August 14th 2025
Third-party ICMC certification verifies multi-modality manufacturing readiness, meeting US and EU standards for advanced genetic therapies.
August 13th 2025
The Hopewell, N.J., site adds scalable, end-to-end viral vector production with integrated quality systems to speed clinical and commercial gene therapy programs.
August 12th 2025
The newly launched facility is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and will produce plasmid DNA as well as strengthen biopharma supply chains.
August 8th 2025
Biopharma’s future depends on seamless integration of technology, expertise, and strategy.
August 6th 2025
Increasing efficiency and quality through effective application of advanced technologies is becoming predominant.
The evolution of therapeutic modalities drives the adoption of single-use technologies.
Opportunities for Digital Twins
Models of biopharmaceutical processes can be used for speeding development and improving process control.
Avantor Makes Multi-Year Investment in Hydration Capabilities for Biologics Production
Avantor plans to address rising global demand for biologics with their investment in hydration capabilities.
Quotient Sciences Makes Multi-Million Dollar Investment to Expand Drug Substance Manufacturing Facility
Quotient Sciences is investing £6.3 million ($8.68 million) into their drug substance manufacturing capabilities.
USAntibiotics Reopens Facility, Returning Antibiotic Production to the United States
USAntibiotics will serve as the sole American-based provider of amoxicillin and amoxil clavulanate.
Two Dead After Receiving Contaminated Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines & Japan Pulls Another 1-Million Doses From Circulation
After receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from a batch of Moderna vaccines that were suspected to have contaminants, two people in Japan died. Meanwhile, another one million doses have been temporarily suspended in Japan.
Next-Gen Automation Lab Aims to Speed Up Drug Discovery Process
Eli Lilly and Company and industry partners, including Ziath, are focused on speeding up the drug discovery process with a fully automated lab.
AGC Biologics Breaks Ground on New Multipurpose Facility in Denmark
AGC Biologics has broken ground on a new multipurpose facility in Copenhagen, Denmark, that will increase capacity.
Lonza Invests in Drug Product Manufacturing Services in China
Lonza plans to establish drug product manufacturing capabilities at is site in Guangzhou, China, to produce clinical trial and commercial supply in the country.
Corning’s New Cell and Gene Therapy Platform Demonstrates Large-Scale Bioproduction
Corning’s new Ascent fixed bed reactor (FBR) system is an automated bioproduction platform designed to significantly improve yields and reduce bioproduction costs.
Werewolf Therapeutics Announces Clinical Trial Collaboration with Merck
The collaboration will focus on the interactions between WTX-124 indukine and KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab).
NIH Scientists Develop Faster COVID-19 Test
A new method developed by the NIH bypasses genetic RNA extraction, simplifying the testing process.
Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Affecting Drug Manufacturing Equipment
BlackBerry’s QNX real-time operating system may create cybersecurity vulnerabilities, according to FDA.
Artiva Biotherapeutics Builds New US Cell Therapy R&D and Manufacturing Facility
Artiva Biotherapeutics’s new R&D and GMP manufacturing center in San Diego, Calif., for NK cell therapies is expected to open in 2022.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Named IndustryWeek Best Plants Award Winner 2021
Thermo Fisher’s manufacturing site in Greenville, NC was recognized for manufacturing excellence.
Syngene Expands Microbial and Mammalian Manufacturing Facilities in Bengalaru
Syngene’s additions include a new microbial facility and an expanded mammalian facility.
GSK and CureVac’s Second-Generation mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shows Promising Results in Preclinical Study
Primates inoculated with CV2CoV show improved immune response and protection from various COVID variants.
Biotage Expands Lipid Capacity with New Facility
Biotage’s new facility in Cardiff, UK, will produce lipids using large-scale flash purification.
Precision NanoSystems Expands GMP Biomanufacturing Center
PNI expands global headquarters with a new 75,000-square-foot facility, which will include multiple GMP suites for manufacturing RNA therapeutics and vaccines.
Rentschler Biopharma to Begin Construction of New Multi-Product Commercial Manufacturing Facility
Rentschler Biopharma has broken ground nearby its Milford, Mass., site where it will build its new multi-product manufacturing facility for commercial production of complex molecules.
Lykan Bioscience and Vineti Partner to Advance Cell Therapies from Clinic to Commercialization
Lykan Bioscience and Vineti will combine their capabilities to streamline process development and manufacturing to move cell therapies through clinical phases to commercialization.
Recro Acquires IRISYS for $50 Million
Recro acquires CDMO IRISYS, establishing a bi-coastal presence in the US.
KGI Team Adapts Vaccine Development Work to Address COVID-19
A research team at the Keck Graduate Institute will work to adapt its decade-long low-cost vaccine R&D for developing countries into a COVID-19 vaccine.
Aldevron and Ginkgo Bioworks Collaboration Yields mRNA Manufacturing Enhancement
A collaboration between Aldevron and Ginkgo Bioworks has resulted in a manufacturing enhancement that can improve production of an enzyme used for mRNA therapeutics.
Veraxa and Indivumed Collaborate on Development of Precision Oncology Antibody Drugs
Veraxa and Indivumed will work together to develop colorectal antibody drugs.
Lonza and Sheba Medical Center Demonstrate Successful Cell Therapy Results with Cocoon Automated Platform
Lonza and Sheba Medical Center have successfully dosed four patients with a CD19 autologous CAR-T cell therapy using Lonza’s Cocoon automated manufacturing platform.
Moderna Plans to Build mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Facility in Canada
Moderna will build an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Canada to provide access to domestically manufactured vaccines against respiratory viruses.
Evotec Opens Integrated Biologics Manufacturing Facility
The Just - Evotec Biologics facility in Redmond, Wash., uses the company’s J.POD technology.
Nobelpharma Signs License Agreement for ProBioGen’s Vaccine Manufacturing Platform
Nobelpharma has come to terms on an agreement to use ProBioGen’s vaccine manufacturing platform AGE1.CR.plX.
Packaging Components for Parenteral Drug Development
Datwyler offers the StarterPack packaging system designed to aid in the development of parenteral drug packaging.
AGC Biologics Acquires Cell and Gene Therapy Commercial Manufacturing Facility
AGC Biologics has acquired Novartis’ Longmont, Colorado, manufacturing facility for the commercial production of cell and gene therapies.