Manufacturing

Samsung Biologics has adopted Solentim’s cell seeding and cell metric platforms at its new R&D center in San Francisco, CA.

Mogrify’s new technology platform, EpiMOGRIFY, can predict cellular switches important for determining cell identity, cell maintenance, directed differentiation, and cell conversion.

Sanofi’s Digitally Enabled Integrated Continuous Biomanufacturing Facility in Framingham, MA was named the Overall Award winner at the ISPE virtual annual meeting.

At the 2020 Bio/Pharma Virtual Congress, experts discuss how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used to gather and process real-time manufacturing data.

Biopharma can apply new manufacturing practices adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic to enhance bioprocessing.

The agreement will provide capacity for the manufacturing of AZD7442, currently being developed for the potential prevention and treatment of COVID-19, at Lonza's Portsmouth, NH site.

The company is investing $64.5 million to open new facilities in Germany and Japan to expand its overall capacity.

In the wake of its efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the company has secured two additional properties in the Gaithersburg, MD area.

Biological and analytical advances enable modern fermentation processes to deliver safe and effective next-generation medicines.

An optimal engineering design is crucial for aseptic operation and cleaning.

Successful migrations require careful planning to meet business needs and maintain data integrity.

Recent industry guidance aims to anchor rapid COVID-19 vaccine development in good manufacturing practice protocols.

Consider modular automation and cybersecurity when modernizing manufacturing processes.

Industry wants clarification on compliance following the end of the Brexit transition period.

The new line of Defined Tubing Routing (DTR) from High Purity New England is a flexible tubing support system for single-use biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

A virtual ribbon cutting, tour, and panel discussions were hosted on Oct. 29, 2020 to announce the opening of BioCentriq on the campus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ.

FDA, US Customs and Border Protection, and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations signed a Memorandum of Understanding to prevent illegal drug imports from entering the US through International Mail Facilities.

Two FDA-funded projects at RCPE will look at real-time monitoring and control of drug tablet coating and developing a digital twin for drug production control.

Through the agreement, Takeda will handle securing the regulatory approvals before distributing the doses, while Moderna will supply the finished product.

Catalent has signed an agreement with Bone Therapeutics for the acquisition of Skeletal Cell Therapy Support SA (SCTS).

3P Biopharmaceuticals, and Oxford University spin-out, SpyBiotech, have signed a vaccine contract manufacturing agreement.

The companies have signed a Statement of Intent with Gavi to make 200 million doses of their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine available for distribution.

The Phase III clinical trial of NVX-CoV2373 is expected to be fully enrolled in the UK and will begin in the US and Mexico by the end of November 2020.

The CountQ system from Verista automates accurate counts of tray-loaded parts, including vaccine vials.

Edge-AI technology will enable Industry 4.0 automation in pharmaceutical manufacturing.