Supplier News

The latest advances in upstream technologies include single-use equipment and a protein analyzer for titer monitoring, as well as new plasmid DNA manufacturing capability.

GE Healthcare Life Sciences and Guangzhou Development District Investment Promotion Bureau have signed an agreement to jointly establish a training center for biopharmaceutical professionals.

BioMed X has announced the successful completion of its first joint research project in the fields of COPD and IPF that it had undertaken with Boehringer Ingelheim.

Iontas has entered into a collaboration agreement with Adaptate Biotherapeutics for the generation and optimization of antibodies for novel immune-oncology targets.

The new 50,000-square-foot facility will create 200 new jobs and accelerate commercialization of gene and cell therapies.

Through the program, the company will introduce seven new manufacturing sites that will be completed and operational by the end of 2020.

Biopharma company, Zelluna Immunotherapy, and clinical stage biotech, Glycostem Therapeutics, have entered into a partnership focused on the development and manufacture of allogeneic T-cell receptor guided Natural Killer cell therapies for the treatment of cancer.

The companies announced a commercial supply agreement following FDA’s accelerated approval.

Lubrizol Life Science Health adopts new name and opens commercial manufacturing facility.

BASF launches digital solutions for the pharma industry during CPhI Worldwide 2019.

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies will add a new building, including gene therapy laboratories, to its facility in College Station, TX.

West introduced NovaPure 3-mL Cartridge components and the SmartDose Gen. II 10-mL injector.

Schott and W.L. Gore introduced a prefillable, silicone-free glass syringe system, which won an award at CPhI Worldwide.

The company showcased its compact robotic nest filling machine at CPhI Worldwide 2019 on Nov.–7 in Frankfurt, Germany.

The companies have entered into a clinical and commercial agreement to use MaxCyte’s ExPERT platform to enable development of up to five of Vor’s engineered cell therapies.

Rentshler Biopharma has begun its expansion project in the United States by putting a single-use bioreactor into operation at the Milford facility in Massachusetts.

Lonza and Cryoport have partnered up to strengthen Lonza’s ‘vein-to-vein’ delivery network by removing supply chain hurdles faced by developers of personalized therapeutics.

GE Healthcare Life Sciences has announced it will be working closely with Pharmadule Morimatsu to expand its KUBio “factory in a box” so that biopharma manufacturers will be able to quickly scale up vaccines, viral vector-based therapies, and other novel modalities.

During CPhI Worldwide in Frankfurt, Germany, Datwyler launched its Starter Pack, which features its Omni Flex stoppers and Prime Caps along with Schott’s adaptiQ vials, targeted at clients looking to tackle small quantity component needs.

Catalent has named Mike Grippo as the new senior vice president, Strategy and Corporate Development, and Julien Meissonnier as vice president and chief scientific officer.

Xcelerate Development Services are complete solution services focused on de-risking development and ensuring speed-to-market.

The new service will assist pharmaceutical companies with quality control and analytical requirements.

The company introduced its new advanced elastomer, the 4040/40 formulation, and a new line extension of its AccelTRA component program, AccelTRA Select, at CPhI Worldwide from Nov. 5–7 in Frankfurt, Germany.

A new sucrose product from MilliporeSigma has reduced nanoparticle impurities.

With the gene-editing technology, Evotec will have the ability to accelerate research and enable the testing and development of new drugs.

The new center will handle the delivery of novel and high-quality therapeutics by providing expertise in critical analytical processes and specialized workflows.

The companies will acquire Orflo’s two flagship products, the Moxi Z and the Moxi Go.

The new addition will also launch a single-use bioreactor for the 93,000-ft2 facility.