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Forge will provide adeno-associated virus (AAV) process development, toxicology, cGMP manufacturing, and analytical services to Life Bio, which will occur at Forge’s gene therapy facility in Columbus, Ohio called the Hearth.

This approach is defined as being used to express transcription factor combinations to reprogram human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).

The objective of the partnership is to automate portions of ScaleReady’s CGT manufacturing workflow by using Cellular Origin’s robotic system for sterile liquid transfer.

Further, the guidance is to provide information on compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and recommendations.

According to a press release, SGS has doubled its capacity for nitrosamine testing for North American customers.

The new portfolio from the acquisition will include contract research organization solutions, contract development and manufacturing organization solutions, and KSM/API solutions.

The new agreement is based off the Master Services Agreement that both companies entered in 2021 for the development, manufacture, and supply of rhenium (186Re) obisbemeda, according to a press release.

Presspart will still be responsible for the manufacturing of the Sunriser device.

mRNA therapeutics are being researched to support the fight against rare diseases, infectious viruses, and cancers.

The acquisition was completed through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi with and into Provention Bio.

BioChain has reached partnerships with NanoString and 10x Genomics to extend its spatial multiomics services.

JMI Laboratories and bioMérieux will work to improve microbiology diagnostics tools.

Avid Bioservices has launched new CGMP mammalian cell manufacturing suites at its Myford, Calif., facility.

The construction will expand Catalent’s clinical supply facility in Schorndorf, Germany.

Ginkgo Bioworks has acquired StrideBio's AAV capsid discovery and engineering platform and has formed a partnership with WARF for development of next-gen cell therapies.

The acquisition of Cell Systems will bolster AnaBios’ portfolio of human tissue and cells for use in drug discovery.

The BalanCD CHO media portfolio is designed to ensure maximized growth, viability, and productivity of CHO cell lines.

Lonza and ABL Bio are collaborating on the development and manufacture of bispecific antibody product.

A CPHI North America panel discussion forewarns that CDMO supply chains are potentially the biggest single risk to product resilience.

CDMO Exothera and biotech company Remedium are joining forces to scale up the manufacturing process for Remedium’s lead gene therapy candidate for treating osteoarthritis.

PharmaBlock has opened a new R&D facility in Pennsylvania, expanding its capacity to deliver GMP projects.

Curia is collaborating with Corning to advance biopharmaceutical continuous-flow development and manufacturing programs.

In addition to a new interim president, the company is opening new microbial capacity at its San Antonio facility and has plans to construct a commercial-scale facility in Manhattan, Kan.

The combined solutions are currently available on the market.

The services are based on the company’s PurePrep EasyClean (PEC) orthogonal peptide purification technology.

Sartorius BIA Separations and Teknova will collaborate to combine their technologies in an effort to streamline the downstream purification process.

Samsung Biologics plans to invest more than ₩1.9 trillion (US$1.5 billion) in the new Incheon, South Korea, facility, which will hold a manufacturing capacity of 180,000 L.

Polyplus’ LipidBrick is designed to expand the scope of lipid nanoparticle formulation usage in mRNA therapeutics and vaccine development.