Supplier News
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.
BioVectra Builds Fermentation and Complex Chemistry Facility in Nova Scotia
BioVectra will open its new microbial fermentation and complex chemistry site, including the capability to handle high-potency APIs, by the end of 2017.
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Installs GE Healthcare FlexFactory
The company installed the FlexFactory to support its biosimilar production.
MilliporeSigma Develops New CRISPR Technology
The company developed proxy-CRISPR which provides access to previously unreachable areas of the genome.
Thermo Fisher Scientific to Acquire Patheon
Thermo Fisher will acquire Patheon for approximately $7.2 billion, including the assumption of approximately $2 billion of net debt.
Catalent Biologics Collaborates with Therachon to Develop Novel Protein Therapy for Achondroplasia
Catalent has signed an agreement with Therachon to support preclinical and clinical development of TA-46, a novel protein being developed to treat achondroplasia.
Charter Medical, INCELL Announce Distribution Agreement
The partnership provides Charter Medical the exclusive rights to market, sell, and distribute INCELL media products on a global basis.
Cell Culture Media Polymer Designed for Lot-to-Lot Consistency
MilliporeSigma released a new surface-active nonionic polymer to ensure lot-to-lot consistency.
Croda Completes Global EXCiPACT Accreditation
The company is the first multi-site excipient supplier to achieve accreditation across production facilities.