Manufacturing, Monoclonal Antibodies

Adagene has announced SAFEbody multi-target collaboration with Sanofi for novel masked immuno-oncology antibody candidates.

The use of bioengineering offers practical tools for the evolution of host cells.

The authors review some of the monoclonal antibody candidates that reached Phase III clinical trials but were discontinued at later stages.

Piramal Pharma Solutions plans to construct a multipurpose ADC manufacturing and aseptic fill/finish facility in Grangemouth, Scotland, and to upgrades its existing API manufacturing facility in Morpeth, England.

The growing use of automation and digitalization technologies push cell culture bioprocessing forward.

The $3 million investment will go towards various projects investigating key product attributes for therapeutic proteins.

The agency received a marketing authorization application a monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 patients.

The complexity of newer biotherapeutic molecules calls for alternative drug delivery strategies.

Growing demand for bispecific antibodies increases the need for automated and miniaturized high throughput screening capabilities.

Samsung Biologics and Kineta have entered into a strategic partnership for drug product manufacturing services and to support an IND filing of a novel antibody therapeutic.

Sparx Therapeutics will build its first commercial manufacturing facility in Yangzhou, China, for antibody drug production.

Understanding the process and product goals is just the first step to a holistic approach to process development.

The extended manufacturing agreement between Pinteon and Lonza enables future clinical production of PNT001, a novel Tau antibody therapeutic that targets Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury.

FDA has granted accelerated approval to Biogen for Aduhelm (aducanumab), a new mAb treatment for Alzheimer’ disease.

Avantor plans to increase its single-use manufacturing footprint by 30% and double its cleanroom space in the US and Europe.

Samsung and TG Therapeutics have expanded their 2018 contract manufacturing deal for the supply of TG’s ublituximab, an investigational anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody.

Through the agreement, Lonza will use its fully integrated end-to-end program, Ibex Design, to manufacture cGMP material for the mAb while supporting the process from gene to IND.

Eli Lilly has modified its purchase agreements with the US government for its emergency use authorized COVID-19 neutralizing antibody therapies, bamlanivimab and etesevimab, to be supplied and used together rather than individually.

A series of minute virus of mice spiking studies were performed with a monoclonal antibody product and small-scale AEX membrane adsorbers to evaluate a range of critical processing conditions.

The CGMP manufacturing agreement will expand production of lenzilumab, a candidate for COVID-19 therapy, to support a potential emergency use authorization filing.

The deal, which is set to close by the end of the first quarter of 2021, will provide Horizon with access to Viela’s rare disease medicine portfolio.

Emergent will use its CDMO services to manufacture drug product batches to support the increased supply of the therapeutic candidate in anticipation of a potential emergency use authorization in the first quarter of 2021.

The acquisition will give Sanofi full global rights to KY1005, Kymab’s fully human monoclonal antibody that binds to OX40-Ligand, giving it the potential to treat a variety of immune-mediated diseases and inflammatory disorders.

The development of an innovative purification process simplifies downstream processing for biologics.

Viral clearance processes and guidance must evolve along with newer biotherapeutic modalities.

The companies have formed a long-term manufacturing agreement to accelerate the global supply for Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody therapeutics.

When administered together in clinical trials, casirivimab and imdevimab were shown to lessen COVID-19 hospitalization or emergency room visits in patients at high risk for disease progression within 28 days after treatment when compared to placebo.

FDA issued emergency use authorization for bamlanivimab for patients at risk for severe COVID-19.

The agreement will provide capacity for the manufacturing of AZD7442, currently being developed for the potential prevention and treatment of COVID-19, at Lonza's Portsmouth, NH site.

Continuous SEC was shown to increase productivity with the same product quality and yield.