Samsung and Quintiles' biosimilars JV teams with Biogen Idec
06-Dec-2011 By Gareth Macdonald
Samsung will set up a $300m biosimilars development JV with Massachusetts, US-based Biogen Idec, building on the partnership it forged with CRO Quintiles earlier this year.
ATMI launches large-volume bioreactor with GMP compliance in mind
01-Dec-2011
Large volume production is a must for the cell therapy sector according to ATMI, which claims the latest addition to its single-use bioreactor range can help manufacturers overcome the GMP hurdles that hinder commercial scale-up.
Sepha sees growing demand for cost saving testing tech
01-Dec-2011 By Gareth Macdonald
The drug industry's need to improve product quality while reducing production costs is driving global demand for testing technologies according to Sepha.
Virus catching filter helps Novo stop batch tests on live animals
30-Nov-2011 By Nick Taylor
Novo Nordisk has stopped using living animals in batch quality tests after developing a virus filtration tool for factor VII production.
21-Nov-2011 By Nick Taylor
Real-time release testing can save money by cutting recalls but “fear of the unknown” is limiting use, a FDA official said.
ProMetic sales recover on affinity absorbent demand
16-Nov-2011 By Nick Taylor
ProMetic grew third quarter sales on demand for affinity absorbents and expects the recovery to continue.
Pall sets up Singapore processing COE
14-Nov-2011
Processing technology maker Pall has opened a new centre of excellence in Singapore in a bid to capture a share of the country’s growing biomanufacturing sector.
10-Nov-2011 By Nick Taylor
The US FDA is publishing immediate and modified release QbD examples to help generics companies prepare for full implementation in 2013.
Chinese FDA should hire CMC staff to boost QbD; Pfizer exec
08-Nov-2011 By Nick Taylor
The Chinese FDA should hire more CMC reviewers to encourage QbD applications, a Pfizer executive said.
FDA updates ICH Q&A to clarify design space requirements
07-Nov-2011 By Nick Taylor
The US FDA has updated its ICH Q8, Q9 and Q10 question and answer document to clarify design space requirements.
02-Nov-2011 By Natalie Morrison
Using chiral metal surfaces in drug manufacturing could save companies time and money, say researchers at University of Cambridge.
Merck plans $250m Singapore manufacturing expansion
24-Oct-2011 By Nick Taylor
Merck & Co is investing $250m (€180m) in its Singapore manufacturing capabilities as part of an expansion push.
Sri Lanka to increase local drug production with pharma hub
20-Oct-2011 By Nick Taylor
Sri Lanka is setting up a 48 acre pharma manufacturing industrial zone to boost local production.
Honeywell adds high barrier film for hot & humid climates
18-Oct-2011 By Nick Taylor
Honeywell has introduced a high moisture barrier film to protect sensitive pharmaceuticals in hot and humid climates.
CDRD inks affiliation agreement with University of Tokyo's Todai
11-Oct-2011
The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) and Todai TLO have inked an affiliation agreement to allow joint research projects.
AstraZeneca plans Chinese manufacturing facility to meet local demand
11-Oct-2011 By Natalie Morrison
AstraZeneca has broken ground on a $200m (€147m) manufacturing facility in China to meet soaring demand in the country.
Rituximab success paves way for plant produced mAbs
10-Oct-2011 By Nick Taylor
iBio is expanding use of its green plant technology to biosimilar mAbs after producing rituximab using the system.
Avacta allies with Pall to serve SE Asian biopharm
06-Oct-2011 By Nick Taylor
Avacta has allied with Pall to offer biopharm manufacturers in Singapore and South Korea tools to assess formulation viability.
FDA awards $35m to improve US drug production
05-Oct-2011 By Nick Taylor
The FDA has awarded a $35m (€26m) grant to make US drug production less expensive and reverse the offshoring trend.
AstraZeneca takes its bioinformatics capabilities to Russia
29-Sep-2011
AstraZeneca is will build a center for bioinformatics and predictive medicine in St.Petersburg, Russia by the end of 2011.
ProMetic supplying adsorbent to Chinese biosimilar biz
26-Sep-2011 By Nick Taylor
ProMetic Life Sciences is supplying an affinity adsorbent to a Chinese biopharm for use in scale-up of a biosimilar.
Crystallisation modelling can improve scale up, PSE says
26-Sep-2011 By Nick Taylor
Process Systems Enterprise (PSE) has developed crystallisation modelling software to improve throughput and simplify scale-up.
Vaccine adverse events linked to virus disrupting ingredient
19-Sep-2011 By Nick Taylor
Use of deoxycholate to chemically disrupt influenza viruses during vaccine manufacture could be linked to adverse reactions in children, a journal reports.
GE Healthcare to invest in biomanufacturing tech
19-Sep-2011 By Gareth Macdonald
GE Healthcare will expand its range of biomanufacturing technologies under a new oncology-focused investment project.
Pall ends 2011 on a high as biopharm growth continues
15-Sep-2011 By Nick Taylor
Pall continued the trend seen throughout 2011 by posting double-digit sales growth at its biopharm unit in the fourth quarter.
