Outsourcing

Collaboration between equipment suppliers and users is leading to innovation and optimization in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

For drug sponsors that are considering building their own manufacturing facilities, an expert project team is crucial.

CDMOs address the unique challenges of liquid and lyophilized forms as well as preparing for the large capacity needed for COVID-19 vaccines.

Nexelis’ recent acquisition of GSK’s Marburg, Germany-based vaccines clinical bioanalytical laboratory expands its bioanalytical capabilities.

The £500,000 (US$686,294)-investment in mass spectrometry support will accelerate biologics development and approval.

Best practices can help ensure supply chain flexibility and viability for biologic drugs in clinical trials.

Contract development and manufacturing organizations provide vital services to rush COVID-19 vaccines to patients.

Vendors are finding ways to address the increasingly complex analytical challenges in the biopharmaceutical industry to further biotherapeutic development.

Biopharma looks to deliver on COVID-19 vaccines and other promising therapies.

Essential bio/pharma employees show hard work and dedication can pay off for patients.

The right partner can help companies overcome key formulation challenges for biologic drugs.

Traditional biologic-based testing methods may need an upgrade to properly test newer therapeutic modalities.

Outsourcing increases as the industry balances development and manufacturing of both COVID-19 treatments and non-pandemic-related medicines.

The virtual manufacturer and distributor of specialty materials acquired the NY-based company, adding analytical and manufacturing expertise.

The UK company is investing £3 million in new instrumentation and equipment to strengthen its high-throughput screening and translational oncology service offerings.

Evonik offers lipid nanoparticles for gene-based drug development and manufacturing.

The company is investing in expansion at four sites in the United States, United Kingdom, and Italy, which will include construction of new facilities and addition of sterile and lyophilized filling lines.

CDMOs strive for flexible, adaptable processes and fast tech transfer for manufacturing investigational drug products, including COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.

A new facility near Frankfurt, Germany expands Avantor's geographic reach and supports the growing demand for scientific research and clinical trial sample storage.

The new super plant, being built in Incheon, South Korea, will have a total biopharmaceutical manufacturing capacity of 256,000 L.

The companies have formed a long-term manufacturing agreement to accelerate the global supply for Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody therapeutics.

The partners have established PathoQuest, Inc., a US subsidiary, and will construct an NGS-based testing lab at Charles River’s Wayne, PA, site.

Analysis from the CPhI Annual Report has revealed that the global contract services sector is benefitting from a switch toward COVID-19 manufacturing and clinical-stage contracts; however, mega-cap pharma innovation is slowing outsourcing.

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.

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.

Vetter has moved into new headquarters located in Ravensburg, Germany, and plans to continue its long-term investment for corporate development.

Cambrex has completed the expansion of its solid form screening and crystallization process development facility in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Following a recent expansion at its Cambridge, MA, facility, the company now houses a new suite of cellular analysis platforms that enhance its exploratory capabilities into oncology, neuroscience, and rare diseases.