Manufacturing

UPS entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Marken, a provider of supply-chain solutions for the life-science industry.

The new facility will focus on formulation development, drug product analytical development, and quality control.

German biotech ARTES and Iranian biopharma manufacturer BioSun will develop an HPV vaccine.

This article will clarify reasonable expectations for the responsibilities of topical product formulation developers and for excipient suppliers regarding the information and samples for experiments needed for QbD.

A lifecycle approach can be used to develop GMP-compliant cleaning procedures for continuous manufacturing of solid-dosage pharmaceuticals.

Shear-sensitive ingredients in a tableting formulation experience different conditions in a batch tumble blender than they would in a continuous paddle blender.

Vendor selection and materials testing are complex enough, but in today’s volatile environment, risk mapping and monitoring are also crucial.

Outcry against high pharmaceutical pricing brings questions of high R&D costs and restrictive payers, but also drug development and manufacturing efficiency.

Covert and layered approaches to combat drug counterfeiting and illegal diversion strive to stay ahead of criminal enterprises.

Governments stretch limited resources to track counterfeit, diverted, and stolen pharmaceuticals globally. \

Recipharm is investing more than EUR1.2 million to enhance its small-scale GMP API development and manufacturing capabilities in Paderno Dugnano, Italy.

Astellas will acquire Ganymed and its portfolio of ideal monoclonal antibody candidates.

The biosimilar pathway permits licensure based on less than full clinical data.

The proliferation of counterfeit medicines is nothing new to pharma; however, the scale of the problem seems to be escalating.

TraceLink launched the EU-hosted early access program to reduce the time, cost, and risk of achieving regulatory compliance for global requirements.

Oxford Genetics has secured a GBP1 million capital from investment group Mercia Technologies to support its growth strategy in delivering new services for cancer-fighting gene-therapy technologies.

Interactive Coding Equipment has produced a detailed guide to help pharmaceutical manufacturers make informed choices in the selection of suitable coding equipment for their applications.

Consider the purity of exhaust air emitted by vacuum pumps in addition to the purity of compressed air used in the pharmaceutical process.

GENCO, a FedEx Company, introduces a multi-tenant warehouse model in Milton, Ontario, and Memphis, Tennessee.

FDA’s new Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies will oversee a growing range of cellular and genetic products.

IDT Biologika will provide fill/finish services of live-vectored virus products in clinical development through licensure.

Catalent invests $34 million to add a 2 x 2000-L single-use bioreactor system and laboratory space in Madison, WI.

Horizon announces new bioproduction outlicense deal with an unnamed partner for a minimum value of £500,000.

Datwyler is channelling more than CHF 100 million into building a new plant in the US state of Delaware, which will be used to manufacture elastomer components for injectable drug-delivery systems.

BASF announced that steamcrackers are slowly being restarted at the company’s plant in Ludwigshafen.