Outsourcing

The second phase of a $5.5-million expansion adds controlled-substance and controlled-temperature storage to Catalent clinical trials facility.

Cambrex Corporation has announced facility, equipment, and instrument upgrades at its High Point, NC facility and updated progress on expansions in Cedar City, IA.

Valerius Biopharma will use Catalent’s GPEx technology to produce cell lines for biosimilar drugs.

Lonza announces addition of mid-scale biologics manufacturing capacity and cell-therapy suites at Portsmouth, NH site.

The company has begun expansion efforts for its process-development capabilities and laboratory infrastructure.

Bioprocess understanding, the right equipment, and automation help, but multifunctional teamwork is the key to API production success.

CDMOs can claim credit for the robust growth of emerging bio/pharma financings.

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing announces equipment purchase to add vial filling capacity.

Porton will use biocatalyst technologies from Codexis to accelerate API development for clients.

The contract renewal allows AMRI to continue to provide medicinal chemistry and ADME services for advancing drug discovery programs in neurotherapeutics.

The company unveiled three new products to support single-use biomanufacturing and won an award for best technological innovation at INTERPHEX 2018.

The company is launching a new pre-fabricated, ready-to-run manufacturing facility that is expected to significantly decrease the production timeline for viral vector-based therapeutics.

Under an Innovate UK grant for a three-year project, Arcinova and the University of Nottingham will develop a continuous, flexible modular manufacturing technology platform.

A new report gives an overview of the work of the International API Inspection Program.

Innomech has developed an innovative new test station for Fluidic Analytics to streamline R&D programs. The new test station serves as a labor-saving R&D tool to help process multiple test samples and to ensure product quality.

A $5.5-million expansion at its Philadelphia, PA clinical supplies facility gives Catalent additional packaging and storage capacity.

FDA sent a warning letter to Tris Pharma Inc. after investigators found the company had failed to properly investigate batch failures and establish quality control procedures.

A new study by the Business Research Company reveals prominent contract research organization outsourcing trends.

The new 300,000-square-foot facility is considered the largest dedicated cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility with fully integrated services.

Anthony Qu, PhD, vice president of Scientific Affairs at Halo Pharma, will give a presentation on fixed-dose combination products, drug products containing multiple active ingredients, as an effective approach for simplified dosing at CPhI North America on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA.

The contract manufacturing organization’s facility in Boulder, CO, has passed general inspection from FDA.

On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, Evan Boswell, senior principal scientist at Pfizer CentreOne Contract Manufacturing, Pfizer CentreOne will give a presentation on scaling up the manufacturing process of active pharmaceutical ingredients at CPhI North America in Philadelphia, PA.

The contract development and manufacturing organization announced the addition of a new building complex that will house its headquarters in Bothell, WA.

Fujifilm acquires cell culture media companies Irvine Scientific Sales Company and IS Japan.

The active pharmaceutical ingredient and excipient provider has expanded its parenteral ingredient manufacturing capacity and lab services.