Manufacturing

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Rutgers University-based C-SOPS annual meeting described advances in continuous manufacturing understanding and future plans for broader education efforts.

The two companies announced their collaboration for the production and development of cancer vaccines.

Water shortages, testing expenses, and effluent treatment are important issues for pharma manufacturers.

Gerresheimer is showcasing its range of Duma Pocket containers, which are available in different sizes and colors and come with various closures.

The partnership and the formation of the institute intend to bring together industry, academia, and regulators to tackle challenges and provide solutions for continuous manufacturing.

Most pharma supply chain partners believe that manufacturers should pay for blockchain implementations, and own the data.

CordenPharma will expand development capacity for small molecules, peptides, and carbohydrates at its Liestal, Switzerland site

Almac Group’s Almac Pod, a temperature-controlled shipping solution service for biologics and other temperature-sensitive products, is available in the United States.

Gerresheimer’s ready-to-fill vials will be delivered adopting Ompi EZ-fill packaging process.

The companies will collaborate to produce and improve the recombinant properties of Aethlon’s Hemopurifier blood purification device.

The new center will serve as a regional hub where scientists and engineers can work with customers for biological development.

The company announced plans to expand its viral vector process development facilities in the United States and its cleanroom facilities in the Netherlands for vector-based products.

Piramal is investing $55 million into the expansion of its API manufacturing capabilities and capacities across sites in North America and Asia.

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

Coperion K-Tron has added the K3-PH-ML-D4-QT35 design to the company’s K3-PH line of feeders for a variety of continuous processes, and will showcase the feeder at the 2017 ISPE Annual Meeting and Expo.

Predicted areas of growth include flow chemistry, fermentation, repatriation of overseas funds, oncology, and API/product integration, but the rate of change is unclear.

The companies have entered into a strategic collaboration to establish a new cell therapy and regenerative medicine manufacturing platform, which includes a new manufacturing facility in Belgium.

The company is investing EUR 170 million (US$201 million) to expand its vaccine manufacturing site in France for its newest influenza vaccine.

Investments include the installation of development and analytical equipment to support the development of highly potent APIs as well as a new 2800-liter hydrogenator and 1500-mm diameter centrifuge for increased flexibility and capacity within the manufacturing plant.

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

Xellia Pharmaceuticals invests US$25 million in its Copenhagen, Denmark site to expand sterile manufacturing of products for treating antimicrobial resistant infections.

Europe updates the guideline on excipients information in labeling and packaging.

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Sciences Ireland UC will invest more than EUR 300 million (US$355 million) to expand manufacturing capacity for biologic medicines at its Ireland facility.

Bosch Packaging Technology’s AFG filling and closing machine for pharmaceutical powders in glass vials offers manufacturers a wide range of options.

Clariant’s Tri-Sorb Desiccant Tablets are designed for USP moisture testing of blister packs.

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

Under an agreement, ProBioGen will develop a stable cell-line for and manufacture an anti-cancer antibody for Chiome using its proprietary cancer cell-killing technology.

Cytel, a biometrics CRO and clinical trial software provider, announced that it will be adding a new location for clinical development in Basel, Switzerland.

FDA and manufacturers strive to prevent drug shortages from Hurricane Maria.