Ajinomoto Althea Adds High Potency Capabilities

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PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management

PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management-10-04-2017, Volume 12, Issue 10

Ajinomoto Althea opens manufacturing suites in new high potency and antibody drug conjugate commercial facility.

Ajinomoto Althea, Inc. announced on Sept. 19, 2017 that the company will open a GMP production suite in its newly constructed High Potency Products (HPP) commercial manufacturing facility in San Diego, CA. The facility is designed to develop, manufacture, test, and release HPPs including antibody drug conjugates, highly potent APIs, and other complex formulations of highly potent drugs.

The company currently offers process development and analytical services to clients from the facility and will be open for GMP bioconjugation and complex formulation in November 2017. Full manufacturing services, including high containment fill and finish, will commence in Q4 2018, as reported in a press statement on Sept. 19, 2017.

The company also announced that it secured its first manufacturing contract for the new facility.

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