Manufacturing

Dyadic International has announced its collaboration agreement with Serum Institute of India for the development and manufacture of up to 12 antibodies and vaccines using Dyadic’s C1 gene expression system.

It has been confirmed that both Bulgaria and Cyprus will now be able to perform GMP inspections at a level considered equivalent to the United States

AbCellera, Niaid Vaccine Research Center, and Ichor Medical Systems have formed a partnership to develop an end-to-end platform capable of developing field-ready, nucleic acid-based countermeasures against a pandemic strain of influenza.

A solar panel installation at Novo Nordisk’s North Carolina facility was initiated in March 2019 as part of the company’s commitment to zero environmental impact globally.

MilliporeSigma event scheduled to recognize biotech challenges and support development potential.

The Vaccine Development and Bioprocess Cell Culture Technology Day will take place on May 16, 2019 in Baltimore, MD.

In collaboration with Pall Corportion, biotech company Freeline completed the first full-scale run at its newly commissioned, GMP gene-therapy manufacturing facility in the UK.

Valve design and materials affect performance and cost to maintain.

Recent upstream processing innovations include enhanced sensor technology, single-use bioreactors, and automated cell culture systems.

This article presents some key differences between the US and European regulation of biosimilars, including naming conventions and pharmacovigilance of biosimilars, and the impact of biosimilars on commercialization and affordability of biotherapeutics.

Single-use technology is gaining ground in downstream bioprocessing, but challenges stall further adoption.

This article takes a look at current practices for cleaning and sterilizing biomanufacturing equipment used in a multi-product versus single-product setting.

Sterile filtration is often required for biologics but presents degradation and compatibility challenges.

A new facility in Frederick County, MD, will expand the company’s cell therapy manufacturing capabilities.

Expansion at GSK’s Hamilton, MT site is designed to boost vaccine production capacity.

The company passed a seven-day FDA surveillance GMP inspection and announced two upcoming manufacturing partnerships.

Seqirus has taken the decision to make its cell-based flu vaccine, FLUCELVAX TETRA, using a completely cell-based production process.

At INTERPHEX 2019, CEO Richard Johnson highlighted the importance of PDA’s new Asian business unit and outlined the organization’s plans. Data integrity guidance for manufacturing and quality systems will be published by the end of the year, as efforts move into big data and artificial intelligence.

The growing trend of partnerships between small biotech companies and CDMOs makes the need for conducting CMC due diligence increasingly important.

Increasingly complex monoclonal antibody molecules will require the right “tool box” for scaling up manufacturing.

Drug developers must understand the complex bioanalytical assays for cell- and gene-therapy drug development programs and ensure that partners have the specialized expertise needed for complex therapeutic classes.

More manufacturers are embracing MAM, which simplifies biopharmaceutical product quality testing, and facilitates the measurement and monitoring of critical quality attributes.

Brexit has the potential to rumble on until Oct. 31, 2019 as the UK is granted a further six-month extension by European Union leaders.

The company’s Quantum peristaltic pump uses a patented single-use cartridge technology and is applicable to downstream bioprocessing.

The companies form a strategic joint venture for developing and manufacturing live biotherapeutics.