CMC adds capacity at Denmark biologics site
13-Sep-2011
Contract manufacturer CMC Biologics has ramped-up bioreactor capacity to meet demand for biologic drugs for Phase III clinical trials and beyond.
SSB and GE sign patent licensing deal for biomanufacturing techs
13-Sep-2011 By Gareth Macdonald
Sartorius Stedium Biotech (SSB) and GE Healthcare Life Sciences say new cross licensing deal will aid development of their respective biomanufacturing tech offerings.
Cellcura signs HSA-free media deal with IDT for vacc development
07-Sep-2011 By Gareth Macdonald
CellCura has inked an agreement with IDT Biologika for the testing and adaptation of its protein-free (PF) media for the production of cell lines for vaccine manufacturing.
Chesapeake to buy Cortegra to build in US
06-Sep-2011 By Gareth Macdonald
Chesapeake will buy leaflet and label maker Cortegra to strengthen its manufacturing position in the US pharmaceutical packaging market.
New spare parts ordering platform is more efficient and user-friendly, Bosch
31-Aug-2011 By Helen Glaberson
A new customised spare parts ordering platform for packaging manufacturers is faster and more user-friendly than its predecessor, said Bosch.
Vaccine cell line demand helps Vivalis cut loss in H1
31-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
Vivalis cut its operating loss after demand for its vaccine production cell line drove triple-digit revenue growth.
Batavia gains bioprocessing assets in Xendo collaboration
29-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
Batavia Bioservices has gained access to simulated moving bed (SMB) technology by collaborating with Xendo.
PBS Biotech buys Integrity to add manufacturing capacity
24-Aug-2011 By Gareth Macdonald
US bioreactor maker PBS Biotech has bought medical device focused CMO Integrity CMI to expand its manufacturing capacity
Silica-based cartridges boost metal removal at AstraZeneca
22-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
AstraZeneca has adopted and scaled-up silica-based cartridges for removal of metal impurities at its pilot plant.
Ingredients & formulation research round up
22-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
in-PharmaTechnologist presents a roundup of recent ingredient and formulation research, including improved API impurity detection and a simple step to boost stability.
Bioprocessing unit sale could help Repligen, investor says
18-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
Repligen should consider selling its bioprocessing unit, which sells materials used in mAb production, to make best use of its assets, a shareholder suggests.
Biosimilar assessment a goal of FDA modernisation plan
18-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
The FDA is prioritising development of technologies to compare biosimilars to innovator products in its plan to modernise regulatory science.
Rapid drying tech equivalent to lyophilisation in mAb study
17-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
A study shows mAbs processed with fast acting dehydration show equivalent structural changes to freeze dried compounds after a year, EnWave claims.
Multivac packaging technology allows for broader scale production
11-Aug-2011 By Natalie Morrison
Multivac is developing a new packaging solution for sterile medical products that it says will solve issues in packaging diversity and batch size, as well as speeding up line clearance.
Pfizer “aggressively” pursuing cost saving real-time release
10-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
Pfizer is “aggressively” moving toward real-time release (RTR) and believes return on investment can be realised in a year.
GSK signs packaging deal in Iraq
09-Aug-2011 By Natalie Morrison
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has won its four-year battle to start packaging drugs in Iraq by outsourcing production to a local company.
AstraZeneca looks to printers for personalised medicines
09-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
AstraZeneca has collaborated to research a scalable system based on inkjet printing for formulating personalised medicines.
First-to-file race slowing QbD adoption in generics
08-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
Generic manufacturers can benefit from QbD but fears it will hinder companies in the race to be first-to-file are slowing progress, a VP at Teva said.
HP launches ‘cloud’ track and trace system to help fight counterfeits
04-Aug-2011 By Gareth Macdonald
HP has launched a global authentication service it says will help identify counterfeit and stolen pharmaceuticals.
Engineering can cut protein aggregation during storage
02-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
Protein engineering is an untapped method for limiting post-production aggregation that causes immunogenicity, academics say.
Bosch sells aseptic filling line to Pharmalucence
01-Aug-2011 By Gareth Macdonald
Robert Bosch Packaging Technology has sold a filling line to US firm Pharmalucence Partners, which is expanding its contract pharmaceutical manufacturing business.
Millipore eyes long-term growth beyond Q2 problems
01-Aug-2011 By Nick Taylor
Biosimilars should help Millipore achieve long-term growth but cancellation of an insulin contract and rising raw material costs hit second quarter results.
Blue Chip gives social networking in patient recruitment the thumbs up
26-Jul-2011 By Natalie Morrison
Blue Chip Patient Recruitment says the future of patient sourcing for clinical trials lies in social media.
Anomatic to open packaging plant at New Albany Business Park
25-Jul-2011
Packaging manufacturer Anomatic is expanding with a new facility in New Albany, Ohio.
Sartorius Stedim Biotech sees single-use gains in H1; North American revs dip
25-Jul-2011 By Gareth Macdonald
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) has revised its full year guidance after its range of single-use products drove revenue gains in the first half of 2011.