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The companies will be integrated to form the newly-branded AGC Biologics, which will specialize in customized contract development and manufacturing organization services for the scale-up and cGMP manufacture of protein-based therapeutics.

The contract development and manufacturing organization has invested £30-million (US$42 million) at its Dundalk, Ireland site to offer expanded clinical trial services.

The company relocated its headquarters to Riverview, Florida.

KBI Biopharma's acquisition of Elion Labs expands KBI's biophysical and analytical characterization capabilities.

Paragon Bioservices will build a new cGMP facility in Maryland and expand its existing cGMP facility at the University of Maryland's BioPark.

The acquisition strengthens Charles River Laboratories’ capabilities in the oncology and immunology therapeutic areas.

Recent investments show expansion activity in cell culture facilities.

The industry will see an impact from financing, M&As, advanced therapies, generic drugs, and the retail market in 2018.

The company has completed development of a first-generation production process for its chimeric antigen receptor regulatory T cell product portfolio and is selecting a CMO for clinical supply.

Abzena has entered into a Master Services Agreement with a US biotech company to provide process development and manufacturing services to progress a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) to clinical trials.

The European Medicines Agency has granted Samsung BioLogics approval to manufacture a monoclonal antibody at the company’s second facility in Songdo, Incheon, South Korea.

The new 30,000-L, $150-million biologics manufacturing facility in Wuxi, China, quintuples the company’s existing manufacturing capability.

An increasing number of warning letters shows that FDA is observing more problems with pharmaceutical contract manufacturing.

The contract research, development, and manufacturing organization has expanded API aseptic manufacturing capacity at its Valladolid, Spain, facility.

Biopharma majors are among the industry stakeholders who have commented and raised questions about FDA’s recently proposed draft guidance for analytical assessment of similarity in biosimilars.

Lonza has entered into strategic license agreements for exclusive rights to a gene-therapy platform for developing treatments for hearing and balance disorders.

In a productive year, 2017 was filled with acquisitions, facility expansions, and new biopharma technology.

Biopharma employees reveal employment objectives, opportunities, and frustrations.

Developing and retaining qualified employees will test biopharma companies and CMOs alike.

The Biomanufacturing Technology Roadmap is accelerating innovative manufacturing strategies for biopharmaceuticals.

Biocad and Sothema Labs have partnered to release cancer-treating biosimilars into the North African market.

The acquisition gives GE Healthcare access to a nanofiber-based platform purification technology that can offer improvements in biopharmaceutical productivity.

Germany tops quality ranking in the inaugural CPhI Global Pharma Index.

A new facility type integrates next-generation mobile cleanroom systems.

ADC Bio experts warn of impending problems in the ADC pipeline with millions wasted in development costs.

Alcami will manufacture clinical supply of the API for a drug candidate targeting various hematologics and solid cancers.

The companies have established a joint laboratory to develop full continuous processing to manufacture high yields of monoclonal antibodies at reduced costs.

The company has officially opened a local brand office in South Korean to support its existing business in the region.

Almac Group will acquire BioClin Laboratories to expand Almac’s analytical service offerings.

Recent acquisitions are creating CDMOs with scale that rivals global bio/pharma.