
AGC Biologics Expands Cell Therapy Development Operations to Asia
AGC Biologics began its cell therapy process development and clinical manufacturing services on July 1, 2025, at its Yokohama Technical Center in Japan.
AGC Biologics began its cell therapy process development and clinical manufacturing services on July 1, 2025, at its Yokohama Technical Center in Japan.
BASF has opened a new Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Solution Center in Wyandotte, Michigan, to support the supply of bioprocessing ingredients and excipients for the biopharma and pharmaceutical industries.
Ecolab Life Sciences has officially opened its new US Bioprocessing Applications Laboratory in Pennsylvania.
Exclusive licensing and R&D collaboration between Hovione and Firstgene.
Merck Wilmington Biotech will serve as a launch and commercial production facility and the future US home for Keytruda.
Asahi Kasei has appointed Ken Shinomiya, President of Asahi Kasei Life Science, to succeed Richard Packer as Head of Healthcare.
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for biologics, vaccines, and advanced therapies, today announced a 10-year manufacturing supply agreement, valued at over $3 billion (€2.64 billion), with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to provide US-based production of its industry-leading biologic medicines, which treat millions of patients worldwide.
To meet growing demand from the pharmaceutical industry, Asahi Kasei has established Asahi Kasei Life Science to operate its bioprocess businesses under a new organizational structure.
The Seqens Group, a global manufacturer of health, personal care, and specialty ingredients, recently announced a strategic partnership with Novonesis, a sustainable biological solutions provider.
Syngene, a global contract research, development, and manufacturing organization (CRDMO), recently announced the acquisition of its first biologics site in the USA – fitted with multiple monoclonal antibody (mAbs) manufacturing lines.
Syensqo recently announced a strategic five-year partnership with Bota Bio, a global industrial biotechnology company specializing in biomanufactured, clean, and high-performance consumer products.
In a move to expand its global biomanufacturing network, US biopharma Amgen is planning to invest $1 billion to build a second drug substance manufacturing facility at its US site in Holy Springs, North Carolina. This brings the company's total planned investment in Holly Springs to more than $1.5 billion, building on its previously announced $550 million commitment.
Samsung Biologics, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), recently announced a series of manufacturing deals with a Europe-based pharmaceutical company.
Ambiopharm, a US-based pharmaceutical services company specializing in peptide manufacturing, recently announced the groundbreaking of a 70,000-square-foot (6,504 m2) capacity expansion project at its Shanghai manufacturing site. This $28 million (€26.6 million) project reflects the company’s commitment to serving growing global demand and confidence in China’s vital role in the global pharmaceutical supply chain.
Lonza, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for the pharmaceutical, biotech, and nutraceutical markets, announced today that it will invest in additional bioconjugation capabilities in Visp, Switzerland.
Sterling Pharma Solutions, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced the second phase of an expansion strategy at its Deeside, UK site to support antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development, with a more than £10 million (€11.9 million) investment to increase GMP bioconjugation capacity.
Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) recently announced a $4.5 billion (€4.07 billion) investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development.
Lonza and Vertex Pharmaceuticals recently announced a commercial supply agreement for casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel).
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