Pharmaceutical Technology Editors

Meissner Filtration Products has acquired PDC Aseptic Filling Systems, a supplier of aseptic filling systems and sealers, to expand Meissner's automated platform offerings.

Corning will feature its 3D bioprinting technology and tools to support 3D cell culture at booth #1029 during the SLAS 2018 conference on Feb. 3-7, 2018 in San Diego, CA.

The Fluent Gx Automation Workstation from Tecan is suited for a variety of clinical and regulated laboratory applications.

Formulatrix's Rover Laboratory Automation Platform to support sample preparation will be featured at booth #1335 during the SLAS conference in San Diego, CA, on Feb. 5-8, 2018.

Comecar will provide cell culture equipment for biopharmaceutical company CO.DON AG's new production site in Leipzig, Germany.

Hovione has installed a new MG2 Tekna Precision Capsule filler at its Portugal site.

Growth is expected for the generic drugs and biosimilars sectors, driven by cost pressures on healthcare systems.

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

Carver will feature its Auto Series Plus automatic hydraulic laboratory press at Pittcon 2018.

The acquisition would boost Sanofi's position in hematology and specialty medicines.

The acquisition builds on the companies' earlier collaboration to develop T-cell-based therapeutics.

The agencies sent warning letters to several companies that the agencies say are illegally marketing unapproved products to treat opioid addiction and withdrawal.

The company will invest $139 million in sterile manufacturing technology at its facility in Ballytivnan, Sligo, Ireland to support the growth of its oncology pipeline.

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

Clover Biopharmaceuticals will use GE's FlexFactory biomanufacturing platform with single-use bioreactors to produce innovative and biosimilar fusion protein products in China.

The latest continuing resolution funds the government for three weeks.

The FDA center released its list of planned guidance documents for the rest of the year.

The funding from the Walloon Region will enable Univercells to start developing a manufacturing platform aimed at driving down costs of biosimilars manufacturing.

The agency is sending a survey out to pharmaceutical companies in the UK to gain information on their preparedness for Brexit.

Non-essential activities and new regulatory submissions are on hold until a federal government funding agreement is reached.

1CryoBio’s Flexiquot technology allows for the deep-freeze storage and handling of multiple aliquots in a single tube, winning it the CPhI Pharma Award 2017 for Excellence in Pharma: Analysis, Testing, and Quality Control.

Lonza Pharma & Biotech's's Modular Automated Sampling Technology (MAST) platform, which allows for the collection of up to 10 sterile sample sources for automated analysis in multiple analytical devices, won the CPhI Pharma Award 2017 for Excellence in Pharma: Bioprocessing.

Frustrated with chronic shortages and high costs, hospitals form their own generic drug company.

GE Healthcare will equip Cellular Biomedicine Group's cell therapy manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China, with its FlexFactory single-use platform, designed to speed up cell therapy manufacturing timelines.

The NGC Fraction Collector from Bio-Rad Laboratories allows researchers to choose how to collect and when to access their fractions for analytical or preparative chromatography applications.

Researchers at Purdue University and and industry experts have partnered up at the Advanced Lyophilization Technology Hub to optimize the 70-year-old freeze-drying process.

The company is developing a pipeline of combination therapies using its patented polymer-based matrix delivery system, known as TAOS (targeted orchestrated signalling matrix).

The company has expanded its voluntary nationwide recall to include a second lot of Nexterone injection. This recall is due to particulate matter found in the product.

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

Automated Control Concepts has launched Lab Owl bioreactor control system for labs using cell culture and fermentation applications.