Manufacturing

Iksuda Therapeutics and Femtogenix, have signed a license agreement aimed at progressing Iksuda’s lead ADC to clinic, with the aim of targeting difficult-to-treat solid tumors.

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and CureVac partner to develop a transportable mRNA vaccine manufacturing platform.

Technology vendors are strengthening their positions in China as the nation emphasizes self-sufficiency in research, development, and manufacturing.

Both empty and filled syringes must pass a range of tests to meet quality standards for biopharmaceutical drugs.

A properly designed validation program will detect variation and ensure control based on process risk.

A look at recent investments by contract manufacturers to increase single-use bioreactor capacity.

Downstream process equipment for mAbs manufacturing must be designed to fit technology developments in upstream processes.

As automation in biomanufacturing becomes more important, so does the need to integrate process data.

The $21.4-billion acquisition will create stand-alone business within Danaher’s life-sciences portfolio.

Mustang intends to combine an oncolytic virus with an interleukin-13 Rα2-(IL13Rα2)-specific chimeric antigen receptor to potentially enhance efficacy in treating glioblastoma multiforme.

Teva will apply Insilico’s technology for predictive biomanufacturing to create more efficient biomanufacturing processes.

The company will invest an additional $60 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Durham County, NC.

Ireland’s National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training received funding from the Science Foundation Ireland’s Technology Innovation Development Award program for monoclonal antibody research.

The partnership will expand Lonza’s offering of hematopoietic cell lines.

GS1, a global supply-chain standards organization, launched a new messaging standard in collaboration with GS1 US to help meet the requirements of the US Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) for salable returns of serialized prescription drugs.

The companies will jointly develop and commercialize an investigational bifunctional fusion protein immunotherapy currently in clinical development for cancer treatment.

Supply chain players are eligible to participate in FDA’s pilot program to develop an electronic system for tracking drug products.

PCI Pharma Services expanded capacity of its commercial packaging site in Illinois.

In a deal potentially worth up to $460 million, Genentech and Xencor will develop and commercialize novel cytokine therapeutics.

The company will open its first European manufacturing facility in Castlebar, Ireland.

The Flexicon FPC60 peristaltic fill/finish system from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group can use a variety of modules that allow users to create their own customized filling solution to suit small-batch applications.

The acquisition will boost Hitachi Chemical’s presence in the European regenerative medicines market.

Janssen and MeiraGTx will collaborate on the development and commercialization of gene therapies for treating inherited retinal diseases.

Suppliers address the complexity of supplying disposable components for single-use systems to the global biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

Single-use components for biopharmaceutical manufacturing have a lower environmental impact than reusable components, but disposal is still a consideration.