Contract Manufacturing Services

Market forces may limit the success of CMOs.

Nelson Patterson has been elected to Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association board. The Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association (PBOA) has announced that Nelson Patterson, vice-president, sales and marketing at Baxter BioPharma Solutions, has been elected to its Board of Trustees, effective immediately. Patterson was elected after Baxter BioPharma Solutions joined the PBOA as a Sustaining Member.

There are significant differences between small molecules and biologics fill/finish capacity.

Outsourcing is taking on a greater role in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

The trend of exits from the CMO industry looks to be gaining momentum.

Experts from Baxter BioPharma Solutions provided the following commentary on trends in bio/pharmaceutical development outsourcing.

Representatives of contract service organizations that develop biologic-based drugs discussed technology trends such as high-throughput screening and single-use systems.

Representatives of contract service organizations that specialize in parenteral drug development and manufacturing describe the evolving trends.

Contract development and manufacturing organizations identify trends, challenges, and emerging technology and service needs for solid and semi-solid dosage forms.

Hovione will use Merrion's GIPET absorption-enhancing technology for solid-dosage drugs.

Outsourcing activity remains strong and unlikely to abate, especially in more traditional areas.

CMOs may find opportunities in alternative expression services.

Traditional project decision-making is compared with a QbD approach.

Increased competition from CMOs in Asia means that Western CMOs need to understand fundamental changes in the market.

A changing biopharmaceutical industry is going beyond typically outsourced activities and is using CMOs for more challenging processes. Review the top 10 outsourcing trends.

With numerous biologics set to come off patent soon and the percentage of new therapeutics based on biomolecules growing, demand for contract manufacturing in the biopharma space is heating up.

Data from BioPlan Associates’ 10th Annual Report and Survey of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity and Production suggest that the interest in disposable devices has begun to extend to biopharma operations beyond basic single-use bags and connectors.

Recipharm has invested EUR 32 million ($43 million) in its Wasserburg, Germany site to expand lyophilization capacity.

Advances in techniques and single-use systems are revolutionizing vaccine manufacturing.

Industry experts share their views on the outsourcing model and the current and future direction of contract chemical API manufacturing.

A CMO perspective on the CMO-client partnership.

Advances in techniques and single-use systems are revolutionizing vaccine manufacturing.

External manufacturing plays a crucial role in pharmaceutical companies’ supply strategy. The author examines market trends for the captive and merchant global market for active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates.

Approvals of new drugs are on an upward swing, but only a few CMOs are benefiting.

Is the contract-only CMO an endangered species?

A UC Berkeley survey provides insight into biopharma's risk concerns and strategies.

Innovation resulting in improved productivity continues unabated and is a primary driver for many of the current biopharmaceutical trends.

Key talks from the recent PDA/FDA regulatory conference highlight room for improvement.

Budgets for biopharmaceutical activities are gaining in select functional areas except outsourcing.

Annual survey shows strong growth for service providers and promises to continue into 2013.