Supplier News

Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions will expand its PCT service platform for cell therapy by adding GMP manufacturing and cleanroom capacity in Allendale, NJ.

Under an agreement, ProBioGen will develop a stable cell-line for and manufacture an anti-cancer antibody for Chiome using its proprietary cancer cell-killing technology.

Cytel, a biometrics CRO and clinical trial software provider, announced that it will be adding a new location for clinical development in Basel, Switzerland.

Lonza has announced plans to acquire a clinical-stage mammalian manufacturing facility in the United States from Shire.

GE Healthcare opened a 3D printing lab in Sweden that will speed the launch of products for bio/pharma manufacturing, such as a custom chromatography column.

PCI Pharma Services, a pharmaceutical outsourcing services provider, will acquire Millmount Healthcare, a pharmaceutical and healthcare contract packaging services provider, to expand its European services.

Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have opened a new Pharma Zone at their joint facility at London Heathrow Airport for the handling and storage of pharmaceutical shipments.

Sartorius begins building a new, EUR 30-million (US$35.2 million) Cell Culture Technology Center in Ulm, Germany.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, a developer of spider silk-based fibers, will open a new facility in Michigan to combine its research and production efforts.

DoKaSch Temperature Solutions, a Germany-based provider of climate-controlled air cargo containers, announced that its Opticooler air cargo containers are now available in the United States.

Eurofins Scientific has opened a £4-million (US$5-million) pharmaceutical chemistry and microbiology facility in Livingston, Scotland, to support the company’s product and water testing businesses in the UK.

Nemera is now authorized to handle, assemble, sterilize, and store pharmaceutical drugs and medicinal products for autoinjector combination products at its facility in Neuenburg, Germany.

KBI Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization, will manufacture an antibody and a fusion protein developed by Heat Biologics’ subsidiary.

Fresenius Kabi broke ground on a previously announced $250 million expansion of its Melrose Park, IL, manufacturing facility.

EquipNet India, a subsidiary of EquipNet, a laboratory equipment supplier, celebrated its 10th anniversary in the surplus asset management market.

UPS has revealed a new system to improve drug supply chain security, in compliance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA).

ADC Bio announces plans to expand into clinical and commercial drug manufacturing for ADCs.

The new purification resin is expected to improve monoclonal antibody purification capacity by up to 40% due to its high binding capacity.

Eurofins Scientific has announced an agreement to acquire EAG Laboratories to expand its reach in North America.

MilliporeSigma announced the opening of its first end-to-end biodevelopment center in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

Ajinomoto Althea opens manufacturing suites in new high potency and antibody drug conjugate commercial facility.

Spectrum Chemical announced an agreement with Cole-Parmer for the distribution of Spectrum’s USP fine chemicals.

Recipharm has announced a long-term manufacturing pact with Roche, which includes the acquisition of Roche’s solid-dose manufacturing facility in Leganés, Spain.

The single-cell printer system helps isolate single cells and provide visual documentation to ensure monoclonality for cell line development.

The new 10,000 ft2 of laboratories will be dedicated to the company’s monoclonal antibody platform, which enables rapid access to development and manufacturing capacity.

Bormioli Rocco Pharma, an Italian supplier of glass and plastic packaging, has launched its Delta-molded, type 1 glass vials in North America.

Lonza and Portola Pharmaceuticals have entered into a supply agreement for AndexXa (andexanet alfa), a recombinant protein used in patients on FXa inhibitors who experience a major bleed or need urgent surgery.

The German biotech company can now supply its proprietary ligand on a GMP industrial-scale for clinical applications in immune-oncology.

Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS), part of Piramal Enterprises, has appointed John Fowler as its COO.

HTG, a company that provides molecular profiling services, expects to complete submission of its premarket approval application to FDA for an in vitro gene assay by 2018.