Bioprocessing

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Amgen Plans $1 Billion Manufacturing Expansion in North Carolina

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.

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Ambiopharm Breaks Ground on $28 Million Expansion

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.

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Sterling Pharma Solutions Expands GMP ADC Manufacturing Capacity

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.

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Minicircle DNA

The minicircle has emerged as a Next Generation Gene Vector and as a promising tool in the field of gene delivery and therapeutic applications. This overview aims to cover the characteristics, production methods, and potential applications of minicircle DNA.

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Insights into Biologics and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Bill Humphries, CEO of Alcami, shares his vision for the future, discussing dynamic market trends and the company’s commitment to innovation. Under his leadership, Alcami is poised to redefine the pharmaceutical and biotechnology landscape, focusing on cutting-edge solutions and navigating global complexities. This conversation highlights Alcami’s strategic direction, accomplishments, and upcoming challenges.

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The CDMO/CMO Report

Driven by increased demand in biologic-based drugs, biologic drug substance manufacturing continues to be an active area of investment by contract development and manufacturing organizations/contract manufacturing organizations (CDMOs/CMOs), including several multi-billion large-scale biomanufacturing projects. What companies are expanding, and where do these expansions stand?

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​​Lonza Completes Expansion of Microbial Manufacturing Facility

Lonza recently announced that it has completed a planned expansion of the mid-scale microbial manufacturing facility at its Visp, Switzerland site. This multi-product facility was recently granted a GMP license, allowing cGMP manufacturing and release of biologics produced using microbial fermentation.

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MSD to Buy B-Cell Depletion Therapy from Curon

Major US drugmaker MSD is to pay up to $1.3 billion to acquire CN201, a novel investigational clinical-stage bispecific antibody for the treatment of B-cell associated diseases, from biotechnology company Curon Biopharmaceutical.

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Touchlight and GSK Sign License Agreement for DNA Production

Touchlight, a UK-based custom development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in enzymatic DNA production, signed a license agreement with British drugmaker GSK which grants GSK non-exclusive rights to use Touchlight’s proprietary enzymatic dbDNA (doggybone DNA) technology for the development and production of mRNA-based products.

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Agilent to Buy Canadian CDMO Biovectra for $925 Million

Santa Clara, CA-based Agilent Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire specialized contract development and manufacturing organization Biovectra from H.I.G. Capital in a move to expand its end-to-end biopharma solutions.

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Aurigene Opens Biologics Facility

Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services Limited (Aurigene), a Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited company, inaugurated its biologics facility spread across 6500 m2 (70,000 sq ft) in Hyderabad, India.

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Sartorius and Sanofi Collaborate to Boost Downstream Process Efficiency

Life science group Sartorius and biopharmaceutical firm Sanofi are partnering to create a platform for continuous downstream bioprocessing. Sartorius will use its engineering and manufacturing skills to commercialize integrated and continuous biomanufacturing (ICB) platforms, using Sanofi’s prototypes. In exchange, Sanofi will provide Sartorius with exclusive access to its ICB platform knowledge and patents.

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Aragen Launches First Phase of Biologics Facility in India

Aragen, a CRDMO, has launched the first phase of its biologics manufacturing facility in Bangalore, India. The $30 million project, executed by its subsidiary Aragen Biologics Pvt Ltd, has completed its first small-scale manufacturing project for a US-based organization, producing a novel anticancer monoclonal antibody.

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Evonik and Vland Biotech Begin Joint Venture

Evonik Vland Biotech, a new joint venture between Evonik China and Shandong Vland Biotech, began operations on January 1, 2024. The venture aims to expand the market presence of their livestock probiotics in Greater China and develop new products. The official opening took place in Qingdao on March 14.

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