Manufacturing

Automation technologies used in the development and manufacture of biopharmaceuticals continue to evolve, providing the potential for reduced costs and time.

Optimizing AAV vector manufacturing will be necessary to meet anticipated future market demand.

With a $15 million fund-raising goal, US Specialty Formulations plans to invest in expanding its biopharma facility in Allentown, Pa.

AAV and lentivirus both have pros and cons in their use for specific gene therapy applications.

The biopharma industry is seeking ways to apply cell and gene therapies to mass patient populations.

BioIVT has launched new cleanroom manufacturing space using Germfree’s technology that boosts its cell and gene therapies development capabilities.

Freudenberg Medical now offers custom single-use assemblies to expand its offerings in silicone extrusion and molding for biopharma applications.

Gamma irradiation is being supplemented with alternative technologies.

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.

Under the expanded agreement, Univercells and University of Pennsylvania will evaluate certain bioreactors for scalable gene therapy production.

Pluri’s newly launched CDMO business will manufacture two novel cell therapy product candidates for Kadimastem.

The company plans to invest approximately €900 million (US$983 million) to expand its peptide platform at its Colorado, US, site and in Europe.

The acquisition of uniQure’s Lexington, Mass., manufacturing operations will boost Genezen’s late-phase and commercial gene therapy development and manufacturing services.

The companies have restructured their existing collaboration into a licensing agreement that invests in mRNA development.

This collaboration aims to support and accelerate clinical development of advanced and novel technologies.

The US currently relies heavily on imports from China and other overseas nations for APIs needed to manufacture drug products of critical importance to US patients.

In the premiere episode of the Ask the Expert video series, Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, and Siegfried Schmitt, vice president, Technical at Parexel, discuss the challenges involved in changing an excipient supplier.

Novo Nordisk plans to invest $4.1 billion in a second fill/finish manufacturing facility in Clayton, N.C., boosting its current 2024 investments into production to $6.8 billion.

FDA has granted expanded approval to Sarepta Therapeutics for Elevidys to treat DMD in non-ambulatory patients, in addition to ambulatory patients.

A new initiative will advance access to quality medicines and vaccines in Africa.

The companies have completed the expansion and qualification phase and now enter a stand-by phase for five years.

John Bertagnolli, vice-president of Commercial Operations at Selkirk Pharma, discusses considerations when building and scaling up pharmaceutical facilities, including contamination control and aseptic processing challenges.

Technological advances are aiding manufacturers to streamline aseptic processes and improve time-to-market.

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.

Reports by USP and FDA detail drug shortage numbers and challenges through 2023.

CGT manufacturing processes need automation as well as standardization, according to Lonza’s Joe Garrity and Jerry Jiang.

The biopharma industry is looking at continuous chromatography for sensitive molecules.