Manufacturing

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute have developed a new approach to immunotherapy that led to the complete regression of breast cancer in a patient who was unresponsive to all other treatments.

The new industry-led Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Center (MMIC) will offer a unique service to develop and implement novel manufacturing techniques.

WuXi Biologics will invest $60 Million to establish a biologics production facility in Massachusetts.

The India Expo Mart in Delhi will host CPhI and P-MEC India with expected attendance of 50,000.

Siemens will become a preferred supplier for Sartorius Stedim Biotech’s automation solutions, and SSB will create a globally standardized automation platform for its biopharmaceutical manufacturing systems.

ABB’s modeling software, Shop Floor Integration V2.0, allows engineers to validate the connection of existing pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment with Werum’s PAS-X manufacturing execution system in a simulation prior to running it live.

The company will provide the first FlexFactory manufacturing platform for cell therapy manufacturing.

Under the contract, AMRI will focus on the development and manufacture of APIs and drug product for Phase I clinical studies.

The Future Vaccine Manufacturing Hub will work with CPI as well as other UK institutions to address challenges of vaccine production and distribution so that the spread of new diseases can be effectively tackled.

Flow imaging microscopy can be used to identify particulates and their sources.

PDA reviews an industry survey of concerns and best practices regarding the EU GMP’s required PUPSIT test for filters used in sterile filtration.

Ross Charles’ 300-gallon process vessel is suitable for 5-psi internal pressure at 300 °F and is agitated by a disperser blade driven to 1150 rpm by a 75HP explosion-proof motor.

The ÄKTA pilot 600 from GE Healthcare is a lightweight bench-top chromatography system suited to streamline both GMP and non-GMP everyday operations.

Endress+Hauser’s Field Xpert SMT70 is a tablet PC suited for commissioning and maintaining field instruments in hazardous and non-hazardous locations.

Leistritz has added a continuous twin screw extrusion system that continuously mixes and conditions gel-mass formulations designed to replace previous upstream batch processing methodologies.

Demand for direct-to-patient services is exploding. Michael Sweeney, senior director of patient-centric logistics at World Courier, discusses issues that the new model presents.

By minding knowledge gaps, bio/pharma companies can avoid development pitfalls.

From separation systems to reactor technology, new tools are increasing the feasibility of continuous API production.

Catalent’s GPEx technology was used to develop antibody for anti-methamphetamine clinical study.

TxCell announces manufacturing agreement with Lonza for its HLA-A2 CAR-Treg cellular product.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies opens Cambridge, MA center to promote collaboration with biotech companies.

Bosch Packaging Technology will introduce its newest R&D device for continuous oral solid dosage production at Achema 2018.

Rentschler Fill Solutions and Ultragenyx announce fill and finish agreement for the US commercial supply of Mepsevii.

Ingenza, in partnership with the University of Dundee and Drochaid Research Services, will work on a project to recycle CO2 emissions from bioprocessing plants to serve as feedstock and energy inputs.

Coperion will be presenting a new, innovative pneumatic conveying process for plastic pellets that consumes up to 35% less power and generates up to 98% less dust at Achema 2018. Fluidlift ecoblue enables manufacturers of plastic granulates to increase product quality while reducing specific power consumption.

The UK’s University of Sheffield opened a new chemical engineering teaching plant for continuous oral solid-dosage pharmaceuticals using GEA’s multipurpose platform.

Bosch Packaging Technology’s capsule filling machine for small batches of hard capsules uses a fully automated, washable containment process.

The updated version of Schubert-Pharma’s Flowmodul unit for packing units into flowpacks features cleanability.

Bosch Packaging Technology will present its new modular freeze dryer at Achema 2018.

GE Healthcare and the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) will support scale-up efforts by DiscGenics for a new cell therapy intended to treat back pain.