Manufacturing, Biologics

With the investment, AstraZeneca will establish a second global strategic R&D center in Beijing as well as support major research and manufacturing agreements to further advance life sciences in the country.

Under the agreement, Shilpa will undertake development and commercial supply for a novel checkpoint inhibitor for immuno-oncology indications.

RNA modalities will especially benefit from fuller adoption of continuous manufacturing platforms.

Prior to this announcement, Rentschler announced in September 2024 it would be launching an expanded service offering at its advanced therapies site in Stevenage, UK, which is now being shut down.

The manufacturing agreement is expected to run through December 2030, subject to change, with production to take place at Samsung Biologics’ Songdo, South Korea, site.

Advancements in bioprocessing and analytics are crucial to the future development of bispecific antibodies and beyond.

Optimizing the harvest of viral particles is important for the yield and purity of the final product.

The company has formed Scinai Bioservices Inc., new US-based subsidiary operating out of Delaware that will serve biotech companies in early stage drug development.

Jason Bock, co-founder and CEO of CTMC, discusses the industry impact and manufacture of patient-centered medicines.

With FDA's clearance, Kedrion can manufacture Ryplazim (plasminogen, human-tvmh), the first and only FDA-approved therapy for treating PLGD-1, at its Bolognana, Italy, site.

The investment will allow Sanofi to strengthen antibody bioproduction at its Lyon Gerland site in France.

Under a £15.7 million (US$20.7 million) investment, SEKISUI has expanded its UK site for clinical-grade drug substance manufacturing.

Avantor executives discuss the future of the biopharmaceutical industry and the impact that a wave of next-generation biotherapeutics will bring.

Ginkgo Bioworks has achieved the first milestone in an ongoing partnership with Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, aimed at improving biologics production.

Aseptic fill/finish of biopharmaceuticals requires an understanding of the structure and limitations of each molecule.

Solving the challenge of better-stabilized temperature-sensitive biomolecules hinges on innovative formulation strategies.

The annual survey predicts that four of the five biggest biologics capacity holders in 2028 will comprise CMOs, which will control 45% of all CMO capacity in Asia.

Bringing promising ADC candidates to market faster hinges on the biopharma industry investing in linker design capabilities.

Lilly has increased its manufacturing investment for biologics in Limerick, Ireland, by $1 billion while launching its new $800 million facility in Kinsale.

Scorpius Holdings expects to launch its first CGMP campaign for mammalian-based biomanufacturing in the 2024 third quarter.

BeiGene has invested $800 million into a new biologics manufacturing facility in Hopewell, NJ, which also houses its clinical R&D capabilities.

Ecolab Life Sciences and Repligen introduce DurA Cycle, a new affinity resin for large-scale biologics manufacturing.

Syngene has launched a new protein production platform that offers faster production with lower risk.

AGC Biologics has completed an expansion at its Copenhagen, Denmark, site, which doubles its bioreactor capacity for mammalian-based cell culture.

Packaging and packaging line innovations are addressing the industry’s growing use of biologics.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies CEO Lars Petersen highlights the company’s strategic goals and meeting market demand for mammalian cell culture capacity.

BioPharm International chats with Dr. Monika Paulė, CEO and co-founder of Caszyme about the evolution of CRISPR.

Under this partnership, AGC Biologics and BioConnection will provide development and manufacturing capabilities for biopharmaceutical drug substance and drug product.

This new facility will allow AstraZeneca to offer full manufacturing processing for antibody drug conjugates.

Progression in biopharmaceutical drug development and manufacturing is being boosted by technological advances.