Facility Design and Engineering

Modern technologies, including Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things, offer opportunities to increase biopharmaceutical manufacturing efficiency.

The company has completed the first phase of expansion at its headquarters in Freiburg, Germany, in anticipation of increasing demand as cell and gene therapies approach commercialization.

The contract development and manufacturing company has received an additional approval from Health Canada to manufacture monoclonal antibody drug substance at its first plant in Icheon, South Korea.

Single-use technologies have become increasingly prevalent in final fill/finish operations for biologics.

The company will provide the first FlexFactory manufacturing platform for cell therapy manufacturing.

Aseptic fill/finish is crucial in biopharma manufacturing and is optimized through automated technology.

Higher cell titers and cell densities have posed a challenge to cell harvesting, a crucial step in biologics manufacturing.

Ingenza, in partnership with the University of Dundee and Drochaid Research Services, will work on a project to recycle CO2 emissions from bioprocessing plants to serve as feedstock and energy inputs.

This marks the third FDA approval for the company’s second biomanufacturing plant in Incheon, Korea.

The gene therapy company is expected to invest $55 million in a new manufacturing facility that will produce therapies for rare neurological genetic diseases.

The company is increasing its cell culture media production capacity at its facilities in Pasching, Austria, and Logan, Utah.

More published data and initial regulatory approvals are needed to drive adoption of continuous bio-manufacturing.

The company is launching a new pre-fabricated, ready-to-run manufacturing facility that is expected to significantly decrease the production timeline for viral vector-based therapeutics.

The new facility, to be built in Toronto, Canada, will significantly increase capacity for pediatric and booster vaccines.

The biopharmaceutical firm has chosen Rhode Island as the site of its next-generation biomanufacturing plant, which will offer flexibility, speed, and efficiency.

The new 300,000-square-foot facility is considered the largest dedicated cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility with fully integrated services.

The company plans to install 4000-L disposable bioreactors from ABEC at its new commercial manufacturing facility in Wuxi city, China.

ISPE announced BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Shire, Vetter, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals as FOYA Category winners.

A different perspective on controlling fixed costs of biomanufacturing, based on know-how from other industries, provides a competitive edge, says the CEO of Samsung BioLogics.

JLL, a real estate and investment management firm, recently released a new report on three trends shaping labs for the future of life sciences R&D.

The contract development and manufacturing organization has entered it first manufacturing contract worth $148 million for its recently completed Plant 3 facility.

The new training center, the Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing, will prepare engineering students and industry professionals for the field of biologics manufacturing.

Amgen plans to invest approximately $300 million in a new biomanufacturing plant in the United States.

Layout and supply details must be considered when implementing a fully disposable biopharmaceutical manufacturing process.

Single-use technologies are starting to gain ground as capacity needs change, but industrywide adoption remains low.