharma Drug Development and Manufacturing
Under this partnership, AGC Biologics and BioConnection will provide development and manufacturing capabilities for biopharmaceutical drug substance and drug product.
Merck KGaA Set to Acquire Mirus Bio in $600 Million Deal
The Mirus Bio acquisition will boost Merck KGaA’s viral vector manufacturing services.
Bangalore to Serve as Location for Cresset's New Headquarters
The new drug delivery site will serve to increase Cresset's reach in the region, answering growing demands from its Asia-Pacific consumers.
ProPharma and PBL Launch Manufacturing Device for Cell and Gene Therapies
Under a partnership, ProPharm and PBL have launched the Cell Factory Box, an enclosed and fully automated cell factory manufacturing device.
Exploring Innovative Engineering Design to Address Upstream Bioprocessing Complications (INTERPHEX 2024)
Global product manager at Cytiva, Eric Corti, discusses the challenges with designing a new single-use mixing system that ensures leak-free fluid handling operations at INTERPHEX 2024.
Ferring Pharmaceuticals and SK pharmteco Form Gene Therapy Manufacturing Pact
Contract manufacturer SK pharmteco will manufacture as well as conduct testing and release of Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg), a gene therapy for bladder cancer.
FDA Grants Priority Review for Expanded Indication of GSK’s Jemperli
GSK’s supplemental Biologics License Application for its PD-1-blocking antibody therapy has been accepted for review by FDA.