Supplier News
Merck and Pfizer Collaborate with Corning to Modernize Pharmaceutical Glass Packaging
A Merck, Pfizer, and Corning collaboration resulted in development of Corning Valor Glass for improved drug storage and delivery and will create US jobs.
Avantor Opens New Collaborative Research Center in New Jersey
The Bridgewater facility will provide a range of contract services for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical manufacturers, and also serve electronics chemicals suppliers.
Alcami Relocates Headquarters to Research Triangle Park, NC
Alcami will move its headquarters to Durham, NC while maintaining its manufacturing and laboratory operations in Wilmington, NC.
Catalent Adds Early Development Offerings to OptiForm Platform
Catalent expands the scope of the OptiForm Solution Suite to bridge gap from late-stage discovery to Phase I trials.
Nitto Denko Avecia Announces Manufacturing Expansion
The addition of 20,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and office space increases Avecia’s Milford, Ma, oligonucleotide capacity to 3.0 mol.
Larger Peristaltic Pumps Allow Scale-Up for Biopharm Projects
Higher-flow peristaltic pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group are designed for upstream and downstream bioprocessing with single-use fluid path assemblies.
CordenPharma, GE Healthcare Partner to Speed Development
GE Healthcare’s Dharmacon business and CordenPharma contract manufacturing enter a strategic collaboration to accelerate the oligonucleotide development process.
Lonza Completes Capsugel Acquisition
A $5.5 billion acquisition brings Capsugel’s oral dosage delivery capabilities to Lonza’s portfolio.
Samsung BioLogics to Manufacture Tildrakizumab
Samsung BioLogics signs $55.5 million agreement to manufacture tildrakizumab for Sun Pharma.
Patheon Invests $45 Million in Facilities
Patheon will add spray drying, sterile manufacturing, and packaging capabilities to four facilities.
System Speeds Changes for Single-Use Pump Chambers
Quattroflow’s EZ-Set Pump Chamber Replacing System for its single-use pumps allows users to change chambers quickly by hand.
New Single-Use Systems Expand Scale of Chromatography for Bioprocessing
Sartorius Stedim Biotech expanded its range of single-use membrane chromatography solutions with Sartobind Cassettes.
FUJIFILM Announces Completion of 100th Program Using Protein Expression System
The company announced that it has completed its 100th program using the pAVEway protein expression system, which was originally introduced to the market in 2007.
Honeywell Conference Centers on Using IIoT in Process Operations
The annual meeting of the Honeywell Users Group for the Americas will discuss industrial automation.
Bio-Rad Launches Assay Kit for Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya Detection
The RT-PCR kit can simultaneously screen samples for Zika, dengue, and chikungunya arbovirus RNAs.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces New Chromatography Technologies
The company announced its new ISQ EC Single Quadrupole mass spectrometer and the new range of Thermo Scientific MAbPac RP 1-mm columns.
MilliporeSigma Receives its First CRISPR Patent
The company was granted patent rights to the use of CRISPR in a genomic integration method for eukaryotic cells.
Agilent Adds Products to InfinityLab LC Series
The company added new products to its InfinityLab LC Series which will be showcased at HPLC 2017 in Prague.
JSR Life Sciences to Acquire Selexis SA
Selexis will be integrated with KBI Biopharma, which was acquired by JSR Life Sciences in 2015.
Baxter and Dorizoe Agree to Develop More Than 20 Generic Injectables
The companies announced an agreement where Dorizoe will work with Baxter to develop more than 20 generic injectable products.
SSB Integrates Automated Cell Culture Analyzer and Micro-Bioreactor
Sartorius Stedim Biotech combined the company’s ambr 15 bioreactor system with the Nova BioProfile FLEX2 cell culture analyzer for laboratory experiments.
Irvine Scientific Adds R&D Center in CA
The company added a 40,000-ft2 purpose-built R&D center at 17112 Armstrong Ave, Irvine, CA.
Rentschler Biotechnologie and Rentschler Fill Solutions Partner on Fill/Finish
The companies are partnering to provide new fill/finish facilities and solutions for biopharmaceutical products.
Waters Collaborates with IonSense
The companies are collaborating to interface the Waters Acquity QDa Mass Detector with the IonSense DART ionization source.
GE Healthcare and NIBRT Open New Training Center in Ireland
The new training center will feature technologies that boost biomanufacturing.
AMRI to be Acquired by The Carlyle Group
The company will be acquired for $21.75 per share in cash.
UPS Opens New Healthcare Facility in Colombia
The new UPS facility in Columbia will serve the growing pharmaceutical, biopharma, and medical device industry in Latin America.
Phenomenex Opens New Manufacturing Facility
Phenomenex opened a new manufacturing and development facility in CA for the company’s gas chromatography columns.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Expands Collaboration with Seattle Genetics
The companies expanded their collaboration to evaluate Opdivo and Adcetris in a Phase III trial as a treatment for relapsed/refractory or transplant-ineligible advanced classical Hodgkin lymphoma.
Vetter and Microdermics Form Pact to Develop Innovative Microneedle Drug Delivery Systems
Microdermics will focus on product development and clinical activities of new drug delivery methods, while Vetter’s primary role will be in the fill and finish aspect.