Outsourcing

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.

The M&A advisory firm has developed an interactive map of manufacturing sites to give insight into the market size of global manufacturing.

ABEC, an equipment and engineering company, will provide a custom-made, single-use bioreactor to custom manufacturing firm, Emergent, for its Maryland manufacturing facility.

The API manufacturer has announced that it has completed the expansion of large-scale manufacturing capabilities at its Charles City, Iowa site.

Samsung BioLogics’ second facility adds 152,000 L of mAb drug substance capacity.

The collaboration will focus on developing a novel and differentiated challenge model for respiratory syncytial virus.

CordenPharma will integrate the Hospira Boulder API manufacturing facility into the CordenPharma Colorado network for highly potent and oncology APIs.

Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions will expand its PCT service platform for cell therapy by adding GMP manufacturing and cleanroom capacity in Allendale, NJ.

Groninger will showcase its FlexPro 50 line for small batch production at CPhI Worldwide 2017, and present on up- and downstream processes with freeze-dryer developer and manufacturer Martin Christ.

Detecting viral contaminants in biologic-based medicines-and identifying their source-requires a holistic testing approach.

Mergers and acquisitions are positive for the CDMO industry, but there is a downside.

KBI Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization, will manufacture an antibody and a fusion protein developed by Heat Biologics’ subsidiary.

Fresenius Kabi broke ground on a previously announced $250 million expansion of its Melrose Park, IL, manufacturing facility.