Manufacturing, Biologics

Connectors are a critical element in the process optimization of single-use bioprocessing systems.

Despite the disappointing therapeutic performance of ADCs thus far, the pipeline still boasts promising prospects.

Cole Parmer's Masterflex L/S Cytoflow pump head is suited for use in biopharma and microbiology applications.

Anna Kireieva/Shutterstock.comSpeed to market is essential in the biopharmaceutical industry today.

Siliconization is a key process step in the manufacturing of prefilled syringe systems.

The biotechnology company has entered a contract with the United States Army to develop custom recombinant spider silk for protective textile applications.

As part of the $900-million deal, Incyte will pay $150 million upfront to develop and commercialize an anti-PD-1 drug candidate from biopharmaceutical company, MacroGenics.

AbbVie will pay a $205-million upfront payment and have the option to develop and commercialize two antibody targets globally.

The use of external retainers to enhance the seal between connectors and tubing is an essential component in single-use manufacturing systems.

ABEC, an equipment and engineering company, will provide a custom-made, single-use bioreactor to custom manufacturing firm, Emergent, for its Maryland manufacturing facility.

The biopharmaceutical company has received a $4.2-million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to invest in the development of new treatments for Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections, a bacterial cause of diarrhea in the developing world.

The $72-million investment, part of a larger $850-million investment into its US operations, will allow the drugmaker to replace an outdated insulin vial-filling line and to upgrade technology at its Indianapolis manufacturing plant.

The clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company has announced the opening of a new gene therapy manufacturing facility in Modiin, Israel, which is anticipated to be the production site of the company’s lead cancer drug candidate.

This approval marks the second gene therapy to be approved by FDA and the first to be approved for certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The companies aim to use CureVac’s proprietary messenger RNA technology to develop and commercialize up to five potential cancer vaccine products.

The partnership and the formation of the institute intend to bring together industry, academia, and regulators to tackle challenges and provide solutions for continuous manufacturing.

The companies will collaborate to produce and improve the recombinant properties of Aethlon’s Hemopurifier blood purification device.

The company announced plans to expand its viral vector process development facilities in the United States and its cleanroom facilities in the Netherlands for vector-based products.

Samsung BioLogics’ second facility adds 152,000 L of mAb drug substance capacity.

The company is investing EUR 170 million (US$201 million) to expand its vaccine manufacturing site in France for its newest influenza vaccine.

The companies have entered into a strategic collaboration to establish a new cell therapy and regenerative medicine manufacturing platform, which includes a new manufacturing facility in Belgium.

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Sciences Ireland UC will invest more than EUR 300 million (US$355 million) to expand manufacturing capacity for biologic medicines at its Ireland facility.

Under an agreement, ProBioGen will develop a stable cell-line for and manufacture an anti-cancer antibody for Chiome using its proprietary cancer cell-killing technology.

Groninger will showcase its FlexPro 50 line for small batch production at CPhI Worldwide 2017, and present on up- and downstream processes with freeze-dryer developer and manufacturer Martin Christ.

Sartorius begins building a new, EUR 30-million (US$35.2 million) Cell Culture Technology Center in Ulm, Germany.