The EMA has cleared Janssen to make the HIV drug Prezista (darunavir) using a continuous manufacturing (CM) process as well as the previously approved batch method.
Baxter International has announced an agreement with India-based Dorizoe Lifesciences to develop over 20 generic injectables, a sector it says is growing annually.
Corning says it is on the brink of capturing an increased share of the $12bn glass quality and packaging markets through material advancements in the space.
Teams of engineers at CordenPharma and Acasti Pharma came together to develop a proprietary continuous manufacturing process – which simplifies scale up and process re-validation.
Continuous manufacturing equipment installed at a CordenPharma French facility has reduced cycle time and cost of making a hypertriglyceridemia drug, says Acasti Pharma.
3D printing, augmented reality and deep learning algorithms will shape the future of the pharmaceutical supply chain says Dr Bertalan Mesko, the Medical Futurist.
India's largest polyester-based packaging film company Jindal Poly Films Ltd (JPFL) is allegedly in talks to buy the European production assets of DuPont Teijin Films (DTF) for an estimated $300m.
Drug industry concerns about natural disasters are driving demand for ‘storage-only’ stability testing according to Intertek, which has announced plans to expand its UK lab.
Hovione has launched its first clinical trial and has already set sights on a second as the CDMO hopes to establish licensing partnership with pharma, says VP.
LSNE Contract Manufacturing has signed a manufacturing supply agreement with Selecta Biosciences, Inc. through which the CDMO will advance Selecta’s lead candidate, SEL-212.
Pharma and CMOs must start addressing their serialization needs ahead of 2019’s EU Falsified Medicines Directive, says Tracelink which is bringing its supply chain event NEXUS to Barcelona next month.
Cambrex Corporation is installing a fourth reactor suite at its High Point, NC-based facility as it continues to grow with its customers in the market, says company VP at CPhI North America.
Thermo Fisher says Patheon will become the most competitive biologics CDMO in the market through direct access to its bioprocessing technologies and capabalities.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the go ahead to Frontida BioPharm’s Pennsylvania, US-based site, eight months after distributing a Warning Letter for the facility.
Flamma has opened a new cGMP workshop and R&D Center in Dalian, China and is looking to add capacity at several other sites as part of its “Flamma 2020 plan.”
Avantor has agreed to purchase independent laboratory product, supply chain and service provider VWR for approximately $6.4bn (€5.9bn), reflecting a share price of $33.25.
Sanofi says it will demolish a pilot plant in Montpellier that has been left idle since its completion in 2011, citing its evolving biologics-focused portfolio.
Aptar Pharma has acquired 20% of the US-based company, Kali Care, less than two months after inaugurating its first facility outside of France as it aims to expand globally.
Biologics contracting drove growth in fiscal Q3 according to Catalent, which predicted the proportion of revenue it generates from large molecule work will continue to increase.
Shire has begun adding capability within its own network to manufacture the Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) product Cinryze, currently being made by Dutch CMO Sanquin.
Brineura's $702,000 (€640,000) a-year price tag reflects production costs and investment in tech used to administer the enzyme replacement therapy to the brain says BioMarin Pharmaceuticals.
AMRI has been hired by the NIH to provide synthesis and manufacturing services for APIs being developed by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) division of preclinical innovation.
Dutch contract manufacturer PharmaCell B.V has signed a three-year Manufacturing Services Agreement to make cancer cell therapies for Lion Biotechnologies.
LabCorp will relocate its UK CMC services unit to a larger site and has said it is confident the Government will maintain its commitment to the drug industry after Brexit.